<Scott> 22/r yup. I have moved EVERYTHIN.  G powerful UP in 
   tech... too.  Sorry. (bad terminal)
<Nati> Israely TV broadcast just ended, as on every normal 
   weekday. This can be seen as good news since last night the 
   TV was on all night....
<NPR> Oil closed at $21.30 on NY mercantile - almost 
   exactly pre-invasion price.  "Serious concern about 
   sabotage of the Alaskan pipeline"
<Scott> marine corps helicopters attacked iraqis near 
   Khafti? [sp].  early thursday.. at 5am est.  (ie: ground 
   activity... near the oil refinery that was shelled ...).  
   british reporter got a tour in a taxi...  he reports seeing 
   AA equip. put on road over-passes.  saddam says satan is in 
   the white house  :-).  some iraqi trying to get into jordan 
   babbled about fire everywhere...  pantagon believes there 
   are chemical weapons AT THE FRONT.  stealth fighters 
   successfully evaded iraqi radar.  white house says ground 
   rules have changed.....  white house says NO PAUSE in the 
   war, saddam can stop it by "surrender".  diplomacy is over. 
    state department: "The door is close"  "diplomacy is over".
     saddam must pull out, no concessions, all troops must 
   move out in massive amounts.  iraqis STILL "love him 
   [saddam] to death".  jordanians compared US attack on Iraq 
   to Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.  the jordanian 
   statement was shown on tv, I do not know if it is an 
   official government statement.  dj up 114 1/2...
<CNN> 50,000 to 2,000,000 refugees are expected in Jordan 
   from Iraq.  A UIUC suport rally:  "Support our troops.  
   Protesters:  Stop trying to make another Vietnam."  There 
   are about 30 people on the quad.....
<Scott> saddam to bush:  "Hopeless are your objectives".  
   30 stealth fighters took out targets such as scud missile 
   sites.  (NBC).  nbc says the pentagon is "elated" that 
   weapons with 'computer brains' have "out-smarted" the enemy.
   ..  nbc reports 10-12 planes per hour tking off at one base.
   .  (currently)
<TV2> Anything new happening, Nati?
<Scott> nbc hints that there will a ground attack into 
   kuwait soon (and syria has requested to aid...)
<Nati> THERE ARE NO SIRENS IN ISRAEL NOW ! (just some wierd 
   noises in the radio).  Another 2 sec. interuption in the 
   radio. Something is going on. Don't now what.  I am 
   shakeing.
<Scott> AIR RAID WARNING IN ISRAEL
<Nati> Speacial message on Israely radio:
<Scott> gas maks on
<Nati> message was postponned
<Scott> it was "tipped" from sources earlier...  NBC
<Ely> Yes, sirens here in jerusalem.
<Scott> they are assking people to put masks on... now.  1 
   explosion heard.  (so nbc CUTS to commercial... ) Nati? Ely?
<Nati> No sirens here in Haifa, Israel
<Scott> I think the said tel aviv
<Nati> I am getting ready anyway.  Eyal: How about you ? 
   Sirens in Rehovot ?
<Ely> Sirens here stopped, i think
<Scott> 22officials: "NO SIG.  N of Iraqi missile launch.". 
    straight from the pentagon.
<Ely> Hmm,{maybe not. i hear alarm sound, not sure.
<Scott> going back to pentagon.  can't confirm explosion in 
   tel aviv.  LAUNCH NOT DETECTED? SERIIOUS.  CALL ANYONE IN 
   TEL AVIVE.. .launch nor detected.  (that is what nbc just 
   said...).  israel is under attack according to nbc.  1 
   misile has hit a suburb of tel aviv.  it is NOT a chemical 
   weapon.  and there might be a second.  nbc: israel reserved 
   the right to attack immediately If there was a chemical 
   attack.
<Ely> ok, i must go. radio instruct to wear mask immed.
<Nati> Alarm here too !  Instructed to wear mask.  I'll be 
   with you in a sec
<Scott> 3 missiles... in tel aviv
<LuxYacht> ABC- 3 missiles hit Tel Aviv according to 
   Associated Press
<Scott> (israeli officials --> nbc)
<Mustang> ap report ....3 missles exploed in tel aviv
<LuxYacht> Jerusalem correspondent putting on gas mask
<Nati> I am with mask now. Waiting. Room is sealed
<Mustang> god speed nati
<Nati> I am in Haifa, Israel
<Scott> abc is showing live shots...  abc--> israeli radio 
   states there IS a missile attack
<Nati> I am now in a sealed room with my familly and gas 
   masks on
<Mustang> I was afraid of this...things had been too easy 
   up to now :(
<Nati> Israely radio says missiles hit Israel.  I am still 
   OK. AOK here ! ('till now).  Told you something is wierd !
<Scott> nbs sending camera man to 1st explosion site.  at 
   least 7 or 8 missiles...
<Mustang> 7 or 8?  what source?
<Nati> Israely radio isn't saying anything
<Scott> nbc says that they counted 8, 3 confirmed...
<Nati> This is the first online war ever !  If I am gone- 
   you will be the first to know about it
<Scott> air raid sirens in south saudi..  " dah haran" [sp??
   ?]
<EricBlade> Dahrain
<Mustang> just keep typing natio
<Scott> can't confirm missiles in jeruselum.
<Nati> Israely radio transmition stoped.  Wierd noises in 
   Israely radio
<Scott> nbc reports short wave radio operators are getting 
   sporatic information...
<Nati> (I told you something was wierd...)
<Mustang> go ahaed bigcheese
<Nati> There is now the same message message in English
<Ryman> NBC says missles might not be SCUD's
<Scott> nbc says military passed out nerve gas pills to 
   reporters.  1 missile in tel aviv WAS CHEMICAL.  that was 
   confirmed by police...  nbc
<Nati> All Israelis present- please come to +report
<Scott> 1 , er, "may" I wish they would get their story.
