***Operation Iraqi Freedom - Situation Room - Day 21 - LIVE THREAD***

Multiple ^ | April 9, 2003 | Various

[An.American.Expatriate]

Operation Iraqi Freedom

This thread is dedicated to the brave men and women of the

 Armed Forces of the United States of America.

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"Wish You Were Here"

For all the free people that still protest.
You're welcome. We protect you and you are protected by the best.
Your voice is strong and loud,
but who will fight for you? No one standing in your crowd.
We are your fathers, brothers, and sons,
wearing the boots and carrying guns.
We are the ones that leave all we own,
to make sure your future is carved in stone.
We are the ones who fight and die,
We might not be able to save the world, Well, at least we try.
We walked the paths to where we are at
and we want no choice other than that.
so when you rally your group to complain,
take a look in the back of your brain.
In order for that flag you love to fly
wars must be fought and young men must die.
We came here to fight for the ones we hold dear.
If that's not respected, we would rather stay here.
So please stop yelling, put down your signs,
and pray for those behind enemy lines.
When the conflict is over and all is well,
be thankful that we chose to go through hell.

Corporal Joshua Miles and all the boys from 3rd Battalion 2nd Marines,
Kuwait 3/9/2003

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Links to the past threads

Day 1	Day 8	Day 15
Day 2	Day 9	Day 16
Day 3	Day 10	Day 17
Day 4	Day 11	Day 18
Day 5	Day 12	Day 19
Day 6	Day 13	Day 20
Day 7	Day 14

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Mhking's live cam links 

Live Video/Audio Feeds: (If you can't reach a feed by clicking on it, make sure to try copying the address, and pasting it in the appropriate browser -- WMV=Windows Media Player; Real=Real Player/RealOne; MP3=WinAmp/Audion/other streaming MP3 player; QT=QuickTime) FR: Final Update: Streaming Video/Audio Links (Includes info & HTML/Javascript code on how to create your own multi-feeds page)
"Mother Of All War Websites" (Additional links to live audio/video feeds)
VirtualTuner.com - Showdown in Iraq
WWI-TV Portal (WorldWide Internet-TV Portal Site)
Abu Dhabi TV (Real - Arabic)
BBC/Baghdad Cam(Real)
BBC News 24 (Real - 56)
BBC News 24 (Real - BB)
CablePulse 24 - Toronto (WMV)
CBS/Baghdad Cam (Real)
CBC RadioOne - Toronto (QT)
CN8 Philadelphia (Real)
CNN+ (Spain) (WMV)
CNN Baghdad Cam (WMV)
CNN Radio (WMV)
CNN via KGW/Portland (Real - mostly down)
DW-TV Berlin (Real - German/English)
IraqiTV (Real)
IraqiTV (WMV - #1)
IraqiTV (WMV - #2)
IraqiTV (WMV - #3)
ITN News Channel - London (Real - Audio Only)
MSNBC/NBC (WMV/Feeds page)
MSNBC (WMV - Audio Only - Headlines & Breaking News)
MSNBC Bagdad Cam (WMV)
N-TV Berlin (Real - In German Where Available)
NTV Baghdad Cam (Real)
NWCN, Seattle/Portland (Real)
Reuters Feedroom (Real - Raw Video Feeds)
Sky News (56K - WMV/Copy/Paste)
Sky News (BB - WMV/Copy-Paste)
SNN6 Sarasota, FL (Real)
WSVN-TV/DT Miami (WMV - Fox Affiliate)

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Cboldt's Goody Bag

Baghdad City Maps

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/baghdad_nima_2003.jpg <-- 1.6 Mb
http://www.stripes.com/02/dec02/baghdad.pdf <-- 440 Kb

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Good Morning.

This is the Daily Thread of Operation Iraqi Freedom - Situation Room - LIVE THREAD.

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To all who helped this get started and keep it running, thank you!

Special thanks to Null and Void for keeping these threads running on the weekends, Mo1 for the screamer, the AdminMods for their tolerance, mhking for the video links, Ragtime Cowgirl for her Exclusive Live Transcription Service™, Fledermaus for his 15 minutes of fame, and, of course, Belly Girl...

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[An.American.Expatriate]

Somebody said that combover was up on Fox - what is he saying?? CAPITULATION??

[mhking]

Speaking of chirc, how are he and devillipan reacting to the Iraqi events in Baghdad?

[Mo1]

They are absolutely imploding over at DU.

GOOD! ... they have nothing to offer society

[SW6906]

Is there a picture of the human shields go home banner somewhere? I have a liberal to "share" it with......

[retrokitten]

They are absolutely imploding over at DU.

Well, those poor people have had a tough few months. First, the Republicans swept them in the elections...now this...all I have to say is Nah nah nah HEY HEY HEY Good Bye!!!!

[Howlin]

"But presuming his era had ended, a white-haired man in the inner city took a poster of Saddam and beat it with his shoe - a traditional insult. Others gathered to spit on or kick the portrait.

"Come see, this is freedom," the man said. "This is the criminal, this is the infidel. This is the destiny of every traitor. He killed millions of us ... Oh people, this is freedom."

But another old man who has spent the past few weeks quietly telling the Herald how much he longed for this day, said simply: "Now we dance."

From this article

[Timesink]

Which one??? I was watching BBC News 24.

Dunno, could have been BBC1 or BBC2 domestic, BBC World, who knows.

[bornintexas]

"Russert was crying"......

How can ANYONE with a soul watch that scene and not cry.

Did you see the Iraqis kissing our soldiers after the statue fell? Too much.

[O Neill]

Where have all the Fedayeen gone?
Long time passing...

-Joan al-Baez

[Right_in_Virginia]

You're right, of course...God bless the British, Australians and Polish...this great day belongs to them, as well.!

[KSCITYBOY]

Did the du really say that - what anti-freedom idiots.

[alnick]

Here's a quote from the article I posted a little while ago:

But presuming his era had ended, a white-haired man in the inner city took a poster of Saddam and beat it with his shoe - a traditional insult. Others gathered to spit on or kick the portrait.

"Come see, this is freedom," the man said. "This is the criminal, this is the infidel. This is the destiny of every traitor. He killed millions of us ... Oh people, this is freedom."

But another old man who has spent the past few weeks quietly telling the Herald how much he longed for this day, said simply: "Now we dance."

Posted here.

[fml]

Amen.

[Jaded]

Achmed and Mr. Pretty.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Yes, thank you FoxNews! They are a crucial part of the coalition effort to free Iraq, imho. FoxNews is what the American press used to be when the American people counted their blessings instead of criticizing their country.

[Mr. Silverback]

Here they are!

[Skel]

They are absolutely imploding over at DU.

mid-term election redux. hehe

[epluribus_2]

songs from those days "I have an Uncle and his name is HO"...

Noone will admit their uncle is Saddam this week.

[Right_in_Virginia]

This has got to be France and Germany's worst nightmare. Wasn't France,in particular, worried that Baghdad would great the allies as heroes?!

[Petronski]

Yes, thank you FoxNews! They are a crucial part of the coalition effort to free Iraq, imho.

FoxNews is what the American press used to be when the American people counted their blessings instead of criticizing their country.

And thank you Cowgirl for an excellent perspective. I will remember and use that quote.