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GOTTA SEE THIS-WarEndur.Freedom 03/16/03-Heroes
Prepare,B-2,GR7,A10,AV-8B,Leaflets
Yahoo, AP,
Reuters, DOD, and some of the usual suspects. | 3/16/03 | President George
W. Bush, the American People and the valiant US military [=The Armies of
Good]
Posted on 03/15/2003 11:45 AM EST by Diogenesis
GOTTA SEE THIS - War for Enduring Freedom 03/16/03 -USS T.Roosevelt, USS Kitty Hawk, B-2, GR7, A10, AV-8B, leaflets
BREAKING: US SEEKS
PEACE ---- BUT IS READY - GOOD MORNING BAGHDAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BREAKING: USS Theodore
Roosevelt, USS Kitty Hawk BREAKING: B-2, 'Spirit of
Oklahoma', 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, 1st Marine Expeditionary
Force, BREAKING:
Harrier GR7, A10, Harrier AV-8B, Living Support Area 7, 633 Squadron Royal Air
Force BREAKING:
Nutcakes in Saddam City BREAKING: Leaflets
dropped BREAKING: B-1
JDAMs in measured response
========= USS Kitty Hawk =========
Somewhere near Iraq, heroes on the USS Kitty Hawk prepare.
========= USS Theodore Roosevelt =========
Somewhere near Iraq, heroes on the USS Theodore Roosevelt prepare.
========= Somewhere between Diego Garcia and the UK =========
The B-2 'Spirit of Oklahoma' and Spirit class prepare.
========= Somewhere in the Kuwaiti desert =========
In Kuwait, heroes of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit.
In Kuwait, heroes of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, and
Paras of the
British 16 Air Assault brigade.
In Kuwait, Royal Air Force Harrier GR7s.
In Kuwait, United States Air Force A10s.
In Kuwait, United States Marine Harrier AV-8Bs (and A10).
In the Kuwaiti desert, heroes at Living Support Area 7.
In the Kuwaiti desert, with the heroes of the 633 Squadron Royal Air Force.
========= Baghdad =========
BREAKING: ZEROES:
In Baghdad, in Saddam city.
========= Southern Iraq, JDAMs from B1s =========
BREAKING: In a slow
racheting up, B1s delivered JDAMs to Iraqi sites which
dared to fire upon US
and UK forces. [The B1s shown here are from elsewhere. ;-( ]
========= CQ CQ CQ AMERICA'S LAST CALLS TO ALL REEDOM-LOVING IRAQIS =========
BREAKING:
10 million leaflets dropped over Iraq.
x ========= The Leader of the Free World =========
BREAKING:
President George W. Bush on his way to meet British Prime Minister Tony
Blair,
and Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar in Portugal's Azores
islands.
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Please spend a few hours today helping for
success in the War for Enduring Freedom,
or/and post your thought, missive,
picture, thread, analysis, greetings to those serving overseas,
venting,
update, correction, observation, or anything else of interest.
And don't
forget who started this and why we are there.
END OF TRANSMISSION 03/16/03 .......... K
THE US HAS ALWAYS SOUGHT PEACE.
1 posted on 03/15/2003 11:45 AM EST by Diogenesis
BUMP FOR PEACE -- THRU FORCE AS NECESSARY.
2 posted on 03/15/2003 11:46 AM EST by Diogenesis
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Many thanks Dio for the effort you put into your threads....
3 posted on 03/15/2003 11:48 AM EST by jdontom (BacktheBadge)
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As always, many Thanks for the ping. You do great work for FR.
BTTT
4 posted on 03/15/2003 11:51 AM EST by MotleyGirl70
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Somewhere between Diego Garcia and the UK
I liked that... ;-)
Good stuff, as usual for you, my friend.
No one anywhere gives a better window on the world than you do.
5 posted on 03/15/2003 11:52 AM EST by EternalVigilance
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Never Forget . . .
