GOTTA SEE THIS-WarEndur.Freedom 4/6/03-Baghdad,Al Hillah,Tikrit,Umm Khayyal
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Posted on 04/05/2003 8:11 PM EST by Diogenesis

GOTTA SEE THIS - War for Enduring Freedom 4/6/03 - Baghdad, Al Hillah, Tikrit, Umm Khayyal

BREAKING: Coalition Enters Baghdad
BREAKING: Baghdad International Airport Taken
BREAKING: Red Cross/Crescent ambulance with rocket launchers and grenades
BREAKING: Baghdad - Iraqi explosives on a bridge removed
BREAKING: Baghdad, - Republican Guard Medina Division HQ taken
BREAKING: Baghdad - Iraqis flee from Saddam's tyrant
BREAKING: Baghdad - Foreign martyrdom volunteers
BREAKING: Al Hillah - Ba'ath party militia
BREAKING: Tikrit - Mlitary Command and Control Facility
BREAKING: Task Force Tarawa - ~100 bunkers with tons of material from Russia, Yugoslavia, Italy, and Jordan
BREAKING: Umm Khayyal - soccer game

========= Good Morning Baghdad =========

Entering Baghdad, with the 3rd Infantry Division.

Entering Baghdad - Coalition Forces.

Emerging target: Republican Guard barracks in southwest Baghdad.

Near Baghdad, Iraq, US Army soldiers reveal and remove extensive ammunition
that was found in a wrecked and abandoned ambulance. The Red Cross/Crescent
ambulance again had rocket launchers and grenades hidden in the bed rolls and medical supplies.

In Baghdad, combat engineers of the 3rd Infantry division
found Iraqi explosives on a bridge over the Euphrates river after they secured the area.
More war crimes by Saddam against his own people.

In Baghdad, Iraq, on the banks of the Euphrates river,
Iraqi soldiers are captured.

========= Baghdad International Airport =========

From space, Baghdad International Airport.

At Baghdad International Airport, heroes secured the airport.

On the outskirts of Baghdad, heroes of U.S. Marine of the 3rd battalion fire mortar shells
to take enemy position.

Outside of Baghdad, Iraq, at the Republican Guard Medina Division headquarters.
Found was atropine for WMD.

Found in Baghdad, gas masks.

From Baghdad, almost freed Iraqis flee from Saddam's tyrants.

Over Baghdad, more crecendo shock and awe.

In Baghdad, Iraq, Plumes of black for Saddam's war crime.
Old videos dont have them all.

In Baghdad.

On the outskirts of Baghdad, enemy Iraqi Republican Guard.

In Baghdad, downtown.

In Baghdad, Iraq, in the Palestinian quarter, Palestinians are kept
in squalor and poverty as they are by Arabs everywhere, or as is their way.

In Baghdad, an enemy Iraqi army tank.

In Baghdad, "Foreign martyrdom volunteers" from Syria, Jordan,
Yemen and elsewhere prepare for their bus
departing for frontline positions and their promised virgins.

In Baghdad, Iraq, with the Fedayeen who
appeared Saturday to counteract US and Coalition forces arriving.
Good shooting by the Coalition.

Old video footage of the dead Saddam show clear skies,
clean buildings, autumnal dress, when in fact Baghdad has oil fires
summer dress, and battered buildings. Check the video pics' clean
skies and compare to other pictures in this post.

Iraqi enemy in police cars going in circles.
Guarding weapons in the mosque next to the Palestinian hotel?

Utterly daffy Iraqi Information Minister Mohammed Saeed al Sahaf aka Sahid Al Saha
claimed "Baghdad was firmly under Iraqi control", and "We were able to chop off their rotten heads.''
ROTFLOL.

THE REAL DEAL

========= Euphrates river =========

Somewhere along the Euphrates river, the convoy of Coalition includes the 2nd MEF.

========= Al Hillah =========

In Al Hillah, ~120 klicks south of Baghdad, the enemy Ba'ath party militia.

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

Military Command and Control Facility in Tikrit.

