Posted on 10/22/2001 1:05:42 AM PDT by JohnHuang2
DO NOT POST ANY MILITARY INFORMATION YOU HAVEIt is imperative during this time period that no one and I mean no one post any information they have about our military. 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 are in harm's way enough without our telling people what is going on in our areas. Please think before you post. 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!
Please freepers, think before posting anything that could be used by the enemies of this Country. Treat any information you have as classified!
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
If I had to guess, my hunch is that CNN assiduously adheres to the 'loose lips sinks ships' admonishment -- when it comes to the Taliban, that is.
When it comes to OUR SIDE, the American Side, however, everything's fair game with the despicable scumbags at CNN.
Administration sources report that Fredbird, the St. Louis Cardinals' baseball team mascot who was recently called up for reserve service, lost one of his big yellow feet near Mullah Omar's house in Kandahar this past week end.
The Taliban Education Minister, so far the only Taliban member who dares to show his lint-free permanent-press headgear in public, claims that a large, red, winged object with a T-shirt bearing 'American writing' has been shot down and the remains lie in a minefield where he would gladly take CNN reporters if it wasn't for the fact that they might blow up and therefore cut Taliban opportunities to propagandize by 50%. As a gesture of goodwill, his assistant Abdulla bang-Sheepee, presented reporters with what he claims is landing gear of the fluffy commando craft: a dirty yellow tennis shoe that says 'made in USA' on the tongue.
St. Louis Cardinals team member Marc McGuire denies the reports, stating that "Everyone knows Fredbird has big yellow three-toed bird feet and they couldn't possibly fit into a tennis shoe. Get real."
A Busch stadium groundskeeper who asked not to be identified stated thet "His big footprints have always been a problem around here because he can obliterate a painted baseline in one run. If it wasn't for his habit of chasing the vendors up in the stands and raiding them of 'cold frosty Budweiser,' the infield grass would be stomped flat. Why can't we get him to wear golf shoes so he can fluff up the dirt when he does make it out here?"
The KMOX news editor pointed out to this reporter that "American made tennis shoe hasn't been seen in St. Louis since the eighties, thanks to &*$%&# Chinese imports. Fredbird always wore flashy new duds, because he had to show up the Clydesdales." And to the best of his knowledge, he cannot recall a yellow tennis shoe being worn anywhere in St. Louis, much less by a Cardinal's mascot. "If any ever tried," he said, "they would really be plucked over- almost as bad as a Cub's fan who wears an earing and calling himself a man."
Yikes, it's too late for me and my editing is shot...
CNN Communist News Network
That's all they are, and that's all they'll ever be.
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