***Operation Iraqi Freedom - Situation Room - Day 11 - LIVE THREAD***

Everywhere! | 30 Mar 2003 | An.American.Expatriate

[null and void]

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.

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To all who helped this get started, thank you!

Special thanks to An.American.Expatriate for staring the daily threads, Mo1 for the screamer, the AdminMods for their tolerance, mhking for the video links, and, of course, Belly Girl...

[Miss Marple]

Fox reporting shots being fired in the Iraqi capital.

[GOPyouth]

Are the lights going on and off in Baghdad? The cam is doing this and the Fox show a minute ago showed it.

[Socratic]

LOL Take your revenge on the West in whatever way you can!

[Miss Marple]

I should say they mean that gunfire is heard, not artillery.

[null and void]

Hmmm, now which would be more painful, the ol' slice-&-dice (vasectomy), or forced CNN viewing?

Forced CNN. At least the vasectomy is with local anesthesia.

[thedugal]

I don't think it helps the President very much in his plan to free the Iraqi people when his base consistently refers to them as ragheads. Not singling you out, it's just a thought..

[maica]

One of the great benefits of these 'embeds' is that competing press outlets have reporters experiencing the same actions. that also helps to have more 'truth in reporting.'

[clouda]

Heard it. My kids came running in, asking what the noise was.

[null and void]

Wasn't someone saying three yellow stripes on the nose = chemical?

[johniegrad]

Bagcam picture improved. You're right it is at street level. Various ragheads milling around. Some traffic. Lots of ragging amongst each other.

[Fitzcarraldo]

Sounds like he's saying testing, 1, 2, 3.

[Timeout]

Mine's not improved. All I can see is a few pinpoints of light. But I can hear it ...(glad it's not smellavision).

[Sacajaweau]

Shots?? Not bombs??

[Green]

I tend to agree with you here. I don't particularly like seeing any Arabs referred to as ragheads.

[Green]

shots? as in gunfire?

[txradioguy]

I stand corrected. It's not the Chieftan IFV that the Brits use....it's called the Warrior. So their MBT is the Challenger II and their IFV is the Warrior incase you wonder when you see them on TV.

[commish]

I don't particularly like seeing any Arabs referred to as ragheads

YOu are correct. I would much rather prefer : Scum-sucking bottom-feeding inbred gutter whore muslim B*st*rds.

[commish]

Ahmed, stop playing with the #%$#*%$# camera!

[Green]

well...not all of them

[Miss Marple]

Correct. Gunfire.