***Operation Iraqi Freedom - Situation Room - Day 17

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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 An.American.Expatriate for staring the daily threads, Mo1 for the screamer, the AdminMods for their tolerance, mhking for the video links, Ragtime Cowgirl for her Exclusive Live Transcription Service™, and, of course, Belly Girl...

Anyone have a good link to a map of Baghdad city showing the airport and roads?

The best map I have seen is the one below. It shows all three airports (Baghdad Int'l, Rashhed, and a small one just north of Baghdad Int'l). Caution - the map is 1.6 Mb in size.

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/baghdad_nima_2003.jpg <- Link

Maybe the top of each thread could have a link to maps, in addition to the present list of web-cams and e-mail addresses.

Yeah a link of maps on each thread would be good. As you can see I found that one again which was the one I was looking for to see the 3rd ID route.

"You guys have been busy. We may see post 5K tonight. "

Just beatin' our gums.

Nam Vet

Rita: A lot of my military sources are saying....

Which is why I'm not watching Fox right now.

Rita & her damn "sources." Tell us again, Rita, how Pfc. Jessica Lynch wasn't shot--that's what your SOURCES told you, after all.

Any shortwave radio listeners here?

Operation Iraqi Freedom Shortwave Frequency List <- Link

http://www.ccrane.com/war_time_sw_freqs.htm

Don't know if this has been noted here or not.

"3 CIA assets killed in Baghdad"

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/885433/posts

Bad news if true.

Prairie

3,614 posted on 04/05/2003 2:34:37 PM PST by prairiebreeze (Wanted: new bunk buddy. Older guys perfectly OK. Language no issue. Call Jacques C. for details.)

Actually, Rita was correct. She said she didn't report the gunshots because she couldn't verify it. The Father and the Doctor came out and said he found no gunshot wnds. or knife wounds. Then very late LAST NIGHT, after midnight Eastern, on Fox, I heard someone being interviewed who said after the doctor did the second operation on her leg and foot, they had found pieced of shrapnal near the bone in her leg, then upon closer examination, due to swelling, infection etc. of wound, that is when he saw what could be entry and exit of small caliber bullet. Same thing in her ?shoulder I think.

Karen

you would think we would catch on to this, and start detaining people at these checkpoints. then again, its hard to know who they all are. but look at it this way, we certainly did not capture or kill every german soldier while invading germany.

"I think Rita is sauced."

When I drink too much, I see double and feel single.... ;^)~

Nam Vet

Thank you so much! Especially for clearing up who made that comment;Lt. Gen. Michael Mosely. When I heard that I was just walking into my office, taking a sip of coffee. Needless to say I had to clean up after spitting my coffee out. Man, it's great to have the Adult's in charge again!

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