6 posted on 03/15/2003 11:54 AM EST by BraveMan
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An Iraqi man dressed in the white robe of martyr volunteers, enscribed with the words Allah is great, participates in an anti-war rally chanting pro-Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) and anti-US slogans in the Monsour district of Baghdad, Iraq (news - web sites) Saturday March 15, 2003. Hundreds of thousands rallied throughout Baghdad and in provincial cities in support of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay) |
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7 posted on 03/15/2003 11:56 AM EST by dennisw (
http://www.littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/weblog.php)
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Thanks! Click,click, BUMP!!
8 posted on 03/15/2003 11:56 AM EST by rhodyrep (I hated Janeane Garofalo before hating
Janeane Garofalo was "hip"!!)
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Look who has gotten religion and found Allah all of a sudden!
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9 posted on 03/15/2003 11:59 AM EST by dennisw (
http://www.littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/weblog.php)
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And the good efforts of our best, our Service people, will restore peace
where it is needed most.
10 posted on 03/15/2003 12:00 PM EST by NetValue (Only God can forgive the UN.)
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Good stuff. When they start breaking out the bombs with yellow stripes (as opposed to the blue stripes, which indicates a practice dummy round), that's when you know that they really mean business.
11 posted on 03/15/2003 12:05 PM EST by Excuse_My_Bellicosity
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Great Job.
I post this little series of pictures to remind why we are where we are.
I guess that for the rest of my life, I will get tears in my eyes and fill up with an incredible anger against those who did this to our fellow Americans. When, I see these photos! I have even more anger against those who enabled the evil ones and still lie for them!
12 posted on 03/15/2003 12:05 PM EST by Grampa Dave (Stamp out Freepathons! Stop being a
Freep Loader! Become a monthly donor!)
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Excellent job, thanks for taking the time to do this.
13 posted on 03/15/2003 12:13 PM EST by Indy Pendance
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God Bless America.
14 posted on 03/15/2003 12:20 PM EST by hedgetrimmer
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15 posted on 03/15/2003 12:22 PM EST by Excuse_My_Bellicosity
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As always, thanks!
16 posted on 03/15/2003 12:26 PM EST by TheDon (It takes two to make peace, but only one
to make war.)
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Your dedication to posting these pictures is greatly appreciated! I don't
always reply to the thread, but I wanted to take the time today to thank you.
17 posted on 03/15/2003 12:37 PM EST by Miss Marple
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Bump
18 posted on 03/15/2003 12:39 PM EST by SeeRushToldU_So ( Something witty, etc, etc....)
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Help, I've got a JDAM up my arse!
19 posted on 03/15/2003 12:40 PM EST by Straight Vermonter
(http://www.angelfire.com/ultra/terroristcorecard/index.html)
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It looks like this guy's Preparation H just isn't doing the trick anymore!
20 posted on 03/15/2003 12:46 PM EST by Excuse_My_Bellicosity
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Absolutely super job, Dio.
May God bless our troops and our war
effort.
21 posted on 03/15/2003 12:50 PM EST by Paul_B
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What do you mean the Americans are not going to come and liberate us? NO, SAY
IT'S NOT SO!!!
22 posted on 03/15/2003 12:53 PM EST by Paul_B
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Nice poster:
And I see that BWS has also updated the surrender leaflets from the last war:
<p.
23 posted on 03/15/2003 12:57 PM EST by archy (Keep in mind that the milk of human
kindness comes from a beast that is both cannibal and a vampire.)
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You do the greatest posts that I've seen. These pictures swell my heart with
pride. Is there a web site to print some of your pictures? They are awsome! God
bless you for the work you do. God bless our men and women for the work they
do.
24 posted on 03/15/2003 1:13 PM EST by strmchsertx
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I know you must be a busy person, but if you could take some time and explain
to me, and perhaps others, how those planes fly off that carrier, I don't see
any runways?
Thanks for keeping us updated on our children over there,there
is a special place in Heaven for you, I am sure.How young they all seem, May God
Bless them all and bring them back home safely to us.
25 posted on 03/15/2003 1:15 PM EST by GrandMoM ("Vengeance is Mine , I will repay," says
the Lord.)
