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GOTTA SEE THIS-WarEndur.Freedom 03/31/03-Baghdad,Basra,Umm Qasr,Dohuk,Qushtapa
DOD, IraqiTV, Yahoo, AP, Reuters, and the usual suspects | 3/31/03 | The Armies of Good against the Axis of Evil

Posted on 03/30/2003 11:11 AM EST by Diogenesis

GOTTA SEE THIS - War for Enduring Freedom 03/31/03 - Strike Videos, Baghdad, Basra, Umm Qasr, Dohuk, Qushtapa

UNDERREPORTED COALITION GAINS
Baghdad - shock and awe incrementally applied
South Iraq - Russian antitank 'technology' used against American heroes
Basra - Exodus at Basra- fleeing Iraqis slaughtered by Saddam's forces
Basra - Checkpoint of Freedom at Basra
Az Zubaya - British Light Infantry distributes aid
Najaf - homocidal bomber in a taxi kills four American heroes
Umm Qasr, RFA Sir Galahad arrives
Umm Qasr, Royal Marines rock
Chamchamal - chemical protection kit found in bunker after Iraqis abandoned their position
Dohuk - foiled dam explosion
Qushtapa - Iraqis in Retreat
China to Amman
UNDERREPORTED PATRIOTIC RALLIES
Including @ the White House, Clarksville, Tennessee, Ottawa, Red Deer, Alberta, San Francisco, Mashpee, Massachusetts

BREAKING: Strike Videos from the DoD News Briefing, Saturday, 29 Mar 2003

F/A-18 Hornets dropping precision guided munitions on the Al Taqaddum Airfield

F/A-18 Hornets onAl Taqaddum Airfield - Download mpg file here

DOWNLOAD THIS: IT BLEW UP REAL GOOD AWARD

F-15 Eagle dropping precision guided munitions on a leadership compound in Baghdad

F-15 Eagle dropping on a leadership compound in Baghdad - Download mpg file here

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

In Baghdad, Iraq, after Iraq's refusal to disarm.
More shock and awe incrementally applied and another strike on the Baaath
Communication center.

In Baghdad, smoke billowing from Saddams' burning oil trenches
covers the presidential palace as was Saddams planned war crime.

In Baghdad, Iraq, at the market downtown.

In Baghdad, at the Information Ministry.

ANOTHER POTHOLE ALERT

In Baghdad, Iraq, at the al-Naser market in the Shuwaila area of Baghdad
where Saddam's forces used their own munitions and poorly-fired missiles
to murder non-Tikrit Iraqis so as to thereafter falsely blame their deaths
caused by Iraqi treachery on the Coalition.

Near Baghdad, non-Tikritis murdered by Saddam for his propaganda
prepare to bury their families but must wait for Saddams' forces to arrive for his
propaganda film.
Saddam's forces murder additional hundreds
each day to "motivate" non-Tikrit Iraqis. It has been their way.

In Baghdad, Journalists getting their information from Iraqi TV.

DUCT TAPE ALERT

In Baghdad, the postcard of Saddam Hussein taped to the window of the bus used by the press.

========= Iraqi television =========

Iraqi TV shows a captured allied tank, taken with Russian antitank 'technology,
given after OK by Putin himself. The countries of Earth have divided themselves
into those that are sentient and for Freedom and the terrorists and their supporters/enablers.

========= Iraqi War map =========

========= Exodus at Basra =========

In Basra, Coalition power supports Iraqis waiting to be freed in Basra.

In Az Zubaya near Basra, the Fedayeen and Baath headquaters taking a Coalition fire-bath.

In Basra, Iraqi wanting freedom continue to flee to Coalition forces.

In Basra, Iraqis who fled finally arrive at the checkpoint of freedom maintained by Coalition forces.

In Basra, the parents of this suddenly Fedayeen-orphaned Iraqi child
were taken out by Saddam's thugs.

In Basra, this child was alone in the Exodus at Basra and helped to Freedom by a courageous gallant hero.

In Basra, FREED Iraqis. Will the media thank the Coalition? I doubt it.

In Basra, British Medics provide medical attention to Iraqis
who have only known murder, rape and beatings by Saddam.

========= Az Zubaya =========

In Az Zubaya, British heores from the Light Infantry distribute aid.

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

In Karbala, mail call, with a hero on break enjoying perfumed personal mail.

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

In Najaf, central Iraq,, a homocidal bomber in a taxi murdered four American
heroes Saturday, March 29, 2003.

========= south central Iraq =========

In south central Iraq, Iraqis introduces their families to the heroes who did free them.

========= south Iraq =========

In southern Iraq, Champion US Marines and Coalition forces exchange fire with Iraqis.

