The War Has Started

According to MSNBC and NBC, the Iraqis have not fired SCUD missiles, and the last I heard, there is a possibility that Hussein has been wounded.
Saddam might not be worried about the citizens of Iraq, but I am. I am praying for all innocents, including the young soldiers on both sides who believe in what their countries are doing, and have put their lives on the line.

Just heard a report that they have set fire to at least some of the southern oil fields. Yet another thing Saddam said they wouldn't do....

katl8e posted:

Without a white flag, they're a fair target.

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All else fails wave the underwear!

Originally posted by kimward34
All else fails wave the underwear!

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Live from Foxnews...

Look who's supporting the US now....

Those countries include: Afghanistan, Albania, Australia, Azerbaijan, Britain, Bulgaria, Colombia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Georgia, Hungary, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, the Netherlands, Nicaragua, the Philippines, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Turkey and Uzbekistan.

That was a total cut-n-paste job...hope I got it right. Plus Ari Fletcher said it live....

Faced with all of that firepower, the Iraqi underwear is probably BROWN, not white!

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We're bombing again. Much bigger than last night. The Marines are in Iraq now, too.

I'm really pressed for time - just came back from a cat behavior consultation and I still need to get a couple of things ready for tomorrow for the cat behavior course.

Unless, God forbid, Scuds hit Israel tonight, we plan to have a regular class tomorrow. Well, as regular as we can. I talked to the CWSI people today and they are already feeling the war. People are beginning to evacuate the main cities and they are bringing in their cats to the shelter (which also has a boarding facility). They are expecting dozens more cats tomorrow so they are all hard at work setting up more appropriate cages and enclosures for the newcomers. On top of that, most people didn't send their kids to school today so the workers brought their kids with them - can you imagine the mayhem... :tounge2:

The CWSI people are also starting to go out and feed feral colonies that their caretakers left Tel Aviv (for those caretakers who pre-arranged for them do so). My heart goes out to all the poor kitties that will still get abandones during the current crisis and the ferals that the CWSI won't reach The CWSI is streched to the limit now... If you can help by forwarding this URL to your cat loving friends - we'd appreciate it. Sorry about bending the forum rules a bit here - I know I shouldn't be soliciting for donations - but this is part of my personal war effort.

http://www.IsraelCatRescue.com

This is the URL to visit and forward. Thank you!

Anne stay safe, words elude me right now, but prayers are flying for all concerned with this human and animal...

Anna, Thanks.. I ll do that to forward it to my co workers who are cat lovers. I pray you are in a safe area as well as others.

Don't compromise your own safety, Anne. As much as we love the kitties, your family is more important.

Thank you everyone! Please don't worry - we will avoid Tel Aviv tomorrow and for the next few days. Most of the rest of the country should be relatively safe.

I won't be joining the teams from the CWSI that are going to Tel Aviv to feed the ferals. I will be teaching the course at the CWSI shelter itself which is half an hour a drive away from Tel Aviv.

New unconfirmed reports out of France state that 2 viles of the toxin Ricin was found in a locker at a railway station.


Ricin, a powder produced from the seeds and pods of the castor bean plant, may be inhaled, ingested or injected. There is no known antidote. It's an untraceable poison that is twice as deadly as cobra venom.


In very small doses, it causes the human digestive tract to convulse –hence the laxative effect of castor oil. But in larger doses ricin causes diarrhea so severe that victims can die of shock, as a result of massive fluid and electrolyte loss.

Anne, stay as safe as possible. So many people and cats need you.

God bless us all. Especially all of the troops, the Israelis, the Kurds and the Iraqis.

Originally posted by Russian Blue

The news conferance has stated that in the next 12 hours the US will use full military action to oust Saddam. The description stated that there will be 'shock and awe' during this time.

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While I was at work today I heard little bits and pieces of information from the various TVs in the resident's rooms. One of the things I heard was when one of the commetators(sp?) said something like if you have to ask if what you've seen was "shock and awe" then you haven't seen it.

The first Allied casualties of the war are now being reported. A Marine helicopter went down in Kuwait, with 16 on board. Reports are that there were British troops in the chopper as well. 7 are confirmed dead but it may be all on board.

I just heard on MSNBC that initial reports are that there are no survivors.

It has been confirmed on CNN that all 16 are dead.

12 Americans & 4 British