Gotta See This! 09-08-03.

[ConservativeMan55]

No US Casulaties in 7 days.


A U.S. Army soldier trains a new Iraqi fire fighter at a U.S. Army base in Mosul, 400 km (250 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq (news - web sites), Monday, September 8, 2003. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze

The shadows of U.S. soldiers are cast on a wall as they guard an Iraqi detainee after an early morning raid in Tikrit September 8, 2003. U.S. soldiers came under attack in Baghdad and rounded up suspected guerrillas in Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)'s hometown Monday as President George W. Bush (news - web sites) prepared Americans for a long fight in Iraq (news - web sites). 'Enemies of freedom are making a desperate stand there -- and there they must be defeated,' Bush said in a speech on Sunday night answering criticism at home and round the world of Washington's handling of postwar Iraq. Photo by Arko Datta/Reuters

President George W. Bush (news - web sites) poses moments after his televised address to the nation in the Cabinet Room of the White House, September 7, 2003. Bush, facing growing doubts at home, asked Congress on Sunday night for $87 billion for the U.S. military deployment and reconstruction in Iraq (news - web sites) and asked the United Nations (news - web sites) to set past differences aside and help out. Photo by Larry Downing/Reuters

An US soldier from the 4th Brigade 11 Cavalry shouts an order to stop at two Iraqi men on a motorcycle at a checkpoint on the edge of Baghdad Monday Sept. 8, 2003. (AP Photo/Murad Sezer)

U.S. army 4th Infantry division's soldiers guard Iraqis at a checkpoint near Kirkuk, 300 km (200 miles) northeast of Baghdad, Iraq (news - web sites), Monday, Sept. 8, 2003. The men were searched and later released. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)

U.S. Army soldiers train a new Iraqi fire fighter at a U.S. Army base in Mosul, 400 km (250 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq (news - web sites), Monday, Sept. 8, 2003. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)

A Shiite Muslim woman in a chador walks past a US soldier on patrol in Baghdad. President Bush (news - web sites) is seeking 87 million dollars to finance military operations and reconstruction in Iraq (news - web sites).(AFP/Rabih Moghrabi)

Soldiers from the Dominican Republic guard the entrance of their headquarters, controlled by the Spanish, in Diwaniya in central Iraq (news - web sites).(AFP/Thomas Coex)

Graphic shows nations contributing troops in Iraq (news -web sites).(AFP)

Iraqi boys climb on a front gate of the British Office to play with a soldier standing guard in Baghdad Monday Sept. 8, 2003. Britain said Monday that it would send two additional battalions to Iraq (news - web sites), adding 1,200 troops to its 11,000-strong force on the ground in the region around Basra, 450 kilometers (280 miles), southwest of Baghdad. (AP Photo/Murad Sezer)

U.S. Army soldiers train new Iraqi fire fighters at a U.S. Army base in Mosul, 400 km (250 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq (news - web sites), Monday, Sept. 8, 2003. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)

US President George W. Bush (news - web sites) urged fellow UN members to contribute money and troops to the effort in Iraq (news - web sites).(AFP/Stephen Jaffe)

Spanish soldiers guard the entrance of their base in Diwaniya, in central Iraq (news - web sites). Spain, a key ally backing the US and British-led invasion of Iraq, sent troops in last month to serve under Polish command alongside around 1,200 troops from Central American states.(AFP/Thomas Coex)

Britain's Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon confirmed London is to send 1,000 extra troops to Iraq (news - web sites) -- meaning 11,600 British troops are now in Iraq.(AFP/File/Nicolas Asfouri)

President George W. Bush (news - web sites) poses moments after his televised address to the nation in the Cabinet Room of the White House, September 7, 2003. Bush, facing growing doubts at home, has asked Congress for $87 billion for the U.S. military and reconstruction in Iraq (news - web sites) and urged the United Nations (news - web sites) to set aside past differences and help out. Photo by Larry Downing/Reuters

