Black XXIV: "Kerry's Party!!"

To: Flora McDonald

Ping to you too!! (what the hell is a ping and bump???) :-)

661 posted on 03/10/2004 8:09:34 AM PST by GeorgeW23225 (Liberals really aren't bad people. It's just that they know so much that simply ISN'T true!!)

To: GeorgeW23225; iceskater; Flora McDonald; Mudboy Slim; sultan88

Add GeorgeW23225 to our Richmond Ping list.

662 posted on 03/10/2004 8:11:38 AM PST by sultan88 ("I went down Virginia, seeking shelter from the storm...")

663 posted on 03/10/2004 8:22:07 AM PST by sultan88 ("I went down Virginia, seeking shelter from the storm...")

To: iceskater; putupon; sultan88; Mudboy Slim; Corin Stormhands; jla; Flora McDonald; hchutch; ...

*Richmond Ping List:

iceskater; putupon; sultan88; MudBoy Slim; Corin Stormhands; jla; Flora McDonald; hchutch; AdSimp; society-by-contract; P8riot; xyz123; PatrickHenryinVa; flicker; NittanyLion; jaz.357; Nick The Freeper; GeorgeW23225

If you would like to be removed or be added to our list, please FReep Mail me or iceskater.

664 posted on 03/10/2004 8:28:10 AM PST by sultan88 ("I went down Virginia, seeking shelter from the storm...")

To: GeorgeW23225

When you "ping" somebody to a thread, you place their screen name in the To Line and then you post your reply. If YOU are the pingee you will then get a bold message on your Browse page or latest Posts (top right) saying "New Posts to You". You may click on this bold link and it takes you to your own private comments page where you can see who has pinged you and where you can go to respond to your ping.

Bump means to reply to a post thus "bumping" that post to the top of everyone's latest post page (at leat for the moment) It gives visibility to everyone of your post. So when you reply to THIS message you will have pinged me and everyone else you put in the To box and you will Bump this Black thread to the top of the list.

665 posted on 03/10/2004 8:40:00 AM PST by sultan88 ("I went down Virginia, seeking shelter from the storm...")

To: GeorgeW23225

When you want to draw someone's attention to an article or thread you "Ping" them by addressing a post to them from that thread. A ping list is a group of FReepers with similar interests, ie. the richmond ping list.

When you want to move a particular article or thread up in your "Comments" page so you don't lose track of it, You "BUMP" it. This also puts it at the top in the latest posts sidebar.

I hope I got that right. Let us know when you are ready for Zot, hugh and series.

By the way, check your non-FReeper email re: Saturday morning FReep.

666 posted on 03/10/2004 8:40:12 AM PST by Flora McDonald (Stand the Storm!)

To: sultan88; GeorgeW23225

Sultan, you said it so much better!

667 posted on 03/10/2004 8:43:21 AM PST by Flora McDonald (Stand the Storm!)

To: Mudboy Slim; Landru; jla; joanie-f; Hatteras; stand watie; AdSimp; MeekOneGOP

668 posted on 03/10/2004 9:46:56 AM PST by FBD (...Please press 2 for English...for Espanol, please stay on the line...)

"Continues Morris: "If Bush is re-elected, Hillary doesn't need to have been on Kerry's ticket. She can still prevail in 2008 over Kerry's defeated vice presidential nominee."

An important caveat...MUD

669 posted on 03/10/2004 9:56:21 AM PST by Mudboy Slim (RE-IMPEACH Osama bil Clinton!!)

>"If Bush is re-elected, Hillary doesn't need to have been on Kerry's ticket. She can still prevail in 2008 over Kerry's defeated vice presidential nominee."
An important caveat...MUD"<

True. Many conservatives are relishing the idea of the Hilda-beast being on the ticket. I think it could get real ugly, however, and by no means a slam dunk for Bush/Cheney.
Many folks have forgotten about Hillary Clinton's secret police squad.

Did you read the thread about "Hillary's Secret War", by Richard Poe, yet?
JR did the forward to it.
Ann Coulter says this book is a "must read"

670 posted on 03/10/2004 10:05:00 AM PST by FBD (...Please press 2 for English...for Espanol, please stay on the line...)

"Did you read the thread about "Hillary's Secret War", by Richard Poe, yet?"

