***Operation Iraqi Freedom - Situation Room - Day 21 - LIVE THREAD***

Multiple ^ | April 9, 2003 | Various

[An.American.Expatriate]

Operation Iraqi Freedom

This thread is dedicated to the brave men and women of the

 Armed Forces of the United States of America.

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"Wish You Were Here"

For all the free people that still protest.
You're welcome. We protect you and you are protected by the best.
Your voice is strong and loud,
but who will fight for you? No one standing in your crowd.
We are your fathers, brothers, and sons,
wearing the boots and carrying guns.
We are the ones that leave all we own,
to make sure your future is carved in stone.
We are the ones who fight and die,
We might not be able to save the world, Well, at least we try.
We walked the paths to where we are at
and we want no choice other than that.
so when you rally your group to complain,
take a look in the back of your brain.
In order for that flag you love to fly
wars must be fought and young men must die.
We came here to fight for the ones we hold dear.
If that's not respected, we would rather stay here.
So please stop yelling, put down your signs,
and pray for those behind enemy lines.
When the conflict is over and all is well,
be thankful that we chose to go through hell.

Corporal Joshua Miles and all the boys from 3rd Battalion 2nd Marines,
Kuwait 3/9/2003

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Links to the past threads

Day 1	Day 8	Day 15
Day 2	Day 9	Day 16
Day 3	Day 10	Day 17
Day 4	Day 11	Day 18
Day 5	Day 12	Day 19
Day 6	Day 13	Day 20
Day 7	Day 14

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Mhking's live cam links 

Live Video/Audio Feeds: (If you can't reach a feed by clicking on it, make sure to try copying the address, and pasting it in the appropriate browser -- WMV=Windows Media Player; Real=Real Player/RealOne; MP3=WinAmp/Audion/other streaming MP3 player; QT=QuickTime) FR: Final Update: Streaming Video/Audio Links (Includes info & HTML/Javascript code on how to create your own multi-feeds page)
"Mother Of All War Websites" (Additional links to live audio/video feeds)
VirtualTuner.com - Showdown in Iraq
WWI-TV Portal (WorldWide Internet-TV Portal Site)
Abu Dhabi TV (Real - Arabic)
BBC/Baghdad Cam(Real)
BBC News 24 (Real - 56)
BBC News 24 (Real - BB)
CablePulse 24 - Toronto (WMV)
CBS/Baghdad Cam (Real)
CBC RadioOne - Toronto (QT)
CN8 Philadelphia (Real)
CNN+ (Spain) (WMV)
CNN Baghdad Cam (WMV)
CNN Radio (WMV)
CNN via KGW/Portland (Real - mostly down)
DW-TV Berlin (Real - German/English)
IraqiTV (Real)
IraqiTV (WMV - #1)
IraqiTV (WMV - #2)
IraqiTV (WMV - #3)
ITN News Channel - London (Real - Audio Only)
MSNBC/NBC (WMV/Feeds page)
MSNBC (WMV - Audio Only - Headlines & Breaking News)
MSNBC Bagdad Cam (WMV)
N-TV Berlin (Real - In German Where Available)
NTV Baghdad Cam (Real)
NWCN, Seattle/Portland (Real)
Reuters Feedroom (Real - Raw Video Feeds)
Sky News (56K - WMV/Copy/Paste)
Sky News (BB - WMV/Copy-Paste)
SNN6 Sarasota, FL (Real)
WSVN-TV/DT Miami (WMV - Fox Affiliate)

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Cboldt's Goody Bag

Baghdad City Maps

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/baghdad_nima_2003.jpg <-- 1.6 Mb
http://www.stripes.com/02/dec02/baghdad.pdf <-- 440 Kb

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[pitinkie]

But you were thinking the profanity...come on fess up!

[wolf6656]

Do you suppose they're all walking cause the Nissan's and Toyotas are all in the body shop getting the tank tracks buffed out?

[GOPyouth]

heh heh She's all that is woman.

[scab4faa]

Shouldn't we have taken down that statue in the middle there by now?

[Anamensis]

Ah, Heather. Yes, Heather. She doesn't even seem to have much make-up on. Remarkable.

[Sacajaweau]

"In its' first mobilization of forces to a potential combat zone since the Vietnam War, the Coast Guard is sending roughly 1400 personnel and eight cutters to the Persian Gulf.

There are several sources. This is one and it was at the end of January. Their function is to prevent incidents such as the Cole.

[Consort]

Department of Defense Directive 1005.8. Again, I don't know if it applies to seals, logos, etc. Coast Guard moves ahead of Air Force in war time.

[pitinkie]

Yes she does..the "natural" look.

[knak]

We still have no sound????

[pitinkie]

Niner.

[angelwings49]

Um, could we gals see the pic of SPEC OPS GUY?? Pretty Please???

[TrexDogs]

[Khuder Al-Emeri, 43, center, working for the U.S. Marines 24th Expeditionary Unit as an interpreter, is reunited with local villagers after 12 years...]

I just saw a report on this man on CNN, Bob Franken was the reporter. The people of the village were cheering the US troops and even put a wreath of flowers on one of them! Hopefully it will run again in 2-3 hours.

There's also an article on this in the National Post. I like his quote in the last paragraph: "While coalition officials hope the Free Iraqi Forces will form the basis of the next Iraqi army, Mr. Al-Emeri dismissed a leadership role for himself. "It's up to the people, it's democratic," he said."

[reformed_democrat]

Good Morning, All.

Checking in later than usual, and was wondering if anything further had been said about Allan's post #3917 from yesterday's thread regarding the retired Russian generals running the Iraq offensive.

'Retired' Russian generals Atelov and Matsov have been in charge of Iraqi command and control. That is why no communications from Iraqi command and control have been intercepted since the start of the war. The Russians have been directing everything.

[pitinkie]

What is that group!

[scab4faa]

Lots of ppl walking around now

[Anomaly in Illinois]

I loved Shep during the 2000 elections, he helped keep me sane.

[pitinkie]

Maybe its a bus stop.

[spectr17]

So you're the first soldier into Sodomy's best palace.

Where do you head first?

Hmmmmmmmm. I'm off for the licquor cabinet first. Get me some whiskey to choke down the dust from the day. Then I'm going to check out that luxurious bed you know he has. Maybe do some jumping jacks on that bad boy and break down the springs.

Next up would be pics with my buds in Sodomy's silk bathrobe to show the folks back home. A nice cigar would add the right touch.

[chnsmok]

Lot of people. Wonder what's up?

[umbagi]

Heavy young male foot traffic in the circle again.

And now a big herd of military-age males headed back the other way, across the street from the cam.