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Thanks again Diogenesis
26 posted on 03/15/2003 1:24 PM EST by LindaSOG (Support the Defenders of Freedom!)
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27 posted on 03/15/2003 1:26 PM EST by Aeronaut (This project is so important, we can't
let things that are more important interfere with it.)
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Thank You !!!
Excellent report as usual!!
28 posted on 03/15/2003 1:35 PM EST by bentfeather
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In a war with WMD it seems pretty stupid to bunch up like this picture
indicates. I would hope for a bit more sense from the leaders...
29 posted on 03/15/2003 2:09 PM EST by American in Israel (Right beats wrong)
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In a war with WMD it seems pretty stupid to bunch up like this picture indicates. I would hope for a bit more sense from the leaders...
30 posted on 03/15/2003 2:09 PM EST by American in Israel (Right beats wrong)
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Dio, you keep outdoing yourself! Thanks for taking the time and effort to put
these pictorials together.
31 posted on 03/15/2003 3:01 PM EST by TADSLOS (Sua Sponte)
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Help, I've got a JDAM up my arse!
You beat me to it. I thought
that perhaps he was getting his prostate examined by surprise.
32 posted on 03/15/2003 3:03 PM EST by AdA$tra (All we are saying ....is give war a
chance)
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These are great pics. Thanks
33 posted on 03/15/2003 3:50 PM EST by maxamillion
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Certs is a breath mint!
34 posted on 03/15/2003 4:12 PM EST by RippleFire
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Some more:
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The members of the 15th Marine Expeditionary
Unit dig a trench for M-1A1 main battle tank in the desert of northern
Kuwait Saturday, March 15, 2003. The U.S. Marines were standing by for a
possible war with Iraq (news - web sites). (AP Photo/Itsuo
Inouye) - Mar 15 3:47 PM ET |
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The members of the 15th Marine Expeditionary
Unit, wearing gas mask and chemical suit, huddle in a trench during a
drill in the northern desert of Kuwait Saturday, March 15, 2003. The U.S.
Marines were standing by for a possible war with Iraq (news - web
sites). (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye) - Mar 15 3:45 PM ET |
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A Marine with the 15th Marine Expeditionary
Unit walks past a U.S. flag before sunset in the desert of northern Kuwait
Saturday, March 15, 2003. The U.S. Marines were standing by for a possible
war with Iraq (news - web sites). (AP Photo/Itsuo
Inouye) - Mar 15 3:47 PM ET |
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U.S. Army soldiers from the A Company 3rd
Battalion 7th Infantry cheer after an urban warfare drill in the desert of
western Kuwait Saturday, March 15, 2003. U.S. troops continue massing in
the desert for possible confrontation with Iraq (news - web
sites).(AP Photo/John Moore) - Mar 15 3:39 PM ET |
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U.S. Army soldiers from the A Company 3rd
Battalion 7th Infantry drill for urban warfare while in the desert of
western Kuwait Saturday, March 15, 2003. U.S. troops continue massing in
the desert for possible confrontation with Iraq (news - web
sites).(AP Photo/John Moore) - Mar 15 3:37 PM ET |
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A U.S. Army soldier from the A Company 3rd
Battalion 7th Infantry drills for urban warfare while in the desert of
western Kuwait Saturday, March 15, 2003. U.S. troops continue massing in
the desert for possible confrontation with Iraq (news - web
sites).(AP Photo/John Moore) - Mar 15 3:38 PM ET |
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British soldiers from the 29th Commando
Regiment Royal Artillery return from a security patrol to their camp in
the Kuwaiti desert near the Iraq (news - web sites) border
Saturday, March 15, 2003. As military forces in the Gulf gear up for war,
President Bush (news - web sites) will meet the British and Spanish Prime
Ministers on Sunday amid diplomatic deadlock at the United Nations (news -
web sites) over U.S.-led plans to disarm Iraq. (AP
Photo/Pool,Stephen Hird) - Mar 15 2:58 PM ET |
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British Soldiers from the 29 Commando Regiment
Royal Artillery exercise next to a 105mm light gun in the Kuwaiti desert
near the Iraq (news - web sites) border Saturday, March 15, 2003.
