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Badweather Fan · 19/03/2003, 12:31 PM

Are we to assume missiles on Baghdad tonight at 1am?
Dunno why they didn't go in straight after Saddam rejected Bushs ultimatum/threat.
My guess is they have everything set military-wise for 01:00:00 20th of March exactly.
P.s. this isn't going to be any war.
Its gonna be all one way.

Badweather Fan · 19/03/2003, 1:53 PM

from1:15 according to BBC.
Apparently, the "allies"(isn't it just a duo?) are in the demilitarized zone, possibly ten kms into Iraq.
Doubt it'd be land invasion straight awy and i pray that it isn't.
I'm presuming land war would result in a higher death-toll.

**deise deserter** · 19/03/2003, 1:59 PM

A number of groups are advocating a ten minute work-stoppage at noon on the day that war actually breaks out - almost definitely tomorrow - I think that as many people should support this as possible.

Badweather Fan · 19/03/2003, 2:02 PM

Think all ucc are doing that too.
Lecturers, staff and students.
Good idea.
Does anyone in power take notice of the protests though?

**James** · 19/03/2003, 2:09 PM

i'm going for the whole day protest myself
student apathy alive and well with your 10mins..
bah students

anything more then 10mins wud cut into your dole bludging/joint smoking/ tea drinking/day time tv watching hectic lifestyle

**dahamsta** · 19/03/2003, 2:10 PM

I think we should follow the UK's lead and gather at City Hall. (It's been suggested that people gather at Parliament in the UK.) I can't see a lot of people turning up if it happens at 3am though.

Does anyone in power take notice of the protests though?

Not straight away, but that's not a good enough reason to not have them. Continued protest could have an affect.

adam

**James** · 19/03/2003, 2:11 PM

Originally posted by James
anything more then 10mins wud cut into your dole bludging/joint smoking/ tea drinking/day time tv watching hectic lifestyle

and thats just the UCC lecturers.. the students are worse

**Dodge** · 19/03/2003, 2:17 PM

Originally posted by Badweather Fan
Are we to assume missiles on Baghdad tonight at 1am?
Dunno why they didn't go in straight after Saddam rejected Bushs ultimatum/threat.
My guess is they have everything set military-wise for 01:00:00 20th of March exactly.
P.s. this isn't going to be any war.
Its gonna be all one way.

Which just happens to be 8pm in New York/Washington or as the Americans call it PRIMETIME. CNN must be creaming themselves at the thoughts of it

Badweather Fan · 19/03/2003, 2:24 PM

but fecking Kerryman Students Union President better not hijack the occasion.
I'm all for marches but the su and its supporters are anti-everything.
Get the rte cameras down for when we're in the quad to witness the amazing(once in a lifetime?) site of thousands of ucc students actually dossing.
I'll join anti-war protests out of hopelessness, rather than any hope of achieving recognition.

**Macy** · 19/03/2003, 2:37 PM

Plan for Dublin is the work stoppage (I suppose I'll have to actually do something for that to be worthwhile) and a protest at the US Embassy on the evening it starts (or the following evening), followed by a March and Rally on the following Saturday....

Badweather Fan · 19/03/2003, 2:41 PM

Originally posted by Macy
Plan for Dublin is the work stoppage (I suppose I'll have to actually do something for that to be worthwhile) and a protest at the US Embassy on the evening it starts (or the following evening), followed by a March and Rally on the following Saturday....

Things looking active in Dublin.
Whats planned in Cork besides stoppage and 6 o clock Daunt Square?

**Colm** · 19/03/2003, 2:43 PM

Originally posted by Badweather Fan

Doubt it'd be land invasion straight awy and i pray that it isn't.

From what I can gather (i.e. what the so called defence experts on Sky news are saying) there will be air strikes for the first 12 to 24 hours. This will be followed by two seperate ground invasions, one from the north and a much larger one from the south. The northern invasion is not expected to meet much resistance but the primary invasion from the south is expected to be disrupted by a brigade of Iraq's republican guards.
The objective is to secure the Cities and Oil fields (which Saddam is expected to try to sabotage) along the way as troops march on Baghdad, where they're expecting to be met with huge resistance.