<Nati> To all ppl that are concerned: I am OK.
<Python> nati, do you have your gas mask on?  what city are 
   you in?
<Mustang> glad to hear, Nati
<Nati> This is Nathan Srebro from Mount Carmel, Haifa, 
   Israel in a live war
<Ryman> 6 missle launches into Tel Aviv
<Scott> confirmation of 6 missiles launches into israel
<Nati> I have my mask on and am in a sealed room with my 
   familly.  No TV yet....
<Scott> 3 more missiles in north israel.  (nbc)
<Ryman> NBC guys says gasmask is like being in an aquarium :
   )
<Nati> Ely and Eldad probably in thier sealed room, inwhich 
   they don't have a terminal
<Scott> stay in sealed rooms, stay in high rooms, do not go 
   to bomb shelters down low in buildings
<Nati> I have no informaition about # of missiles
<Python> cbs says 3-5 missiles, but confirmed 2 explosions 
   in tel aviv.  (pentagon confirmation)
<Scott> 6 have been confirmed launched, but they are not 
   connecting numbers to locations.
<Nati> I cannot see anything from my window
<Mustang> cbs also says they were skuds
<Python> enigma, who says?
<EricBlade> Sorry about this, need to test a new client 
   function to make sure I can send to this channel.
<Python> palestinia sources say 5 explosions... 1st one 2:
   20 israel time  (cnn)
<Scott> nbc says major attack
<cos> Israel says one chemical warhead hit Tel Aviv
<bunny> there is also a thunder storm accompanying the 
   missile attack
<Scott> from pentagon says israel has "jerico" [sp] to 
   respond immediately.
<Ryman> NBC: Pentagon says its a major attack
<Mustang> is anyone watching cnn?
<Scott> victims of chemical warfare have been taken to 
   hostpital.  I dont have cnn
<Mustang> scot: so it was chemical then?
<bunny> i have CNN on right now
<Swan> test
<EricBlade> Is Nati gone?
<Python> cnn is trying to talk to security chief at 
   sheraton in tel aviv (unsuccesfully).  nati is still on, 
   but not saying anything
<Scott> nbc says pentagon has verified 1 chemical missile 
   has hit tel aviv
<Mustang> Nati??
<Scott> tom B. is speachless.
<bunny> no further explosions in the past 20 minutes
<tiger> CNN has problems with audio link to Jerusalem.
<bunny> a scud missile landed in south tel aviv
<Scott> 3:50am in iraq...  2:50 in israel[?]
<Ryman> NBC: One large building collapsed - people taken to 
   hospital
<bunny> second missile in suburban area SE of Tel Aviv
<Mustang> I hope Nati is ok
<bunny> confirmed 2 missiles landed south of tel aviv
<dodo1> .test
<Scott> nbc says camera man MAY be reacting to chemical 
   weapons...
<Python> nati signed off
<SteelRat> 10 to 11 explosions
<Ryman> I think Nati has better things to worry about than 
   being the Israeli corresponant to IRC
<cos> If anyone has any info about hits in Kfar Saba (NE of 
   Tel Aviv) I would like to know.
<bunny> remember: there is also a thunder storm going on in 
   tel aviv
<Mustang> ryman: true...just hope he is ok
<Scott> rain is GOOD.
<Ely> well,
<dodo1> Israel almost certain to react because of holocaust 
   associations
<bunny> cos: only confimred hits south of tel aviv
<Ely> lost of airplane noise over jerusalem
<bunny> we lost Nati
<spam> News reports only, please!
<Scott> did jordan allow iraqi planes to fly over?
<bunny> possible missile alerts in Easter Saudi Arabia
<Ely> IL radio/IDF ask all citizens to stay home, wearint 
   mask. they repeat the msg.  i'm in Jerusalem for all these 
   who doesnt know
<Mustang> reporter in Jeruselam just heard "many aircraft 
   or missles" fly over head
<SteelRat> hang in there Ely
<Ely> Israeli TV just came back in air now, still nothing 
   on TV
<dodo1> Aarons (Israel) on record as having said that the 
   scuds do not have chemical warheads (CBS-Radio)
<SteelRat> 5 confirmed.  in tel aviv, chemical
<bunny> military sources confirm FIVE missiles have hit
<Python> belgian radio says it will be a very long war, and 
   that iraq made little response to early attacks for 
   strategic reasons (nbc)
<Scott> nbc says that iraq held back to try to give  false 
   sense to allies...
<SteelRat> chaos reigns
<bunny> and that they had chemical warheads.  palestinians 
   sources say 2-5 missiles
<Ely> Well, Israeli TV 'linked' to CNN now
<bunny> no reports on damages yet
<RymanNBC> Belgian radio got quote from Iraqi Embassador to 
   Belguim
<bunny> israeli ministry is in a state of war alert
<SteelRat> CNN Says Isreal in War Alert
<dodo1> CBS-Radio: not yet sure whether they were chemical 
   warheads
<Tyrant> Is Nati's machine still responding?
<dodo1> confirmed 3 in and around Tel-Aviv, 3 more 
   elsewhere.  confirmed some casualties, unsure how many
<Ely> dont hear any jest anymore, nor alarm.  jets.  IDF 
   spokeman said via Radio that they will give further info 
   soon
<bunny> where was Nati coming in from?
<Tyrant> "CNN is the only outside source of information 
   right now" -- CNN... Anyone know who to call... They might 
   want to hear from the people in Israel who are online.
<Mustang> nati signed off
<tiger> CNN says they're expecting second attack wave.
