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GOTTA SEE THIS-WarEndur.Freedom 09/21/03-Baghdad,Khaldiyah,Tikrit
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Posted on 09/20/2003 11:21 AM EDT by Diogenesis

GOTTA SEE THIS - War for Enduring Freedom 09/21/03 - Baghdad, Basra, Fallujah, Khaldiyah, Mosul, Tikrit

BREAKING: America Saves the Hawizeh Marsh people
BREAKING: Enemy in Fallujah
BREAKING: Khaldiyah, ambush and missed opportunity
BREAKING: Mosul, land-mine planted downtown
BREAKING: Baghdad, Assassination attempt on Aquila al-Hashimi, one of three women on Iraq's Governing Council

QFN = QUAGMIRE FREE NEWS

========= Tikrit =========

In Tikrit, American heroes of the 1st Battalion patrol, on night patrol confiscate weapons,
take Saddamites, and secure Tikrit, for the freedom of America -and whether
they appreciate it or not- the World.

In Tikrit, SOD Donald Rumsfeld previously visited American heroes

========= Khaldiyah =========

In Khaldiyah, ~100 kilometers west of Baghdad, a US army truck and heroes on patrol
were ambushed . Three heroes KIA, two wounded.

Here, American heroes are recovered and carried
for treatment. G d bless the Fighters.

In Tikrit, American soldiers guard the three fallen heroes.

ENEMY ALERT - MISSED OPPORTUNITY

Saddamites, Baathists, Paleostineans, Syrians, Egyptians, Saudis, etc.

The enemy celebrates and holds
pieces of wreckage which should have been treated like the car in the movie, "Jackal".

In Khaldiyah, later, US heroes inspect the spent rifle cartridges
fired from Iraqi weapons.

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

Baghdad, from a United States Army Chinook helicopter door.

In Baghdad, heroes of 3rd Battalion at the al-Maghrib Community Center
with Iraqi children, FREED BY THE USA.

In Baghdad, at the al-Yarmouk hospital, with Aquila al-Hashimi,
one of three women on Iraq's Governing Council,
seriously shot today, Sept 20, 2003 in a terrorists' assassination attempt
outside her home in west Baghdad.

In Baghdad, the driver of Aquila al-Hashimi crashed their car through the front gate
of a home while fleeing attacker terroriists .

File photo of Aquila al-Hashimi.

In Baghdad, a minor explosion.

========= Fallujah =========

In Fallujah, filled with enemy, heroes patrol.

========= Mosul =========

In Mosul,a land-mine planted downtown, today Sept. 20, 2003.
It was removed safely.

In Mosul, Iraq's former defense minister, Sultan Hashim Ahmed, number 27
surrendered to U.S. forces. Bada bing.

=========== Aqra ===========

In Aqra, 287 miles north of Baghdad, at the market.

In Aqra, the 1,300 year-old Al-Jaam'e Al-Kabeer mosque.

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

In Basra, Iraq, in the Hawizeh Marsh. Destroyed under the rule of Saddam Hussein
it once covered 8,000 square miles. At last there is hope for these people, FREED BY THE USA..

========= France =========

Lunacy in Europe Alert

In Berlin, pompous terrorist-enabler and supplier Chirac greets
German terrorist-enabler and supplier Schroeder
saying in German (how fitting) 'It's me again'.
Bandito reports that the two schemed to support more terrorists, slavers,
and a more powerful United Nations.

========= New York =========

Lunacy in North AmericaAlert

CAPTION THIS PICURE (Nero fiddles while Rome burns)

In New York, United Nations Emperor-of-Terrorists Kofi Annan
plays the drum "in honor of those who died in the bombing
at the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad,
at UN headquarters in New York, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2003."
They were murdered by Annan's long-term supporters.

========= Mars Rising Behind Elephant Rock =========

Mars Rising Behind Elephant Rock, Nevada

(click for more info)

We are all honored to have so many heroes fighting the War for Enduring Freedom.

Please spend a few hours today helping, in your own way, 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.

Thank you FReepers for teaching and sharing so much

END OF TRANSMISSION 09/21/03 .......... K

1 posted on 09/20/2003 11:21 AM EDT by Diogenesis

BUMP for GOTTA SEE THIS and QUAGMIRE FREE NEWS

2 posted on 09/20/2003 11:22 AM EDT by Diogenesis (If you mess with one of us, you mess with all of us)
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Bump!!

3 posted on 09/20/2003 11:26 AM EDT by Excuse_My_Bellicosity (Stop the violins!! Visualize whirled peas...)
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Bird strike likely cause of crash

9/19/2003 - HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii (AFPN) -- Air Force investigators determined an F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed after at least one Spot-billed Duck was ingested into the engine, resulting in catastrophic engine failure, according to a report released Sept. 18.

The May 29 crash happened off the end of the runway at Osan Air Base, South Korea.

The mishap pilot was the wingman in a two-ship formation on a night-training mission at the time of the accident. The pilot and a Korean on the ground were slightly injured in the crash.