A U.S. army 4th Infantry division soldier looks on as an Iraqi police officer searches an Iraqi man at a joint checkpoint near Kirkuk, 300 km (200 miles) northeast of Baghdad, Iraq (news - web sites), Monday, Sept. 8, 2003. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said on September 8, 2003 that opposition to the U.S. President was encouraging Washington's enemies and hindering his 'war against terrorism.' Rumsfeld was speaking after a trip to Afghanistan (news - web sites) and Iraq (news - web sites) where he sought to highlight progress on reconstruction efforts and dampen criticism of the U.S. presence there and the almost daily casualties in a guerrilla campaign against occupation. Rumsfeld is seen during a news conference in Kabul, September 7. Photo by Ahmad Masood/Reuters

Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair (news - web sites) arrives at Quintin Kynaston Technology School in St John's Wood, London, to make a speech on child protection, September 8, 2003. Britain said on Monday it was sending around 1,200 extra troops to Iraq (news - web sites) to help stabilize the country, after a wave of attacks against U.S. and British forces and other targets. Sixty-seven American and 11 British soldiers, plus hundreds of Iraqis, have been killed in combat or crossfire since U.S. President Bush (news - web sites) declared that major combat was over, last May 1. Washington and London have so far failed to substantiate claims Saddam had ties to al Qaeda, blamed for the September 11 attacks, or find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq that were the formal pretext for war. REUTERS/Toby Melville

Colonial Frank Wismer, Coalition Provisional Authority chaplain (R) briefs U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld (2nd L) at the Babylon ruins on September 6, 2003 near Al Hillah in Iraq (news - web sites). Rumsfeld has been visiting American forces in Iraq since last Friday. Sixty-seven American and 11 British soldiers, plus hundreds of Iraqis, have been killed in combat or crossfire since U.S. President Bush (news - web sites) declared that major combat was over, last May 1. Washington and London have so far failed to substantiate claims Saddam had ties to al Qaeda, blamed for the September 11 attacks, or find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq that were the formal pretext for war. Rumsfeld REUTERS/HO/James M. Bowman/U.S. Air Force

President George W. Bush (news - web sites) has called on the UN to put aside "past differences" and appealed even to opponents of the US-led invasion of Iraq (news - web sites) for troops and money(AFP/File/Robert Sullivan)

A US soldier reacts to the camera as he patrols a street in Sadr City, home to the largest Shiite community in Baghdad(AFP/Rabih Moghrabi)

U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (C) receives a briefing from Bridadier General Janis L. Karpinski, Commander 800th Military Police Brigade (R) and Judge D. Campbell, Coalition Provisional Authority Senior Advisor to Ministry of Justice on prison facilities, on September 6, 2003 near Baghdad. Rumsfeld has visited American forces in Iraq (news - web sites) since last Friday. Sixty-seven American and 11 British soldiers, plus hundreds of Iraqis, have been killed in combat or crossfire since U.S. President Bush (news - web sites) declared that major combat was over, last May 1. Washington and London have so far failed to substantiate claims Saddam had ties to al Qaeda, blamed for the September 11 attacks, or find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq that were the formal pretext for war. Rumsfeld REUTERS/HO/James M. Bowman/U.S. Air Force

U.S. Army 101st division soldier Scott Bauer and an Iraqi policeman, rear left, patrol a street in Mosul, 400 km (250 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq (news - web sites), Monday, Sept. 8, 2003. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)

American soldier Lt. Col Steve Russell left, commander of the 1st Battalion 22nd regiment of the 4th infantry division, outside a suspected Saddam loyalist house, in the early hours of Monday morning in Tikrit, Iraq (news - web sites), Sept. 8, 2003, examins an ID card and a second document with Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)'s picture. More than 100 U.S. troops stormed homes in Saddam Hussein's hometown Tikrit early Monday, searching for Saddam loyalists accused of financing or coordinating attacks on American soldiers. Four wanted menwere arrested, the military said. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)

U.S. President George W. Bush (news - web sites) walks to Marine One helicopter as he departs the White House for a day-trip to address an education event, September 8, 2003 in Nashville, Tennessee. Bush delivered a somber address to the nation the previous evening, asking Congress for an additional $87 billion for the Iraqi conflict and noting that the war against terrorism 'will take time and require sacrifice.' REUTERS/Mike Theiler