<Ely> right now, only music over the radio and repeating 
   IDF instructions
<RymanNBC> Nati logged out. I'm sure he had better things 
   to do
<SteelRat> Ely, get that mask on man!
<bunny> 8 scud missiles have landed in israel
<Scott> haifta? lemme get it.
<dodo1> it's 3:59 in the Persian Gulf now
<SteelRat> 8 scuds
<bunny> haifa, telaviv
<altair> 1 scud on Haif a
<Scott> Haifa
<dodo1> bunny: only 6 confirmed
<bunny> and a coupl eof other suburbs
<altair> Nati?
<Python> cnn says 8 confirmed
<D_Gray> cnn reports 2 missiles in Tel Aviv, 1 inj Haifa, 3 
   in unpopulated region 1 unknown
<dodo1> tack on this channel quotes nbc: no more rain in 
   the area for at least 2 days
<altair> hmm!
<Mustang> oh no....I pray for nati
<Ely> nati in haifa
<spam> reports only, please!
<dodo1> confirm 8 missiles (CNN)   CBS still says 6
<Scott> pentagon detcts multiple launches.  from inside 
   iraq...
<bunny> bracing for israel retaliation
<Scott> sats have picked up launches.
<Mustang> NPR says new explosions in telaviv
<dodo1> Debra Porter from Washington: Presidential Palace 
   in Baghdad scored a direct hit
<Ely> IL-Radio: missles hited, no other info yet
<Ice> I have tried to ping nati's machine and it does NOT 
   respond.
<dodo1> A British Tornado fighter bomber has been shot down 
   (CBS)
<Scott> sat link lost from tel aviv
<EricBlade> LIFE INSURANCE commercial on WKZO Radio (CBS)
<Scott> 28 more war jets scrambled from turkey... too->
<CAPJisCNN> IDF (Israely Defencive Force) person on CNN.  
   Comments may follow.
<Mustang> cnn says 10 or 11 explosions in tel aviv
<dodo1> Belgian Radio confirms reports from Iraq that a 
   full-scale attack against Israel has begun
<llauren> Has it been confirmed if the SCUDs contain 
   chemicals or gas yet?
<dodo1> no, no confirmation yet that there were chemicals
<Mustang> not on NPR
<Scott> il: yes.
<dodo1> but Aarons earlier claimed (from Israel) that the 
   scuds don't have chemical warheads (according to Israeli 
   intelligence)
<Scott> nbc says one in tel aviv has been confirmed.  NERVE 
   GAS IN TEL AVIV.  confirmed...
<Python> who says, scott?
<Mustang> haifa has been hit
<Python> ely is gone
<Scott> nbc...
<SteelRat> confirmed?
<Scott> once again:  nbc says nerve gas detectd in tel aviv
<dodo1> CBS still keeps claiming there were 6 confirmed 
   missiles, 3 in Tel Aviv
<Ely> i'm here.
<SteelRat> second mention of nerve gas by CNN
<Scott> nbc has said that nerve gas has been detected.. 
   (for rejoins)
<D_Gray> dpa reports 25 planes left turkey for attack iraq
<Scott> nbc reports just said: shit
<Ely> israe;li tv now online
<RymanNBC> Confirmed by Martin Fletcher in Tel aviv
<Ely> {
<CAPJisCNN> CNN reports 8 confirmed missile hits.
<Scott> nbc camerman came back and stayed away from ner gas 
   weapon
<SteelRat> uh oh, talking proportionate respones now
<BladeCBS> I'll carry the CBS bullstuff..
<Ely> the reporter explains how to wear the mask..
<dodo1> Pentagon confirming just that scud attacks have 
   been made on Tel Aviv and areas north of Tel Aviv ... 
   nothing further (Debra Porter, CBS New York)
<BladeCBS> Israeli jets are responding, apparently headed 
   for Iraq.  Tel Aviv and Haifa hit, Jerusalem unknown..
<dodo1> So far as confirmed reports go, Jerusalem has not 
   been hit
<CAPJisCNN> TV in Tel Aviv is giving mask instructions very 
   imperatively.
<Ely> Still, music on tv. no news
<Scott> lets all keep everyone in mind.  especially Nati.
<BladeCBS> Israeli radio isn't telling anything special..
<web> what about ely?
<BladeCBS> Colin Baker says he saw a missile coming into 
   Tel Aviv.. yippee..  SHIT!
<Scott> nati said that ely does not have a terminal in a 
   sealed room... ely wont tell me
<web> ok
<SteelRat> Gs mask lessons on Isreali TV
<Scott> nbc says iraw got nerve gas from w. germany
<Ely> {
<BladeCBS> Hussein has declared he would totally destroy 
   Tel Aviv
<web> oh no!
<dodo1> Saddam Hussein said Tel Aviv was the city he would 
   wipe out (jerusalem is a holy city to the moslems too)
<web> tell me that is not true!
<BladeCBS> ..strategists think he will NOT attack Jerusalem,
    as J is a Holy City, and he is fighting for liberation of 
   Jerusalem.,
<Ely> I dont think he attack jerusalem, no bomb / anything 
   here
<Python> saudis say scuds were fired twoards SA (cbs)
<Ely> i'm in jerusalem.  south jerusalem, talpiot/nOakaa
<BladeCBS> Missiles are launched towards an air base in 
   Dahrain.
<Ely> talpiot/bakaa
<web> pentagon says that they hit in haifa and 2 in tel 
   aviv and one unknown
<Ely> no i dont wear mask yet
<CAPJisCNN> Pentagon report 8 - 3 to unpopulated - 1 in 
   Haifa(?) - 2 in Tel Aviv...