========= Task Force Tarawa =========

With Task Force Tarawa. BINGO
Artillery shells at an Iraqi ammunition supply depot
with few thousands tons of ammunition in ~100 bunkers from
countries including Russia, Yugoslavia, Italy, and Jordan.

========= Umm Khayyal =========

In Umm Khayyal, Iraq, at the soccer game with the 42 Commandoes.
The local team won.

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END OF TRANSMISSION 4/6/03 .......... K

Coalition in Baghdad [antiquagmire alert]

BUMP FOR SUCCESS IN THE WAR FOR ENDURING FREEDOM

1 posted on 04/05/2003 8:11 PM EST by Diogenesis

Coalition in Baghdad [antiquagmire alert]

BUMP FOR SUCCESS IN THE WAR FOR ENDURING FREEDOM

2 posted on 04/05/2003 8:12 PM EST by Diogenesis (If you mess with one of us, you mess with all of us.)
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Bump!

3 posted on 04/05/2003 8:13 PM EST by Howlin (“We are in, and we’re staying put. Freedom is on the way.”)
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Outstanding!

OFFICIAL BUMP(TOPIC)LIST

4 posted on 04/05/2003 8:16 PM EST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (Where is Saddam?)
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And people wonder why I have broadband!

Great Post!

5 posted on 04/05/2003 8:17 PM EST by Gamecock (As seen on)
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The best as always.... thank you

6 posted on 04/05/2003 8:17 PM EST by just me
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Bump...

7 posted on 04/05/2003 8:18 PM EST by Sparky760
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Thanks for the great pictures.

8 posted on 04/05/2003 8:20 PM EST by Victoria Delsoul
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awesome

9 posted on 04/05/2003 8:22 PM EST by TheOtherOne
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Thanks again, I look forward to your photo essays every day. Excellent commentary too.

10 posted on 04/05/2003 8:26 PM EST by rageaholic
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bttt

11 posted on 04/05/2003 8:28 PM EST by BeforeISleep
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Another fine, riveting post Dio - thanks for the ping. Sure wouldn't want to be one of those Iraqis sitting in a T-72 right about now!

12 posted on 04/05/2003 8:28 PM EST by 11B3 (.308 holes make invisible souls. Belt fed liberal eraser.)
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In Al Hillah, ~120 klicks south of Baghdad, the enemy Ba'ath party militia.

Caption: Dead men walking.

5.56mm

13 posted on 04/05/2003 8:29 PM EST by M Kehoe
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Ever-faithful bump!

14 posted on 04/05/2003 8:30 PM EST by paws_and_whiskers
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bump

15 posted on 04/05/2003 8:35 PM EST by tutstar
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This was an incredible day Diogenesis. Those pictures from Greg Kelley were facinating.

16 posted on 04/05/2003 8:36 PM EST by McGavin999
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the only quagmire is the one the left finds itself. Every anti-USA item ever stated has been proven wrong. The embeded roporters have shown the real face of war and so the left can't even use that against us. (ie. civilians committing suicide by checkpoint)

The DNC is in big trouble.

17 posted on 04/05/2003 8:39 PM EST by longtermmemmory
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Those pictures from Greg Kelley were facinating.

I want to buy the video when it becomes available.

18 posted on 04/05/2003 8:40 PM EST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (Where is Saddam?)
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19 posted on 04/05/2003 8:40 PM EST by paws_and_whiskers
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Sierra Hotel!

Saddam will be Tango Uniform soon.

20 posted on 04/05/2003 8:41 PM EST by Teetop (democrats....... socialist.........whats the difference?)
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Anti-quagmire bump.

21 posted on 04/05/2003 8:43 PM EST by Oldeconomybuyer (Let's Roll)
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I look forward to your captions everyday. Oh, and the pictures too.

22 posted on 04/05/2003 8:44 PM EST by abner (www.usflagballoon.com.)
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Great analogy.

D-Notice Kindness Unreported by the Media

In Az Zubaya, with freed Iraqi children, heroes from Black Watch.

23 posted on 04/05/2003 8:44 PM EST by Diogenesis (If you mess with one of us, you mess with all of us.)
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Thanks for the pictures. Many, many do not show.

