***Operation Iraqi Freedom - Situation Room - Day 22 - LIVE THREAD***

Multiple ^ | April 10, 2003 | Various

[abnegation]

They could send him out front and see if he draws fire. Could be useful to them. (G)

[Michael81Dus]

Believe me, you are no more or less welcomed than without these actions. You know, I also support the current actions and I don´t feel "unwelcome" here. ;-))

[epluribus_2]

precision looting?

[umbagi]

I expected to see him with the unit with a known opening -- they lost their pigeon...

[MEG33]

The press was censored by Iraqi government..so his point was lost.

[retrokitten]

I think Saddam really admired the artistry of the guy who did the Unibomber police sketch.

Members of Britain's 59 Independent Commando Squadron, Royal Engineers, rip down a poster of Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) in the city of Basra, April 10, 2003. Wide-spread looting continues across Iraq (news - web sites) as the regime of Saddam Hussein comes to an end. REUTERS/POOL/Tom Whitehead

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Sec. of HHS Tommy Thompson, interview w/ Linda Vester on FN:

 

"I've always been confident (in our ability to handle a terrorist attack at home). We have done so much in getting prepared in the last couple of years, since 9-11, we've got the country divided into12 sector, 10 regions ...highly trained medical personnel...we have the opportunity to respond so quickly..We can't prevent it, but..we are ready for any chem., bio., radiol. attack."

 

Re. SARs: "we didn't really get any help until 10 days ago from anyone in China. It has spread quite rapidly, approx 4% fatalities...rather high for a flu-like illness...first we have to find out, make sure it's the (corna?) virus...then we have to develop the test...we're very close to developing the test....find a way to control it...working w/ vaccine companies...they're cooperating. Will probably take a year before we come up w/ a vaccine."

[BagCamAddict]

Remember the 12,000 page document the Iraqis supplied that was supposed to have disclosed all the info about their WMD ?

I want us to keep all WMD finds under wraps until our 12,000 page report is finished. Then we can present it to the world.

"HERE !! THIS is what their report SHOULD have looked like!!"

[Trust but Verify]

Wow, great job. Very interesting to hear, at length, what is in the minds and hearts of Iraqi citizens. We must do almost EXACTLY what these men propose and do it quickly. Once basic services are working, we must find a way to put everyone to work to clean up, secure, and begin a prosperous new Iraq society.

[abnegation]

I wonder if channel 3 Baghdad will broadcast pics of Combover in France with ChIRAQ? (G)

[An.American.Expatriate]

I know that - but it is still hard listening to the BS. Just as you get upset about Germany not being mentioned as an ally, I get upset when the european ignore history and the words of this administration and accuse us of [fill in the latest anti americanism].

[MEG33]

That was true? Did they really offer sanctuary?

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

precision looting?

(^:

Target: pockets of wankers.

[abnegation]

Eric Shawn (Fox's UN reporter) has been reporting since last night that Combover is headed out for France, so I assume it to be so.

[ican'tbelieveit]

Exactly on the censored reports, but it seemed only Fox News pressed the point when they got info in from those reporters that they had minders.

I personally am grateful for reporters in the midst of this war. If they weren't, we wouldn't be getting any news. And we have choices of who to listen to.

But they are going in unarmed, defenseless minus their flak jacket, etc. I may not always like what they report, how they view themselves, but they are in a high risk position. And because of that, I can sit here and discuss what Rick Leventhal told Shep last night, what Greg Kelly showed us about Saddam's palace, etc.

[abnegation]

Greg Kelly alert!

[Mrs.Liberty]

I was looking for an answer to a Microsoft Excel question, and found a website that had alot of different tricks. So, I emailed the guy who owns the site (I work for the dept of the Navy) with my question, not really noticing or caring the guy was in the UK, and his response to me was that he really did not feel like he should be helping someone who obviously worked for the military, Bush's war making machine.

I tell you, that was a huge shock to me.

[Aaron0617]

Yes..prayers worked.

CNN just changed the status of the 4 Marines attacked by the suicide bomber from 'injured' to 'wounded'. So, they're getting better.

[dsw]

What is Shep Smith teasing from Rick Leventhal?

[dfwgator]

Shep says "significant" news coming from Rick Leventhal as soon as he can get the satellite hookup.