***Operation Iraqi Freedom - Situation Room - Day 19 - LIVE THREAD***

Multiple ^ | April 7, 2003 | Various

[eastforker]

Yes,I understand,I was refering to the two marines where Oliie is,that was friendly fire.

[Cboldt]

Sky News just said that in the field there have been rumours that the II Marine Expeditionary (14,000- 42,000 strong) is coming from the Northwest to launch a killing blow on Baghdad after wire reports noted that the Baghdad Government may fall in days, not weeks.

Thread on FR. No link here, sorry.

[mhking]

Geez his Spanish is about as fast as my mom's. *L* I can pick out a word here and there but that's about it.

I'm in about the same boat - he's pretty fast. His in studio hosts are some cute dark-haired babe, and Jose Diaz-Balart, younger brother of the Diaz-Balart brothers, GOP US reps from Florida...

[LouisianaJoanof Arc]

Good morning all. Somebody please refresh my memory, where is the bunker that Saddam stays in, under the palace where our troops are??

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Prayers for your son. Sounds like the troops at the com. center are handling things professionally:

FN: Ben Johnson, FOX satellite engineer:  The attack came between 1 and 2 am. EST, sounded like very low flying jet...turned out that it has been a misiled attack...first thought of the troops...taking peple out of the burning building...regroup ...get ops back on line...the tactical ops center is nerve center of brigade ops...coordinating efforts of brigade's assets...don't know whether it was ff or Iraqi missile..."best we can tell it was an enemy missile attack on our location"...2 journalists killed, one from Spain, one from Germany..tactical operation center is a collection of armored vehicles that can operate essentially anywhere...the situation inside the building now is charred ruins...soldiers are in there recovering...sensitive documents, equipment....they are in contact with the people they need to be in contact w/ to conduct battle in Baghdad.

[mhking]

Appropriately enough, the channel is called TVBS.

Finally a company name that fits him...

[Carolina]

Our Spanish webcam friend is Fran Sevilla on Telemundo (thanks to my trusty cable TV)...

I wonder if Fran has a minder...and if he speaks Spanish...

[Cboldt]

Sky News just said that in the field there have been rumours that the II Marine Expeditionary (14,000- 42,000 strong) is coming from the Northwest to launch a killing blow on Baghdad after wire reports noted that the Baghdad Government may fall in days, not weeks.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/887022/posts <-- Link to thread on FR.

[Catspaw]

There's a Diaz-Balart that DIDN'T go into politics? Wow.

[AppyPappy]

Speaking Spanish is a race between words.

[Carolina]

I'm in about the same boat - he's pretty fast.

Whew! He's slowed down.

[Severa]

Yeah my mom's related to the Diaz-Balart brothers. (Don't remember the relation though, I think distant cousins...)

[RichardW]

Two more journalists dead per CNN. Greg Kelly of Fox was just where this happened; rocket attack.

[Catspaw]

Mas despacio, por favor.

[eastforker]

Thanks RC,sounds more and more like his unit,we shall see,I sure wish he could call and put my mind to rest.

[AppyPappy]

I wonder if the Iraqis used a missile that homed in on radio signals.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

misiled = missile

[mhking]

Yeah my mom's related to the Diaz-Balart brothers.

Cool....

[AppyPappy]

Mas despacio

Oh yeah. Well, you're a white one.