DO NOT POST ANY MILITARY INFORMATION YOU HAVE [Thread V]

Freerepublic.com ^ | Tuesday, September 18, 2001 | PhiKapMom & Jim Robinson

[JohnHuang2]

DO NOT POST ANY MILITARY INFORMATION YOU HAVE

It is imperative during this time period that no one and I mean no one post any information they have about our military except to report on the crash of the plane at the Pentagon. There have been several postings tonight giving information about bases near where they live -- please do not discuss your local bases on the open forum.

Our men and women of the Armed Forces will most likely be put in harm's way soon enough without our telling people what is going on in our areas. Please think before you post. Whether a strike is in the near future or six months away, keep your mouths shut about military activities in your area that are not already in the press.

Thank you much!

God Bless our military, our President, and the United States of America!

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Please freepers, think before posting anything that could be used by the enemies of this Country. Treat any information you have as classified!

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And now a few words from Jim Robinson:

Lots of grumbling lately about deleted posts. Well, my friends, the simple truth is the game has changed. We are now at war. We have been attacked by a vicious cold-blooded force of international terrorists who want to destroy our nation, our freedom and our way of life. There is no doubt about this. Knowing this, I am alarmed to read some of the stuff that has been posted to FR in the last few days. This is not the time to raise doubts about our leaders. This is not the time to raise conspiracy theories. This is not the time to second guess our intelligence agencies. This is war. This is survival of our way of life. We must unite behind our Commander-in-chief and do all we possibly can to support him and our war efforts. We do not have a choice in this matter. The terrorists who attack us do so without warning and without mercy. They do not want peace. They do not want to co-exist. They do not want appeasement or negotiation. They want to destroy us. They want to destroy our way of life. They want to destroy our freedom. They want to destroy our nation. They have no conscience, no respect for life, no compassion and will give no quarter. Death of the USA is what they seek.

Many of us on Free Republic are veterans or have family members who are veterans or who are currently serving in the military. We have each sworn a solemn oath to defend our Constitution and our nation. We will not waver in the face of adversity and we will not shirk our responsibility or fail to do our duty. Regardless of our political differences, we will join together to support our nation and to crush our common enemy.

All of us can help out. There will be opportunities coming for volunteers for all sorts of wartime activities. There will be opportunities to help our men and women in uniform, our civil defense efforts, our war production efforts, giving blood, buying war bonds, cooperating if there are shortages, supporting our leaders and generally supporting the war effort.

There will also be precautionary measures. First and foremost on this forum and elsewhere is to respect the fact that we deal in political information. Many of us may personally gain access to sensitive information that could harm our military or our war efforts if it falls into the wrong hands. If you live or work in an area where you may learn of troop movements or war plans or if you have family members or friends who may have access to this information, please do not spread it around. We will be on the lookout for any "Loose Lips" info and will delete it when spotted on this forum. Now, information that is already printed in the newspapers may or may not fall into this category. Usually, published information is fair game to post. But, please be careful in what discussions may follow.

Also, as I said above, it is essential for all of us to unite behind our President. Now is not the time to seek political advantage. Now is not the time to raise doubts about our government or our military, and now is not the time to post conspiracy theory or to engage in smear attacks. And, no, my finely feathered, tinfoil-hatted friends, we did not do this to ourselves. The U.S. government did not start this war. We were victims of an unprecedented, pre-meditated surprise attack, perpetrated by hostile, cowardly foreign parties. This attack may not have been in the military scale and scope of a Pearl Harbor, but in terms of lives lost and impact on the nation and the world it is every bit as severe.

Even so, we have confidence. We know that our nation is the strongest in the world and that our people are resolved to do whatever it takes to win. We've done it before and we will do it again. This is our heritage. Securing the blessings of liberty for ourselves and our posterity in the tradition of our forefathers is our duty and obligation. And I have faith that with God's blessings, we will rid the world of this evil threat.

God bless you all and God bless America.

Regards,

Jim Robinson

Source Thread

[AmericaUnited]

Do not clarify or expand on information that is in a published source, in a way that could be of benefit to our enemies. For example, if a published article incorrectly states that the "Seventh Army Division" is being sent to Kabul, DO NOT correct the information by posting that there is no such thing as the Seventh and is it must be really be the Third Army Division from Fort XXX.

[Fred Mertz]

OPSEC and COMSEC bump of support.

[xsmommy]

Bump.

[Colt .45]

That's because they haven't yet found out the ramifications of posting classified info.

I am currently serving on active duty, and I would appreciate it very much if people would not put my shipmates in danger by flapping their gums. We take on a big enough risk by having to be there, let alone increase it by having the enemy know exactly where to come and get us. So when it comes to military movements, they are on a need to know basis ... and there are many who DON'T kneed to know.

I guess what I am saying in so many words is ....

SHUT UP!

And we thank you for your support!

[PhiKapMom]

I had a freeper yesterday accuse me of overreacting on Loose lips sink ships. Early this morning while watching MSNBC (sorry I can't take those three from Fox in the morning), one of the NBC reporters from Fort Campbell, KY, was reporting from outside the gate. Due to word from the White House, all military operations are "TOP SECRET" and reporters banned from inside the gates of our bases so they cannot report on troop movements.

These terrorist don't have a vast network of intelligence gathering and anything we say, they could use. Last night there was an article that they followed the news sites on the Internet and television news to gather intelligence.

Looks like Free Republic was ahead of the game and want to thank those that stood with us on this effort and to those naysayers -- either join in this effort and quit griping or go elsewhere! I don't care to be associated with folks that put their own free speech above the safety of our military.

Thanks for posting this! Really glad to keep bumping!

[WIMom]

Good Morning all! Another day helping the cause of Freedom!

[PhiKapMom]

Read Post #64 and tell me I am overreacting!

[WIMom]

How many of you use a "ZoneAlarm" type product? Have you noticed the substantial increase of hits to your computer in the last couple days? The enemy is out there, watching and waiting for any little piece of information.

Let's Roll!

[RottiBiz]

Bump. A must read for everyone!

[Lady Jag]

BUMPITUP.

[Southflanknorthpawsis]

Bump

[HiTech RedNeck]

Bump. Why does MSNBC continue to report troop movements? Very distressing.

Hopefully none of it is accurate.

[PhiKapMom]

Agree about the hits to the computer warning. Thanks for posting that beautiful picture of the flag!

[PhiKapMom]

MSNBC has been denied access to bases according to them this morning. I sat here and laughed! FINALLY!!!!!

[GVNR]

Thanks for the nice picture of the flag.
Will print it and display on the window of my vehicle.

To the subject: We must all realize (as many already do), the seriousness of the plea for NOT revealing ANYTHING that might possibly tip-off the enemy as to "who's going where" or what they're doing re preparidness etc.
The enemy has only ONE THOUGHT - to
KILL as many American men and women as they can!
Certainly none of us would want to be responsible for the death of one of our own. We are, all of us, Americans.
"They" want us wiped from the face of the earth. Never forget that.
War is serious business. Its kill or be killed, not some Playstation game.
It's VITAL to avoid "giving" the enemy any information he might be able to use.

[WIMom]

You are welcome!

[BikerNYC]

"...buying war bonds,..."

Buying war bonds? Only if the Andrew Sisters tell me to.

[southern bale]

Let's Roll!

The new call to arms for the first war of the 21st century.

Thanks for the flag pic, too.

[pubmom]

Hooray!
Shut them up and out!

Bump!

[Elle Bee]

bump right back @ ya

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