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

EVERYWHERE!!! | 5 APR 03 | An.American.Expatriate

[Timesink]

Brian Wilson says US Forces in CENTER of Baghdad

QUAGMIRE!

[Tree of Liberty]

Fox - Greg reports a feeling of permanent U.S. presence at the airport. Feels like a U.S. military airbase.

[this_ol_patriot]

Sky News: Coalition forces in "centre" of Baghdad. Unconfirmed by CentCom.

[rolling_stone]

The Palestine hotel is less than 12 miles from Baghdad Internation Airport.so Baghdad Bob may get some unexpected dinner guests for his next briefing...

[TheLion]

Do you have a cam link?

[Tree of Liberty]

No. He cut across Baghdad from the East. The airport's to the Southwest of the city.

[Consort]

Laura Ingraham is playing the Dennis Miller audio from last night's Leno show.

[Tree of Liberty]

Fox - Greg cannot say when and where he'll be going next with the 3rd ID.

[Texas Tea]

http://www.cbsnews.com/htdocs/videoplayer/newVid/video_display_new.html?clip=LiveWebCast

[Chummy]

Palestine Hotel. Gee, and all its sleazy guests from Syria and Yemen.

[Shermy]

I'm confused...was all this video from kelly from yesterday (Iraq time), or today (Iraq time)?

[Tree of Liberty]

Where the missiles confescated, or where they seen from a distance?

[Diddle E. Squat]

Betcha dollars to donuts that's Ollie's unit that is near the center. They haven't been heard from for awhile, were coming in from either the east or southeast.

[MEG33]

This is breathtaking. Greg say that airport is calm.Will be a military presence there but not giving plans.

[goldstategop]

But but but.... Robert Fisk will say it can't be over! Every one knows the Iraqis are fighting the Americans with their bare hands! :)

[nicmarlo]

Can't tell, either, which road they could be on.

[TheLion]

Thanks...MSNBC is not playing now....I'll try the link

[Robert A Cook PE]

That is a hand-held rocket launcher - usually used against tanks, but it blows up buildings and reinforced bunkers real good. Not a LAW - Bazooka-type 3" rocket, but larger.) Will look up the number. Figure couple hundred feet "real" range in close quarters. Few thousand feet in open country against stationary targets with clear field of fire.

CNN showed a long tape of one "not firing" - getting replaced, then succeeding. Typical CNN - Gotta show the equipment failing, right?

[rolling_stone]

Was that a rocket on tha back of a truck that just went by bagcam?

[MEG33]

Did you see the latest John Pilger Bilge water?