Heroes of the US Marines escort two Iraqi military prisoners who surrended after crossing US lines.
The told of being forced to fight after Saddam's forces, the Fedayeen murdered their children, and shot their friends in the head.

========= Umm Qasr =========

In Umm Qasr, champion Commando Royal Marines inspects weapons taken on patrol.

In Umm Qasr, RFA Sir Galahad arrives.

In Umm Qasr, Royal Marines rock.

========= Kuwait =========

In Kuwait, the Kuwaiti Navy dive team recovered pieces of the Iraqi missile of
Chinese or Iranian technology that impacted near the Sharq Market.

REPORT FROM NORTH IRAQ

========= Chamchamal =========

In northern Iraq, a chemical protection kit was found in a bunker
in the northern hills around Chamchamal after Iraqis abandoned their position
after days of attacks by US forces. Think Kofi and Blix care? I doubt it.

========= Dohuk =========

In Dohuk, northern Iraq, Kurd heroes found explosives which were to be used
to take out this dam.

========= Kirkuk =========

In Qushtapa, ~30 miles south of Irbil, more retreats by Iraq.
The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) raises their flag,
as Saddam's influence is removed from this part of the "island".

REPORT FROM ELSEWHERE

========= China to Amman =========

To Amman, Jordan, Chinese workers move what is claimed to be "humanitarian aid"
at Urumqi airport in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
Can you say spy equipment and Silkwood missiles with American technologic
updates supplied by the DNC for campaign contributions?.

========= Patriouts throughout the Americas =========

========= Washington =========

PLEASE DONT HOLD YOUR BREATHE WAITING FOR THE MEDIA TO COVER THESE PATRIOTIC RALLIES

At the White House, American patriots support Champions of Freedom in Iraq..

========= Clarksville =========

PLEASE DONT HOLD YOUR BREATHE WAITING FOR THE MEDIA TO COVER THESE PATRIOTIC RALLIES

In Clarksville, Tennessee, American flags fly with patriotism.

========= Ottawa =========

PLEASE DONT HOLD YOUR BREATHE WAITING FOR THE MEDIA TO COVER THESE PATRIOTIC RALLIES

In Ottawa, Canadian and Americans patriots support the United States.

========= Red Deer =========

PLEASE DONT HOLD YOUR BREATHE WAITING FOR THE MEDIA TO COVER THESE PATRIOTIC RALLIES

In Red Deer, Alberta, Canadian and Americans patriots support the United States.

========= San Francisco =========

PLEASE DONT HOLD YOUR BREATHE WAITING FOR THE MEDIA TO COVER THESE PATRIOTIC RALLIES

In San Francisco, American patriots support the War for Enduring Freedom in Iraq..

========= Mashpee =========

In Mashpee, Massachusetts, patriots support America.

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It took a lot of time to make this post and it was volunteered.
You can help. Spend a few hours today helping for success in the War for Enduring Freedom,
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venting, update, correction, observation, or anything else of interest.

END OF TRANSMISSION 03/31/03 .......... K

Never give up. Never Surrender.

1 posted on 03/30/2003 11:11 AM EST by Diogenesis

America - the greatest country in the history of the Universe

2 posted on 03/30/2003 11:12 AM EST by Diogenesis (If you mess with one of us, you mess with all of us.)
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Great Job Diogenesis!

3 posted on 03/30/2003 11:20 AM EST by boknows
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More great pics!!!

Stay safe; stay armed,
Eaker

4 posted on 03/30/2003 11:22 AM EST by Eaker (64,999,987 firearm owners killed no one yesterday. Somehow, it didn't make the news.)
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Great job Dio!!!!

Stay safe; stay armed,
Eaker

5 posted on 03/30/2003 11:23 AM EST by Eaker (64,999,987 firearm owners killed no one yesterday. Somehow, it didn't make the news.)
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I have no computer savvy to help but I can say, 'Thank you'

6 posted on 03/30/2003 11:25 AM EST by MEG33
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Great pictures ... thanks.

Don't you just love the picture of the M1A1 that was captered by photoshop ... I assmue it wasn't a frontal assault.

Should have at least added some burn marks and tossed some dust on the 'insert reporter here'.

Does anyone think we leave tanks laying around? ... like we do apache helicopters.

7 posted on 03/30/2003 11:29 AM EST by snooker
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Good pick up. Sharp eye. Thanks.
It is hard enough getting the code right and [hopefully] most of the spelling errors.

8 posted on 03/30/2003 11:33 AM EST by Diogenesis (If you mess with one of us, you mess with all of us.)
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I really appreciate your photo spreads. It is extremely informative. One of the best posts. I look forward to seeing it.

snooker

9 posted on 03/30/2003 11:35 AM EST by snooker
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You're welcome. Nice to see you this morning.

