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GOTTA SEE THIS-WarEndur.Freedom 03/26/03-Videos,Baghdad,Karbala,Najaf,Nasiriyah,Basra
DOD, | 3/26/03 | The Armies of Good against the Axis of Evil

Posted on 03/25/2003 9:18 PM EST by Diogenesis

GOTTA SEE THIS - War for Enduring Freedom 03/26/03 - STRIKE VIDEOS, Baghdad, Karbala, Najaf, Yousifiya, Nasiriyah, Basra

BREAKING: STRIKE VIDEOS

Iraqi GPS jammer destroyed
Iraqi patrol boat destroyed
R republican guard tank destroyed

BREAKING: STRIKE IMAGES

Palace guard facility
Special Security facility
Iraqi Intelligence facility

BREAKING: IMAGES OF FREEDOM THE MEDIA MAY HAVE MISSED

Baghdad - Saddam as Palace as Ozymandius
Baghdad - War Crimes against Civilians
Baghdad - War Crimes against the Iraqi people
Baghdad - War Crimes against POWs
Baghdad - Shuffle at the top
Karbala - Incredible weather
Najaf, Yousifiya
Nasiriyah - Ambush of Heroes
Southern Iraq - Iraqi children cheer liberating soldiers
Southern Iraq - British Household Cavalry.
Basra - Iraqi terrorist/soldiers dressed in civilian clothes
Basra - some areas are now free of Iraqi terror

UPDATE

========= STRIKE RESULTS =========

STRIKE VIDEOS

An Iraqi GPS jammer is destroyed

An Iraqi patrol boat in a canal is destroyed

A republican guard tank is destroyed

STRIKE IMAGES

Palace guard facility - before air strikes.

Palace guard facility- before and after air strikes

Palace Guard Facility in Iraq before and after air strikes.

Special Security facility - after air strikes.

Special Security facility in Iraq before air strikes.

Iraqi Intelligence facility - after air strikes.

Iraqi Intelligence facility in Iraq before air strikes.

========= Baghdad =========

In Baghdad, empty streets, fierce sandstorm, and pollution by
Saddam's thick smoke from burning oil trenches.

Ozymandius by Percy Bysshe Shelley

I met a traveller from an antique land,
Who said--"Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desart . . . . Near them, on the sand,
Half sunk a shattered visage lies, whose frown,
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
The hand that mocked them, the heart that fed;
And on the pedestal, these words appear:
My name is Ozymandius, King of Kings,
Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away."

War Crimes of Iraq

In Baghdad, at Saddam's burning fuel trenches.

In Baghdad, ground-truthing.

In Baghdad, at the al-Durra oil refinery, Iraqi Oil Minister Amer Mohammad al-Rashid.

In Baghdad, Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohammad Said al-Sahhaf,
now running Iraq in competion with Azziz, denied Baghdad was receiving
technical advice from Russian experts on how to jam British and US military hardware.
It was reported that he later laughed that it was Tikrit that actually got the advice.

In Baghdad, at the Information Ministry, a gaggle of journalists watch the replay of pre-recorded tapes of Saddam on TV.

In Baghdad, Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohammad Said al-Sahhaf,
boasted about the captured American hero Apache helicopter pilots
who had been displayed contrary to the Rules of War.

In Baghdad, on the trail of Tariq Aziz, at a Baghdad hotel press conference.
Aziz insisted that either one of Saddam's doubles, or himself, or the Minister
of Information, would remain in control of the country.

Baghdad/Iraq from space by NOAA satellite. Hot spots - arrow.

========= New Baghdad =========

In New Baghdad, a suburb of Baghdad, Iraqi children safely watch the ultraprecise
US bombing of Saddams regime. The oils fires ringing the city are more
of Saddam's war crimes.

========= Karbala =========

Near Karbala, American Army champions meet weather of biblical proportions.

========= Najaf =========

In Najaf, gallant Army engineers and their equipment.

In Najaf, paladins of freedom process Iraqis, and move on.

========= Yousifiya =========

In Yousifiya, ~20 miles south of Baghdad, Iraqi armoured personnel carrier
and other terrorist transport systems were taken.