As military forces in the Gulf gear up for war, President Bush (news - web
sites) will meet the British and Spanish Prime Ministers on Sunday amid
diplomatic deadlock at the United Nations (news - web sites) over U.S.-led
plans to disarm Iraq. (AP Photo/Pool, Stephen Hird) - Mar 15 2:57 PM ET |
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British Soldiers from the 29th Commando
Regiment Royal Artillery carry out maintenance on their 105mm light gun in
the Kuwaiti desert near the Iraq (news - web sites) border
Saturday, March 15, 2003. As military forces in the Gulf gear up for war,
President Bush (news - web sites) will meet the British and Spanish Prime
Ministers on Sunday amid diplomatic deadlock at the United Nations (news -
web sites) over U.S.-led plans to disarm Iraq. (AP
Photo/Pool,Stephen Hird) - Mar 15 2:59 PM ET |
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U.S. Abrams tanks move through the Kuwaiti
desert south of the Iraqi border in this Dec. 21, 2002 file photo. It's
only 300 miles from the Iraq (news - web sites)-Kuwait border to
Baghdad but how fast allied forces reach the Iraqi capital depends on the
'speed bumps' they encounter. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus,
File) - Mar 15 2:30 PM ET |
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A U.S. Marine Harrier AV-8B takes off over the
oil fields and the setting sun from its base in Kuwait March 15, 2003.
Both U.S. and British Royal Air Force Harriers are continuing to patrol
the no fly zone in southern Iraq (news - web sites).
REUTERS/Russell Boyce - Mar 15 1:36 PM ET |
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Members of British 23 Engineer regiment air
assault train for dispatch riding on the Kuwait-Iraq (news - web
sites) border, March 15, 2003. As military forces in the Gulf gear up for
war, U.S. President Bush (news - web sites) will meet the British and
Spanish Prime Ministers on Sunday amid diplomatic deadlock at the United
Nations (news - web sites) over U.S.-led plans to disarm Iraq.
REUTERS/Brian Roberts/POOL - Mar 15 1:33 PM ET |
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The British 1st Battalion Parachute Regiment,
machine gun platoon, fire live rounds from their SA80 mk2's on a training
range in the Kuwaiti Desert, March 15, 2003. As military forces in the
Gulf gear up for war, U.S. President Bush (news - web sites) will meet the
British and Spanish Prime Ministers on Sunday amid diplomatic deadlock at
the United Nations (news - web sites) over U.S.-led plans to disarm
Iraq (news - web sites). REUTERS/Dan Chung/POOL - Mar 15 1:27 PM ET |
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A British Royal Air Force Harrier GR7 from 4
Squadron takes off from its base in Kuwait March 15, 2003. The Harriers
are continuing to patrol the no fly zone in southern Iraq (news -
web sites). REUTERS/Russell Boyce - Mar 15 1:19 PM ET |
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With U.S. and British flags hanging on the
wall, military personnel man the Joint Operations Command Center at Camp
As Sayliyah outside Doha, Qatar, Saturday, March 15, 2003. The camp is the
U.S. Central Command's forward headquarters in Qatar and will be the nerve
center for any possible war with Iraq (news - web sites). About 60
personnel, U.S., British and Australian, are on duty at any time of the
day and night. (AP Photo/Pool, Tim Aubry) - Mar 15 1:23 PM ET |
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British Troops of the Joint NBC regiment train
during a Bio-chemical decontamination exercise in the Kuwaiti desert at 2
Close Support regiment camp, March 15, 2003. As military forces in the
Gulf gear up for war, U.S. President Bush (news - web sites) will meet the
British and Spanish Prime Ministers on Sunday amid diplomatic deadlock at
the United Nations (news - web sites) over U.S.-led plans to disarm
Iraq (news - web sites). REUTERS/Dan Chung/POOL - Mar 15 1:22 PM ET |
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The British 1st Battalion Parachute Regiment,
machine gun platoon, fire live rounds on a training range in the Kuwaiti
Desert, March 15, 2003. As military forces in the Gulf gear up for war,
U.S. President Bush (news - web sites) will meet the British and Spanish
Prime Ministers on Sunday amid diplomatic deadlock at the United Nations
(news - web sites) over U.S.-led plans to disarm Iraq (news - web
sites). REUTERS/Dan Chung/POOL - Mar 15 1:10 PM ET |
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British troops train during a bio-chemical
decontamination exercise in the Kuwaiti desert at 2 Close Support regiment
camp, March 15, 2003. As military forces in the Gulf gear up for war, U.S.