What is wrong with the media?
They cover mainly --or only-- defeatist talkers and antiwar rallies.

10 posted on 03/30/2003 11:36 AM EST by Diogenesis (If you mess with one of us, you mess with all of us.)
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The Iraqia are a very different people from the Palestinians, obviously. Only with a gun at their heads or threats to the lives of their children will they attack those who want to help them.

The photos of the orphaned children are heartbreaking. The American soldiers are the best human beings on the face of the earth.

Dio, this thread is a tour de force. Thank you. God bless and keep safe our wonderful American troops and our President.

11 posted on 03/30/2003 11:37 AM EST by WaterDragon (Playing possum doesn't work against nukes.)
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The patriotic rally pics are great. How the liberal press can ignore these at the expense of sabotaging our troops and country is too sick for me to understand.

12 posted on 03/30/2003 11:38 AM EST by Lijahsbubbe
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U.S. Army military intelligence officer gets 'five' from a child after questioning Iraqi bedouins in the desert of central Iraq Sunday, March 30, 2003. The bedouins welcomed the American soldiers with white flags.

13 posted on 03/30/2003 11:39 AM EST by sciencediet (Googolplex Star Thinker of the Seventh Galaxy of Light and Ingenuity)
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Thanks again!

OFFICIAL BUMP(TOPIC)LIST

14 posted on 03/30/2003 11:41 AM EST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (Saddam's days are numbered!)
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Awesome pictures - great job! It appears to be the largest collection yet!

15 posted on 03/30/2003 11:44 AM EST by meyer (how do I turn this thing off?)
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Informative posters line the wall of a suspected Iraqi nuclear biological chemical (NBC) training facility discovered by British Royal Marines at an Iraqi naval port north of Umm Qsar, March 30, 2003. Gas masks, chemical warfare suits, training posters and vials of chemicals labeled in Russian and English were discovered.

16 posted on 03/30/2003 11:44 AM EST by sciencediet (Googolplex Star Thinker of the Seventh Galaxy of Light and Ingenuity)
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Those pictures of soldiers caring for children deserve to be on the front page.

Nice work, thanks for posting this thread.

17 posted on 03/30/2003 11:45 AM EST by P.O.E. (God Bless and keep safe our troops.)
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Iraqis seething with pathological hatred
for the US and Israel ripped an American flag
after Friday prayers outside the mosque
of Al Azhar University in Cairo.

18 posted on 03/30/2003 11:45 AM EST by ppaul
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Wow! These montages just keep getting better and better. Thanks SO much for putting these together. God bless our troops, and God bless America.

19 posted on 03/30/2003 11:47 AM EST by shezza
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What is wrong with the media? They cover mainly --or only-- defeatist talkers and antiwar rallies.

IMHO ... Other than the normal blame America first crowd, this time the media hates Bush so much it blinds them completely. The Dumpocraps are toast if the war goes well, and they know it. So the media has to make it sound like we won, but it was real close. The administration almost blew it, but the troops pulled us through.

BTW look at the market picture. Looks like amplified TV antennas are the big thing going in Baghdad. Local reception must be spotty.

snooker

20 posted on 03/30/2003 11:48 AM EST by snooker
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Thanks for these threads, Dio. I know HTML and I know how time consuming something like this is. I have recruited about a dozen people to Free Republic with these resources. We're seeing pictures that we won't see in any of the mainstream media sources. Your "Gotta' See This" threads are a priority for me every time you put one up!

God bless our troops overseas who are generating the content of your work!

Mike ~

21 posted on 03/30/2003 11:49 AM EST by Salem (FREE REPUBLIC - Fighting to win within the Arena of the War of Ideas!)
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Is that a scope on that Ma Deuce? Wasn't that a Gunny Hathcock trick?

22 posted on 03/30/2003 11:50 AM EST by FreedomPoster
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Great job! Love this series. Better than any network news.

America, America, God shed his grace on thee.

23 posted on 03/30/2003 11:52 AM EST by Stopislamnow (Because tomorrow we'll all be dead and won't be able to)
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What is wrong with the media?

They cover mainly --or only-- defeatist talkers and antiwar rallies.

I don't see how these people can hate President Bush more than I hated Clinton. I had nothing but the greatest support for our troops even under Clinton's misdirection and NEVER would have made derogatory remarks about them or their actions. I also would have NEVER attended an anit-America rally.

I just don't get it.

Stay safe; stay armed,
Eaker

24 posted on 03/30/2003 11:53 AM EST by Eaker (64,999,987 firearm owners killed no one yesterday. Somehow, it didn't make the news.)
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Is this a Coast Guard boat?