========= Nasiriyah =========

In Nasiriyah, Iraq, valiant Marines enter by a transport helicopter.

In Nasiriyah, Iraq, protector US marines retrieve an American hero, KIA,
after ambush by Iraqi forces disguised who egregiously feigned surrender.

========= Southern Iraq =========

In southern Iraq, Iraqi children cheer liberating soldiers

In southern Iraq, heroes everywhere. 105mm guns push north.

Somewhere in southern Iraq, US medic heroes mark out a landing zone at a captured airfield.

In southern Iraq, US Army soldiers carry a wounded Iraqi.

US Marine heroes escort captured enemy prisoners of war to a holding area.
Medical care and food were given unlike the evil Iraqis.

In Southern Iraq, at the burning oil wells, with the British Household Cavalry.

========= Basra =========

In Basra, British and American Marine heroes fought for control,
and brought down Saddam's images.

In Basra, Iraq, Marine heroes escort Iraqi terrorist/soldiers dressed in civilian clothes.

In Basra, Iraq, heroes everywhere.

In Basra, at the airport, A British soldier inspects weapons abandoned by the Iraqis.

In Basra, some areas are now free of Iraqi terror.

   President Bush visits military, family members at U.S. CENTCOM Headquarters in Tampa

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.

END OF TRANSMISSION 03/26/03 .......... K

BUMP FOR THE HEROES LIBERATING IRAQ.

1 posted on 03/25/2003 9:18 PM EST by Diogenesis

BUMP FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF TYRANTS

2 posted on 03/25/2003 9:20 PM EST by Diogenesis (If you mess with one of us, you mess with all of us.)
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We need a tank to take out the statute in your last photo!

OFFICIAL BUMP(TOPIC)LIST

3 posted on 03/25/2003 9:22 PM EST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (Where is Saddam? and where is Tom Daschle?)
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bttt

4 posted on 03/25/2003 9:22 PM EST by tom paine 2
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Thank you as always for these magnificent, morale-boosting photo essays.

5 posted on 03/25/2003 9:24 PM EST by Argus
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Please Thank someone in the military for ensuring our Freedom.
Take a moment and Thank a Service Man or Woman.
Just Click on the graphic to SEND a message to someone in the military.

6 posted on 03/25/2003 9:25 PM EST by 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub (God Bless and Protect our military and our allies military.)
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I like how the sun is setting in this picture.

7 posted on 03/25/2003 9:26 PM EST by PianoMan (Liberate the Axis of Evil)
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Emotions are running high Dio! I do not have cable and have to watch Peter Jennings smirk as he reports American set backs. That POS makes me wild with anger.

Thank God for FR and Dio to display the positive and shine the light on the truth. We will prevail now and in the future battles after we defeat Iraq.

8 posted on 03/25/2003 9:27 PM EST by JackRyanCIA (Men willingly believe what they wish)
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Bill O'Reilly stated on his show tonight that a high ranking member of the CIA told him that the CIA and U.S. military conservatively estimated that the U.S. armed forces and British forces have eliminated at least 25,000 Iraqi soldiers. You would never know that if you listened to CNN or read the New York Times. We are winning this war in an overwhelming and unprecedented manner.

9 posted on 03/25/2003 9:28 PM EST by TennTuxedo
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That tanker picked the wrong moment to run back to his tank!

10 posted on 03/25/2003 9:32 PM EST by Redcloak (All work and no FReep makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no FReep make s Jack a dul boy. Allwork an)
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DioG

You are hero to me

Thank you for your posts!

11 posted on 03/25/2003 9:32 PM EST by Radix (I Love the 2 Lt Radix jr.)
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Thank you, Sir! You provide an incredible service to all of us.

These photos do not begin to tell the story of the conditions our troops are enduring.

I spent a lot of time in the 80's in Jordan, Kuwait, and Iraq. I was, many times, caught up in one of these "dust storms' (which is what they actually are) and I can tell you that the conditions are miserable. The dust can be so bad that you literally cannot see your hand in front of your face, etc. Also, breathing this for any period of time will start to make one nauseous.

