Operation Iraqi Freedom - Day 1 - LIVE THREAD

20 March 2003 | An.American.Expatriate

[An.American.Expatriate]

This is a thread to collect all the breaking stories regarding the Libration of Iraq

[PhiKapMom]

Brit better get updated information -- we are takingn out the airport now!

Pentagon confirmed to Jim M. from NBC that it has begun and will continue to build!

[The Wizard]

says when it begins there will be no questions about what's up

[cyncooper]

Per Fox: Pentagon says we'll know it when it starts.

(referring to Shock and Awe. Bret Baier says more "targets of opportunity)

[Coolidge]

Sky News' man in Baghdad was just forced to report that the bombs could have hit civilian targets. It seems they ares till restricting his reporting.

[Dog]

Anyone know if the B-52's are airborne??

[colette_g]

Yes, Blair pre-recorded the address earlier on. I heard 10pm GMT

[Timeout]

Does CNN have joint broadcast with Al-Jazeera? (How appropriate!). One of the camera angels they show has Arab symbols on the screen.

[prairiebreeze]

From another thread: U.S. braces for 'massive' Turkish intervention in northern Iraq

link: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/870123/posts

Prairie

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Thanks, PKM.

Bret Baier:

 

A number of targets have been hit today, including some air to missile launches.

 

The purpose here is to try to make senior Iraqi military leaders to quit.

[Damocles]

Iraqi minder just threatened Sky News reporter in Bahgdad! Did anyone else here that?

Yes. He was talking about the targets he thought were hit, Defense targets and the like. He then gat a talking to from someone off camera and when he came back he said he was told the missles struck CIVILIAN areas.

Ah, yes. Civilian areas.

[PhiKapMom]

This is it! Pentagon has confirmed that Shock and Awe has begun. Trying to confirm Irqai televsion was a target.

[Fledermaus]

Confirmed on a network by a military analyst...Iraq doesn't have near the AAA they had in 1991

[Cboldt]

My guess, like the finale of a fireworks show. Lots of rapid concussions, over an extended period. Thousands of targets.

[steveegg]

There's stil a lot of time in the first quarter.

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Crude oil is down to $28.60/barrel (-0.76 on the day)

[Oldeconomybuyer]

To reduce typing:

KC = Kuwait City
SH = Saddam Huessin
BAG = Baghdad
SnA = Shock 'n Awe
UDAY = Dead

[Timeout]

Peetah Ahhnet says first bomb hit Information Ministry...cut off their mikes!

[Dog]

This Sky reporters sounds like he has a gun to his head...being forced it sounds like.

[TonyInOhio]

Yes, Blair pre-recorded the address earlier on. I heard 10pm GMT

That's 10:00pm local time, 22:00 GMT.

[July 4th]

NBC saying yes on "shock and awe," FOX saying no.

[RummyChick]

i didn't like the way he said

if rumsfeld has his way blah blah blah iraqi soldiers will surrender blah blah blah

so what would be a better way..

it sounded negative to me but maybe I am just reading something into it