***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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[dfwgator]

I think "Tikrit Timmy" has a better sound to it.

TIMMY!

[Anamensis]

Perhaps NOW we will have silence from KKK Byrd.

I wonder how many statues HE has that need toppling.

[tame]

(((HUGS BACK)))

Brit is GREAT!

[HoHoeHeaux]

Far between sundown's finish an' midnight's broken toll
We ducked inside the doorway, thunder crashing
As majestic bells of bolts struck shadows in the sounds
Seeming to be the chimes of freedom flashing
Flashing for the warriors whose strength is not to fight
Flashing for the refugees on the unarmed road of flight
An' for each an' ev'ry underdog soldier in the night
An' we gazed upon the chimes of freedom flashing.

In the city's melted furnace, unexpectedly we watched
With faces hidden while the walls were tightening
As the echo of the wedding bells before the blowin' rain
Dissolved into the bells of the lightning
Tolling for the rebel, tolling for the rake
Tolling for the luckless, the abandoned an' forsaked
Tolling for the outcast, burnin' constantly at stake
An' we gazed upon the chimes of freedom flashing.

Through the mad mystic hammering of the wild ripping hail
The sky cracked its poems in naked wonder
That the clinging of the church bells blew far into the breeze
Leaving only bells of lightning and its thunder
Striking for the gentle, striking for the kind
Striking for the guardians and protectors of the mind
An' the unpawned painter behind beyond his rightful time
An' we gazed upon the chimes of freedom flashing.

Through the wild cathedral evening the rain unraveled tales
For the disrobed faceless forms of no position
Tolling for the tongues with no place to bring their thoughts
All down in taken-for-granted situations
Tolling for the deaf an' blind, tolling for the mute
Tolling for the mistreated, mateless mother, the mistitled prostitute
For the misdemeanor outlaw, chased an' cheated by pursuit
An' we gazed upon the chimes of freedom flashing.

Even though a cloud's white curtain in a far-off corner flashed
An' the hypnotic splattered mist was slowly lifting
Electric light still struck like arrows, fired but for the ones
Condemned to drift or else be kept from drifting
Tolling for the searching ones, on their speechless, seeking trail
For the lonesome-hearted lovers with too personal a tale
An' for each unharmful, gentle soul misplaced inside a jail
An' we gazed upon the chimes of freedom flashing.

Starry-eyed an' laughing as I recall when we were caught
Trapped by no track of hours for they hanged suspended
As we listened one last time an' we watched with one last look
Spellbound an' swallowed 'til the tolling ended
Tolling for the aching ones whose wounds cannot be nursed
For the countless confused, accused, misused, strung-out ones an' worse
An' for every hung-up person in the whole wide universe
An' we gazed upon the chimes of freedom flashing.

Bob Dylan 1964

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[Abigail Adams]

Engel on the Bagcam saying the Shiites around the statue vowed to kill any remaining Fedayeen-fettuccini-types themselves. And they want the next government to be shiite--might complicate the forming of new government?

[texasbluebell]

I would love to see this scene repeated in Havana.

That would be so wonderful to see!

[epluribus_2]

the kingdom of Denmark actually declared war on the Baathist regime.

[Mo1]

Pretty Chicken Boy is talking on the CBS Cam again

He lost contact with headquarters ... HA!

[NTNgod]

Funny how he hasn't gone down into the crowd like David Chater.

If any Iraqis had webcam access, that probably was a good idea...

[hispanarepublicana]

Engel on the Bagcam

Do you mean Richard "I'm-Under-The-Bed" Engel?

[tame]

"BRILLIANT military leadership" says the British soldier on FOX NEWS.

[Nefertiti]

HECK CALL THEM COWBOYS, THEY SURE AS HECK KNOW WHO WEARS THE WHITE HAT.

HELL YEAH!!!

[TomGuy]

NTV webcam is replaying the statue fall.
Cheers and clapping are much louder than even on FoxNews.
Maybe some network/cameraman got a full video with the
full background cheering and clapping.

[Timesink]

Said it might lead other Arab countries to think that the US was in the occupation mode, rather than liberation.

And as that idiot was speaking, CNBC was reporting that an Al Jazeera reporter that had been less than happy about the US presence in Iraq has just jumped on the bandwagon and said the rest of the Arab world needs a little regime change too.

[Starrgaizr]

Remember a few weeks ago when the lefties were saying that we should "let the Iraqis choose their own form of government and not force ours on them"? Well, that was always a disgusting but commonplace left wing slogan. Now, Iraqis can choose for themselves for the first time EVER.

It is a great day for Iraq.

It is a great day for America.

It is a great day for President George W. Bush and his remarkable team.

It is a great day for Free Republic.

[maica]

"That did it for me. "

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Thanks for your report from the dulusional dark side. They are truly non-human. Let us hope that their numbers are small and shrinking.

[steveegg]

I think "Tikrit Timmy" has a better sound to it.

Gotta go with "Tikrit Tom" (no, not Tommy).

[dogbyte12]

Richard Engle's only source for this is his driver. He is not leaving his hotel room. His driver said some dude in the crowd wants Shia rule, and he wants to run a story based on that, from his hotel room.

It may be true... but still what a crappy ass dick reporter he is. Engle speaks arabic. He could go down to the crowd himself, if he wasn't terrified of being strung up as a collaborator.

[Timesink]

This is great, their are people out here at my apartment complex standing on their balcony's cheering..heheheh :)

Where are you?

[epluribus_2]

Can anyone see an Eastern Europe Domino effect? Iran is already wired to blow up real good with a young generation dissolutioned with islamofascism/shariah.