24 posted on 04/05/2003 8:48 PM EST by blam
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Great pics....

Is is mandatory for EPOW's to do the duckwaddle? hahahaha.

And the soccor game with the locals; nice PR for the good guys.

25 posted on 04/05/2003 8:54 PM EST by TomGuy
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What is the Green Line?

26 posted on 04/05/2003 8:55 PM EST by sciencediet (Googolplex Star Thinker of the Seventh Galaxy of Light and Ingenuity)
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Do you happen to know if the UN ever looked in hospitals and mosques for WMD?

That photo of the Iraqi military circling the mosque as if guarding something has me very uneasy!

27 posted on 04/05/2003 8:58 PM EST by ChemistCat (My new bumper sticker: MY OTHER DRIVER IS A ROCKET SCIENTIST)
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I love your picture odysseys, Thanks for the Pictoral Journey again, I really think the one of the "un"information minister of Iraq is a funny.

28 posted on 04/05/2003 8:59 PM EST by AmericanMade1776
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Someone's estimate of what is Kurd controlled.

DONT HOLD YOUR BREATH WAITING FOR THIS PIC ON TV

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

In Nasiriyah, Iraq, freed Iraqis.

29 posted on 04/05/2003 9:00 PM EST by Diogenesis (If you mess with one of us, you mess with all of us.)
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These are from GW1. I wonder what they look like now.

30 posted on 04/05/2003 9:01 PM EST by sciencediet (Googolplex Star Thinker of the Seventh Galaxy of Light and Ingenuity)
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Excellent pics! Thank you.

31 posted on 04/05/2003 9:09 PM EST by thasea (Hey Saeed al-Sahaf ahoo....where did you say we were?)
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Awesome, simply awesome.

32 posted on 04/05/2003 9:11 PM EST by swarthyguy
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BUMPING another great post...

33 posted on 04/05/2003 9:15 PM EST by tubebender (?)
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Line of separation in NE Iraq delineating the Kurd-controlled zone from the Iraqi government controlled area.

34 posted on 04/05/2003 9:17 PM EST by FreedomPoster
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Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue.

LOL. I've been waiting for this to show up!

Thanks Dio. I have an 11 yo son who comes home from school and wants to see your post even before he eats! Pretty amazing. Your work is very appreciated.

35 posted on 04/05/2003 9:18 PM EST by lizma
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Thanks. I thought the border line with the Kurds was more horizontal so didn't guess the green line would be it.

36 posted on 04/05/2003 9:19 PM EST by sciencediet (Googolplex Star Thinker of the Seventh Galaxy of Light and Ingenuity)
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i love my country and cherish the freedom i have here. I'm so thankful we will be sharing freedom with the people of iraq.They're going to love it

37 posted on 04/05/2003 9:19 PM EST by pamibach
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That's a great photo in post #23! I wonder what is going on, why several of the children have their tongues sticking out. Whatever it is, it's good to see. Those curious little minds won't be blunted by loyalty to Saddam brainwashing.

38 posted on 04/05/2003 9:28 PM EST by arasina (PRAY for our troops, our president, our journalists, the POWs and the innocents!)
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Dio... check this one out!
Look at the care packets the Iraqi EPW's get!

EPW's are seen processing into the EPW compound on March 31, 2003. Each EPW is seen by a dental and medical technician and is given a blanket, dental hygiene products, and personal hygiene products. Operation Iraqi Freedom is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraqi's weapons of mass destruction, and end the regime of Saddam Hussein. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tammy L. Grider) (Released)

39 posted on 04/05/2003 9:35 PM EST by brigette (Were it not for the brave…there'd be no land of the free.)
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Great post as always. Thanks, Bud!!

40 posted on 04/05/2003 9:43 PM EST by Excuse_My_Bellicosity
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A THUMBS UP AND THANKS TO DIO!

A soldier from the 422nd Civil Affairs Battalion and his new friend in a small village near Najaf, Iraq on April 02, 2003. The unit is in the town providing humanitarian assistance. The 422nd is in Iraq in support of OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM. OIF is the multinational effort to liberate the people of Iraq, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, and end the regime of Saddam Hussein. (Released) (U.S. Army photo by SSG Kevin P. Bell)

41 posted on 04/05/2003 9:49 PM EST by brigette (Were it not for the brave…there'd be no land of the free.)
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DAMN WHAT A POST!!!!

