***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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Good Morning.

This is the Daily Thread of Operation Iraqi Freedom - Situation Room - LIVE THREAD.

It is designed for general conversation about the events of the day. In depth discussion of events should be left to individual threads - but links to the threads or other articles is highly encouraged. This allows us to stay abreast of the situation in general, while also providing a means of obtaining specific information.

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To all who helped this get started and keep it running, thank you!

Special thanks to Null and Void for keeping these threads running on the weekends, Mo1 for the screamer, the AdminMods for their tolerance, mhking for the video links, Ragtime Cowgirl for her Exclusive Live Transcription Service™, Fledermaus for his 15 minutes of fame, and, of course, Belly Girl...

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[steveegg]

I wonder if Fidel was watching.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Thank you for getting Brit's exact quote down. Simon's 'concerns' made me laugh out loud. Did Brit peg them, or what?

[Krodg]

Combover! FOX

What did he say????

[retrokitten]

Imagining the joy......

[Cboldt]

I can't believe this idiot Jeanne on MSNBC

Aren't they miserable pukes? CNN too. Back to the quagmire and screw-up lines.

[Prince Charles]

LOL Yes!

[Otta B Sleepin]

I'm sooo glad I could be here with y'all to witness this moment of righteousness

Me, too.

I've wanted so badly to see that statue come down- I was sure it would happen some time when I couldn't be around (like last night when I finally went to bed before 3am for the first time in days!) - so glad the timing worked out! In fact, dh was working from home today and we homeschool our kids, so the whole family got to see it.

Gotta go now, can't wait to check back later this afternoon to see how this is being received worldwide.

[The Hon. Galahad Threepwood]

Uh-oh! Bob's mad!

[TonyInOhio]

And God bless Kathrine Harris for standing tall in Florida and keeping the law.

Amen! I'm going to call her office and thank her right now.

Can there be a greater joy than sharing this moment with all of you FReepers? Not in my book.

[Vol2727]

THANK GOD FOR GENERAL TOMMY FRANKS!!

[GraniteStateConservative]

He's as famous as the Beatles.

[epluribus_2]

Breaking News: The head of the ruling Iranian Islamic Council announced that he has "Irritable Bowel Syndrome"... no further details.

[Petronski]

Now is the time on Sprockets when we dance.

[Timesink]

NRO: Iraqis are passing out fake currency--they've replaced Saddam Hussein with George Bush. Ok, it might take a little time to get used to this no-autocrat idea...meanwhile, President Bush, I am confident, has said a deep prayer of thanksgiving.

[Skel]

Mid East street already trying to minimize this. Brit Hume says basically, "It didn't occur to me that those people who are dancing on the statue of Saddam are thinking about the solution to the Palestinian crisis." (^;

Once Robert Fisk stops crying, he will find a way to blame the Jooooos for Saddam's statue being toppled.

[luv2ndamend]

May we never forget the sacrafices that our coalition forces have had to endure in this day of liberation.

[POGIFFMOO]

Waiting for Tikrit Bob to come out and say everything's under control, nothing to see here, move along!

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

And God bless Kathrine Harris for standing tall in Florida and keeping the law.

[Scenic Sounds]

"In my head I'm hearing Richie Havens singing, 'Freedom, Freedom, Freedom, Freedom.'"

It's a wonderful morning!

[JFC]

AMEN.......... MIDLAND TX. HOME OF TOMMY FRANKS AND GEORGE W. BUSH. TEXANS PROUD AND BRAVE.

HECK CALL THEM COWBOYS, THEY SURE AS HECK KNOW WHO WEARS THE WHITE HAT.