The natives take a time out. We used to push on. Were we stupid? No. I think we just had an indominatble attitude. This has apparently survived in this generation of American warriors.

12 posted on 03/25/2003 9:33 PM EST by x1stcav (HooAhh!)
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BUMP FOR THE HEROES LIBERATING IRAQ.

I'll certainly BUMP to that!

Thanks for another amazing thread.

13 posted on 03/25/2003 9:37 PM EST by nutmeg (Liberate Iraq - Support Our Troops!)
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Too bad with all the free press we have we don't see these morale boosting images on our TV screens.

14 posted on 03/25/2003 9:38 PM EST by Rome2000
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Amazing photos... I really liked the one of the children. American children who are so sheltered from the ravages of war, might be frightened of the image of the tanks moving through. But those children looked excited and interested in seeing it. They are witnessing history.

15 posted on 03/25/2003 9:38 PM EST by Pan_Yans Wife (Lurking since 2000.)
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Awesome pics!

I curious if there are pictures available of our good works in Afghanistan?
I know we've built hospitals especially for teaching prenatal and infant care (educating parents) as well as so much other stuff. I'd really like to see those types of pics passed around so people know what a tremendous success the war in Afghanistan was/is.
(I read some anti-war nonsense talker saying "we never hear about Afghanistan" commenting this war would be a failure as that was- i.e. not catching osama)

Thanks! keep posting those pics, they fill my heart with pride!!

16 posted on 03/25/2003 9:38 PM EST by visualops
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A Diogenesis BTT. Rock and roll!

17 posted on 03/25/2003 9:40 PM EST by Billthedrill
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BUMP!

18 posted on 03/25/2003 9:41 PM EST by EternalVigilance
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What is with all of the handwringers in the media? Oh yeah, they're all Demorats...

19 posted on 03/25/2003 9:42 PM EST by TheDon (It takes two to make peace, but only one to make war.)
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"Bill O'Reilly stated on his show tonight that a high ranking member of the CIA told him that the CIA and U.S. military conservatively estimated that the U.S. armed forces and British forces have eliminated at least 25,000 Iraqi soldiers. "

I heard that for the first time too. I was suprised.

20 posted on 03/25/2003 9:42 PM EST by blam
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Thanks for the pictures, there great, especially the ones of the marines, they're GODS walking into HELL...

21 posted on 03/25/2003 9:44 PM EST by maxamillion
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Pay What We Owe

War is hell
So many pay
Freedom's price
In death they lay

But to bend our knees
To evil's threat
Would be far worse
Than to pay that debt

So bring the glory
Bring the gore
Cause we know damn well
What we're fighting for

Come what may
We'll win this fight
As our banners fly
By the dawn's early light

Our foe will bow
And not our side
Though the awful cost
Will make us cry

But when it's o'er
Our heads held high
We'll know they did
Our vict'ry buy

So honor them
And praise their names
The least they've earned
Is a heroes fame

EV

22 posted on 03/25/2003 9:48 PM EST by EternalVigilance
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I don't always (hardly ever) reply to the threads you ping me to, but I always see them. Everyday when I get home from work I check "my comments" and see your latest thread. I click on it then change out of my work clothes ... then I eat my dinner, check my mail, and help my kids with their homework. After that I go back to my computer, and the rest on the time the page is loading I ponder whether or not a dyslexic atheist insomniac stays up all night wondering if there really is a dog.

But I wouldn't miss it for the world.

Great as always. Keep on bumpin'.

23 posted on 03/25/2003 9:52 PM EST by Gumption
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Heartwarming photos Dio. Thanks again for all you do.

24 posted on 03/25/2003 9:52 PM EST by TADSLOS (Sua Sponte)
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I love that poem by Shelley! Make sure you post it after that statue is knocked down.

25 posted on 03/25/2003 9:53 PM EST by Lijahsbubbe
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I look forward to your daily thread of awesome photos. Thank you for all your hard work.

Prayers for all our selfless heroes!