I read JimRob's Foreward, but not the whole thread...the New Media has become a force to be reckoned with.

FReegards...MUD

671 posted on 03/10/2004 10:06:40 AM PST by Mudboy Slim (RE-IMPEACH Osama bil Clinton!!)

Howdy ! I did a quick search and that article is posted on FR too (just fyi):
Dick Morris: Now or never for Hillary

Man ! I will be glad when November 3rd is here !! This campaign is wearin' me out !
Speakin' of hitlery ...
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672 posted on 03/10/2004 11:27:29 AM PST by MeekOneGOP (The Democrats say they believe in CHOICE. I have chosen to vote STRAIGHT TICKET GOP for years !!)

"Avalanching" Bin Laden

By Stephen Brown
FrontPageMagazine.com | March 10, 2004

They are smoking the rats out of their holes.

The joint American-Pakistani military offensive, launched recently in the rugged Afghan-Pakistani border region, is making life difficult for Islamist forces. About 2,000 of the 12,000 American troops stationed in Afghanistan are involved in the action, dubbed “Operation Avalanche,” to eliminate the Taliban, al-Qaeda, and other armed Islamist groups, and to capture their leaders. The American soldiers are positioned on the Afghan side of the border in what is termed a “hammer and anvil” operation: about 70,000 Pakistani troops are acting as the hammer to drive the Islamists across the border into the waiting American anvil.

At one point it was claimed that the allied forces had surrounded Osama bin Laden, however this turned out to be premature. Nevertheless, the military offensive has already achieved some successes. Besides the jihadists forced from their Pakistani refuge back across the Afghan border, the Pakistanis claim to have captured more than 20 foreigners, including nationals from Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Yemen. As well, among their number was Khalid al-Zawahiri, son of Osama bin Laden's deputy, Ayman al-Zawahiri, who recently released a taped message that threatened more terrorist strikes against the United States. The Pakistanis have also arrested 15 people for aiding the Taliban.

The first phase of Operation Avalanche is taking place in the tribal areas of Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province. Created by the British as a buffer between pre-partition India and Afghanistan, the North-West Frontier Province is made up of seven different tribal areas and contains a population of about six million. The Pakistani government exercises little control in the province where, besides a safe haven, the Islamist groups find support and recruits among the mostly Pashtun population.

And with its long (2,400 kilometers), porous border with Afghanistan, the region has long been a thorn in the side of the American military and the Afghan government, as it was for the Soviets in the 1980s. Taliban and al-Qaeda adherents fled there after the American invasion of Afghanistan more than two years ago, where they continue to stage attacks against allied forces and UN aid workers. One hundred US soldiers alone have died in Afghanistan since the invasion.

Pakistan's President General Pervez Musharraf is cooperating in the hunt for bin Laden as well as in the battle against the new jihad forming against coalition troops in Afghanistan. Since 9/11, Pakistan has been an important ally of the United States in the War on Terror, having captured more than 550 suspected Taliban and al-Qaeda operatives. Pakistani authorities have also allowed the FBI to set up office in their country where its officials interrogate captured terrorists, listen in on the communications network and conduct other intelligence gathering operations.

After 9/11, Pakistan pretty much had to join the American side in the War on Terror or suffer such consequences as aid reduction, refused loans, and a ban on weapons sales. America granted $395 million in aid to its ally last January, while another $3 billion has been promised to the South Asian country over the next five years. In addition, America will not sanction Pakistan for its role in the recently revealed nuclear proliferation scandal involving that country, receiving instead permission for American troops to operate on Pakistani territory in the spring.

The Pakistani army, often accused of hindering efforts against the Taliban due to Islamist sympathizers in its ranks, appears to be taking Operation Avalanche seriously. It has cut off all access into and out of the region and has ordered the tribes in the affected areas to cooperate or face such punishments as home demolitions. One observer says the tribesmen now cannot even drive around with tinted windows or they face three years in jail, confiscation of their vehicles and a $1,200 fine.

The strategy of the Islamist forces under attack is simply to lie low until the spring when they can launch their own offensive, possibly against Afghan cities. They will also continue their suicide bombing campaign. The Islamists have gained ground in Afghanistan in recent months, especially in the rural, southern Pashtun areas, and are threatening to undo all the gains made since the invasion.