42 posted on 04/05/2003 9:53 PM EST by Delta 21 (Gunner...SABOT... Tank.....)
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Flowers for Freedom

They gave him a flower
A smile and thanks
It's what they had to give
He gave them all a future
In which liberty could live

A future without tyrants
To crush their children's bones
In which they can dwell safely
At peace within their homes

He didn't have to be here
He is a volunteer
He could be safe at home
Going out and drinking beer

But he knows deep in his heart
That freedom isn't free
So he joined the greatest Army
The world will ever see

So this is his reward
A flower pays their debt
Though it may fade tomorrow
The gratefulness in their smiles
Til his dying day
He will never forget

EV

43 posted on 04/05/2003 9:54 PM EST by EternalVigilance
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Another super job, Diogenesis!

44 posted on 04/05/2003 9:57 PM EST by texson66 ("Tyranny is yielding to the lust of the governing." - Lord Moulton)
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Iraqis wave to Marines in central Iraq Thursday afternoon. While on the road to Baghdad, Marines were greeted by many Iraqis waving white flags from their cars and trucks.

So much for taking up arms and fighting off the "American criminals". The Iraqi people know who the real criminal is: Saddam. --E_M_B

An M1A1 Abrams tank from the 3rd Battalion, 69th Regiment Armor Task Force (Task Force 3-69) moves across runways at Saddam International Airport in Baghdad.

Spc. John Earle, right, of Weymouth, Mass., advances with his squad towards the VIP terminal of Saddam Hussein International Airport during a dawn advance. Earle is with the 3rd Infantry Division.

Four Iraqi men place their hands on their heads as they surrender Thursday to Marines during fighting in the town of Kut. Marines battled suicide attacks and fought at close range with Republican Guard fighters and Baath Party irregulars Thursday in Kut, but many civilians waved white flags and welcomed the troops.

Soldiers with the 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, move toward the main terminal of Baghdad International Airport Friday as U.S. and Iraqi forces battled for control of the strategic facility.

45 posted on 04/05/2003 9:58 PM EST by Excuse_My_Bellicosity
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There's one pic that you won't be seeing on American television except for maybe Fox. The Iraqi people know who the real criminals and oppressors are. They want Saddam to go away right now.

46 posted on 04/05/2003 10:01 PM EST by Excuse_My_Bellicosity
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Diogenesis, Have been telling many people about your thread. Your a great draw for Freerepublic.

Thanks for what you've given all of us, and your contribution to the "war effort" of our country.

You deserve a reward of some type.

47 posted on 04/05/2003 10:03 PM EST by hoosiermama (Prayers for all)
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Great pic! The Arab media and some of the liberal media here has been saying that the Iraqis are scared of the bullying U.S. military. Yeah, sure. That's why the Iraqi men are bringing out grandma and the kids to say hi!

48 posted on 04/05/2003 10:04 PM EST by Excuse_My_Bellicosity
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Pfc. Jessica Lynch (L), Pfc. Lori Piestewa (R)



An Afghan girl plays with U.S. Army Sgt. Carry Wollenzien as others smile in the village Qalai Nasro, 4 km ( 2.5 miles), southwest of the Coalition Joint Task Force base in Bagram, Afghanistan, Saturday, April 5, 2003. U.S. army personnel distributed humanitarian aid to the village, besides distributing toys for children. (AP Photo/Gurinder Osan)

49 posted on 04/05/2003 10:07 PM EST by seamole
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Good stuff!

50 posted on 04/05/2003 10:08 PM EST by Excuse_My_Bellicosity
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Awesome.

51 posted on 04/05/2003 10:09 PM EST by manna
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Great pics and great job, Diogenesis!

Way to show the truth to the world!

