***Operation Iraqi Freedom - Situation Room - Day 9 - LIVE THREAD*** ^

Multiple | 28 March 2003 | Various

[An.American.Expatriate]

Good Morning.

This is the Daily Thread of Operation Iraqi Freedom - 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.

Please have mercy on us dial up limited FReepers! Limit the big graphics, post links instead. A breif description of what the graphic is would help:

Special thanks to null and void for keeping these running on the weekend, to all of you for keeping these threads alive, the AdminMods for their tolerance, mhking for the video links, and, of course, Belly Girl...

[July 4th]

Would like to know more on the Turkish hijacking. News media is silent on it.

[Dog]

We will hon...tell him we are very proud of him.

[Right_in_Virginia]

They were ripping all of the WH Press Corp up

I'm so glad we've got the FNC. Someone MUST hold this press corp accountable!

[merrin]

Or "Roman lettering," if you prefer.

[Nam Vet]

Let's hope so MM.

Nam Vet

[steveegg]

Reuters via Fox News - Kuwaiti chemical team was on the scene early, found no chemicals. Fox also reporting that there are some minor injuries.

[Jaded]

Shouldn't there be more damage around the crater? Like, um, the white gates not standing?

[Dog]

What is that chanting in the background on Fox??

[pitinkie]

Dont know..it kept changing pics..like now it is a diff view. Saw an Arab guy on and then some other news piece before it switched to Bag Cam again!

[ican'tbelieveit]

That must be one of our precision pothole producing missiles.

[Otta B Sleepin]

Whenever the subject of the short war expectations' origin comes up, Mara has been quick to say "it doesn't matter how it got started," unlike most of the press corps who keep trying to pin it on the Bush administration and Pentagon officials.

Mara knows where it came from.

[US_Pride]

Car bomb?

[Right_in_Virginia]

Not one of ours.

Do the Kuwaitis know this? They seem to be blaming the "infidels"...and if memory serves me, that's us.

[Miss Marple]

You know, don't those missile constitute an attack on Kuwait? Isn't this FURTHER violation of the Security Council's resolutions, and isn't this additional PROOF that Saddam is a danger to his neighbors?

[Dog]

What is going on in the streets of Kuwait city??

[pitinkie]

On one piece of metal I saw number..4 digits...so maybe was intercepted and both sets of debris are there.

[steveegg]

Kuwaitis singing one of their national songs.

Looks like the Iraqis miscalculated the effects of their strike on the Kuwaitis.

[mware]

Sounds like they are blaming Saddam.

[Otta B Sleepin]

Count on it......we pray for all of them, every day, and their families, too.

Glad your former student is going to be okay.

[ican'tbelieveit]

They are reporting that they people are chanting "SH, his days are numbered"