<SteelRat> US confirms the * towards isreal
<ABCradio> street lights working, people watching tv in tel 
   aviv
<SteelRat> 8, that is
<Python> npr says cbs says israel is in process of 
   retaliating
<Mustang> cbs says Israel is retaliating at the moment
<Scott> nbc is going to tele to tel aviv
<Python> US says explosions too large to be chem attack 
   (abc)
<Scott> no more explosions in tel aviv, no more news.
<CAPJisCNN> IDF (Israely Defence Force) Statement:  Masks 
   are being allowed off.
<Scott> reporter taking off gas mask because he is in a 
   sealed room
<CAPJisCNN> IDF (Israely Defence Force) Statement:  Masks 
   must be replaced if alarm sounds again.
<SteelRat> all clear given to remove masks
<Ely> v:YEs, ppl can take their masks off
<SteelRat> I wouldn't
<Scott> gas masks have a six [?] hour max use...
<CBSRadio> CBS claims 7 missiles, unknown chemical.
<Ely> if alarm sound again, ppl must put their masks back
<ABCradio> a Reporter in Israel says she expects major 
   retaliation from Israel
<web> the missles are from mobile launchers
<CBSRadio> Ely: Are you sure there were chemicals? ABC and 
   CBS are now saying it's unconfirmed...
<web> not fixed
<CAPJisCNN> Pentagon confirmations: mobile SCUDs - Israel 
   is going to retaliate.  Israely air force is going on 
   massive strike.
<Ely> CBS: I didnt say they were chemical
<Scott> gas agent identified... expected to have EVAPORATED 
   by now... disapated..
<Ely> CBS: il radio didnt report anything
<web> cnn has said that they are not chemical though
<Python> martin fletcher of nbc confirms nerve gas 
   (supposedly)
<Ely> not il tv
<web> as far as they can tell
<Scott> nbc/israel police verified NERVE GAS
<Ely> i dont know where the missles hit, except that 
   missiles were launched
<SteelRat> 2 in Haifa area
<ABCradio> Soviet Jews most vulenarable in an iraqi attack
<CBSRadio> Israel restrained itself, according to one 
   reporter on CBS, according to another, Israel is counter-
   striking, and they are having a fight.
<dodo1> all channels still wondering whether they were 
   chemical .... NOBODY has claimed or confirmed chemical 
   warheads ...
<Scott> they are NOT saying the exact kind. they simply say 
   it has been calculated that is should have evaporated.
<Ely> again, no idea if the were conventional/chemical.
<CBSRadio> Ely: Yeah, but Nati did, and I was wonering if 
   you could confirm that.
<D_Gray> germ tele f111 f104 started from turkey and 2 
   stealth
<CBSRadio> I heard CNN said they WERE chemical, but that 
   was on a feed which may have just been a rumor.
<D_Gray> official israel: striking back (germ tele)
<dodo1> CBS: yeah, i checked on that : they were reporting 
   a claim , a rumor
<CBSRadio> OK, thanks, do.
<Mustang> NPR says scuds have been launced against Dahrain..
   .
<Scott> nbc still states that their reporter started to 
   react UNDER his gas mask...
<Ely> Israel is in jerusalem
<web> no missles in jerusalem, just tel aviv that's why 
   masks were ordered off
<CAPJisCNN> Jeruselum officials believe (for now) no 
   chemical weapons, or effects have dissapated.
<CBSRadio> unknown number of casualties.
<SteelRat> mask clear given for Jerusalem (only?)
<dodo1> Only facts that everybody agrees on: at least 6 
   scuds have struck targets in Tel Aviv (3), Haifa and 
   elsewhere
<web> well, don't know about that.  but cnn has them off 
   and they are in jerusalem
<CBSRadio> Israeli planes may end up going thru the 
   Jordanian air force...
<Ely> rat: for the whole country
<dodo1> Bob Simon : Israel can fly over Jordan (If King 
   Hussein agrees) or thru Saudi Arabia - fior which they 
   would need Saudi and American permission
<CBSRadio> If King Hussein dioesn't agree, Israel may just 
   well go THRU the Jordan air force.
<Scott> nbc stills says a nerve gas attack is "under way"
<web> where scott?
<Scott> tel aviv
<Ely> there were jets flying , but i cant say that i know 
   where to
<dodo1> Tom Fenton from Tel -Aviv: Israeli planes are in 
   the air, probably for counter attack
<web> just there?
<SteelRat> mask life is several hours CNN says
<NPR> Ely: israeli attacked?
<CBSRadio> Israel is now, for sure retailiating. :)
<NPR> ok
<spam> Please, reports only. No speculation.
<Arkie> How are they retaliating?
<llauren> AT S0=0 Q0 E1 X4
<CAPJisCNN> Saudi radar detected several "birds" (missiles?
   ) in the air...
<spam> Jerusalem: People may take off their gas masks 
   (Peter Jennings, ABC)
<Arkie> Logging active, session V.
<CBSRadio> We lost Israel on IRC..  (I think)
<Scott> we are still at <max servers
<SteelRat> Ely went to check on relatives
<dodo1> there was an air-raid alert in jerusalem, but no 
   clue whether they were hit
<john> tau wzmn huji still alive ip-wise
<leviathan> keep us informed as to what retaliation is 
   being taken.
<web> explosions in de ran
<SteelRat> just in! Dahran has incoming
<CAPJisCNN> Explosions in Djeron(?) - then signal lost.
<NPR> Connot report missile hit locations... would help 
   iraqis correct  attacks calculation serrors.  errors
<banshee> ABCRadio, Israeli officials can not divulge any 
   information about *where* teh missiles hit due to teh fact 
   it tells teh enemy 1) how sucessful and 2) what adjustments 
   are needed for successive shots to be even more successful.
<CBSRadio> Dahrain hit.
<Mustang> bases hit?
<CBSRadio> Now an ad for car insurance..
