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GOTTA SEE THIS-WarEndur.Freedom 4/2/03-H2,Mosul,Al Hindiyah,Khasib,Thunbah Al Hamra,Basra
DOD, IraqiTV, Yahoo, AP, Reuters, and the usual suspects | 4/2/03 | The Armies of Good against the Axis of Evil

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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To: Diogenesis
Amazing how similar they seem.

81 posted on 04/01/2003 6:39:32 PM PST by Justice
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To: Diogenesis
Thank You.
82 posted on 04/01/2003 6:43:29 PM PST by Soaring Feather
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To: Poohbah
Sadly, NONE of those aircraft shown blowing up were operational airframes. This was so embarrassing. When asked by one reporter the Brig. Gen. did not even know what types they were. He was very poorly briefed on this matter. My guess is that these images were not even run past the intel analysts for verification before release. They look good yes, but a complete waste of ammo, time and energy. These airframes have been sitting at H-2 for many years acting as decoys. The aircraft in the image is a UK supplied HUNTER. These were last used by the Iraqi's in the 1970s. The other types seen destroyed by the gunship were Su-7 FITTER a type retired in Iraq in favour of the swing wing variant Su-17. The other decoy airframe seen destroyed was a MiG-17 FRESCO. Good target practice though!
83 posted on 04/01/2003 6:45:40 PM PST by Tommyjo
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To: Bahbah
"I was not aware they had anything serious in the way of aircraft. The photos are beyond great, dio"

All the aircraft you seen destroyed at H-2 were long retired types placed out as decoys. All the good stuff the the Iraqi Air Force own were dispersed weeks ago. Footage has already been released of one fighter (MiG-23) in a cemetery. The Iraqi's have moved their other aircraft into populated areas for safe keeping. Aircraft types such as MiG-25s, Su-25, MiG-29, and Mirage F.1s.

Several senior ranks have commented on the fact in interviews that they don't intend to destroy completely the Iraqi Air Force. They realize that post Saddam the Iraqi's will still require an Air Force. The airfields are being supressed to deny them taking off.
84 posted on 04/01/2003 6:57:46 PM PST by Tommyjo
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To: Diogenesis
Diogenesis, your photo journal always makes the monitor foggy.

Never stop.


Sergeant Danny Morgan of the Royal Army Veterinary Corps
sits with his exposives sniffer dog Buster after playing
fetch with an assault rifle magazine at their base in
southern Iraq (news - web sites) April 1, 2003. Buster, a
Springer Spaniel, was hailed the hero of a British Army raid
on an Iraqi stronghold earlier in the day in which he
uncovered a huge hidden cache of arms in Safwan.
REUTERS/POOL/Nick Parker-The Sun


Some of the arms seized from local homes by U.S.-led forces,
including up to two dozen Russian-designed RPG (rocket-propelled
grenade) launchers (in the foreground), are seen in the port town of
Umm Qasr in southern Iraq (news - web sites), April 1, 2003.
REUTERS/POOL/Tom Whitehead


An A-10 fighter with the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing takes off from a
forward-deployed location Saturday March 29,2003 for a mission into
Iraq (news - web sites). (AP Photo/Senior Airman JoAnn S. Makinano)


Tue Apr 1, 2:02 AM ET Flight deck catapult operators give the signal to launch an F/A-18C
Hornet during night operations on the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Kitty Hawk
in the Gulf, Sunday, March 30, 2003. Planes from the ship continued to
fly missions over Iraq (news - web sites). (AP Photo/Mate 3rd Class
Todd Frantom/MOD/Pool)

85 posted on 04/01/2003 6:59:58 PM PST by PhilDragoo (Hitlery: das Butch von Buchenvald)
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To: tessalu
I have not been very impressed with the USA bombing strikes, for they seem to leave the buildings standing, seeming barely touched. What is wrong here?

Oh I suspect the insides of those buildings look quite a bit different than the outsides!

86 posted on 04/01/2003 7:40:51 PM PST by SuziQ
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To: HiJinx
How many Iraqi citizens do you think there are doing this with their own national colors...?

A pertinent point would be how many Iraqis are doing that with their own natural colors WITHOUT BEING FORCED TO AT GUNPOINT!?

87 posted on 04/01/2003 7:44:33 PM PST by SuziQ
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To: Spruce
Thank you for that list of all the fallen during this War on Terror. We need to remember that Iraqi Freedom is just one more event in the total War.
88 posted on 04/01/2003 7:50:43 PM PST by SuziQ
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To: Justice
OMG,

I can't believe you just made me belly laugh. Thanks, these are stressful times.
89 posted on 04/01/2003 8:12:56 PM PST by Jalapeno
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To: Jalapeno
A laughing heart does as much good as medicine.

Stressful times call for a few laughs now and then.

Cheers!

91 posted on 04/01/2003 9:06:23 PM PST by Justice
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To: Diogenesis
In Baghdad, at the Baath telecommunications building.

Closed for repair.
92 posted on 04/01/2003 9:30:12 PM PST by Valin (Age and deceit beat youth and skill)
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To: Darksheare
Looked like Arctic Warfare's AWP sniper rifle.

You have got to be a CounterStrike player.

93 posted on 04/01/2003 9:30:32 PM PST by EricT.
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To: Jeff Chandler
Did this toothless puke steal Harry Carey's glasses?
94 posted on 04/01/2003 9:38:15 PM PST by jwh_Denver
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To: Diogenesis
Truthfully, I hate seeing these brave men in danger, very much. But I am so grateful to them for being willing to put themselves in danger to ensure our safety. God bless each one of them abundantly.
95 posted on 04/01/2003 9:48:18 PM PST by WaterDragon (Playing possum doesn't work against nukes.)
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To: firebrand; StarFan; Dutchy; stanz; RaceBannon; Cacique; Clemenza; rmlew; NYC GOP Chick; ...
Awesome pics ping!

Please FReepmail me if you want on or off my infrequent ping list.

96 posted on 04/01/2003 10:37:10 PM PST by nutmeg (Liberate Iraq - Support Our Troops!)
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To: Diogenesis


97 posted on 04/02/2003 12:21:52 AM PST by Cindy
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To: ChemistCat
I have no concept of how someone could be so sure of something so wrong!

There is a scripture that God will send a powerful delusion on the world in the last days so that the wicked will not see and repent, thereby saving themselves from the judgement to come. You have just run smack-dab into it. I call it liberalism...

98 posted on 04/02/2003 12:46:37 AM PST by American in Israel (Right beats wrong)
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To: LindaSOG
BTTT!!!!!
99 posted on 04/02/2003 3:02:51 AM PST by E.G.C.
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To: Jeff Chandler
Darrin, I don't care if Samantha turned you into a spider monkey. I want that Dinsdale presentation on my desk by 5 o'clock this evening, or you're FIRED!

LOL! "Samantha, no hokus pokus."

100 posted on 04/02/2003 4:44:40 AM PST by MP5
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