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Operation Phantom Fury Live Thread
msnbc, cnn, various ^ | epluribus_2

Posted on 11/08/2004 8:39:55 AM PST by epluribus_2

NEAR FALLUJAH, Iraq - More than 4,000 U.S. Marines and Army troops punched their way into northeastern Fallujah on Monday, kicking off a massive assault dubbed Operation Phantom Fury that seeks to put an end to half a year of insurgent control of the Sunni Muslim city.

The prelude to the assault on the Askari neighborhood was a crushing air and artillery bombardment of the city that rose to a crescendo by Monday evening, with U.S. strike jets dropping bombs around the clock and big guns pounding the city every few minutes with high-explosive shells.

Meanwhile, insurgents in Baghdad and nearby Ramadi tried to keep up the pressure on the coalition forces with new attacks, including one on a Catholic church in the capital.

Earlier Monday U.S. troops had fought their way into the city's western outskirts, seizing two bridges over the Euphrates River and helping Iraqi soldiers take the city's main hospital in the first stage of a major assault on the insurgent stronghold.

(Excerpt) Read more at msnbc.msn.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: falluja; fallujah; iraq; napalminthemorning; religionofpeace; usmc; wot
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To: hoyaloya

There is nothing worth reporting on it that they are allowed or should be allowed to say. Things are ongoing and opsec is critical.


581 posted on 11/08/2004 11:49:39 AM PST by TalonDJ
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To: golas1964

Looks like it. Redirects to:

http://www.algore-08.com/


582 posted on 11/08/2004 11:49:53 AM PST by windchime (Won't it be great watching President Bush spend political capital?)
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To: AmericanInTokyo


CNN & MSNBC have better coverage. During the last 10 days of election, except for Sean Hannity, FOX was going over to the dark side (MSM).


583 posted on 11/08/2004 11:49:59 AM PST by JonDavid
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To: AmericanInTokyo
Next they'll have some Michael Jackson breaking news

Thats what I'm afraid of. You know as soon as Snot Peterson's trial is over, the media (especially Fox News) will move on to the next one, which is, you know, you said it, come on now, lets say it together Michael F-ing Jackson.

584 posted on 11/08/2004 11:52:26 AM PST by TexKat (Just because you did not see it or read it, that does not mean it did or did not happen.)
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To: TexKat

Major operation to retake Fallujah to begin Tuesday: minister

BAGHDAD (AFP) Nov 08, 2004
Large-scale operations to retake Iraqi's rebel-held Fallujah will begin Tuesday, Iraq's Defense Minister Sheikh Hazem Shaalan said after the launch of a major offensive against the city late Monday.
"The assault was launched today... Fallujah is completely surrounded and under siege," he told reporters in Baghdad after US and Iraqi forces launched a ground and air attack codenamed Operation Phantom Fury.

"Tomorrow is the large-scale operation to retake the city," he added. "We've called it Operation Dawn. God willing, it's going to be a new, happy dawn for the people of Fallujah."

He said some insurgents have already started fleeing the rebel city, which has been ringed by thousands of US troops for weeks, and vowed to track them down.

"Some of the terrorists have moved to areas southwest of the city and Baghdad," he said. "But our intelligence services are tracking them and we are going to get them and teach them a lesson that they would never forget."

He said thousands of leaflets were dropped on Fallujah Monday to tell people how to deal with the Iraqi forces.

"We also apologised to the people of Fallujah before the start of the operation and warned them that it was going to start, and we intend to compensate them handsomely for their losses," he said.

Shaalan, who accompanied Prime Minister Iyad Allawi on a visit to Iraqi forces camped outside Fallujah, would not say how many Iraqi soldiers were taking part in the operation.

However, a defense official in Washington said about 12,000 US and Iraqi forces were taking part in Operation Phantom Fury.

Shaalan said there would be more operations against other hotspots in Iraq like the northern city of Mosul where he said some foreign fighters from countries to the west have gathered, without mentioning Syria by name.

"We will launch operations in Mosul, because some groupings that came from neighbouring western countries are trying to step up terror operations there."

Mosul has seen a rash of car bombings against Iraqi and US forces in recent weeks.