26 posted on 03/25/2003 9:56 PM EST by paws_and_whiskers
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That strike video of the tank is just awesome!! You can see one of the Iraqi crew running up the berm right as the bomb hits it! SMACK! Welcome to Allah, MOFO!

27 posted on 03/25/2003 9:59 PM EST by TADSLOS (Sua Sponte)
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Thanks for the amazing photos. Your pictures show more than the tv does!

28 posted on 03/25/2003 10:00 PM EST by celtic gal (pray for the fallen and their families)
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Thanks for these shots!

29 posted on 03/25/2003 10:04 PM EST by ventana
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Dont' thank me, thank Dio! LOL!

30 posted on 03/25/2003 10:05 PM EST by TADSLOS (Sua Sponte)
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Heroes bump

31 posted on 03/25/2003 10:06 PM EST by Rightly Biased (<><)
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030322-N-2578S-001 Central Command Area of Responsibility (Mar. 22, 2003) -- The guided missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) launches a Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) toward Iraq during the initial stages of shock and awe. Porter is deployed with coalition forces in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction, and end the regime of Saddam Hussein. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Christopher Senenko. (RELEASED)

32 posted on 03/25/2003 10:06 PM EST by Excuse_My_Bellicosity
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Bump for another great post. Pretty interesting video!

33 posted on 03/25/2003 10:07 PM EST by Excuse_My_Bellicosity
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Welcome to Allah, MOFO!

I would be curious to see how he explained the turret rammed up his ass.

34 posted on 03/25/2003 10:07 PM EST by Gumption
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Thanks for taking the time to post these pictures!

35 posted on 03/25/2003 10:08 PM EST by shattered
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Prayers for all our selfless heroes

And then some.

36 posted on 03/25/2003 10:10 PM EST by Diogenesis (If you mess with one of us, you mess with all of us.)
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Very cool post! Thanks.

37 posted on 03/25/2003 10:13 PM EST by WorkingClassFilth (Defund NPR, PBS and the LSC.)
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Great pictures and captions. Thanks again.

38 posted on 03/25/2003 10:16 PM EST by baseballmom
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bttt

39 posted on 03/25/2003 10:19 PM EST by BeforeISleep
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Thank you for this report.

40 posted on 03/25/2003 10:20 PM EST by bentfeather
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for those who don't know, there are several other "GOTTA SEE THIS" threads with tons of awesome pictures...just do a search for "GOTTA SEE THIS" on any FR page and you should see 3-4 more links...I'm saving all of them in my favorites folder.

41 posted on 03/25/2003 10:21 PM EST by Capitalism2003
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Awsome article, YOU ARE THE MAN, oh, and thanks again!

42 posted on 03/25/2003 10:25 PM EST by cavtrooper21 ("..he's not heavy, sir. He's my brother...")
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Outstanding pictures, thanks.

My prayers are with the troops. My God protect them.

43 posted on 03/25/2003 10:25 PM EST by Victoria Delsoul
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bttt

Thanks and God Bless our troops and their families.

Tom and Lily

44 posted on 03/25/2003 10:26 PM EST by freedumb2003 (Peace through Strength)
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Dio, you make my day!

Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822)

Ozymandias, or Ramese (sic) II, was pharaoh of Egypt in the thirteenth century B.C.

45 posted on 03/25/2003 10:29 PM EST by facedown (Armed in the Heartland)
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Dio, this is what I look for daily, thank you!

46 posted on 03/25/2003 10:33 PM EST by JustPiper (Anti-War Protestors Are The Terrorist's Bodyguard!!!)
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I believe this guy is now running the show.

Every time I see a clip of Saddam, "Weekend at Bernies" pops into my mind.

Thank you so much for all you do. After-school routine at this house has now become snack, Dio, homework.

God bless the troops.

47 posted on 03/25/2003 10:34 PM EST by lizma
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We need a tank to take out the statute in your last photo!

Wanna get a collection fund going and lease a cruise missile for it?

48 posted on 03/25/2003 10:34 PM EST by m1-lightning ("We ought not politicize this war" - Tom Daschle, 09/25/02)
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Thank you again!