According to the report, shortly after taking off, the pilot said he saw a grayish object flash in front of him followed by a loud band and an apparent fire in front of his aircraft. The pilot then experienced severe deceleration causing him to be thrown forward in the cockpit. He initiated emergency procedures for an engine fire by raising the nose of his aircraft and releasing his external fuel tanks. After assessing that the engine was not responding properly to his throttle inputs, the pilot ejected safely approximately 12 seconds after liftoff. The aircraft was destroyed upon impact. (Courtesy of Pacific Air Forces News Service)

4 posted on 09/20/2003 11:29 AM EDT by Excuse_My_Bellicosity (Stop the violins!! Visualize whirled peas...)
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So good to have you back in action.

I feel like a window is open again after after been closed and shuttered for awhile...

5 posted on 09/20/2003 11:34 AM EDT by EternalVigilance (Right is right...)
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Hooray for our heroes in Iraq! They show us courage and commitment at a time where those human ideals are sadly lacking in our communities and many elected officials.

6 posted on 09/20/2003 11:56 AM EDT by hedgetrimmer
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Good to have you back.

7 posted on 09/20/2003 12:02 PM EDT by Excuse_My_Bellicosity (Stop the violins!! Visualize whirled peas...)
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Thanks for the ping.
The article at post 4(?) sounds like a 'uniform stainer' type accident.
The pilot appears to be okay.
Hopefully he doesn't get yelled at for losing the plane.
(After all, there are still some Clinton era idiots in slots in uniform that haven't been weeded out yet.)

8 posted on 09/20/2003 12:11 PM EDT by Darksheare (It's all part of a vast Rightwing Tagline Conspiracy.)
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bttt

9 posted on 09/20/2003 12:11 PM EDT by BeforeISleep
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It is good to see these pictures. I am humbled to see these
young Men and Women risk their lives for our freedom,and the freedom of others. also it is a breath of fresh air after the foul stench of our Liberal Media's endless carping
and the Left Democrats endless lies as they try to steal back the WhiteHouse.. They Trash Bush daily with filthy accusations.all baseless. and at the same time say they support the troops..They are liars. May the God of Abraham,Issac, and Jacob bless and protect them.

10 posted on 09/20/2003 12:36 PM EDT by LtKerst (Lt Kerst)
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Just when you think things can't get anymore bazaar, you see this.

11 posted on 09/20/2003 1:16 PM EDT by Incorrigible
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Business as usual at the Unted Nations

12 posted on 09/20/2003 1:31 PM EDT by RippleFire
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Neil Young looks like he's tanned a bit though.

13 posted on 09/20/2003 2:00 PM EDT by kcar (T)
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Bump for Freedom and Truth

14 posted on 09/20/2003 2:13 PM EDT by Rightly Biased (<><)
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Thank you for the quagmire-free news!

Quagmire-free thinking:

Ex-U.N. inspector says Iraq invasion justified

ATLANTIC CITY - "Terrorists cannot be ignored" was the message at the annual convention of the Utility and Transportation Contractors Association on Friday at the Tropicana Casino and Resort.

Ambassador Richard Butler, former chief United Nations weapons inspector for Iraq, told a couple hundred people that as a nation, we must respond to terrorists - or as Butler refers to them, "nonstate actors."

"These people don't represent anyone," Butler said. "They don't speak for a government. They have come to behave like a state. They use force but not in self-defense. We saw that in 9-11. We saw nonstate actors in their modern form."

Terrorists are nothing more than people who commit indiscriminate homicide to promote their point of view, Butler, the keynote speaker, said with a thick Australian accent.

"They don't know the faces of the people they are killing. They don't want to know," he said.

Butler was chief U.N. inspector in the 1990s and is an expert in weapons of mass destruction. He also has been in foreign service for Australia for 30 years.

Butler said the obvious and most defining events of the 21st century thus far are 9-11 and the invasion of Iraq.

He said the United States and its allies had no choice but to invade Iraq and overthrow Sadaam Hussein's government.

Butler likened Saddam to Adolf Hitler and said the evil dictator used the weapons on live people.

"I want to be plain about this," Butler's voice heightened. "The overthrow of Sadaam Hussein was justified whether or not there was reluctance to authorize it. ... No one could say it is wrong to overthrow a homicidal maniac. The Security Council sat on its hands for 10 years."

As for not finding these weapons allegedly in Iraq, Butler said he is sure Saddam had them. He said Saddam was addicted to the deadly weapons, and whether they are still in Iraq but hidden, moved or destroyed, they did exist.

"Don't believe those who say they aren't there just because we haven't found them. Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction," Butler told the crowd. "Iraq certainly did have weapons of mass destruction. Trust me. I held some in my own hands."

15 posted on 09/20/2003 3:00 PM EDT by Ragtime Cowgirl ("This isn't going very well for the enemy." ~ Brit Hume)
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16 posted on 09/20/2003 3:08 PM EDT by Ragtime Cowgirl ("This isn't going very well for the enemy." ~ Brit Hume)
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Diogenesis's quagmire-free news ~ Bump!