585 posted on 11/08/2004 11:54:19 AM PST by No Blue States
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To: Ironfocus

The 1911, in one transmogrification or another, is the sidearm of choice for most Marines. The .9mm is probably more "official".


586 posted on 11/08/2004 11:54:29 AM PST by Mr. Lucky
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To: No Blue States

Anyone here knows if the rail station has been taken?


587 posted on 11/08/2004 11:55:25 AM PST by DarkCommander
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To: hoyaloya
that must mean they're just rambling about . . . with no new information.

Welcome to a typical FreeRepublic Live Thread.
Actually, this one's better than most in that regard.

588 posted on 11/08/2004 11:55:29 AM PST by michigander (The Constitution only guarantees the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.)
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To: DollyCali
I hear you, Dolly! Trying to catch up here too.

But BOY was it WORTH IT!!!!

589 posted on 11/08/2004 11:56:02 AM PST by ohioWfan (Praise the LORD! PRAISE THE LORD!!!)
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To: hoyaloya

"but from reading this thread . . . there doesn't appear to have been anything worth "reporting" on in Fallujah."

Rumsfeld said we will stay til Fallujah is completely cleaned out of terrorists. I thought that was a very valid point.


590 posted on 11/08/2004 11:56:03 AM PST by Gucho
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To: No Blue States

CNN: Air Strike just called in on a insurgent position near their embedded reporter.


591 posted on 11/08/2004 11:57:53 AM PST by Dog
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To: michigander

Heavy airstrikes in the northeast sector of Fallujah underway....


592 posted on 11/08/2004 11:59:00 AM PST by Dog
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To: DollyCali
I'm in Op Shovel, too... and appear to be in the same mode as you. Of course, despite my attempt to be somewhat sensitive to the depression of the libs, one of them got me started today _ NOT MY FAULT - he brought it up _ and of course it spread to others in hearing and I really let them have it about the way America really is - even our surrounding counties - you get the idea - so I'm really in a state of Schadenfreude since then... I've really tried to be good ... lol... not my fault!!!

Anyway - I'll be doing some helping out over the next years, but right now I'm, gonna be taking some time out for myself...
593 posted on 11/08/2004 11:59:02 AM PST by AFPhys ((.Praying for President Bush, our troops, their families, and all my American neighbors..))
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To: Dog

"CNN: Air Strike just called in on a insurgent position near their embedded reporter."

Might be a good idea to tell the reporter to put down the RPG.


594 posted on 11/08/2004 11:59:06 AM PST by EQAndyBuzz (60 votes and the world changes.)
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To: King Prout
Hey Terrorists!

Comin' to get you. Here's your "allah ahkbar" right here.


595 posted on 11/08/2004 11:59:43 AM PST by AmericanInTokyo (Troops! Repudiation and Silencing of Senator Specter is our remaining "Electoral Vote" outstanding.)
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To: DarkCommander

I did read an article earlier that said a rail station had been taken.


596 posted on 11/08/2004 12:00:00 PM PST by No Blue States
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To: Gucho

That and the reporters apparently missed hearing much from Rummy during the campaign. I think they all secretly love the abuse he gives them. I know I love it. I can honestly say I have never seen anyone else treat them like I would want to. I love watching his press conferences more than any other political figure I can remember... Ok, I am young and can't remember all that many that I enjoyed at all.


597 posted on 11/08/2004 12:00:06 PM PST by TalonDJ
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To: Dog
CNN: Air Strike just called in on a insurgent position near their embedded reporter.

~snicker~

But, do you mean CNN's embedded reporter, or the insurgent's embedded reporter, or CNN's insurgent embedded reporter?

I hope it's the guy that took that photo we saw several posts back.

598 posted on 11/08/2004 12:01:00 PM PST by Wneighbor
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To: AmericanInTokyo
Stylish ride. Short on comfort. Short on gas mileage. short on speed. LOOOOOONG on crash safety
599 posted on 11/08/2004 12:02:01 PM PST by TalonDJ
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To: TalonDJ
MSNBC: US Army has now crossed the line of demarcation in Fallujah..
600 posted on 11/08/2004 12:02:14 PM PST by Dog
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