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DO NOT POST ANY MILITARY INFORMATION YOU HAVE (Loose Lips Sinks Ships)
Free Republic ^ | Sunday, November 18, 2001 | PhiKapMom and Jim Robinson

Posted on 11/18/2001 5:22:51 AM PST by JohnHuang2

Edited on 01/01/2003 7:01:25 AM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]

DO NOT POST ANY MILITARY INFORMATION YOU HAVE

First, a word from FReeper PhiKapMom:

It 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 word 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

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Free Republic; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: adminlectureseries; faq; looselips; rules
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To: Snow Bunny
I thought you were banned.
101 posted on 12/29/2002 10:42:22 AM PST by Excuse_My_Bellicosity
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To: A Citizen Reporter; ABG(anybody but Gore); acnielsen guy; Angelwood; arazitjh; b4its2late; ...
Please, everyone, not only heed this message but help pass the word around ..... bump this thread, caution others on threads where you see info posted, report offenses to the Moderators ...... please help protect our troops!
102 posted on 12/29/2002 10:43:29 AM PST by kayak
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To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
There's differing levels of banned. Apparently SB was a "mild" form which allowed the posts to remain.
103 posted on 12/29/2002 10:47:06 AM PST by steveegg
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To: kayak
I only post what's being reported in the media. If I hear anything from a soldier I know, I normally discount as a half-truth at best and classified at worse. So, I just ignore what individual soldiers tell me during alerts and just go along with what the press and the Pentagon says.

104 posted on 12/29/2002 10:47:51 AM PST by Sparta
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To: kayak
Although I have seen local stories about National Guard activations, etc. I do not post them.

It seems to me that even if local papers carry the stories, we shouldn't consolidate the information in one place, making it easier for the enemy (or anti-war activists who are bent on trouble-making) to connect the dots.

Bumping this as a reminder to all.

105 posted on 12/29/2002 10:49:28 AM PST by Miss Marple
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To: real saxophonist; dighton
No, those were definitely B-58s.

LOL, they are nothing but a bunch of Hustlers.

106 posted on 12/29/2002 10:50:10 AM PST by Mark17
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To: Miss Marple
Excellent point, Miss Marple!
107 posted on 12/29/2002 10:51:51 AM PST by kayak
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To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
You do realize that this is a old thread.
108 posted on 12/29/2002 10:53:54 AM PST by The Obstinate Insomniac
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To: JohnHuang2; Jim Robinson
"opportunities to help our men and women in uniform"

Roger Hedgecock is already doing a great job helping the families of those in uniform. He has generated so much support, they had to hire someone to coordinate all the incoming stuff. People are simply driving up to the station with their SUV's crammed full of all kinds of things. One guy delivered dozens of computers - his goal was to get families linked up to their loved ones on the internet.

His website www.rogerhedgecock.com gives all the details.
109 posted on 12/29/2002 10:53:57 AM PST by CyberAnt
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To: trussell; JohnHuang2
JohnHuang2 would like this to be bumped as a reminder to protect our forces.

My pleasure.


110 posted on 12/29/2002 10:54:37 AM PST by Victoria Delsoul
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To: The Obstinate Insomniac
Oops, that explains it. I saw this at the top of Breaking News and thought it was new. There's something to be said for looking at the date of the post. Thanks.
111 posted on 12/29/2002 10:56:26 AM PST by Excuse_My_Bellicosity
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To: Snow Bunny
Howdy.
Glad to see you snuck through the lines!

112 posted on 12/29/2002 10:57:51 AM PST by ppaul
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To: Miss Marple
or anti-war activists who are bent on trouble-making

Where I live (a place overwhelmed by an ultra-majority of far, far, far leftists), we have near daily anti-war protests covered extensively (and aided and abetted) by our way far out leftist local newspaper.

Not that they need the encouragement of information (connecting dots has never been a concern of the religiously left), I think they are a much bigger problem (regarding sabotage or disruption) than the enemy will ever prove to be.

113 posted on 12/29/2002 10:58:49 AM PST by Scott from the Left Coast
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To: John H K
I have to agree with you. I think a lot of things leaked on purpose. The truth is that in a free and open society like ours you cannot mobilize tens of thousands of troops quietly.
114 posted on 12/29/2002 10:59:04 AM PST by ItisaReligionofPeace
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To: trussell
Thanks for the ping, Trussell. It deserves a huge

BUMP!!!
115 posted on 12/29/2002 11:14:00 AM PST by Humidston
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To: NormsRevenge
Damn., I missed that one!
116 posted on 12/29/2002 11:16:22 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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To: Victoria Delsoul
Nice bump there!
117 posted on 12/29/2002 11:17:13 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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To: Stultis


118 posted on 12/29/2002 11:22:15 AM PST by ATOMIC_PUNK
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To: Miss Marple
It seems to me that even if local papers carry the stories, we shouldn't consolidate the information in one place...

This is my feeling, too. I'm very careful about revealing things I've learned about just from the press, and I also do not mention things I've heard from relatives in LE, etc. If I do, I try to keep it general and non-specific.

It's horrible to have to do this, but I think we've got to be careful.

119 posted on 12/29/2002 11:25:24 AM PST by livius
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To: yellowroses
An Armed Forces Family and Spousal BUMP from the USMC and my Army wife, neither of us are active . (Well, active in the service sense of the word, anyway ;-))
120 posted on 12/29/2002 11:25:46 AM PST by NormsRevenge
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