17 posted on 09/20/2003 3:16 PM EDT by blackie
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Bump

18 posted on 09/20/2003 3:23 PM EDT by SAMWolf (Click...click...click...damn, out of taglines!)
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and more news...Links of Interest:

PRAYER IS POWERFUL. PLEASE PRAY NOW! AMEN. Today's Bible Message: JESUS DEFINES MARRIAGE: "And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female, And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh? Wherefore, they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder." -from THE BIBLE: Matthew 19:4-6

USA TODAY.com (AP): "CALIFORNIA DOMESTIC PARTNER LAW SIGNED" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Gov. Gray Davis signed a domestic partner bill Friday granting same-sex couples nearly all the rights and responsibilities of married spouses. "A family is a family not because of gender but because of values, like commitment, trust and love," Davis said before a cheering crowd at San Francisco's Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender center.") (September 20, 2003) (Read More...)

NTI.org - GLOBAL SECURITY NEWSWIRE: "UNITED STATES PENALIZES CHINESE FIRM FOR EXPORTING MISSILE TECHNOLOGY" BY MIKE NARTKER (ARTICLE NOTE: The Chinese Firm is Identified as "Norinco.") (September 19, 2003) (Read More)

TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "ARAB 'TRIED TO OPEN JET DOOR AT 30,000 FT" by Chris Boffey (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "An Arab who allegedly tried to open the door of an Airbus A321 carrying 105 passengers and crew as it flew at 30,000ft over the North Sea has been charged with endangering an aircraft. Brahim Sbaoui, 33, was held by cabin crew after the pilot alerted them to alleged tampering with a rear door.") (September 20, 2003) (Read More...)

CNS NEWS.com: "CANADA VOTES TO INCLUDE 'SEXUAL ORIENTATION' IN HATE CRIME LAWS" by Lawrence Morahan (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "(CNSNews.com) - The Canadian Parliament's approval of legislation to extend hate crimes protection to homosexuals will likely give impetus to calls for similar legislation in the United States, family groups told CNSNews.com Thursday. Brian Rushfeldt, executive director of the Canada Family Action Coalition, said the Canadian Parliament had taken a detrimental turn Wednesday when it passed C-250 a day after it voted against a motion to affirm marriage as a union between a man and a woman. C-250 amends the hate propaganda section of the Criminal Code to add homosexuals to a list of groups legally protected from incitement of hatred. Rushfeldt said C-250 was "ill-defined" and could be used to silence free speech and even make it illegal to quote verses from the Bible.") (September 18, 2003) (Read More...)

19 posted on 09/20/2003 4:07 PM EDT by Cindy
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Prayers for each of our troops in the war zones.

Glad to see photos of Afghanistan. Not much in the news about our troops there, though they are still there fighting for our freedoms.

20 posted on 09/20/2003 9:01 PM EDT by WaterDragon (America the beautiful, I love this nation of (legal) immigrants.)
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"I want to thank Diogenesis and Ragtime
Cowgirl for their Quagmire-Free reporting
on what our coalition heroes are actually
accomplishing in Iraq and Afghanistan."

21 posted on 09/20/2003 9:20 PM EDT by PhilDragoo (Hitlery: das Butch von Buchenvald)
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LOL! I want to thank them too!

22 posted on 09/20/2003 9:30 PM EDT by snippy_about_it (Fall in --> The FReeper Foxhole. America's History. America's Soul.)
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Bump!

23 posted on 09/20/2003 9:32 PM EDT by windchime
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Good job all

24 posted on 09/20/2003 9:34 PM EDT by SAMWolf (Click...click...click...damn, out of taglines!)
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Thanks again. Great stuff.

25 posted on 09/20/2003 10:57 PM EDT by JackRyanCIA (Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen..)
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Bump

Thanks Dio!

I have always appreciated your photos and commentary.

26 posted on 09/21/2003 12:34 AM EDT by 2111USMC
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Trust me, no joy buzzer this time.

27 posted on 09/21/2003 4:44 AM EDT by spectr17
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"I want to thank Diogenesis and Ragtime Cowgirl for their Quagmire-Free reporting on what our coalition heroes are actually accomplishing in Iraq and Afghanistan."

Check it out Dio and RC....Rummy loves ya'.

28 posted on 09/21/2003 9:11 AM EDT by BOBTHENAILER (One by one, in groups or whole armies.....we don't care how we getcha, but we will)
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"Indian army soldiers take cover beside the bodies of five suspected rebels during a nightlong gunfight in Wahbug-Harmen village about 70 kilometers (45 miles) south of Srinagar, India, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2003. According to the Army there were 8 militants, 3 still to be apprehended. They belong to Pakistan based militant organization Lashkar-e-Tayyaba. AP

Such nice looking boys, too, who'd think?

29 posted on 09/21/2003 11:51 PM EDT by swarthyguy
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Bless our brave troops. May they be protected and victorious...

30 posted on 09/22/2003 10:22 AM EDT by eureka! (Rats and Presstitutes lie--they have to in order to survive.....)
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