President Bush (news - web sites) will meet the British and Spanish Prime
Ministers on Sunday amid diplomatic deadlock at the United Nations (news -
web sites) over U.S.-led plans to disarm Iraq (news - web sites).
REUTERS/Dan Chung/POOL - Mar 15 1:08 PM ET |
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Marines with the15th Marine Expeditionary Unit
take down a U.S. flag at sunset in the northern Kuwaiti desert Saturday,
March 15, 2003. The U.S. Marines were standing by for a possible war with
Iraq (news - web sites). (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye) - Mar 15 1:04 PM ET |
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U.S. Army Pfc. Robert Sciria from Buffalo, New
York, loads a Javelin anti-tank missile into his Bradley fighting vehicle
in the desert of western Kuwait Saturday, March 15, 2003. The heat-seeking
shoulder-mounted Javelin is one of the new additions to the Army's arsenal
in advance of possible war with Iraq (news - web sites).(AP
Photo/John Moore) - Mar 15 12:38 PM ET |
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British Royal Marine snipers from 42 Commando
M Company Corporal Richie Mockler (L) and Lance Corporal Nick Young test
fire a Barrett sniper rifle at a range in Kuwait near the Iraq
(news - web sites) border, March 15 2003. As military forces in the Gulf
gear up for war, U.S. President Bush (news - web sites) will meet the
British and Spanish Prime Ministers on Sunday amid diplomatic deadlock at
the United Nations (news - web sites) over U.S.-led plans to disarm
Iraq. REUTERS/Pool/Jon Mills - Mar 15 12:33 PM ET |
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British Soldiers from 29 Commando Regiment
Royal Artillery carry out maintenance on their 105mm light gun in the
Kuwait desert near to the Iraq (news - web sites) border March 15,
2003. As military forces in the Gulf gear up for war, U.S. President
George W. Bush (news - web sites) will meet the British and Spanish Prime
Ministers on Sunday amid diplomatic deadlock at the United Nations (news -
web sites) over U.S.-led plans to disarm Iraq. REUTERS/Stephen
Hird - Mar 15 12:23 PM ET |
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An F/A-18E Super Hornet flies past the moon
above the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) aircraft carrier in the Gulf, March
15, 2003. The USS Abraham Lincoln, now on its 238th day of deployment, is
one of three, eight-ship battle groups operating in the Gulf in support of
Operation Southern Watch patrolling the southern 'no-fly' zone over
Iraq (news - web sites). REUTERS/John Schults - Mar 15 12:14 PM ET |
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A soldier from 29 Commando Regiment Royal
Artillery 'sanitizes' his kit by burning his personal mail in the Kuwait
desert near to the Iraq (news - web sites) border March 15, 2003.
Troops potentially involved in future operations sanitize their kit so not
to include any effects that may be of assistance to the enemy.
