*** Operation Iraqi Freedom - Situation Room - Day 16 - Live Thread ***

Multiple ^ | April 4th 2003 | Various

[An.American.Expatriate]

In honor of our Freed and the men and women who risked thier lives to rescue her!

Freed POW PFC Jessica Lynch - Army Photo	Freed POW PFC Jessica Lynch - Private Photo

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[MEG33]

I have never seen the Iraqi fire works.

[Cboldt]

Why is Fox showing all this propaganda?

They felt like hyperventilating, and thought they needed a reason, or
It helps ratings.

[hawkaw]

David Shater on Sky is nearly having an orgasm. He says that this tape shows that Saddam is a man of the people and risks his life to go out on the street to greet his people. Is a man of Baghdad and will die there. (We can hope!) Shater adds that this tape, coupled with the threat on the airport, is a brilliant call to arms and he is breathless with anticipation. This is the guy reporting from the hotel in Baghdad ... right???

I understand that the Iraqi Information Ministry is doing his press conferences from this hotel now and has set up shop in the hotel because, according to David, the Coalition has bombed the Information Ministry building.

Hey, Peter Arnett is in this hotel too.

I will let you put two and two together to figure out what I am thinking ....

hawk

[Carolina]

CBS BagCam in motion catching action in the sky.

[Jackie-O]

Maybe the small arms fire is Saddam touring the streets, shooting his weapon ito the air to celebrate! ;0)

[Howlin]

I love that. Thanks, I missed it last night!

[AppyPappy]

Missing the action. They are trying to spot planes getting hit.

[ken5050]

The guy's done it to Matthews before.....several times...obviously it's an inside job....

[retrokitten]

Just catching up from lunch. Whew!

Today we got to hear the heartbeat!

That is wonderful! Congratulations to your family on the new arrival!

[Carolina]

Harlan Ullman on Sky calling this campaign extraordinary. He's saying it's been magnificent.

[Consort]

Saddam is on the streets because he's homeless; we took out his palaces.

[maica]

If David Shater is in Baghdad, he has a minder at his elbow. Maybe cheering is mandatory.

[two23]

Dunkin Donuts Guy?

[Howlin]

Close!

[Carolina]

Missing the action. They are trying to spot planes getting hit.

Look ooooouuuuuttt belooooooo! Splat!

[Jackie-O]

You had to see the little grin on Chris's face after he realized he was being scammed...pretty funny.

[AppyPappy]

SAM just fired.

[Dog]

What the hell was that!!!!!!!

[debg]

hmm, guy on phone call over bag cam. repeated coupla times:

allo, allo paree, bagdad.

speaking english
french

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

The media is "banging your head on the keyboard" ugly today. I guess we should have expected it. Press, "Well, Coalition military, you're conducting the most successful military campaign in history, you're on the edge of Baghdad and have captured the airport...what are you going to do next!" Not.