***Operation Iraqi Freedom - Situation Room - Day 26 - LIVE THREAD***

Everywhere! | 14 APR 03 | An.American.Expatriate

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Operation Iraqi Freedom

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[BagCamAddict]

Yikes... up to 80 of the suicide vests seemed to be missing from the areas where they found the 310 and others.

Also, given the number of weapons caches they find everywhere, imagine how many caches of suicide vests are out there.

The current question to Brooks is about possible 18 Kuwaitis found from the Gulf War... that is about the same number as what Dr. Arnot mentioned were freed from the underground prison -- and the timing of Arnot's report and this question... I have a feeling they are the same people. Imagine being in an underground prison for 12 years. Holy cow.

[Carolina]

Soooo glad to have our POWs back. :-)

I'm grateful, too.

CNN Tom Mintier: How full is the card deck? And reports of 18 Kuwaiti POWs from 91 Gulf War.

Gen. Brooks: Still full [deck] but assistance from locals. Getting leads from GW1 and Iran-Iraq. Nothing to report about Kuwaiti found.

AP reporter: Do you consider yourself the occupying power [with regards to Geneva Convention].

[MEG33]

Syrians..count on it.The protestors are showing others you can disagree peacefully without being killed. That may not be the purpose of the protestors but it is a fringe benefit

[E Rocc]

Local Fox channel this morning reporting that rescued POW Ronald Young, apache helicopter pilot, told his mother that the last few days they came across some people who treated them well. The rest of the time was "not too good."

Jeffrey Zaun (POW during Gulf War I) has said that the Iraqi military people treated him reasonably well but the secret police were abusive.

-Eric

[BagCamAddict]

Every story we hear, it confirms more and more how sick and evil that regime was... I can't express how much I hope they put all the video from the embeds into a TV series. Like the "World at War" series when I was a kid... I could watch a program like that for a couple years!!

(MICHAEL SPEICHER??? HOW ABOUT SCOTT SPEICHER !!!!!!!!)

[Carolina]

Fox News: Question about Scott Speicher.

Gen. Brooks: Remain hopeful that he can be found. Indications and information out there. We don't have anything concrete at this point. No idea yet how Pfc. Lynch got separated from the other POWs.

[BagCamAddict]

Yeah, go back and read the posts from the past few hours. There was another demonstration w/ chanting, etc. Small group, maybe a couple hundred.

[Carolina]

Kelly O'Donnell asking about Saddam and sons' DNA.

Gen. Brooks: Doing examination at different sites. Work is ongoing...nothing to report...

[MEG33]

I do not think they will find him...A miracle if they do.

[TomGuy]

NTV looks like they're having picnics on Webcam Square!

Looks like they are getting set up for the Mother of All Flea Markets.

[StriperSniper]

AP reporter: Do you consider yourself the occupying power

She's just trying to make him responsible for the garbage not being picked up.

;-)

[Carolina]

Question from Financial Times: what about the currency [since removing symbols of regime]?

Gen. Brooks: need for currency to pay workers..will come in time.

[BagCamAddict]

...rescued POW Ronald Young, apache helicopter pilot, told his mother that the last few days they came across some people who treated them well.

Good story about this: After the bombing in Baghdad got too close to their prison, they started getting moved every couple of days. With each successive transfer, their guards seemed to get more and more reluctant to have them in their "possession." They didn't want to be the ones holding the POWs when the Americans came a'calling. Kinda like POW Hot Potato. "No, you take 'em!" "I don't want 'em, you take 'em!"

[Carolina]

She's just trying to make him responsible for the garbage not being picked up. ;-)

Hahahaha!

[Carolina]

Hahahaha! What a dumb question: There is a gap between Western media and Arab media. What have you done to bridge the gap?

[sheikdetailfeather]

Maybe the Russians bought him for information.

[Carolina]

Question about lack of fight from RG at Tikrit?

Gen. Brooks: we isolated their communications...we destroyed their assets...we attacked their will...we communicated with them directly...we spoke to leaders...no deals cut...

[Carolina]

Where did the RG all go to?

Gen. Brooks: say lots of people walk off the battlefield. Leaders in hiding...if need to bring them to justice, then held accountable...if held POWs, will be held accountable...

[The Wizard]

things seem pretty normal on the bag cam, and I guess that's a good thing

[BagCamAddict]

Brooks doesn't seem to be at the top of his game today. I bet he had a long couple of days leading up to the Tikrit assault. (And I bet he gets tired of drawing the short straw. LOL)