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.
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On the basis of 300+ hours of distilled video from DS1 and ODS and the cumulative exposure to energetic photons from not less that 5 CRT's within 24 inches of my remaining brain tissue, I can state with authority that outside here and the CP, Yahoo News boards are usually the fastest source of breaking news, with AP Breaking close behind.
The only reason to watch a network feed is for tactical engagements, which the reporters usually avoid except when surprised (not an uncommon occurance), and those are spin independant. If CNN's leaning too far left to watch anymore, odds are NBC will have better tape in 66 minutes.
Ping...
LOL...thanks for the pic. I am smitten with this man, I tell you. He gave me so much confidence and comfort during the first hours of the war.
I guess it would be asking too much to hope for Greg Kelly to suddenly
pop up at Fallujah Plaza or something. LOL!
Thanks!!! He was on my profile page but there was a "little problem" and now I have to get most of my pix back up. I did a little looking for it.. no luck.. thanks!!!!!!
Now I suspect we will also have BellyGirl? only fair
It would be interesting to see Baghdad Bob pop up again as an enbedded reporter for the insurgents.
Smittin'! Good word.
I will always imagine he's laughing at those wanky human shield-types
yelling at him to take his Yankee tank back home!
interesting. thanks. w/o cable/dish, I always desire better online sources
The over/under is now about 25,000...
LOL...smittin' is a southern word.
I was without TV and so had no idea this was happening. Thanks so much for the information!
It's almost hard to believe all the history we're witnessing, isn't it?!
Just last week Red Staters took back America and here they are, just a week later, takin' on the whole Freepin' Middle East Bad Guy brigade. Godspeed, U.S. soldiers!
LOL! Perfect pic and caption. Thanks
The lefty PC police would call your picture politically incorrect - us Power Staters love it!
I bet you're on to something.
Welcome - one of my favorite pictures - failure is not in their vocabulary, is it?
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