<SteelRat> CNN live at Dahrn hit
<Python> cnn is back, says attack is "imminent".  corresp. 
   said "guys, break it down, out of here!" and is going to 
   shelter
<tiger> CNN stops sending from Dhahran, due to danger.
<Scott> abc says israeli sources say 10 missiles in tel 
   aviv AND Haifa
<web> saudi is possibly being hit
<NPR> Python !!!! israel attack
<SteelRat> CNN now says no chemical in Isreal
<NPR> NO CHEMICALS!!
<CAPJisCNN> in Saudi Base - attack is "imminent"
<NPR> CONVETIONAL WARHEADS... CNN
<CBSRadio> Haifa area putting masks back on.
<CAPJisCNN> Israel reports warheads are confirmed as 
   conventional .  through Pentagon
<SteelRat> Planes in Saudi going up
<Scott> nbc has still not confirmed.... either way.  :-(
<CBSRadio> 6 Iraqi missiles known. 3 Tel Aviv, 1 Haifa, no 
   word on the warheads. Unknown casualties.
<SteelRat> *whew*
<CAPJisCNN> Pentagon states:  Iraqi missiles were 
   conventional.
<Eyal> Reporting from Israel (Rehovot)
<NPR> CBSRadio: war heades definately conventional
<CAPJisCNN> No nerve gas or chemical weapons.
<Scott> nbc still says that "they know" the missiles 
   carried chemicals...
<dodo1> CBS quotes Israeli sources as saying there have 
   been 6 hits ... CNN quotes Pentagon as saying 8 confirmed
<CBSRadio> Israel is now officiall retaliating.  Therefore, 
   bringing "a new face to the war"
<Arkie> Air raid alert in Saudi Arabia.
<Scott> nbc is STILL saying it.  they say israeli army is 
   NOT confirming anything in northern israel as to not be 
   wrong
<NPR> CNN is MOSTLIKELY right
<Eyal>        /cl
<SteelRat> yep, nothing ABSOLUTELY confirmed
<Eyal> people are asked to stay in their sealed rooms.
<Scott> gas masks BACK on
<spam> Haifa, Tel Aviv: put gas masks back on, stay in 
   sealed rooms. -- ABC
<cos> Gas masks back on
<Scott> nbc also.
<SteelRat> suggested don't relay effectiveness so Iraq 
   cannot zero in
<CBSRadio> Gas masks are on.
<dodo1> israel;;i sources ordered civil defense procedures
<Scott> nbc states NO PANIC.
<Python> 2 more explosions in tel aviv  and gas masks back 
   on in jer.
<CAPJisCNN> Colonel - Deputy Spoksman from Hotel - states 
   no panic.
<Python> (cbs/abc resp)
<Arkie> NBC radio is just wandering....
<CBSRadio> Loud explosion in Saudi Arabia, POSSIBLY a sonic 
   boom, according to CBS.
<Scott> pentagn --> 8 at least had conventional warheads
<CBSRadio> Air raid DRILL in Dahrain.
<dodo1> Dahran has definitely come under attack
<CAPJisCNN> Pentagon states warheads were conventional.
<CBSRadio> Scratch, they just mis-stated themselves.
<dodo1> (2 sources confirmed)
<NPR> EYAL: what do yo uknow?!?!/
<Python> are you in sealed room, eyal?
<Eyal> So far only Gosh Dan and Haifa are re
<elfie> Python, source of info??
<Eyal> putting masks.
<Mustang> NPR says another attack on Haifa
<Eyal> again, i am reporting from Rehovot, Israel.
<Python> cbs showing planes leaving base
<NPR> EYAL.. maybe you shouldn'y be reporting
<CBSRadio> Bang outside Dahrain with flash of light. 
   Unknown as to what it is.
<SteelRat> put masks back on!  says CNN
<CAPJisCNN> Disconnected line back up -
<NPR> Elay: dont give specifics away
<Eyal> rehovot is 20 minutes drive from tel-aviv.
<Scott> masks back off in jeru? what are they doing?  
   national air raid
<Mustang> you never know who is monitoring this
<spam> REPORTS only, please. No speculation, no idle 
   comments. (keep them in /msg, please). Relevent questions 
   are reasonable.
<Scott> in dahrain...
<web> natiounal air raid signals in djran
<TV2> CNN SA say AR sirens going off
<CAPJisCNN> Air Raid sinerns sounding in Dahrain
<Eyal>
<Eyal> i have modem problems, hope you guys are getting me 
   clear enough.
<Arkie> I don't think there's too many foreign monitoring 
   resources.
<Calvin> threat of chemical attack in dhahran
<CAPJisCNN> All clear was given.  Possible chemical threat 
   still exists.
<Arkie> You are getting in fine and clear, Eyal.
<dodo1> eyal: we're getting u ok
<Scott> dahrain reporters going to bomb shelters... nbc 
   getting feed from CNN
<Arkie> It's surprising you're even online, really.
<CBSRadio> According to CBS, Dahrain people are acting 
   normal...
<NPR> missile at in dahrain AT ALLIED BASE
<CBSRadio> CBS just tried Tel-Aviv, nothing.
<Eyal> no sign of chemical attacks yet.
<TV2> Explosion reported in Dahrain - nerve centre of 
   Allied forces
<dodo1> Tom Fenton in Tel Aviv (CBS) : can't say whether 
   they are unexploded bombs from previous hits or new hits
<Python> nbc radio report bombs exploding over dah.
<CAPJisCNN> According to CNN - alert was on, then off, then 
   on again.  Chemical attack still possible/imminent.
<cos> For those who are wondering, Dahran (sp?) is the site 
   of a major Allied base insie Saudi Arabia
<CAPJisCNN> alert for Dahrain.