The American-Pakistani offensive was launched at this time due to this worsening security situation in Afghanistan, which has caused a postponement of the Afghan elections, a step regarded as crucial in the rebuilding of the country. The campaign is meant to preempt any Islamist spring attack, as well. Besides, after two years in the country American forces believe they are much better prepared, intelligence- and military-wise, for such a large operation that is expected to last many months with the destruction of the Islamist forces as its ultimate goal. The capture of Mullah Omar and Osama bin Laden, while a very welcome bonus, are of secondary importance.

Concurrent with military operations, efforts are also being made to split the Islamist resistance by offering certain leaders a roll in the Afghan political process if they cease their attacks. Nevertheless the current offensive, unlike others in the past, still has as its goal the complete destruction of all Islamist forces. This, it is realized, is an important prerequisite for any peaceful political solution in Afghanistan, something which that unfortunate country has long desperately needed.

FReegards...MUD

673 posted on 03/10/2004 2:02:49 PM PST by Mudboy Slim (RE-IMPEACH Osama bil Clinton!!)

the "blonde witch project" has about the same chance as i do to be potus!

she is not only the "smartest woman in the world" but ALSO the MOST DISPISED by the real people.

free dixie,sw

674 posted on 03/10/2004 2:07:14 PM PST by stand watie (Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God. -T. Jefferson)

To: Flora McDonald

Thanks for the interpretation.....I think
:-)

675 posted on 03/10/2004 2:13:54 PM PST by GeorgeW23225 (Liberals really aren't bad people. It's just that they know so much that simply ISN'T true!!)

To: Flora McDonald; GeorgeW23225

The problem is we cannot get him to respond to these pings. I want to use the FR Black thread as a forum to advertise to the Richmond area FReepers this monthly TownHall meetup that George is involved. Need him to post info here to the ping list.

676 posted on 03/10/2004 2:18:54 PM PST by sultan88 ("I went down Virginia, seeking shelter from the storm...")

I find this forum very user UNfriendly, but, here goes.......

Town Hall MeetUp is a group of local Conservatives who meet once a month (the first Tuesday of each month) We meet at The Fox and The Hound, 10455 Midlothian Turnpike, Richmond, Va, at 7:00 pm. Our next MeetUp is April 6th. We have over 100 members, and about 25 actually show up. It is a group of REALLY great people, and we'd like to have even more REALLY great people join us.

Also......Warriors are needed for the Protest Warrior Richmond Chapter. Any "activists" out there who would like to join us??? Check out the website at:

http://hq.protestwarrior.com

Register, go to chapters, and apply to join the Richmond, Virginia Chapter.

Our first "Operation" will be this Saturday, March 13th, at 9:00am at the corner of Broad Street and Boulevard (in front of the Subway shop). The "Operation" is called "Troop Support". We'll be there with flags and signs in support of our troops, as the Left Wing nuts of the Richmond Peace Education Center marches down Broad Street. We hope to see YOU there!! Help us to fight the left....doing it right!!!

677 posted on 03/10/2004 2:37:16 PM PST by GeorgeW23225 (Liberals really aren't bad people. It's just that they know so much that simply ISN'T true!!)

I'm glad we're intensifying the search for him. I hope they get him soon.
It would not hurt my feelings at all if we have to identify his remains either.

Go ahead, punk!....Make my day!

678 posted on 03/10/2004 5:03:44 PM PST by MeekOneGOP (The Democrats say they believe in CHOICE. I have chosen to vote STRAIGHT TICKET GOP for years !!)

To: iceskater; Mudboy Slim; Corin Stormhands; jla; Flora McDonald; hchutch; AdSimp; ...

Richmond *Ping:

See post 677 from GeorgeW. Important information!

679 posted on 03/10/2004 8:04:35 PM PST by sultan88 ("I went down Virginia, seeking shelter from the storm...")

To: GeorgeW23225

"I find this forum very user UNfriendly, but, here goes......."

Naw. Just takes a little practice, my FRiend. I hope to be able to attend the next Town Hall. Hope you can come to the next RedTable!

680 posted on 03/10/2004 8:09:06 PM PST by sultan88 ("I went down Virginia, seeking shelter from the storm...")

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