25 posted on 03/30/2003 11:55 AM EST by HairOfTheDog (May it be a light for you in dark places, when all other lights go out.)
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An RAF loadmaster in a Puma helicopter aims his general purpose machine gun on an Iraqi truck as soldiers of the 1st Battalion Parachute Regiment carry out vehicle searches for weapons in southern Iraq Sunday, March 30, 2003. Paratroopers patrol the skies and are able to drop a platoon of men onto the road or desert track ahead of a car to facilitate the random stops.

26 posted on 03/30/2003 11:55 AM EST by sciencediet (Googolplex Star Thinker of the Seventh Galaxy of Light and Ingenuity)
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Thanks for the great pics! Is is heartwarming to see what our troops are doing to secure the Peace! I'm also glad that the Pro Troop rallies are getting coverage here, if not in the Liberal Press!

My son and I look forward to your pics everyday! Keep up the good work we appriciate it.

27 posted on 03/30/2003 11:57 AM EST by alice_in_bubbaland (Wife of a Veteran and Mom of a future Marine- God Bless our Troops !)
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I look forward to your posts. I share them everyday with my co-workers. Thanks from GA!

28 posted on 03/30/2003 11:58 AM EST by SeeRushToldU_So ( Something witty, etc, etc....)
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That is an unusual looking rifle.

29 posted on 03/30/2003 11:59 AM EST by viligantcitizen (Godspeed Ronald Young. Douglas county is praying for you to make it home.)
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Check out the barrel of the M-60 in that photo. Somebody did some serious rock-n-roll with it.

30 posted on 03/30/2003 12:00 PM EST by Justa
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What a great post! Lots of good pictures, and an excellent point, besides! WHERE IS THE MEDIA IN THEIR COVERAGE???

And they wonder why people are going to Fox. It doesn't take a rocket scieintist to figure this out.

31 posted on 03/30/2003 12:01 PM EST by Miss Marple
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Undated but recent image released Sunday, March 30, 2003, of a British soldier of 2CS enjoying a cup of tea with an Iraqi man near Basra, southern Iraq.

32 posted on 03/30/2003 12:01 PM EST by sciencediet (Googolplex Star Thinker of the Seventh Galaxy of Light and Ingenuity)
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Great job. Semper Fi ...

33 posted on 03/30/2003 12:03 PM EST by oh8eleven
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It took a lot of time to make this post and it was volunteered.

I'm sure it did... you've really outdone yourself today, Diogenesis! Beautiful collection of photos and captions... THANK YOU!

34 posted on 03/30/2003 12:03 PM EST by nutmeg (Liberate Iraq - Support Our Troops!)
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For those who haven't seen this... it is great:

Click the pic... (Great slideshow of troops...
mood by Tom Petty)

And these are some great pics that might not be new, but have stuck with me...

Very cool shot:

These green eyes:

35 posted on 03/30/2003 12:03 PM EST by HairOfTheDog (May it be a light for you in dark places, when all other lights go out.)
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An F-14 Tomcat is reflected in a puddle at the fantail of the USS Harry S. Truman upon its return from a strike against Iraq Sunday, March 30 , 2003. The aircraft carrier is conducting missions in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

36 posted on 03/30/2003 12:04 PM EST by sciencediet (Googolplex Star Thinker of the Seventh Galaxy of Light and Ingenuity)
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Don't miss this one today!

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

37 posted on 03/30/2003 12:04 PM EST by nutmeg (Liberate Iraq - Support Our Troops!)
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Your stories show more and say more than any or all other war coverage. I wouldn't miss one of your posts! Thanks for your good work.

38 posted on 03/30/2003 12:04 PM EST by T'wit
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It took a lot of time to make this post and it was volunteered.

Thank you, Diogenesis, and the other nameless volunteers. Really appreciate your effort and time. Photo selections and the captions are terrific.

39 posted on 03/30/2003 12:05 PM EST by bwteim (bwteim=Begin With The End In Mind)
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That picture of the man gnawing at the flag is so bizarre it looks comedic.

40 posted on 03/30/2003 12:05 PM EST by Lijahsbubbe
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Thank you. As always, excellent does not do your post justice.

41 posted on 03/30/2003 12:06 PM EST by Dustbunny
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Just wanted to say thank you, Diogenesis, for taking the time to put together the story of the war using photos. Your hard work makes my day EVERY day! XXOOXX

42 posted on 03/30/2003 12:06 PM EST by arasina (PRAY for our troops, our president, our journalists, the POWs and the innocents!)
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Do you have the video clip of the bomb strike against the Iraqi Information Ministry where the blast wave goes past the vidoe camera lens and sparks shower down through the field of view onto the street below?