These posts really lift the spirits!

49 posted on 03/25/2003 10:35 PM EST by SeenTheLight
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Awesome photos. Thank you so much for posting them.

God keep our Warrior Heroes in His care!

50 posted on 03/25/2003 10:35 PM EST by LADY J
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You mean you have not seen this yet from Strangecosmos?;)

51 posted on 03/25/2003 10:42 PM EST by JustPiper (Anti-War Protestors Are The Terrorist's Bodyguard!!!)
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Fijian soldiers from the British 2 Close Support Regiment sing hymns at a service for British servicemen. (Photo: AP)

52 posted on 03/25/2003 10:54 PM EST by JustPiper (Anti-War Protestors Are The Terrorist's Bodyguard!!!)
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Did Saddam borrow Tariq's glasses the other night?

53 posted on 03/25/2003 11:04 PM EST by mass55th
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Strangecosmos is getting under my skin. They seem to have no problem trolling this site and putting their logos on our pix, but when we need them, their bandwith isn't up to it. GRRR

54 posted on 03/25/2003 11:07 PM EST by lizma
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Thank yo so much

Praying for our troops and those they left behind, special prayer for protection for those POWs

Brave soldiers, but also scared kids

55 posted on 03/25/2003 11:27 PM EST by apackof2
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Mega ditto thanks! These scenes make me want meet up tonight with Michael Moore....Nuff said.

56 posted on 03/25/2003 11:39 PM EST by Digger
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A Message for the Iraqis

"Yeah, I'm bleeding
But I'm still upright
But you'll be dead
By tomorrow night

The worst mistake
You ever made
Was to kill our guys
In such an evil way

Now we're pissed
Gonna kick your ass
And you can't stop us
It'll be a blast"

EV

57 posted on 03/26/2003 12:15 AM EST by EternalVigilance (Please pardon my french...but there are times for it...)
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It looks as if these guys even fart wrong, they will be cut down.

58 posted on 03/26/2003 12:15 AM EST by EricT.
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I can't wait for the A-10 videos. C'mon- I'm jonesin' for some Warthog action.

59 posted on 03/26/2003 12:22 AM EST by EricT.
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This is the only thread each day that makes me completely oblivious to anything other than the intensity of these photos. Am very grateful for them.

60 posted on 03/26/2003 12:25 AM EST by WaterDragon (Playing possum doesn't work against nukes.)
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Thank you once again for your most interesting post and pictures. I am addicted to them. One question - what is the captured Iraqi weapon that soldier is inspecting? (2nd to last picture). Is it a blunderbuss?? Please excuse me if that is a stupid question.

61 posted on 03/26/2003 12:56 AM EST by Rollee
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Dio, thank you soooooo much for this thread. These pictures are beyond words.

Hugh Hewitt mentioned this thread on his show today, I just thought you'd like to know that.

62 posted on 03/26/2003 12:57 AM EST by Brad's Gramma
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63 posted on 03/26/2003 1:18 AM EST by Cindy
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Marvelous pictures today Diogenesis. It's so good to see what's really happening without the distorted view of the liberal US media.

64 posted on 03/26/2003 1:34 AM EST by McGavin999
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Thanks for the great post!

65 posted on 03/26/2003 2:10 AM EST by InShanghai (I was born on the crest of a wave, and rocked in the cradle of the deep.)
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As always....you rock the house!!! I am immensely greatful for your hard work on these threads. There are pictures here we would never see otherwise!!!!

66 posted on 03/26/2003 2:18 AM EST by BossLady (CNN - C-hristiane (Amanpour) N-ews N-etwork......ALL SADDAM....ALL THE TIME!!!!!)
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ping!

Please FReepmail me if you want on or off my infrequent ping list.

67 posted on 03/26/2003 3:43 AM EST by nutmeg (Liberate Iraq - Support Our Troops!)
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Freedom Bump!

68 posted on 03/26/2003 9:01 AM EST by ThomasMore ([1 Pet 3:15-16])
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