52 posted on 04/05/2003 10:10 PM EST by GulfWar1Vet (Fight for Freedom, Americans! Fight to be free!)
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COALITION FORCES DISARM SADDAM

53 posted on 04/05/2003 10:10 PM EST by PhilDragoo (Hitlery: das Butch von Buchenvald)
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That, my friend, is a classic picture, and a classic FReeper caption!

Good job!

54 posted on 04/05/2003 10:14 PM EST by EternalVigilance
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Those pictures from Greg Kelley were facinating.

I want to buy the video when it becomes available.

Same here! Mega-Kudos to Greg Kelly and to Fox News for fantastic video footage. Awesome stuff.

55 posted on 04/05/2003 10:18 PM EST by nutmeg (Liberate Iraq - Support Our Troops!)
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Marines of 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, escort suspected Iraqi deserters about 6 miles from Baghdad on Saturday. [NOTICE: They're wearing civilian clothes.]

AS90 155 mm self-propelled howitzers of C Battery, 3rd Regiment of the Royal Horse Artillery are fired on targets from a position near Basra in southern Iraq on Friday. In Basra, where Iraqis have held out for days, forces were still applying a loose siege to the city, as Saddam's forces shelled British troops.

A B-52 bomber is refueled from a KC-10 over the Black Sea on Saturday. The refueling plane is from the 409th Air Expeditionary Group, based in Burgas, Bulgaria [one of the European countries that stepped up and did the right thing, unlike France, Germany, and Belgium].

56 posted on 04/05/2003 10:18 PM EST by Excuse_My_Bellicosity
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Daily Zing for Dio!!!!

As always......excellent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

57 posted on 04/05/2003 10:28 PM EST by BossLady (ALLAH TO TERRORIST: "72 Virgins????? No....I said 72 Virginians.......")
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Power Point presentation...some pictures I hadn't seen before

NewsFlash posted this link on another thread...My favorite photo was of the sunset, slide 10, I believe.

58 posted on 04/05/2003 10:29 PM EST by lsee
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Ozymandius by Percy Bysshe Shelley

First Published in 1817

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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."

Evermore.

59 posted on 04/05/2003 10:37 PM EST by facedown (Armed in the Heartland)
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Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue.

60 posted on 04/05/2003 10:39 PM EST by Alouette (Why is it called "International Law" if only Israel and the United States are expected to keep it?)
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There is nothing like a Saturday afternoon joy ride around Baghdad in a Bradley Fighting Vehicle.

61 posted on 04/05/2003 10:42 PM EST by oyez (I don't know but I been told.)
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Wow.

Our guys look relieved, to me, to finally be there and putting some of finishing touches on this campaign.

62 posted on 04/05/2003 10:51 PM EST by GretchenEE (We export freedom)
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Re your concerns about Mosques heavily guarded by thugs of a guy who has desroyed plenty of Mosques and murdered millions of Moslems;

I strongly suspect that there might be some kind of unpleasant surprise awaiting occupying forces in there - potentially nuclear. How high over the terrain does a nuke have to be for maximum effectiveness? How high are those minarette / steeple towers beside every Mosque?

Aware of our sensitivity to religious shrines, Saddamnites will know that if the whole rest of the city is leveled, coalition forces will be very careful to leave the Mosques unscathed, and occupying "Infidels" will probably not be allowed anywhere near one of them.
What better place to conceal a Soviet surplus City-Killer nuclear warhead?
Or a bunch of them?

63 posted on 04/05/2003 10:54 PM EST by Uncle Jaque ("You boys think that War is all glory; I am here to tell you; War is all HELL!" WTS)
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Re the Greg Kelley Video: Did you happen to catch the early releases of some of that footage before they were edited/cut?

Like the Iraqi Driver burning in his jeep, a 3rd ID Tank crew bailing out of a burning M-1A1 Abrams (last man out pulls pin and flips what looks like a frag grenade down the main hatch to finish her off before he jumps clear) and the foiled "surrender and ambush" scam attempt of 3 Iraqi soldiers, where 2 of the 3 are mowed down with a MG from one of the armored vehicles.

I hope we can get an "unedited" version. They cut a lot out after the first showing.