<SteelRat> how many bombs does he have?
<Eyal> I am hearing airplanes again now...
<dodo1> Tom Fenton 6 hits and says there may have been 2 
   more hits (first hand from Tel Aviv)
<CAPJisCNN> Military advisor believes this to be scare 
   tactic - if he had more missiles they would be in the air.  
   the first were *possibly* all he has available.
<Scott> pentagon puts out formal statement:
<SteelRat> Pentagon on line
<scruffy> any word on casualties in Israel?
<Scott> "we can't confirm that iraq lauched scud missiles"
<CAPJisCNN> Pentagon formal statement - we cannot confirm 
   Iraq missiles or missile types.
<Robert> Eyal: Where are you.
<Scott> still based on initial reports... the 8 missiles 
   had conventional warheads...
<Ely> rehi
<CAPJisCNN> Israely Defence Ministry - says over a dozen 
   missiles were launched.
<Python> cnn, more than dozen missiles from mobil platforms 
   (by iraq) on cnn
<elfie> Ely, how is family?
<Ely> they are OK
<CAPJisCNN> Israely Defence Ministry - says over a dozen 
   missiles were launched from Iraq.
<Eyal> welcome back Ely, everything is alright over your 
   end?
<Ely> you prob heard - Haifa/TA area citizens should wear 
   masks again
<Python> cbs says people in haifa should put gas masks back 
   on
<Ely> Eyal: yes, whats going on in rehovot?
<Eyal> Ely: no masks needed yet, 'till sirens be heard 
   again.
<NPR> DO NOT SAY WHERE MISSLES LANDED!!!!  EVEN ON IRC
<Scott> nbc is showing cnn
<NPR> ELY EYAL: ok?
<Ely> Israeli TV says foreign news may not be accurate..
<Eyal> again, there is no sign of missles or chimical 
   missles landing anywhere.
<Ely> and soon official report
<SteelRat> Eyal, you gotta big back yard remember
<NPR> IF ITS BEENB ON THE NEWS.. MENTION IT....
<Ely> Eyal: they asked ta/haifai to put masks xDback. also 
   everywhere alarm heard
<Eyal> don't deliver false news plaes.
<NPR> IF ITS FIRST HAND ( or evne 2nd ) dont mention it .. 
   MISSILE INFO
<Scott> cnn finally admits to confused state to exact 
   contents of missiles...
<Robert> NPR where do you think this is coming from?
<Calvin> fighter bombers are going after the rest of the 
   missiles right now
<mikeg> test -- acknowledge if you hear it
<scruffy> why not report missile info?
<elfie> boom heard over allied base maybe scud warhead 
   separation.  Boom is typical of scud missls.
<Arkie> Air raid alert in Dahran...
<Scott> pentagon states allied launch against stationary 
   scuds
<leviathan> allied forces airborne for striking mobile 
   missile sites
<Eyal> Ely: heard anything about our airforce?
<elfie> source is abc
<Scott> and the missiles launched to israel were from 
   mobile units
<Ely> Eyal: nothing, except i hear sometimes jets flying 
   over jlm
<Nautilus> Dhahran or Bahrain? Big difference.
<CAPJisCNN> CNN does not mention confused state - 
   Pentagon's official report says that they are unsure.
<Eyal> Ely: same here.
<Calvin> MOST of the hard sites were destroyed previously, 
   not ALL, according to CNN.
<cos> scruffy (and anyone else): concern is that if exact 
   locations of hits are known, Iraqis will know better how to 
   correct for better accuracy.
<Arkie> Dhahran.
<Calvin> missile sites that is.
<dodo1> CNN retracts Pentagon statement that all missiles 
   had been destroyed.  changes statement to most missiles had 
   been destroyed
<SteelRat> more birds gping up
<Ely> radio repeats, ppl in haifa/ta must wear masks again
<Calvin> planes taking off from eastern saudi arabia right 
   now
<dodo1> Britain's ITN correspondent from Tel Aviv: city 
   quiet,
<Ely> jlm=jerusalem
<elfie> abc says decon crews heading out but chem weapons 
   still unconf. ABC
<Mustang> what kind of aircraft? F15-E's?
<NPR> They are following missile launch path back to sites 
   and going to attack ... saudis, allied.  A Fucking awesome 
   one.  F125E fights and bimbs
<Ely> for these who ask: i'm in jerusalem
<Eyal> ELy: what kind of aircraft do you hear, i think i am 
   hearing F-16's
<SteelRat> Fubar folks, fubar...
<Ely> Eyal: no idea, pal..
<dodo1> Tom Fenton says that Israeli jets are underway, CBS 
   finally confirms that 8 missiles touched down in Israeli 
   territory
<spam> Saddam has been monitoring CNN. That's one of the 
   reasons it's been allowed to stay up. A great deal of 
   information may be intentionally false. Don't give away 
   tactical information as no one knows where all of Saddam's 
   info sources are
<mikeg> can anyone in Saudi or Israel give us a current 
   situation report?  .
<CAPJisCNN> F125E ??  Perhaps F15E?
<Scott> cnn denied chem weapons!
<NPR> Israel rejected US appeal not to retalliate
<Calvin> israeli retaliation is anticipated any time now.  
   F15E I'm sure, no such thing as F125E  :)
<Eyal> those who keep asking I'm from Rehovot (Israel).
<Ely> IDF spokeman: few missiles hit
<Scott> nbc states that latest attack "could" be 
   symbolic/political to try to BREAK coalition...
<SteelRat> Saddam's got stuff too far undergraound to get 
   hit from air
<Eyal> radio saying here it is safe enough to just be in 
   the sealed rooms.
<dodo1> military source in washington: at least 10 missiles 
   , nothing on whether there were chemicals
<Ely> IDF spokeman: ppl should stay in the closed room
<Scott> iraqis had/have 75 mobile launchers.