REUTERS/Stephen Hird - Mar 15 11:33 AM ET |
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A soldier from the British 29 Commando
Regiment Royal Artillery 'sanitises' his kit by burning his personal mail
in the Kuwait desert near the Iraqi border March 15, 2003. Troops
potentially involved in future operations sanitise their kit so as not to
include any effects that may be of assistance to the enemy. As military
forces in the Gulf gear up for war, U.S. President Bush (news - web sites)
will meet the British and Spanish Prime Ministers on Sunday amid
diplomatic deadlock at the United Nations (news - web sites) over U.S.-led
plans to disarm Iraq (news - web sites). REUTERS/Stephen
Hird/POOL - Mar 15 11:06 AM ET |
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An F-14A Tomcat from squadron VF-154 of the
aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk flies in the skies over Iraq (news -
web sites) in this Navy handout photo from Monday, March 10, 2003. (AP
Photo/US NAVY/VF-154, HO) - Mar 15 9:16 AM ET |
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An F-14A Tomcat, right, from squadron VF-154
aboard the aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk, flies along with a British GR4
Tornado during flight operations over the skies of Iraq (news - web
sites) in this Navy handout photo Monday, March 10, 2003. (AP Photo/U.S.
Navy/VF-154, HO) - Mar 15 9:13 AM ET |
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U.S. Army soldiers from A Company 3rd
Battalion 7th Infantry play football during downtime in the desert of
western Kuwait Saturday, March 15, 2003. Thousands of troops are waiting
for orders on a possible confrontation with Iraq (news - web sites)
as diplomatic maneuvers continue. (AP Photo/John Moore) - Mar 15 9:04 AM ET |
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A crew member look out from the window of a
CH-46 helicopter painted with the American flag, during a refueling and
supply operation by the fast combat support ship USS Camden (AOE 2) for
the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) aircraft carrier in the Gulf, March 15,
2003. The USS Abraham Lincoln, now on its 238th day of deployment, is one
of three, eight-ship battle groups operating in the Gulf in support of
Operation Southern Watch patrolling the southern 'no-fly' zone over
Iraq (news - web sites). REUTERS/John Schults - Mar 15 8:53 AM ET |
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A US Army infantry soldier sunbathes beside
his squad's Bradley armored vehicle in the desert outside Kuwait City,
March 15, 2003. With the U.S. military preparing for war with Iraq
(news - web sites), the Air Force said on Friday up to 21,000 key troops
from linguists to intelligence analysts would be banned from retiring or
quitting the service. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach - Mar 15 6:29 AM ET |
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A US Army infantry soldier sunbathes in the
desert outside Kuwait City, March 15, 2003. With the U.S. military
preparing for war with Iraq (news - web sites), the Air Force said
on Friday up to 21,000 key troops from linguists to intelligence analysts
would be banned from retiring or quitting the service. REUTERS/Kai
Pfaffenbach - Mar 15 6:35 AM ET |
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A US Army infantry soldier carries two boxes
of water bottles on his shoulders as he walks across the desert outside
Kuwait City, March 15, 2003. With the U.S. military preparing for war with
Iraq (news - web sites), the Air Force said on Friday up to 21,000
key troops from linguists to intelligence analysts would be banned from
retiring or quitting the service. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach - Mar 15 6:32 AM ET |
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A US Army tank combat team relax while sitting
under the cannon of their M1A1 Abrams tank in the desert outside Kuwait
City, March 15, 2003. With the U.S. military preparing for war with
Iraq (news - web sites), the Air Force said on Friday up to 21,000
key troops from linguists to intelligence analysts would be banned from
retiring or quitting the service. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach - Mar 15 6:34 AM ET |
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Airman 1st Class Sean Landau, right, receives
the latest weather updates from Staff Sgt. Brian Gibson after performing
pre-flight checks on the B-2 'Spirit of Oklahoma' March 13, 2003. An
undisclosed number of the planes were flying to Fairfield Royal Air Force
Base in England and the Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia, a British
protectorate. The 509th Bomb Wing and the bomber deployed to its
first-ever forward operating location to support a possible conflict with
Iraq. (AP Photo/Staff Sgt. Michael Gaddis) Released - Mar 15 6:32 AM ET |
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An ordnanceman walks with a sign, 'Warning
Explosives On Board' on the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN
72) aircraft carrier in the Gulf, March 15, 2003. The USS Abraham Lincoln,
now on its 238th day of deployment, is one of three, eight-ship battle
groups operating in the Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch
patrolling the southern 'no-fly' zone over Iraq (news - web sites).
