# Where will you be to hear the news tonight? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 19, 2003, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-will-you-be-to-hear-the-news-tonight/162537 "2003-03-19T14:06:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![11811](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/9d8465/32.png) [@11811](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/11811)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-will-you-be-to-hear-the-news-tonight/162537/1 "2003-03-19T14:06:20Z")
So the deadline for Saddam Hussein expires at 8:00 pm tonight, correct? Where will you be when the deadline expires, and will you have the news on the radio, tv, internet, or not at all? ---
**Author:** ![DeadlyAccurate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@DeadlyAccurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadlyAccurate)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-will-you-be-to-hear-the-news-tonight/162537/2 "2003-03-19T14:15:57Z")
Internet. I’m not going to just stick around and hit Refresh, though. I usually check the news several times a day, so I’m bound to find out within a short time. ---
**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-will-you-be-to-hear-the-news-tonight/162537/3 "2003-03-19T14:17:51Z")
In bed, asleep. It’ll be during the night over here, and I have work tomorrow. I have a fairly clear expectation of what will happen anyway. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-will-you-be-to-hear-the-news-tonight/162537/4 "2003-03-19T14:18:39Z")
Lying in bed with the BBC World Service in my earphones. The deadline’s around 1.15am here. Though to be honest, I would expect a day or so’s timelag between the deadline and the first bombs falling. ---
**Author:** ![Phlosphr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-will-you-be-to-hear-the-news-tonight/162537/5 "2003-03-19T14:26:08Z")
I’ll be sitting in front of the TV tonight when the deadline is up. And then the samething, when the news shows all those Iraqi soldiers surrendering. Then again in the same place when Saddam is being forced in to exile, or tried for war crimes, or found with a sudden **quote fingers** heart attack **quote fingers** ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-will-you-be-to-hear-the-news-tonight/162537/6 "2003-03-19T14:43:12Z")
It’s a tense day at Casa Scarlett. In addition to war news, we’re expecting a call from a friend after what may be her final visit to the divorce lawyer. If she’s lucky, the ex will cooperate and everything will be final. We’re keeping our fingers crossed on several fronts. I’ll be here at my desk working. I got the news about 9/11 from the SDMB; that may well happen again. My dad is getting a war for his birthday. It’s also the anniversary of the day Mr. S proposed. No celebrations today. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![clayton\_e](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c57346/32.png) [@clayton\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clayton_e)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-will-you-be-to-hear-the-news-tonight/162537/7 "2003-03-19T15:45:54Z")
I’ll be in front of the TV, just hoping things don’t get out of hand. ---
**Author:** ![porcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac91a4/32.png) [@porcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/porcupine)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-will-you-be-to-hear-the-news-tonight/162537/8 "2003-03-19T17:03:42Z")
I will be watching a play. ---
**Author:** ![swingchick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@swingchick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swingchick)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-will-you-be-to-hear-the-news-tonight/162537/9 "2003-03-19T17:05:33Z")
I’ll be teaching a dance class. ---
**Author:** ![Darkrabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3be4f8/32.png) [@Darkrabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darkrabbit)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-will-you-be-to-hear-the-news-tonight/162537/10 "2003-03-19T17:10:37Z")
Probably listening to Minnesota Public Radio (No TV Here). ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-will-you-be-to-hear-the-news-tonight/162537/11 "2003-03-19T17:26:34Z")
I’ll be at work, keeping the money moving. (It’ll be 5PM here) ---
**Author:** ![Breezy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b3f665/32.png) [@Breezy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Breezy)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-will-you-be-to-hear-the-news-tonight/162537/12 "2003-03-19T17:44:43Z")
I’ll be watching TV with my husband. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-will-you-be-to-hear-the-news-tonight/162537/13 "2003-03-19T19:07:14Z")
One of the kids will be at night class, one will be at work and one will probably be online. Mrs. Kunilou and I will have the TV on while we’re cleaning up after dinner. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-will-you-be-to-hear-the-news-tonight/162537/14 "2003-03-19T19:20:55Z")
I’ll be in bed with Oscar Levant. . . . I mean, I’ll be in bed reading a _biography_ of Oscar Levant. ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-will-you-be-to-hear-the-news-tonight/162537/15 "2003-03-19T20:07:25Z")
I’ll be in the gym – I’ve got my martial arts class tonight. ---
**Author:** ![Rutabegger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9de0a6/32.png) [@Rutabegger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rutabegger)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-will-you-be-to-hear-the-news-tonight/162537/16 "2003-03-19T20:17:49Z")
According to [DEBKA_file_](http://www.debka.com/): > [@](#): > > \*\*IST 15:10 > Invasion begins \*\* > US war commanders grabbed the element of surprise after all. While most analysts and forecasters predicted a mighty aerial-missile blitz over Baghdad as the war’s opener, the campaign began Wednesday, March 19 with a lighting advance by Marine forces into southern Iraq along the Shatt el Arb River towards the big naval base and town of Umm Qasr. Fighting alongside the Americans are two brigades of the British 1st Armored Division and naval vessels landing Marine units south of Basra. The first clash of the war occurred shortly after in the mouth of the Khawr al-Zubayr river, a few miles south of Umm Qasr. > The US-UK column is heading at top speed for the oil fields of southern Iraq which have been surrounded by American and British special forces since earlier this month. DEBKAfile’s military experts view this first major military move in the war as a bold tactic to prevent the sabotage of the oil fields, with the largest field in southern Iraq, Rumailah, at highest risk. > A second column of US 3rd Infantry Division troops crossed into the demilitarized zone on the Iraqi border with Kuwait accompanied by thousands of tanks, combat vehicles and fuel trucks. and more recent headlines: > [@](#): > > US warplanes taking off from the USS Abraham Lincoln are bombing Iraqi military targets along the US-UK line of advance. > > DEBKAfile exclusive: Kurdish sources confirm that Iraqi deputy prime minister Tareq Aziz is in their hands and is being questioned by US intelligence officials. DEBKA_file_ is getting lots of traffic today, so you may have to keep checking back. I’ve seen some suggestion of DOS attack, which wouldn’t be surprising given what they’re reporting. ---
**Author:** ![Rutabegger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9de0a6/32.png) [@Rutabegger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rutabegger)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-will-you-be-to-hear-the-news-tonight/162537/17 "2003-03-19T20:20:09Z")
> [@](#): > > which wouldn’t be surprising given what they’re reporting But maybe I’m just cynical. ---
**Author:** ![KeithT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e47774/32.png) [@KeithT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KeithT)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-will-you-be-to-hear-the-news-tonight/162537/18 "2003-03-19T22:44:55Z")
At a friend’s place, learning to play _Axis and Allies_. CNN will be in the background. ---
**Author:** ![stypticus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f05b48/32.png) [@stypticus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stypticus)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-will-you-be-to-hear-the-news-tonight/162537/19 "2003-03-20T01:29:30Z")
Unlike Bush, who will be in the White House learning to play _Axis and Allies_ with the “Axis of Evil”?