64 posted on 04/05/2003 11:07 PM EST by Uncle Jaque ("You boys think that War is all glory; I am here to tell you; War is all HELL!" WTS)
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Bump

65 posted on 04/05/2003 11:09 PM EST by apackof2 (Liberty is always unfinished business.)
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bttt to check your pics out in the morning ! . . .

66 posted on 04/05/2003 11:10 PM EST by MeeknMing (Bu-bye Saddam! / Check out my Freeper site !: http://home.attbi.com/~freeper/wsb/index.html)
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I guess I missed some of the good stuff!

67 posted on 04/05/2003 11:11 PM EST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (Where is Saddam?)
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Classic.

Thank you much.

69 posted on 04/05/2003 11:26 PM EST by lizma
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Thanks, these reminders of the humanitarian side of our mission are so important. I went out to a mall here in Silicon Valley today, and there were several families shopping around who were probably from Arabic-speaking countries. Their kids were happy, and their smiles suddenly reminded me of the most important things we all share in common.

Hopefully our troops can get past the "shoot first and ask questions later" phase in Iraq as soon as possible.

70 posted on 04/05/2003 11:38 PM EST by risk
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Old video footage of the dead Saddam show clear skies, clean buildings, autumnal dress, when in fact Baghdad has oil fires summer dress, and battered buildings. Check the video pics' clean Skies and compare to other pictures in this post

When are they going to realise we know this?

71 posted on 04/06/2003 12:04 AM EST by JustPiper (Anti-War Protestors Are The Terrorist's Bodyguard!!!)
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I heard on TV a few days ago that almost half the mics at the Info Minister's podium were merely taped in place and not hooked up to anything.

check the pic above!

72 posted on 04/06/2003 12:05 AM EST by GeorgiaYankee (Coming soon to Vegas, Baghdad Bob's comedy of DisInformation!)
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Where ya been Dio?

73 posted on 04/06/2003 12:11 AM EST by JustPiper (Anti-War Protestors Are The Terrorist's Bodyguard!!!)
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Proud bump, Dio!

74 posted on 04/06/2003 12:24 AM EST by Humidston (Do not remove this tag under penalty of law)
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Anyone who is sick of Fox's banner that covers up the bottom of their screen, please go here and complain to the e-mail listed: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/886213/posts

75 posted on 04/06/2003 12:29 AM EST by Nita Nupress
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Corporal Byron Estay of New Orleans, Louisiana, with the Marines of the U.S. Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), stands near a line of Iraqis waiting to collect water from the Euphrates river in the town of Nassiriya in central Iraq, April 5, 2003. Water and power supplies have been disrupted by fighting in the city for the last two weeks. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan

A U.S. Marine from a tank battalion, a part of the 7th Marine Regiment, cleans his pistol before a final push on the road South-East from the Iraqi capital Baghdad, April 5, 2003

76 posted on 04/06/2003 12:30 AM EST by Spruce
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I love the smell of carpet bombing in the morning.

Hey Sadam... eat $hit.

Trajan88

77 posted on 04/06/2003 12:31 AM EST by Trajan88
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Let Freedom Ring!

An Afghan girl plays with U.S. Army Sgt. Carry Wollenzien as others
smile in the village Qalai Nasro, 4 km ( 2.5 miles), southwest of the
Coalition Joint Task Force base in Bagram, Afghanistan, Saturday,
April 5, 2003. U.S. army personnel distributed humanitarian aid to the
village, besides distributing toys for children. (AP Photo/Gurinder Osan)

78 posted on 04/06/2003 12:47 AM EST by LindaSOG
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I like it - I like it a lot!

79 posted on 04/06/2003 12:52 AM EST by Happy2BMe (HOLLYWOOD:Ask not what U can do for your country, ask what U can do for Iraq!)
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Nice picture bump.

80 posted on 04/06/2003 12:53 AM EST by fatima (I have been fine,thinking about bad guys and good guys.)
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Somewhere Delia is smiling...

Thanks again Dio for all you do!

81 posted on 04/06/2003 1:01 AM EST by SeenTheLight
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Too late for me, Nita. Already did it a couple of days ago. Was raving like a maniac - SOOO frustrating to HAVE a picture, but cannot SEE it!