U.S. President George W. Bush (news - web sites) waves to the press as he departs the White House for a day-trip to address an education event, September 8, 2003 in Nashville, Tennessee. Bush will also attend a Bush-Cheney 2004 fundraiser in the evening before returning to Washington. REUTERS/Mike Theiler REUTERS

President Bush (news - web sites) waves as departs the White House, Monday, Sept. 8, 2003, for a day trip to Nashville, Tenn.. to tour a tutoring center and make remarks on education. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)

First lady Laura Bush speaks about the final design plans for Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House, Monday, Sept. 8, 2003, in the East Room of the White House. The plan will rid the famous street of the ad hoc security barriers currently scattered around the area. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)

US President George W. Bush (news - web sites) waves upon returning from Camp David to the White House in Washington, DC.(AFP/Stephen Jaffe)

U.S. President George W. Bush (news - web sites) (C) shakes hands with and presents a gift ball to Kelly Dunn, 8, after the annual White House South Lawn Tee Ball competition was held at the White House in Washington, D.C., September 7, 2003. Honorary Commissioner, Baltimore Orioles Cal Ripken, Jr. is at the president's left. REUTERS/Mannie Garcia

U.S. President George W. Bush (news - web sites) speaks to players before the start of the White House South Lawn Tee Ball competetion in Washington, D.C., Sepember 7, 2003. Honorary Commissioner, Baltimore Orioles great Cal Ripken, Jr. (2L) looks on. REUTERS/Mannie Garcia

President Bush (news - web sites) waves Sunday, Sept. 7, 2003, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington after returning from a weekend at the Presidential retreat Camp David. President Bush will address the nation Sunday evening to talk about Iraq (news - web sites) and the war on terrorism. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

President Bush (news - web sites) waves as he walks off of Marine One with first lady Laura Bush and dog spot, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2003, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. President Bush will address the nation Sunday evening to talk about Iraq (news - web sites) and the war on terrorism. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

President Bush (news - web sites) walks with his dog Spot, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2003, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, after returning from a weekend at the Presidential retreat Camp David. President Bush will address the nation Sunday evening to talk about Iraq (news - web sites) and the war on terrorism. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

[RoughDobermann]

Damn, what's he carrying?

[Spruce]

Excellent!

[Rusty Shackelford]

That was my first question.

Second question is... what is that character that looks like a walkon to an Indiana Jones set got hideing behind his backk?

[wallcrawlr]

A can of whoop-ass ready to go off in an instant.

[dts32041]

looks like a Saw with stock folded and optical sites added.

Could be wrong, not like that hasn't happened before.

[stanz]

He's just looking for baksheesh.

[Spruce]

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dean Schmitt (right) and Airman First Class Zach Wilbourn (left), both from the 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 28th Bomb Wing Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., transfer munitions from one B-1B bomber aircraft to install in another in preparation for deployment, Sept. 5, 2003. Ellsworth is deploying people and assets to the Central Command area of responsibility. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joanna E. Hensley

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld shares a laugh with U.S. Air Force Capt. Miki Gilloon from the 447th Air Expeditionary Group after his arrival at Baghdad International Airport, Iraq, Sept. 4, 2003. Mr. Rumsfeld is in Iraq to tour facilities and meet troops supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Air Force photo By Master Sgt. Robert R. Hargreaves Jr

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Two airmen review a mission in the shade under the wing of a C-5 Galaxy sitting on the runway at Baghdad International Airport. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jeremy Morris)

[RoughDobermann]

I think you're right. Thanks!

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

"Eventually, the 4th Infantry Division caught up with the organizers of the 'DemocraticUnderground' web site..."

A sweating and jittery Saddam Hussein manages to slip out of his secret bolthole for a few precious moments, in order to flounce about in public whilst gussied up to beat the proverbial Arab band... :)

[keats5]

Thanks! It's been a long time since the last "Gotta see this!" post, and it's been sorely missed.

[Born Conservative]

Great post! Bump for later reading at home.

[bedolido]

thanks. Great thread.

[Tamzee]

Ahhhh, thank you :-)

[MisplacedinOR]

AWESOME! Glad I saw this.

[ConservativeMan55]

I posted one the day before yesterday.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/977054/posts

[ConservativeMan55]

Thanks to everybody!

[ConservativeMan55]

It was my pleasure.