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

Multiple ^ | April 7, 2003 | Various

[Howlin]

You picked a good night to come out of the shadows!

[RightWingMama]

I wish Shep was broadcasting.

[Centurion2000]

YEP .. and CNN is claiming to being held hostage by terrorist at the hotel

SAY WHAT ???

[SoldiersGirl]

we have this palace, does this mean we won?
col hunt: no, we still have to get saddam
we don't want to say we've won, there are other things we still want, like saddams head in a blanket

bwahahahaha

military says 65 tanks involved in this operation, forces near ministry of info and al-rashid, but have not secured them yet

[Citizen of the Savage Nation]

Damn, given that the last one was so successful, lets have ANOTHER 4-6 day operational pause!

[Tree of Liberty]

Fox - AP reports that U.S. forces are near the MoI and Al Rasheed hotel, but have NOT taken the buildings, yet.

[Fledermaus]

I'm 43 and paunchy...I could go through Vanderbilt's line

[MEG33]

It was personal.

[dfwgator]

We own the Iraqis just like the Gators own the Dawgs.

[Sam Cree]

Hi 2J..If I don't sleep now, I'll be in trouble tomorrow..can't see how I could sleep, though.

Thanks everyone, for this thread.

[Timesink]

Georgia Bulldogs? Looks like the Green Bay Packers to me.

I no longer support this war. I'm a Jets fan. The Bush Regime has abandoned me. </sarcasm>

[Mo1]

Maybe FOX can go save them. Heh he heh....

FOFL!!!

[Robert A Cook PE]

The A&M and West Point Guys are gonna be Soooooooooooooooooooooooooo pissed that UGA got their flag up first!

[scottinoc]

Alison is a little out of control. I must say I can't believe what I'm seeing either.

[goldstategop]

hehehehe... Free Republic's anti Lara Logan. :)

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Current Quotations
The Associated Press
Sunday, April 6, 2003
©2003 Associated Press

(04-06) 22:46 PST (AP) --

"I do believe this city is freakin' ours." -- Capt. Chris Carter of Watkinsville Ga., as U.S. troops seized key buildings in the heart of Baghdad.
 

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"Our intelligence tells us that morale is low among the defenders of the city, that the population can't wait to see us and the opposition, such as it is, is uncoordinated." -- British Brigadier Graham Binns, on the battle for the city of Basra in southern Iraq.
 

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"I'm sharing your picture with everyone. Most are not impressed until I tell them that the cookies are from you." -- Army Maj. David Floyd, in an e-mail to his mother about the photo of her arrest for protesting the war in Iraq. Alice Copeland Brown sends care packages to her son in Kuwait while opposing the war at home.

[SoldiersGirl]

woah
that guy looks just like bill murray (RIght name, dude from snl and stripes and caddyshack?)

[Grenada]

This is it. And I am going to slap Alison on FN if she doesn't get a grip. sheesh 846 posted on 04/07/2003 12:47 AM CDT by Green

I have been saying that as well. Why is she so pained? She should move it on over to CNN...this is amazing, heroic, and impressive! What a blow to the regime, to have these targets.

[TheLion]

We are trying to oust any remaining gov....CNN

[Anomaly in Illinois]

I'm using this realplayer one that a wonderful FReeper posted earlier:

rtsp://193.159.246.23:554/farm/*/encoder/ntv/livecam_300_new.rm