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***Operation Iraqi Freedom - Situation Room - Day 21 - LIVE THREAD***
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| April 9, 2003
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Posted on 04/08/2003 9:03:27 PM PDT by An.American.Expatriate
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To: Slip18
Don't worry I reported myself, since they removed the thread. LOOK FAST because it will be gone soon!
541
posted on
04/08/2003 11:27:42 PM PDT
by
stlnative
(Were it not for the brave…there'd be no land of the free.)
To: proust
Another possibility: The sniper story was quick cover-your-ass comment by a tank commander who missed the top story of some building near the river. The hotel was over a mile away. This will probably turn out to be an overshoot. There was no second tank round.
If the US wanted the hotel taken out, there would be no hotel.
To: this_ol_patriot
You're bad!
To: brigette
I already lookie lood, and it was MIA. LOL!
544
posted on
04/08/2003 11:28:40 PM PDT
by
Slip18
To: John Jamieson
That was my point earlier - I had noticed that there was a two story building between the tanks and the hotel. This shorter building had a snipers nest on top of it (sandbags).
To: brigette
Dang, now the photo is gone before I could save it.
546
posted on
04/08/2003 11:29:37 PM PDT
by
Slip18
To: GOPyouth
Fox - virtually every presidential palace has tunnels that lead to another building. VERY elaborate. All over Baghdad.
547
posted on
04/08/2003 11:30:30 PM PDT
by
Tree of Liberty
(my cat's breath smells of Cheeto's and marshmallows)
To: Slip18
I'll FRmail you the link...if someone else wants FR mail me
548
posted on
04/08/2003 11:31:02 PM PDT
by
stlnative
(Were it not for the brave…there'd be no land of the free.)
To: John Jamieson
One of the early reports I heard was that the tank was firing at the top of the building (didn't detail which bldg) and missed....interesting possibility...
To: Tree of Liberty
Ummm, L.A., CA, has tunnels everywhere around it. It's just not something that is talked about.
550
posted on
04/08/2003 11:31:54 PM PDT
by
Slip18
To: dsmtoday
Sorry I missed it, just got on. I understand that our range is about 2 miles. Miss something (or even sail thru a soft spot) and something else has got to get hit.
To: brigette
Thanks, brigette.
552
posted on
04/08/2003 11:32:36 PM PDT
by
Slip18
To: John Jamieson
dpends on which gun they used. It looks like the tank commanders M2 50 cal machine gun, or the gunners M240 7.62mm coax machine took out the cameraman. Both guns are accurate up to 1 mile. The main gun is accuate up to 2 miles.
553
posted on
04/08/2003 11:33:29 PM PDT
by
proust
(Hello, Cthulhu!)
To: All
Just saw on the Fox scroll that Chirac, Schroeder, and Putin are going to meet in St. Petersburg to discuss reconstruction of Iraqi. Just what in the he!! are they gonna talk about? They should invite Baghdad Bob....
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To: Slip18
Ummm, L.A., CA, has tunnels everywhere around it. It's just not something that is talked about.Maybe Saddam sleeps with the Mexicans instead of the fishes?
To: All
Proverbial Warning to non-embedded journalistsNever get involved covering a land war in Iraq.
557
posted on
04/08/2003 11:34:48 PM PDT
by
O Neill
(Aye, Saddam...the only thing that lasts is the land...)
To: umbagi
The female correspondents were too busy taking pictures of the Brit soldiers showering...LOL. Good answer.
558
posted on
04/08/2003 11:35:32 PM PDT
by
thatdewd
(Billboards for the rich, spraycans for the poor, and taglines for the rest...)
To: Slip18
Well it is my background pic on my monitor now... I don't know why the pulled the thread with the picture as I don't see anything wrong with it, they posed for it and USNews has it. I guess they guys on FR cannot post female butts here on FR. (If anyone wants the link to the classic picture of the British Soldiers showering FRmail me and I will send to you)
559
posted on
04/08/2003 11:37:40 PM PDT
by
stlnative
(Were it not for the brave…there'd be no land of the free.)
To: All
It was so hot in LA today that Leno was sweating like Peter Arnett at a VFW convention.
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