It would be a great addition to your compilation plus I'm looking for it. 8^)

43 posted on 03/30/2003 12:15 PM EST by jriemer (We are a Republic not a Democracy)
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The rally was one mile from my house. It was the first one I attended and will go to the next one on 5 April, with my homepade poster.

44 posted on 03/30/2003 12:20 PM EST by Kaslin
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I don't think that's an M-60. It has largely been retired in favor of the FN GPMG / M-240, the big brother to the SAW.

http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/m240g.htm

45 posted on 03/30/2003 12:22 PM EST by FreedomPoster
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Thank you Diogenesis.

Awesome photos today! Just awesome!

46 posted on 03/30/2003 12:26 PM EST by LindaSOG (Sha'alu shalom Yerushalayim)
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Thank you for the post.

47 posted on 03/30/2003 12:27 PM EST by Buffalo Head (Illigitimi non carborundum)
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After several days of (MRE) Meal Ready to Eat and chow hall food, soldiers stand in line at the Subway consession stand which reopened at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Friday March 28, 2003. The consession stands bring a touch of home for the soldiers supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

48 posted on 03/30/2003 12:29 PM EST by sciencediet (Googolplex Star Thinker of the Seventh Galaxy of Light and Ingenuity)
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A British Royal Air Force ground crew member marshals out a Harrier GR7 at their base in Kuwait, prior to its mission over Iraq, March 29, 2003. U.S.-led forces mounted one of their fiercest air assaults yet on Baghdad on Saturday, targeting the center and outskirts of the city with repeated bombings that drew blasts of Iraqi anti-aircraft fire.

49 posted on 03/30/2003 12:33 PM EST by sciencediet (Googolplex Star Thinker of the Seventh Galaxy of Light and Ingenuity)
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Fabulous--thanks!

50 posted on 03/30/2003 12:33 PM EST by NautiNurse (Usama bin Laden has produced more tapes than Steely Dan)
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Our Honorable Commander In Chief

A B-2 Spirit receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 931st Air Refueling Group, McConnell AFB, Kansas, over the Indian Ocean, on March 27, 2003. The KC-135 Crew is currently assigned to the 405th Air Expeditionary Wing, forward deployed location, Southwest Asiaover Iraq, March 27, 2003. A U.S. B-2 bomber on Friday dropped two earth-shattering 4,600-pound (2,086 kg) 'bunker-buster' bombs on a downtown Baghdad communications tower, defense officials said. it was the first use of the big bombs in a week-long pounding of the Iraqi capital. U.S.-led jets and ships have used more than 5,000 bombs and missiles against Baghdad and across Iraq in a war to depose President Saddam Hussein . REUTERS/Cherie A. Thurlby/U.S. Air Force

Two U.S. A10 Thunderbolt II aircraft take off from their base in Kuwait March 29, 2003. U.S. Central Command said on Saturday there would be no 'pause' in military operations to oust Iraqi President Saddam Hussein . REUTERS/Russell Boyce

Flight deck crew give the launch signal as an F/A-18C Hornet is launched off the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk in the Gulf, Saturday March 29, 2003. Planes from the ship continued to fly missions over Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Flight deck crew give the thumbs up signal to the catapult operator as an F/A-18C Hornet is launched off the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk in the Persian Gulf, Saturday March 29, 2003. Planes from the ship continued to fly missions over Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

The pilot of an S-3B Viking flies in formation with another S-3B in the skies over the Persian Gulf as they head to the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk in the Gulf, Friday March 28, 2003. Planes from the ship continued to fly missions over Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (AP Photo/HO)

An F/A-18C Hornet is readied to be launched off the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk in the Gulf, Friday March 28, 2003. Planes from the ship continued to fly missions over Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

A radar-avoiding U.S. B-2 bomber dropped two earth-shattering 4,600-pound 'bunker-buster' bombs on Friday on a major link in Iraq 's communications network in downtown Baghdad, defense officials said. It was believed to be the first use of the big bombs on Baghdad. (Reuters Graphic)

A recent undated U.S. military handout photograph shows what military officials describe as workers putting out an oil well fire in Iraq. The image was shown as part of a presentation by U.S. Brigadier General Vincent Brooks during a news conference at Camp As Sayliyah, Central Command Center, Doha, Qatar, Friday, March 28, 2003. (AP Photo/Central Command Handout Photo)

Smoke billows from the southern Iraqi town of Basra as a convoy of British troops head for a battle on the outskirts of the town.(AFP/Odd Andersen)

A US CH-47 Chinook helicopter drops Marines of the 15th Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Fox Company 'Raiders' at an undisclosed location in the Iraqi desert, March 28, 2003. . Photo by Desmond Boylan/Reuters