<CAPJisCNN> Saddam's has possible hardened shelters that 
   were not hit (IMO)
<NPR> goota go all.... May God save US soldiers ... all 
   allied.. esp. Israel and stop this... notice how God 
   brought the rains when the possible chemical missle came!! 
   Beel yo all;
<dodo1> (that was CBS)
<Ely> closed=sealed
<Scott> someone get NPR...
<CBSRadio> CBS back online in my area.. (for some reason, I 
   got silence)
<Mustang> I have NPR here
<Scott> nbc says israelis are planning a "like kind" 
   response...
<CBSRadio> Dahran is in serious danger, according to CBS.
<Eyal> the army here is
<dodo1> Bob Simon in Saudi Arabia: explosion after all-clear
<kkt> NPR reports missiles hitting Tel Aviv were 
   conventional
<Tarador> Thanks..  My info comes from the AP network.
<Eyal> investigating the missles that were dropped, no info 
   of if it was chimical or not.
<CBSRadio> Pentagon report: No confirmed missiles have hit 
   Saudi.
<dodo1> dollar and oil prices surging upward again on Tokyo 
   stock exchange after israeli induction into war (CBS)
<cos> ABC reports Saddam's palace destroyed, according to 
   Soviets
<Scott> nbc <finally> says that S. H.'s palace was 
   completely destroyed, but not confirmed by us/ussr
<CBSRadio> The strange lights in the sky are NOT a SCUD 
   missile attack in Saudi.
<Nautilus> l
<dodo1> no confirmation of scud attacks on saudi arabia
<CBSRadio> 7 or 8 SCUDS have hit Israel total, still not 
   sure what type of warheads.
<Eyal> songs are just been played here n the radio now...
<Calvin> foriegn forces are authorized to use turkish bases
<Tarador> ONE NERVE GAS WARHEAD WAS USED IN 1 OF THE 8 SCUDS
<Scott> in tel aviv
<Calvin> as of last night
<Scott> who confirmed it!
<Tarador> AP
<dodo1> tarador: what is your source ?
<Tarador> The AP network
<CBSRadio> Source, Tara?
<Calvin> B-52s have been based in Turkey
<CBSRadio> AP?
<Tarador> Currently reporting on freq. 96.7 MHz.  
   Associated Press
<CAPJisCNN> Associated Press.
<Eyal>
<Eyal> tel-aviv, haifa can take off their masks now...  
   everything is under control it's not clear if it is 
   chimical attack so far.
<CBSRadio> Israel radio (English) no confirmed chemicals.
<kkt> joint Turkish-US base has been used for US air 
   strikes, says NPR
<Tarador> WE JUST NOTICED SOME EXPLOSIONS IN THE AIR IN THE 
   DAHRAIN AREA..  PEOPLE ARE FLEEING FROM THE DAHRAIN AIRPORT.
   .
<CBSRadio> WE? Where are you, Tara?
<Tarador> WE DO NOT CURRENTLY HAVE AN AIR-RAID ALERT.  I'm 
   typing what the corrospondents say, that's all
<dodo1> tara: where are you ?
<Calvin> Turkey expects to enter the war soon, also
<Tarador> Aiie!  How do you get rid of those *** messages?
<dodo1> tara: correspondent's on which net / what radio ?
<Python> nbc is live from dah and things look calm
<Scott> NEWS ONLY PLEASE
<kkt> NPR reports US air strike from Turkish base begun
<Calvin> CNN
<Tarador> "The AP network, dodo1
<MustangNP> REuters quotes a US official as saying that 
   Israel has the right to defedn itself
<Nautilus> %FL
<Scott> nbc states isreal is "intelligent" enough to know 
   that they are being goated...
<CBSRadio> US Air Strike begun, according to independent 
   radio.
<Eyal>
<CAPJisCNN> American forces in Turkey have been given the 
   OK to go "hunting"
<SteelRat> turkey gives go ahead
<Calvin> US fails to convince Israel to withold a response, 
   Israel convinces US to coordinate attack between each other.
     (CNN, Wolf Blitzer)
<APnetwork> DAHRAIN HAS BEEN HIT..
<SteelRat> Things just got a lot more complicated
<Eyal> the military here will check-out the missles and 
   injuries and by so will take action.
<CBSRadio> Gas masks back on..  One building in Israel 
   collapsed.
<SteelRat> net.overload
<Python> cbs calls dah. a "scare"
<spam> Keep in mind that the media may be keeping quiet to 
   prevent Hussein from guessing at his accuracy
<CAPJisCNN> CNN reports the same.
<APnetwork> Interruption:  I'm sorry, but these *** 
   messages are getting to me.  Didn't BigCheese say "irc | 
   fgrep -v "***""  ?
<dodo1> Unconfirmed reports of Nerve gas 5 miles North of TA
<Scott> NEWS ONLY, please!
<leviathan> calm down AP
<Python> cbs reports unconfirmed casualties
<Nautilus> Ofl
<CAPJisCNN> CNN is showing taped footage of BBC(?) crew 
   racing through Jeruselum - vacant streets - running lights.
<CBSRadio> I just re-programmed my client to ignore ALL 
   lines beginning with ***.
<elfie> abc says Iraq HAS mustard and nerve gas....
<Scott> only in tel aviv
<Eyal>    re-hi
<elfie> abc says allies have better gasmasks than US.
<dodo1> CBS: Tom Fenton does not confirm Israeli 
   retaliation, but MANY reports that Istraeli jets are 
   airborne ... Israel radio said nothing
<Ely> test
<Python> cbs at dahrain says no attack
<Eyal> Ely: I heard you
<CBSRadio> Ely: Gotcha.
