***Operation Iraqi Freedom - Situation Room - 24 APR 03/Day 36 - LIVE THREAD***

24 APR 03 | An.American.Expatriate

[Mo1]

Operation Iraqi Freedom

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[Dog]

CNN: Aziz tried to neogiate his surrender yesterday..

NO deals were made by the US to get him to come in..

[Dog]

Wow it just dawned on Wolfie there might be more former Iraqi leaders hiding in Baghdad.....DOH!!!!!!!!

[Sacajaweau]

That's the dude I like!! The one I said "No dibs" on.

Whoa, that heart is pumpin'. Cold shower time!!

[MEG33]

Love the pic,too!Tariq turned himself in in Baghdad.Must be lots of hideouts we haven't found.

[cyncooper]

We read today how Iraqi's tongues were held by pliers, sliced off with box cutters and in one case given to Uday as a present and Wolf thinks any member of such a regime would have sympathy?

I have read accounts of tongues being cut--right up to the day that we went in. I had not heard any stories today, in particular, and had not heard about the "given to Uday" part (though I'm not surprised).

Before Blitzer went to his Pentagon guy (who seemed to have Aziz in the correct perspective) and then Robertson, Wolf had a reporter in studio (I think his name is James Clancy) who said "to sit down for a half hour interview with Tariq Aziz was a breath of fresh air". Yes, that's what he said.

His reasoning was along the lines that Aziz's rhetoric was not as strident or something.

[Timeout]

That's "Ceegar Guy"!

We fought over him on these threads the day Saddam's statue came down...note the statue is still standing behind him. This picture was taken right after the Marine tanks drove into our BagCam traffic circle.

[cyncooper]

Had you heard that story about what that MP yelled to Tony Blair?

No, I hadn't.

I miss watching the House of Commons in action. I would go around the rest of the day saying "whilst" and "my right good friend". lol

[Mrs.Liberty]

His reasoning was along the lines that Aziz's rhetoric was not as strident or something.

Ahhh, I see. When compared to the other butchering b*stards, Tariq Azziz was only a 9 on a scale of 10?

[cyncooper]

That photo is from April 9. See the statue? It was about to come on down.

Yes, we've had the picture, but it needed posting again!

Thanks.

[Timeout]

P.S:

I like to imagine a wanker human shield had just approached Ceegar Guy's tank and yelled "Go home, Yankee Bastards!".

And he laughs, flicking his cigar ashes in her face!

[cyncooper]

Some in the media (not all, some have proven to be of better stuff) sure are suckers for smooth talkers, aren't they.

[texasbluebell]

That's "Ceegar Guy"!

Oh, so THAT's ceegar guy! I saw some talk of him last week, but didn't catch the photo at that time. Sounds like there's some competition for him!

[Mrs.Liberty]

None from me...I have dibs on the hottie to the far right here:

[Mrs.Liberty]

And he laughs, flicking his cigar ashes in her face!

And he laughs, smashing the burning ember of the cigar out on her face.

[Timeout]

Those are the Aussies! I haven't seen that photo since the early days of the war.

And, yeah, hot is right!

[texasbluebell]

Hadn't seen that one before. Not bad at all!

[cyncooper]

Brit told some of the Galloway story in his Grapevine segment.

Complete with side by side photos of Galloway and Saddam.

[Timeout]

Brit also reporting that, on last night's World News with Peter Jennings, they were reporting on Allen Greenspan's prostate surgery.

But the chyron at the bottom of the screen said "Greenspan is hospitalized with an enlarged prostitute".

Andrea Mitchell, his wife, was reported to have said: "He should be so lucky".

LOL!

[Mrs.Liberty]

dang...I know my dad didn't get an enlarged prostitute when he had his prostate surgery.

Guess you gotta be rich and powerful for that perk, eh?

[TexKat]

I'm backkkkkkkkkkk. Retrokitten I threw together stroganoff hamburger helper, made a salad and garlic toast. If that does not do it, oh well.