Aviation Ordnance Airman, Larry Courson, of Monroe La., right, and Aviation Ordnance Petty Officer 1st class, William White, left, of Dallas, Texas, wheel a GBU-31 Victor 4 Hard Target Penetrator GPS 2,000-lb. bomb in the hanger bay aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk in the Gulf, Friday March 28, 2003. Planes from the ship continued to fly missions over Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

An F/A-18 Hornet assigned to the 'Silver Eagles' of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron One One Five (VMFA-115) releases a Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) over Iraq, Thursday, March 27, 2003. (AP Photo/US Navy)

United States Marines CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopters land at a forward area refueling point in southern Iraq to fill up their tanks before continuing missions Friday, March 28, 2003. After several days of suspended dust and sandstorms which halted most helicopter missions, clear skies on Friday allowed the aircrafts to return to the skies. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

The Guided Missile Destroyer USS Cape St. George launches a Tomahawk cruise missile early Friday March 28, 2003, as she sails in the Mediterranean Sea to support Operation Iraqi Freedom. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

IRAQI GUY W/ SUV…Liberals should be ouraged at his wasting gas in a “blood for oil conflict!”[/sarcasm]
The vehicle carrying the Iraqi family of Sadeq, who would not give a last name and did not want photographs taken, drives a road in Al-Ruweishid, Jordan, heading toward Amman, Thursday, March 27, 2003. Sadeq, a loyal member of Saddam Hussein's Baath Party decided to leave Iraq with five members of his family after the start of coalition air strikes. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

51 posted on 03/30/2003 12:35 PM EST by FBD (May God bless our troops, and all coalition forces!)
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Sciencediet, Great pic - a keeper.

Everyone, Thank you and stay safe.

Jriemer and Everyone (#43 above) TWO FOR YOU

Here is the communication dish is destroyed.

Download mpg file here

Here is the result. Japanese reporters in Amman were monitoring Iraqi TV when the bomb hit.

Report in Japan from Iraq (a keeper) [thanks to FReeper AmericanInTokyo]

Like the pics, greab them before they may be gone.

52 posted on 03/30/2003 12:37 PM EST by Diogenesis (If you mess with one of us, you mess with all of us.)
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BTTT!!!!!!

53 posted on 03/30/2003 12:37 PM EST by E.G.C.
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M2's (some) do indeed still have a dovetail mount for a scope but I believe that is just a leaupold spotting scope being held on top. Could be the USMC 10X unertl mounted but I can't see it well enough to be sure.

Stay Safe !

54 posted on 03/30/2003 12:41 PM EST by Squantos (Cum catapultae proscriptae erunt tum soli proscript catapultas habebunt.)
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55 posted on 03/30/2003 12:42 PM EST by Radix
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Dio, I appreciate your posts so much that I am compelled to participate when I can. On the run today, I'll check back later. Great work, Diogenesis!

56 posted on 03/30/2003 12:45 PM EST by sciencediet (Googolplex Star Thinker of the Seventh Galaxy of Light and Ingenuity)
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Never stop giving these reports, please!!

FANTASTIC

THANK YOU

57 posted on 03/30/2003 12:46 PM EST by bentfeather
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Sorry, that’s not an M-60, that is a SAW or Squad Automatic Weapon, you can tell by the barrel and the flash suppressor on the tip and M-60 has a much longer flash suppressor and also the butstock, and upper receiver are different.

58 posted on 03/30/2003 12:46 PM EST by tricky_k_1972
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Here's the one that gets me:

The Brits are going with fixed bayonets.

59 posted on 03/30/2003 12:53 PM EST by Tennessee_Bob (Dieses sieht wie ein Job nach Nothosen aus!)
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Nice Job

60 posted on 03/30/2003 12:58 PM EST by setcapt
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I hope and pray that those fabulous photos of Americans and Canadians supporting our Country reach the troops in the Middle East and Afghanistan.

For sure they don't seem to find coverage in our home media.

61 posted on 03/30/2003 1:00 PM EST by maica (Home of the FREE because of the BRAVE)
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This may be the most important photoanalysis I have seen all week.

Thread here

Gigakudos, FReepers, to antaresequity. Great great great job.

62 posted on 03/30/2003 1:02 PM EST by Diogenesis (If you mess with one of us, you mess with all of us.)
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Photo Analysis of First Photo on this Thread

Secondary impacts caused by SAM missiles?

You Decide

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/880024/posts?page=51,6

63 posted on 03/30/2003 1:05 PM EST by antaresequity
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I know these threads take up a lot of your time, and I have huge admiration and appreciation for what you do.