REUTERS/John Schults - Mar 15 6:36 AM ET |
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A US Army tank crewman bathes himself beside a
M1A1 Abrams tank in the desert outside Kuwait City, March 15, 2003. With
the U.S. military preparing for war with Iraq (news - web sites),
the Air Force said on Friday up to 21,000 key troops from linguists to
intelligence analysts would be banned from retiring or quitting the
service. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach - Mar 15 6:29 AM ET |
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The 'Spirit of Oklahoma' one of the first B-2
Spirit bombers to deploy from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri taxies to
the runway to begin its journey to a forward operation location March 13,
2003. The planes were flying to Fairfield Royal Air Force Base in England
and the Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia, a British protectorate. The
509th Bomb Wing deployed to its first-ever forward operating location to
support a possible conflict with Iraq. (AP Photo/Staff Sgt. Michael
Gaddis) Released - Mar 15 6:30 AM ET |
35 posted on 03/15/2003 4:29 PM EST by RippleFire
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Excellent photos. Thank you.
36 posted on 03/15/2003 5:24 PM EST by Victoria Delsoul
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Thank you, Diogenesis, for the terrific amount of work you put into gathering
and posting these pictures. I don't reply often, but thank you. And thank you,
Linda, for making it so easy for me to get here.
37 posted on 03/15/2003 6:23 PM EST by Kathy
in Alaska (God Bless America and our Military Who Protect Her.)
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A fine job by all of you. Thanks!
38 posted on 03/15/2003 7:35 PM EST by facedown (Armed in the Heartland)
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"Moooon Riiiiiver..."
39 posted on 03/15/2003 7:52 PM EST by Excuse_My_Bellicosity
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Odai or Uday or whatever his name is, has found religion? What a scream!!!
40 posted on 03/15/2003 8:08 PM EST by DBtoo
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41 posted on 03/15/2003 8:08 PM EST by dennisw (
http://www.littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/weblog.php)
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Have I ever told you how much I appreciate you? This is a "stand tall and be
proud" collection. Thanks!
42 posted on 03/15/2003 8:46 PM EST by McLynnan (I'm ashamed I'm from the same state as
the Ditzy Chicks!)
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Looks to me like Saddam still doesn't give them any bullets.
43 posted on 03/15/2003 9:17 PM EST by OXENinFLA
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44 posted on 03/15/2003 10:59 PM EST by Cindy
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This one brings out the kleenexes in my house.
My anger has not curtailed. If anything my resolve and love for this country
has strenghtened.
45 posted on 03/15/2003 11:19 PM EST by lizma
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Lamine Maroni, one of four Algerians accused of plotting to bomb a French Christmas market, is seen at court in Frankfurt, western Germany, Monday, March 10, 2003, in this image made from television. Maroni was convicted Monday of conspiring to murder, conspiring to plant a bomb and of weapons violations and sentenced to a prison term of 11 years.
46 posted on 03/16/2003 9:58 AM EST by csvset
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Great group of pictures. Never forget.
47 posted on 03/16/2003 10:37 AM EST by BOBTHENAILER (Just like Black September. One by
one, we're gonna get 'em.)
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BUMP FOR PEACE -- THRU FORCE AS NECESSARY.
Great job as usual. Glad you are back and providing the superb pictures of
our heroes.
48 posted on 03/16/2003 10:40 AM EST by BOBTHENAILER (Just like Black September. One by
one, we're gonna get 'em.)
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Bump for our men and women in the military. My daughter has it right.
Freedom Paid For by the US Military?
49 posted on 03/16/2003 7:25 PM EST by Dustbunny
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Freedom Bump!
Thanks, Diogenesis
50 posted on 03/17/2003 9:12 AM EST by ThomasMore ([1 Pet 3:15-16])
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Bump for a quick end to the evil Saddam. Then on to the next...
51 posted on 03/17/2003 10:47 AM EST by eureka!
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