***Operation Iraqi Freedom - Situation Room - Day 3-LIVE THREAD***

FreeRepublic - Day 2 ^ | 212 March 2003 | An.American.Expatriate/null and void

[null and void]

Good Morning.

This is the continuation Thread of Operation Iraqi Freedom - Day 1- LIVE THREAD.

It is designed for general conversation about the events of the day. In depth discussion of events should be left to individual threads - but links to the threads or other articles is highly encouraged. This allows us to stay abreast of the situation in general, while also providing a means of obtaining specific information.

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[tort_feasor]

Interrogate them then military tribunal at Gitmo.

[Right_in_Virginia]

"...real time account of arrest of the solider at Camp PA"

OMG...an American soldier was part of this?

[budman_2001]

CNN now says only "a US soldier is being held for questioning". Reporter on the phone knows more than he's allowed to say (I'm guessing the black muslim PC thing). Two shot (I think running out of tents), 4 seriously wounded. Three loud explosions, small arms fire, confusion in first initial minutes, folks thought it was an outside attack at first heading to the bunkers, but then took control over the situation.

Reporter says they are being asked not to released operational details. CNN Crawler now says 13 wounded in blasts, two by small arms fire. Blitzer asks question, and reporter says he must be very careful about what he says, and sorry--will have to pass on that question.

[Straight Vermonter]

Its up, they are running nothing but protests and injured babies and puppies though.

[theophilusscribe]

No sign of breach of camp. Nothing looks abnormal.

Attack from within. Initial warning attack from without. Thought it was ground attack.

[Tree of Liberty]

Yes, a black muslim

[Tree of Liberty]

Fox finally reported that he's a muslim

[Right_in_Virginia]

OMG...speech fails me.

[texxie]

I'm getting the sky news feed if the media player window opens then closes just keep trying many are on the server

[muslims=borg]

They sure figured out that he was a Muslim pretty fast.

[justshe]

Sky news inside the 101st is reporting that the man on the ground, who has been shot in the leg, is a US soldier, or did I mis-hear him? He had been hiding in a bunker.

[abnegation]

Yuppers, U.S. soldier.

[Moose4]

I was just thinking this a few minutes ago. A couple of sleeper attacks (if that's what this was, instead of some soldier going off the deep end) and I expect that even well-trained soldiers are going to start looking over their shoulders and at their compatriots with some suspicion.

It's a great way to introduce racial tension into the ranks, the last thing we need right now.

}:-)4

[Tree of Liberty]

I'm sure people around the camp noticed him bowing eastward 5 times a day

[Dolphy]

It sounds confusing, as if he may be involved with someone else.

[theophilusscribe]

They had been on alert. Translators cleared. No longer looked at.

Soldier rec. attn. for his leg. Other man is NOT a soldier. Being held.

[justshe]

Agreed......news changed quickly

[GraniteStateConservative]

Well, Hussein wanted a holy war. We may have one in the U.S. This is very bad news and a PR nightmare for the DOD.