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April 09, 2003
Semper Fi!
On BBC World for the last 15 minutes : the view from the Palestine Hotel. US Marine Corps M1 Abrams, LVTP-7s, and Hummers pouring onto the roundabout, reporters like flies buzzing around them. UPDATE : The large apartment blocks nearby are were used by the Secret Police, and are now being searched by dismounted Marines. No cheering crowds as yet (this is the upmarket section of town), lots of the terminally curious. Within sight is the hotel where Baghdad Bob used to give his briefings, that's being searched too in case any Security goons want to make a last stand. UPDATE : Crowd now ripping off the plaque from the statue - that's all they can reach. UPDATE : Sign just displayed by crowd appears to read "GO HOME HUMAN SHIELDS, YOU US WANKERS" Stop reading and go see the BBC webcam for yourself. Posted By Alan E Brain at April 9, 2003 08:49 AM | TrackBackComments
Take down that damned statue! I've been staring at it for week! Take it down! Semper FI! Posted by: phred at April 9, 2003 08:52 AMWhere's Baghdad Bob when you need him? Posted by: IvanR at April 9, 2003 08:53 AMbbc 24hour is rocking go now Posted by: Bill at April 9, 2003 08:54 AMThis is awesome. History in the making. Posted by: tenbase at April 9, 2003 08:55 AMPardon my media bias, but how appropriate is the analogy of reporters swarming like flies. I understand they play a vital role and give credit where credit is due, but also have many recollections of them shoving microphones in faces and asking questions like, " How does it make you feel to know that your only daughter was raped and tortured before being killed/" Posted by: Genghis at April 9, 2003 08:56 AMReuters just said we have taken over the secret police building! Knock down the statue!!! Posted by: cassun at April 9, 2003 08:57 AMI really wish one of the tanks would have had "WHERE IS BOB?" spray painted on it as it pulled up. Posted by: cb at April 9, 2003 09:00 AMcheering iraqis on good morning america now! Posted by: cassun at April 9, 2003 09:01 AMlike white on rice, like stink on shit, like reporters on tragedy..... Yup that works. On the statue; I suspect it's not a statue of Saddam, so there's no reason to take it down. Posted by: trf at April 9, 2003 09:01 AMKnock down the statue!!! bet it's down before the day's over... Posted by: Knitting a Conundrum at April 9, 2003 09:01 AMI heard it was put up last April in honor of his birthday... Posted by: Knitting a Conundrum at April 9, 2003 09:02 AMthis is great god bless the coalition!!!! Posted by: Bill at April 9, 2003 09:02 AMThe infidel American pig-dog invaders HAVE ARRIVED, BABEEEE!!!! Could someone put up a link to the webcam of choice? Posted by: damon at April 9, 2003 09:03 AMtakes our shoes you bastard Posted by: Bill at April 9, 2003 09:04 AMCool, the crowd is collecting around the statue. I hope they dont hurt themselves! Posted by: tenbase at April 9, 2003 09:04 AMTHe CBS News cam shows it too. I think the shot is better/clearer. Have't found a webcam that isn't overloaded from here in Australia. Still looking, when I find one, I'll post a link. Anyone else, please also look. Posted by: Alan E Brain at April 9, 2003 09:06 AMWhere's Peter Arnett??? 1st Batt 7th marines under fire on CNN now Posted by: Grace OMalley at April 9, 2003 09:08 AMIs it just me or are the cams getting hammered all of a sudden? =) Posted by: ConfigSys.boy! at April 9, 2003 09:09 AMHow long before we can get Iraqi TV up and running with REAL news for the Iraqi people? Posted by: Mike Plaiss at April 9, 2003 09:11 AMcbs cam stll behaving, but haven't dropped and tried to get back on... Posted by: Knitting a Conundrum at April 9, 2003 09:11 AMBBC Webcam works for the moment, link is now in main article. Beware the dreaded /. effect. Posted by: Alan E Brain at April 9, 2003 09:11 AMIf you need a link to the cbs cam, go to http://www/cbsnews.com CBS cam is getting bogged down but still watchable. Posted by: tenbase at April 9, 2003 09:12 AMNo doubt. As the BBC cam pans you can see people still streaming into the traffic circle. I'd really love to see that crowd swell as word gets out. Posted by: ConfigSys.boy! at April 9, 2003 09:13 AMntv just showed someone holding a sign saying "go home human shields, you traders" Posted by: cassun at April 9, 2003 09:20 AMI saw two or three men holding up a banner on the outside of the traffic circle, and for a moment, it looked like it said something about "Go Home U.S." Nah. It actually says, "Go Home Human Shields, You U.S. Wankers." I'v put my desktop outside my firewall just so I can watch this... won't someone please give those guys a damn ladder!? Posted by: Damon at April 9, 2003 09:21 AMSky News has a link for a live video feed on their page. http://www.sky.com/skynews/home Posted by: Knitting a Conundrum at April 9, 2003 09:26 AMPost a comment
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