Posted on 04/01/2003 1:25:33 PM PST by Diogenesis
\GOTTA SEE THIS - War for Enduring Freedom 4/2/03 - H2, Mosul, Al Hindiyah, Abu al Khasib, Thunbah Al Hamra, Basra
Baghdad, Iraq - Crescendo shock and awe from the Presidential compound to Presidential guest compound
Baath telecommunications building, Baath Security Bldg. Information Ministry, Iraqi State TV Studio H2 - western Iraq - Coaltion Forces take western airfields AC-130 gunships Arbil - Iraqi retreat Mosul - Missile Facility and Enemy gets Shock and Awe Al Hindiyah - Red Badge of Courage at the Euphrates River Abu al Khasib - 'Operation James' and the British Commando Regiment Royal Artillery Date Groves - British Military Queens Dragoon Guards fire at Iraqi positions Thunbah Al Hamra - Desert Rats took the Baath Party Headquarters Battle of, and Exodus from, Basra Basra - checkpoint of freedom Basra - champion Irish Guards Basra - discarded Iraqi gas masks Frederick, Maryland - Patriotic rally New York - Patriotic rally
========= Baghdad =========
In Baghdad, Iraq, continued crescendo shock and awe.
In Baghdad, the presidential compound.
In Baghdad, at the presidential guest compound
In Baghdad, at the Baath telecommunications building.
In Baghdad, Baath Security Bldg. pre and post strike.
In Baghdad, at Saddam's own burning oil trenches
In Baghdad, at the Information Ministry, pre-strike and post-strike photograph.
"DON'T QUITE GET IT" AWARDS
In Baghdad, Iraq, Peter Arnett tries to resuscitate Saddam
and his odious regime, paid for by MSNBC and CNN and National Geographic.
In Baghdad, Baathists and terrorists save portraits of Saddam from the rubble.
In Baghdad, Greek reporteress purports destruction of Baghdad's press center.
[Probably by the Iraqis again, like with the SAMs. Note the boards not even broken or burnt].
DEAD MEN WALKING
In Baghdad, downtown, at the future "Ozymandius" statue, enemy Iraqis perform
last hubric rights for their fellow Baath and Tikrit rulers.
On the trail of Tareq Aziz, Iraqi Deputy Premier, stooges attempting to prop up
a dying regime.
In Baghdad, the Iraqi State TV Studio, before and after air strikes.
========= Coaltion Forces Rule =========
========= H2 - western Iraq =========
Coaltion Forces took the western airfields.
Iraqi plane, located at H2 airfield in western Iraq, being shot up by AC-130 gunships.
========= To the North =========
Coaltion heroes in a convoy of freedom pass Kurd fighters.
========= Near Kirkuk =========
Near Kirkuk, Iraqis fled.
========= Near Arbil =========
South of Arbil, Kurd Peshmerga took more Iraqi territory,
as Iraqis retreated again. They Kurds use map is for their new-won turf.
========= Mosul =========
Mosul - Missile Facility and Enemy gets Shock and Awe
In Mosul, Coalition explosions rise from enemy locations.
In Mosul, Missile Facility, pre and post strike.
========= To the South =========
========= Al Hindiyah =========
Al Hindiyah - Red Badge of Courage at the Euphrates River
In Al Hindiyah, at the Euphrates River, heroes of the 3rd Infantry Division
took the critical bridge.
In Al Hindiyah, at the Euphrates River, at the front of battle,
Iraqis yearning to be free run through the crossfire to America and the Coalition forces.
Why would a woman risk her life to flee to the American champions? Freedom.
Why would the man risk HIS life to help the woman, who
while fleeing was shot down with a critical hip wound? American hero.
In Al Hindiyah, Iraq, the wall of the "police station"
In Al Hindiyah, Iraq, ~120 klicks southwest of Baghdad,
US Army heroes gave cigarettes and food to Iraqi prisoners,
here at a local police station. The POWs said the Iraqi police
had not fed them for three days before they evacuated the town
in advance of the invading U.S. Army.
========= Abu al Khasib =========
In Abu al Khasib, in 'Operation James', heroes of the British Commando Regiment Royal Artillery fire at
an Iraqi military stronghold outside the city of Basra in southern Iraq.
There was a 15 hour overnight firefight.
In Abu al Khasib, a Russian T-55 tank smoulders as
POWs get medical care denied to Americans and British taken by the evil Iraqis.
In the Date Groves, south of Basra, at the front lines, British Military Queens Dragoon Guards,
fire at Iraqi positions.
========= Thunbah Al Hamra =========
In Thunbah Al Hamra, Iraq, valiant Desert Rats took
the Baath Party Headquarters.
========= Battle of, and Exodus from, Basra =========
Battle of, and Exodus from, Basra
In Basra, British heroes on a Lynx 2.
In Basra, Iraqis wanting freedom immediately, flee the evil regime
even under threat of death from the terrorists. Shelling and machine gun fire is ongoing.
In Basra, many of the fleeing make it to the checkpoint of freedom.
In Basra, those fleeing are protected by champions of Irish Guards.
In Basra, Iraq, an Iraqi soldier surrenders to coalition heroes.
In Basra, discarded Iraqi gas masks laying in piles around the city.
========= Frederick =========
In Frederick, Maryland, at the Patriotic rally,.
========= New York =========
In New York, a Patriotic rally at the World Trade Center.
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END OF TRANSMISSION 4/2/03 .......... K
One finger of one America hero exceeds the entire moral weight of the UN and EU.
Just so. But the gunner in that pic is one of our British cousins, letting fly with his L7A1 7,62 NATO GPMG *Gimpy* medium machinegun.
No matter. Same side, same enemies.
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----> The Poles and Australians deserve kudos here, too.
So many lines of code .... so many errors. Mea culpa.
BTW, look at this girls face on the right when she finally vectors to freedom.
The Coalition Rocks.
A caption from today's AJC, "Soldiers from the Army's A Company 3rd Battalion 7th Infantry Regiment approach an injured woman who was caught in the crossfire with Iraqi forces over the Euphrates River. Capt. Chris Carter of Watkinsville led the rescue effort."
Quote from Chris' father, Michael Carter, "He is the kind of man every parent in America would be glad to have s a son."
No matter. Same side, same enemies.
I thought that was a British soldier, but the belt-fed is much tougher to ID than their 5.56mm bullpup, especially when as seen through NV goggles. Speaking of firearms, there don't seem to be any major complaints popping up regarding either the US or UK weapons performance. After that brouhaha over the Brit rifles last year, that's encouraging.
Now, what sort of sniper rifle is that Dragoon putting to use up above?
How many Iraqi citizens do you think there are doing this with their own national colors...?
Dayum. The trees around them aren't even singed. How can anyone look at that and then come up with some story about a missle hitting a marketplace?
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