As to the media, they are hell bent on spreading a defeatist message that is far from the truth. Did you watch Russert this morning? I wanted to reach through the screen and smack him a good one. On and on he droned trying to create an image of coalition forces "bogged down in a quagmire, caught by surprise, insufficient number of forces, forces discouraged", yadayada. Did these idiots expect an eight hour war?

64 posted on 03/30/2003 1:06 PM EST by McLynnan
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It's the M-240G general purpose machinegun that replaced the M-60.

65 posted on 03/30/2003 1:06 PM EST by Ajnin
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That pic of Iraqi SAM's hitting Baghdad is awesome. I can't wait to smack down some liberal with that.

66 posted on 03/30/2003 1:10 PM EST by Ajnin
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Yes, that's a 110Ft Patrol Boat of the "Island" class. They're all named after Islands. There are several of them over there.

Neat boats. Fast, planing hull on a 110footer. Has a side-by-side 20mm on the bow, and a few 50's too.

67 posted on 03/30/2003 1:18 PM EST by Ramius
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No. Thats a Coast Guard Cutter. A 110 footer. Ill cut you some slack this time.

68 posted on 03/30/2003 1:31 PM EST by Delta 21 (Allons ! ! !)
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See pic in Reply 48.

69 posted on 03/30/2003 1:31 PM EST by firebrand
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Thank you for the *slack* Delta....

70 posted on 03/30/2003 1:33 PM EST by HairOfTheDog (May it be a light for you in dark places, when all other lights go out.)
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Great thread. I would love to be on the ping list for these.

71 posted on 03/30/2003 1:34 PM EST by firebrand
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Great pic!!

72 posted on 03/30/2003 1:36 PM EST by Excuse_My_Bellicosity
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Technically it is a "Patrol Boat", hence the WPB##### identifier... but I'll cut you some slack... :-)

And yes, I know that it is still called the "Coast Guard Cutter suchandsuch". But:

WHEC - High Endurance Cutter
WMEC - Medium Endurance Cutter
WPB - Patrol Boat

73 posted on 03/30/2003 1:38 PM EST by Ramius
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F-15E Strike Eagle carrying some serious ordinance:

74 posted on 03/30/2003 1:39 PM EST by Excuse_My_Bellicosity
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FBD, GREAT PICTURES. Thanks.

The truth percolating here deserves an Afghanistan FREEDOM UPDATE

========= Bagram =========

In Bagram, Army champion carries her gun as she jogs .

========= Kabul =========

In Kabul, Afghan girls freed by the USA start their first day of the school.
After liberation, the UN demanded that the women rewear the burqa, the
sign of women's enslavement. Today, in rural areas of Afghanistan,
many girls are now re-forbidden to attend school. This probably would not have happened
if the USA took FReeper advice and put a freed Afghani woman in charge.

========= Kandahar =========

In Kandahar, Afghan children, boys and girls, FREED by the USA play without
fear of being raped by the insane Taliban.

========= Chaman border near Western Pakistan =========

Near the Chaman border, Afghan girls in a refugee camp
as the River of Freedom from America overflows even through the Axis of Evil

75 posted on 03/30/2003 1:43 PM EST by Diogenesis (If you mess with one of us, you mess with all of us.)
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There's something so poignant about those pictures with those big old tough soldiers carrying those children so tenderly!
God Bless our Troops and all the Coalition Troops!

76 posted on 03/30/2003 1:46 PM EST by SuziQ
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GREAT pictures. Thanks, Diogenesis ! . . .

77 posted on 03/30/2003 1:47 PM EST by MeeknMing (Bu-bye Saddam! / Check out my Freeper site !: http://home.attbi.com/~freeper/wsb/index.html)
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DATE ON PHOTO


A still image taken off video shows explosions lighting up the night sky over Baghdad, March 30, 2003. U.S. warplanes struck Baghdad with bombs and missiles in unrelenting air attacks on Sunday after an Iraqi army officer killed four American soldiers in a suicide bombing. Some of the most ferocious air strikes of the war hit government targets in Baghdad in waves and repeatedly blasted Republican Guard positions circling the capital. REUTERS TV

78 posted on 03/30/2003 1:50 PM EST by brigette (The Butcher is DEAD - Now it is time to slaughter his devoted sheep !)
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Why is Saddam's triumphal arch (lower right) still standing?

79 posted on 03/30/2003 2:00 PM EST by MediaMole
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Ultimate line dance

OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- C-17 Globemaster IIIs await orders to load and launch in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom at a forward-deployed location. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Isaac G.L. Freeman)

Troop support

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Pro-military demonstrators gather at a gate here March 22 to show their support for U.S. troops at home and in Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt James A Williams)

80 posted on 03/30/2003 2:08 PM EST by Excuse_My_Bellicosity
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You rock, keep 'em coming. I forward the links to my most liberal of friends so that they will see what our troops are doing out there. It takes away the murderous image they have of our heros.

