Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

BA'ATH PARTY OVER IN BAGHDAD
New York Post ^ | 3/29/03 | NILES LATHEM and DAREH GREGORIAN

Posted on 03/29/2003 2:08:15 AM PST by kattracks

Edited on 05/26/2004 5:12:52 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

March 29, 2003 -- U.S. warplanes continued their assault on the Iraqi leadership yesterday, blowing away the Baghdad headquarters of Saddam Hussein's Ba'ath Party with Tomahawk missiles.

The precision strike took place shortly after the United States unleashed two monster 4,700-pound bunker-buster bombs on a communications site inside the Iraqi capital.


(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: b2; baathparty; baghdadbob; bunkerbusters; decapitation; moab

1 posted on 03/29/2003 2:08:16 AM PST by kattracks
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: kattracks
These thugs can blow up American soldiers with homocide bombers, but they can't take it. Lemme tell y'all a big American bomb right down their alley is a beautiful sight to see.
2 posted on 03/29/2003 2:13:09 AM PST by goldstategop
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: goldstategop
Big is beautiful!
3 posted on 03/29/2003 2:58:01 AM PST by AmericaUnited
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: kattracks
First,a thanks for all you do to help keep us FReepers as informed as possible with all your posts.Thanks kattracks!

OK...now for my rant...

kattracks post here, along with just seeing (as the Col.David Christian ,who is a military regular guest on FNC, calls him "Baghdad Bob",)the Iraqi dis-information minister "go off" again with so many lies, it would render a new lie detector inkless almost imediately.

Boy....if there is any one who reads my idea that I'm gonna post here, and thinks it's worth passing it on to someone who could maybe make it happen,(if they think it's worth a try,) this could possibly help in the "war of words" that we need help with so badly.Here's my humble idea....

Starting ASAP,no Iraqi spokesman lives to speak two consecutive days to spew the Iraqi line.By this I mean, if "Baghdad Bob" is the daily propaganda spokesman for 3-29-2003,he is not alive for the 3-30-2003 broadcast.A Barrett .50cal rifle,(with ALL the toys,)head shot,a car bomb, a cruise missle, a predator hellfire missle, whatever it takes to make sure that a new spokesperson has to give the Iraqi propaganda line EVERY DAY. If it was possible, JUST the person who gave the news conference would be "eliminated". That would IMHO , produce the best and desired results. You don't have to hit the transmitter,antenna's,the building where the broadcast originated from. Those actions are being used against us, because within 24hrs,"Baghdad Bob" is showing the damage to the arab world that the "criminal Bush and criminal Blair have brought upon the poor Iraqi people, along with however many babies,and old women our missle killed trying to take their( so far exceeding greatly beyond the Iraqi's wildest 72 virgin dream,)daily arab WORLD propaganda machine....

By removing JUST the spokesman of the day for the propaganda,there is no collateral damage to be used against us in the NEXT broadcast.People attending,or watching the event on a daily basis,would start to ask about"Baghdad Bob", his "fans" asking where he is etc.Do you think they would like to relate to the WORLD,...uh...He was killed with a single headshot,in Saddam's and Iraq's capitol city,where Saddam is "in charge" and has the whole city "safe and protected???

Maybe "Baghdad Bob" will have had an accident and died...and they will use this as his cause of death...or "plant" him in one of those many "Market bombings to try to blame us.But I'll bet Bob's replacement will know what actually happened.And when Bob's replacement doesn't make it to HIS second appearance,the 3rd guy is gonna maybe be a little worried,and when the 4th and especially the 5th guy realize that Saddam and his cronies are REALLY not in control of things,do you think the line is going to be very long for the "new" daily disinformation job??

It would also make the people who are Bob's "bosses", who would have to keep finding folks to fill Bob's position on a DAILY basis , very nervous.If they get so nervous that THEIR movements come to a halt for fear of their safety outside of where the broadcasts are held,that makes taking out the whole bunch who are grouped there "market collateral damage".I have already noticed that today's broadcast had a different "backdrop"(no Saddam photo,no flag,)and I counted only 9 microphones at the podium.If you have access to one of Bob's broadcast's from say 3-4 days ago,there were probably twice that number,and thanks to some wonderful folks, who came to Baghdad all the way from Kansas,who made some "structural changes to the facilities" ,the numbers of reporters attending this daily circus are diminishing every day.

OK..thanks for letting me vent.IMHO,my "plan" might be worth a try,and since Tommy and Don are kinda busy,I though I'd share it here.....Thanks

4 posted on 03/29/2003 3:53:39 AM PST by musicman
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: musicman
I like it, a lot. You would certainly see some rather anxious "anchors" looking over their shoulder at Saddam's gunmen while giving the news. Either way, the one "tabbed" to do the talking would be dead.
5 posted on 03/29/2003 5:11:57 AM PST by LS
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies]

To: musicman
Why not just tell them that the studio will be bombed at such and such a time? It is up to them whether they want to remain there.
6 posted on 03/29/2003 5:53:33 AM PST by Number_Cruncher
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies]

To: kattracks
"What you gonna do when it feels like the whole world is raining down on you? Brought to you courtesy of the Red White and Blue!"
7 posted on 03/29/2003 7:17:39 AM PST by Valin (Age and deceit beat youth and skill)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: musicman
But but but.... "Baghdad Bob" is kinda funny. Every lie out of his mouth, he is calling us war criminals, infidels, evil, and the like. These other cabinent members are not up to snuff as far as the rhetoric goes.

I think "Baghdad Bob" unfortunately is safe because he has 100s of human shields (aka the Arab press). However, how awesome would it be to see him doing an interview on live TV and then watch as he gets hit with a precision-guided munition from a U.S. warplane?
8 posted on 03/29/2003 7:24:05 AM PST by GAGOPSWEEPTOVICTORY
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies]

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson