***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...

[Peach]

Should have been more clear - was it posted in FR?

[retrokitten]

Okay, I'm finally calling it a night. G'night everyone! If I don't make it back (quality time with the husband and all!) everyone have a great weekend and see you all bright and early Monday morning!

Oh, and if anyone runs across the picture of the soldier sitting in the humvee with the flag waving across him, please ping me! It got deleted off of the day 6 thread and I can't find it again! Thanks!

[spectr17]

SILKWORM

MAKER: CHINA
TYPE: CRUISE MISSILE
LENGTH: 20 FEET 6 INCHES
SPAN: 9 FEET 2 INCHES
RANGE: 50 MILES
DIAMETER: 29.5 INCHES
WEIGHT: 5,500 POUNDS EMPTY
ENGINE: SOLID ROCKET BOOSTER - LIQUID ROCKET CRUISE
TOP SPEED: MACH .8
WEAPON LOAD: 852 POUNDS HIGH EXPLOSIVE

[cactusSharp]

HEY DOMINOES PIZZA...you are missing a great capitalism

oppurtunity...I can get a special Super Bowl pizza deal or a World Series deal or a March Madness deal but noooooo
LIBERATE IRAQ deal ?????? and you all know you are ordering serious amounts of pizza's since the booms started.........hmmmmm just a thought....now where is that Dominoes number...

[cyncooper]

Do you remember reading on these threads reports from the field from embedded journalists that Al Qaeda camps had been taken out? (I do remember but can't find them now).

I don't. I do recall reading yesterday that British forces asserted Al Qaeda fighting the coalition in the south, and on that thread I think someone mentioned the story you remember---but it was news to me.

[DollyCali]

Well, nick you surprized me also. From the past week posts I would have thought you were much older & I thought you were female (sorry).. maybe it was just that you were so sensible & logical (g)

Okay, I am ducking guys.

Really you are one bright man !

[spectr17]

nite

[merrin]

Czechoslovakia, Kuwait; same old thing.

[ztiworoh]

I'll take that as a complement, though not the female part

[Peach]

I guess also, to clarify, what I thought I read, were reports from embedded journalists who had seen the sites after their destruction and they seemed convinced AQ was there.

Now, of course, they were dead AQ. One report was an alphabet network and one was Australian, as I recall.

Will take a half hour over next few days and look.

[spectr17]

Silkworm missle with wings folded.

[Timeout]

Z:

I think you should ask the Admin Moderator to remove that post. You don't want your name out there like that. "Wouldn't be prudent", to quote another famous Bush.

[Straight Vermonter]

You guys do realize that the cameras are gone because the building they sat on got JDAMed, right?

[Peach]

And a Free Republic cookbook - to be used during Breaking News cycles.

[Miss Marple]

Geraldo is in hat-of-the-day mode again. Tonight he is wearing his navy watch cap. Yesterday was the Aussie hat.

Do the kurds have a distinctive headdress, I wonder?

[austex]

surely you've heard of David Horowitz...

www.frontpagemag.com

[cactusSharp]

or a freeper rolodex of food delivery
w/ specials and coupons of course...lol

[ztiworoh]

Doesnt bother me, that's nothing someone couldnt find out easily, plus what are they gonna do? I didnt give SSN or address or phone number, just a name - nothing of importance in my opinion

[Straight Vermonter]

http://www.kurdmedia.com/

[Carolina]

We are running out of troops...the troops are starving and running out of ammo....oh! And Brigadere (sp?) General Brooks isn't high ranking enough to address the media...

On Sky, they were showing the different papers and their headlines. One (I don't remember which) said: Britain faces food rationing.

So Britain has food shortages???? I've gotta find which paper that was.