The other night they showed the traffic circle in downtown Baghdad... Said we should watch it so we could spot Coalition vehicles.... HA! All I could see was that stupid banner!

82 posted on 04/06/2003 1:02 AM EST by Humidston (Do not remove this tag under penalty of law)
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ROTFL....that's awesome!

83 posted on 04/06/2003 1:08 AM EST by cherry_bomb88 ("I'll get all the sleep I need when I'm dead")
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What a great picture! (#41)

84 posted on 04/06/2003 1:09 AM EST by nutmeg (Liberate Iraq - Support Our Troops!)
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BUMP for another phenomenal thread!

85 posted on 04/06/2003 1:11 AM EST by nutmeg (Liberate Iraq - Support Our Troops!)
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ping!

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

86 posted on 04/06/2003 1:12 AM EST by nutmeg (Liberate Iraq - Support Our Troops!)
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Thanks for the ping, Linda!!! These pics are awesome!

87 posted on 04/06/2003 1:18 AM EST by cherry_bomb88 ("I'll get all the sleep I need when I'm dead")
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88 posted on 04/06/2003 1:19 AM EST by Cindy
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Seeing these photos of our boys professionally take this guy down makes me DAMN PROUD!

Semper Fi and Doo Rah, Boys!

89 posted on 04/06/2003 1:20 AM EST by MattGarrett
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ROTFLOL! You win the FReeper "Caption This Picture" prize for the year with #53, IMHO... What a classic! ;-D

90 posted on 04/06/2003 1:28 AM EST by nutmeg (Liberate Iraq - Support Our Troops!)
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Shock and awe is what heads of state around the world are experiencing! LOL. Don't mess with America, is the message they are receiving! I love this thread, Diogenesis. Thank you.

91 posted on 04/06/2003 1:37 AM EST by WaterDragon (Only America has the moral authority and the resolve to lead the world in the 21st Century.)
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In Umm Khayyal, Iraq, at the soccer game with the 42 Commandoes.
The local team won.

Uh oh. Good thing they're not teaching them cricket, eh?

92 posted on 04/06/2003 1:38 AM EST by seamole
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Wow, what a picture show! That shot of Pfc. Lynch and her fallen buddy was heart-wrenching. Pfc. Piestawa was Hopi and a third generation soldier. Her family called her a "warrior." When I think of the loss of people like her in contrast to someone like that Professor DeGenova over at Columbia, it makes me seethe inside.

93 posted on 04/06/2003 1:39 AM EST by stanz
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Let Freedom Ring!

I have to believe that if he were alive today, Martin Luther King would be attending Support Our Troops rallies.

94 posted on 04/06/2003 1:39 AM EST by seamole
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oimf

95 posted on 04/06/2003 3:19 AM EDT by tutstar
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Broadband Rules!!!!

96 posted on 04/06/2003 3:28 AM EDT by tutstar
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Civilians, seen in this image from video, wave to US soldiers near Kalak, Iraq, Saturday, April 5, 2003, on the northern front of the U.S.-led war against Iraq. (AP Photo/APTN)

97 posted on 04/06/2003 3:32 AM EDT by tutstar
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Great pictures as always, Diogenesis. Thanks for the guide, Linda.

98 posted on 04/06/2003 5:25 AM EDT by Kathy in Alaska (God Bless America and our Military Who Protect Her.)
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BTTT!!!!!!

99 posted on 04/06/2003 6:07 AM EDT by E.G.C.
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US Army soldiers reveal and remove extensive ammunition that was found in a wrecked and abandoned ambulance. The Red Cross/Crescent ambulance again had rocket launchers and grenades hidden in the bed rolls and medical supplies.

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Don't forget the whole name of the organization:
INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS/RED CRESCENT

Donations help fund organizations like the Palestinian Red Crescent Society,
which cranks out propaganda like this:

Israeli Army Shoots at Innocent Civilians & Pregnant Mothers

Isn't it comforting to know that the selfless contributions
of well-meaning Americans are going to support these "Red Crescent Societies"?

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100 posted on 04/06/2003 7:39 AM EDT by ppaul
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