<Ely> radio: everyone can remove masks
<spam> ABC: Israeli ambassador to UN did not say anything 
   about retaliation as of yet
<Eyal> Ely: now let me go out the sealed room as well 
   please ;)
<Ely> everything OK.
<CBSRadio> John Major is "appalled by the attack on Israel".
<Eyal>        /m bigcheese oops...
<CBSRadio> PeaceServ is gone, I will hand out operator 
   privaleges when asked. Thanks.
<Scott> nbc --> iraq launched scud...  [?] missile 
   intercepted!
<Cor> Telaviv: new gas mask alert.  no major casualties 
   reported by Israel
<Scott> patriot missile intercepted scud <nbc>
<Python> nbc confirming patriot shooting down scud, though 
   unsure if chem or not
<CBSRadio> NBC says Israel police reports that chemicals 
   were used on *one* warhead.
<Zeppelin> CBS reports that patriot missile systems took 
   out some Iraqi missiles.
<Eyal>
<Eyal> ely: is israel attacking at all?
<Dov> Eyal and Ely: if you can, please inform us first-hand.
<Zeppelin> Is anyone named Nati still transmitting from 
   Israel??
<Eyal> DOv: no news yet.
<Ely> Eyal: no info abt any israeli attack
<Scott> AP: stated that israel had hit iraqi targets.
<CBSRadio> Nati is not, however, Eyal and Ely are from 
   Israel.
<elfie> abc: pete jenn is bsing....
<Eyal> Ely: i didn't even hear about the police talk here.  
   Ely: are the talking about 'mishmar hagvol'?
<Scott> nbc says NO ISRAELI RESPONSE!
<CBSRadio> Gas masks on in Israel.
<spam> ABC has not reported on Israeli retaliation either.
<Ely> Eyal: yep, only said that the missiles are being 
   checked if contain dangerous stuff.. no idea about damage 
   also
<grund> ABC says 20 nerve gas victims in Tel Aviv
<Eyal>
<Nautilus> Confirmed -- no dmaage to Dhahran..
<elfie> abc: cut to comercial
<CBS_tv> Dah
<Calvin> no missile attack in dhahran...
<Scott> nbc back to israel...
<dodo1> area in tel aviv sealed off ... nerve gas suspected 
   (CBS, Tom Fenton).  calvin: source ?
<Scott> nbc FINALLY says that NO CHEMICALS WERE USED
<Eyal> Peili: center.
<Calvin> CNN
<Scott> verified by israeli military AND tel aviv hospital. 
    even though early polic/hospital said YES , nerve gas.  
   THIS IS BULLSH!T
<Calvin> US and Saudis say no missile attacks into Saudi 
   Arabia (CNN)
<SteelRat>
<SteelRat> Incoming may have been shot down by missles
<Calvin> missile attacks in Saudi Arabia had been 
   speculation - caused by loud noises while everyone was 
   under cover.  (CNN)
<EricBlade> I step down from reporting CBS Radio..
<Calvin> Zubin Mehta is on CNN
<Scott> 22/h NO NO NO NO NO
<Nautilus> l
<Scott>  leave me alone
<Python> Zuben Metha says no panic in jer. (cnn)
<russell> ABC: Nerve gas reports not confirmed
<dodo1> calvin: what did zubin say ?
<Eyal> 7 light injuries so far.
<Ely> 7 light dwounded.  taken to hospital
<EricBlade> Are they gas victims, or what?
<SteelRat>  /msg irciihelp notice to get info on *** filter
<CBS> yes, gas victims
<Ely> possible that patriot missle hit iraki missle
<grund> CNN: Israel radio says ok to remove gas masks 
   throughout country.
<Eyal> radio: do not wear masks.
<dodo1> explosion heard was patriot missile ... i.e., anti-
   missile missile.  (CBS)
<AP> UNCLEAR: IRAQ HAS THREATENED TO ATTACK SAUDI ARABIA
<Nautilus> Ofl
<Betel>  Warlock +report.   wayfarer +report.   CNN +report.
      ple +report.   Rhemus 0.   Mattias 0.   EricBlade 0
<Trillian> (sorry)
<Eyal>
<Ely> Eyal: well, good news :)
<AP> REPORT.. THERE ARE NO CAS. RESULTING FROM THE SCUD 
   MISSILE ATTACK
<Dov> msg Ely What is the good news?
<Eyal> Ely: man,, i want some action ;)
<dodo1> news only please
<Ely> Dov: only 7 wounded (light) according to il radio.
<Eyal> Ely: Geez my mom is snoooring... ;)
<SteelRat> all hell breaking loose and we ahve a commercial 
   break
<AP> RECAP.  AS MANY AS 8 MISSILES HAVE FALLEN INTO ISRAEL, 
   2 IN TEL AVIV, 2 IN HAIFA, THE REST IN UNPOPULATED AREAS.
<Robert> mail
<elfie> abc  8-10 missles
<yr> abc 10 missles
<grund> Israeli army still unclear about warhead types.
<CNNtv> there are 7 light injuries in Tel Aviv
<yr> 7 people injured....abc
<Dov> Elfie: if you are reporting news, please be as 
   complete and accurate as possible.
<SteelRat> is isreal retliating? confirmed anyone?
<Eyal> the wounded are injuri
<mikeg> test -- please acknowledge
<CBS> so far: no known retaliation
<yr> heard iseal is working on it...abc
<Eyal> are injured from impact of the hit.
<elfie> hey, I told you what I heard.  Pete did say that 20 
   were injured.
<yr> israel....
<dodo1> no, no confirmation yet of actual israeli 
   retaliation, tho' CBS confirms that Israeli planes are 
   airborne
<Scott> nbc: no confirmed retaliation..