ES

81 posted on 03/30/2003 2:12 PM EST by ElectricStrawberry
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Sorry , but technically you are wrong. You dont call a Navy ship a boat unless its a submarine, you dont call an Army Tank a jeep, a magazine is not a clip, etc...etc....The only one who has the right to call it a "boat" is the snipe in the hole thats using his own sweat to keep the screws turning.....So says the Chief.

A "Cutter" is basically any CG vessel 65 feet in length or greater, having adequate accommodations for crew to live on board.

I have a jpg of 4 110s riding piggy back over to the gulf escorted by a 378 but I cant post it anywhere...any one wanna help out?

82 posted on 03/30/2003 2:13 PM EST by Delta 21 (Allons ! ! !)
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Marines on Sunday in Kuwait

83 posted on 03/30/2003 2:16 PM EST by cornelis
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I called every Cutter that I was ever on... a "boat".

But I know better than to argue with a Chief, especially when he's wrong... :-)

84 posted on 03/30/2003 2:19 PM EST by Ramius
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Better watch it! I'll have you back in the scullery!

85 posted on 03/30/2003 2:23 PM EST by Delta 21 (Allons ! ! !)
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BE PROUD BE STRONG BE READY.
PRESIDENT GEO W BUSH 7-19-02


Thanks for your post of these true AMERICANS.

86 posted on 03/30/2003 2:25 PM EST by solo gringo (Always Ranting Always Rite)
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  Diogenesis, your GOTTA SEE THIS work is awesome.
Thank you for your tireless efforts.

V for Victory

87 posted on 03/30/2003 2:26 PM EST by GirlShortstop
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Dio, I'm sitting here watching FNC / Laurie Dhue narrating a segment called "Pictures from the Front". They're flipping though a number of still shots, and providing verbal "captions".

I swear, they must've gotten the idea from Gotta See This. And I'd already seen all the pictures here.

Thanks for all you do.

88 posted on 03/30/2003 2:39 PM EST by FreedomPoster
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Rock Iraq

VICTORY

89 posted on 03/30/2003 2:43 PM EST by PhilDragoo (Hitlery: das Butch von Buchenvald)
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Very cool! Can I post a link to this photo to some newsgroups? (giving you credit of course)

90 posted on 03/30/2003 2:48 PM EST by elfman2
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I am always blown away by pictures of fierce warriors showing such gentleness to children. You can tell those children aren't the least afraid of them. Best judges of character in the world are dogs and children.

91 posted on 03/30/2003 3:05 PM EST by McGavin999
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Thank you TWICE for the wonderful work you do on FR.

92 posted on 03/30/2003 3:06 PM EST by MotleyGirl70 (If you like the French raise your left hand, if you ARE French raise both hands!!!!!!!!!)
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A boat (think, lifeboat for ex.) can be placed on a ship but not vice versa.

93 posted on 03/30/2003 3:09 PM EST by NewYorker (Carter made me a Republican. Clinton made me a Freeper.)
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Yep, that's what I do after worship and saying my prayers--go looking for a flag to chew on and rip to shreds.

94 posted on 03/30/2003 3:17 PM EST by paws_and_whiskers
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Beautiful job. Thanks for all the effort.

Nam Vet

95 posted on 03/30/2003 3:20 PM EST by Nam Vet (When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading)
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I am always blown away by pictures of fierce warriors showing such gentleness to children. You can tell those children aren't the least afraid of them. Best judges of character in the world are dogs and children.

About the image in post #13 -- how is it that a Central Iraqi bedouin family shows more support for this operation than Tom Daschle?

Great photo!!

96 posted on 03/30/2003 3:22 PM EST by FreeReign (V5.0 Enterprise Edition)
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Go get 'em Coasties!

97 posted on 03/30/2003 3:30 PM EST by Delta 21 (Allons ! ! !)
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This may be the most important photoanalysis I have seen all week

Very nicely done. Great pictures!

98 posted on 03/30/2003 3:30 PM EST by jwh_Denver
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99 posted on 03/30/2003 3:34 PM EST by paws_and_whiskers
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Excellant Afganistan pics!

Do you by chance, have the haunting pic of that pretty green eyed woman from the cover of National Geographic, during the Russian occupation of Afganistan?

It would be an excellant side by side comparison to have; a pic of the girl from Russian occupation, VS a smiling girl of a U.S. liberation pic.

100 posted on 03/30/2003 3:38 PM EST by FBD (May God bless our troops, and all coalition forces!)
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