STARTED! Baghdad Being bombed - Post made by Mr. OverclockerBloke, War Fanatic

Over Clocker · 23 Mar 2003 at 16:10

BBC 24 just showed part of the footage of the questioning of a US PoW.

That soldier must be scared ....less.

Over Clocker · 23 Mar 2003 at 16:10

BBC 24 just showed part of the footage of the questioning of a US PoW.

That soldier must be scared ....less.

Sleepy · 23 Mar 2003 at 16:11

Scud Report

New York Times
The German Defense Ministry said on Saturday an examination conducted by German soldiers on an Iraq missile fired at Kuwait found no signs of biological or chemical weapons.

``It is a Scud missile but had neither biological or chemical weapons on it,'' Defense Minister Peter Struck said.

First announcement of a confirmation that Iraq has used proscribed weapons

Over Clocker · 23 Mar 2003 at 16:14

16:12 Explosions and anti aircraft fire in Baghdad

Its about the right time for the B52's i think. Took off about 5 1/2 hours ago.

Over Clocker · 23 Mar 2003 at 16:14

16:12 Explosions and anti aircraft fire in Baghdad

Its about the right time for the B52's i think. Took off about 5 1/2 hours ago.

Sleepy · 23 Mar 2003 at 16:15

Reported on Sky News

An AWACS plane failed to detect the IFF from the tornado, hence the shoot order. If true it looks like a technical or pilot failure by the Tornado

Sleepy · 23 Mar 2003 at 16:18

Originally posted by silverpaw
It seems that these aren't frontline troops but from a follow on group, would explain the female too maybe.

507th Maintenance

Sleepy · 23 Mar 2003 at 16:49

Washington Post

Russia supplying Iraq with military hardware, including GPS jamming equipment (JDAM use GPS as their primary navigation system to obtain there superb accuracy)

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Over Clocker · 23 Mar 2003 at 17:06

Originally posted by Sleepy
Washington Post

Russia supplying Iraq with military hardware, including GPS jamming equipment (JDAM use GPS as their primary navigation system to obtain there superb accuracy)

Just goes to show what is inportant to the Russian's i guess.

Over Clocker · 23 Mar 2003 at 17:06

Originally posted by Sleepy
Washington Post

Russia supplying Iraq with military hardware, including GPS jamming equipment (JDAM use GPS as their primary navigation system to obtain there superb accuracy)

Just goes to show what is inportant to the Russian's i guess.

Sleepy · 23 Mar 2003 at 17:12

Originally posted by Over Clocker
Page not found mate??

Try now

ojo · 23 Mar 2003 at 17:14

Originally posted by silverpaw
Maybe the US treatment of prisoners at Guantanamo bay is going to bite them on the arse. Maybe Rumsfeld should have thought of the Geneva convention back then

Just thinking of that as well...

ojo · 23 Mar 2003 at 17:14

Originally posted by silverpaw
Maybe the US treatment of prisoners at Guantanamo bay is going to bite them on the arse. Maybe Rumsfeld should have thought of the Geneva convention back then

Just thinking of that as well...

MindYerBeak · 23 Mar 2003 at 17:31

Intelligence reports say the reason for lack of surrender is because a captured soldier said that the Republican Guard has threatened that the soldiers families will be put to death if they surrender.

MindYerBeak · 23 Mar 2003 at 17:31

Intelligence reports say the reason for lack of surrender is because a captured soldier said that the Republican Guard has threatened that the soldiers families will be put to death if they surrender.

Sleepy · 23 Mar 2003 at 17:41

Fox News
While an Iraqi smiled at the camera over the bodies and shifted them to better display the wounds, the tape showed what is purported to be U.S. Marines in U.S. military attire lying on the floor with serious head and torso wounds -- many execution style.

There is a lot of anger being expressed in the US about this.

Sleepy · 23 Mar 2003 at 17:55

Sky News

Reported the return of a B52 due to a technical failure

Sleepy · 23 Mar 2003 at 17:58

ITN reporter Terry Lloyd believed Dead

BBC
"Here is the man who first alerted the world to the horrors of Saddam Hussein by going to the village of Halabja and finding the Kurds gassed there.
"And this guy dies in the war that is meant to overthrow Saddam Hussein, not through the guns of Saddam Hussein but now we clearly know through so-called friendly fire."

Bitter irony. RIP

Sleepy · 23 Mar 2003 at 18:00

Originally posted by r1cko
But seriously.. this is what Saddam wants.. he wants the US to be angry and to bomb baghdad into the ground.. to rack up civilian casualties.. this musnt happen.. emotioned must be calmed and the campaign must continue.

If anything it will motivate the public to support their government through a long war

Sleepy · 23 Mar 2003 at 18:07

Originally posted by Custor
First US POWS shown on tele not the first POWs on tele.

Some US Web sites were being careful to adhere to the the Geneva Convention and had blacked out faces in some of there images. Noticed this afternoon western media suddenly being much more careful with what they showed of prisoners