DO NOT POST ANY MILITARY INFORMATION YOU HAVE (Loose Lips Sinks Ships)

Free Republic ^ | Sunday, November 18, 2001 | PhiKapMom and Jim Robinson

[JohnHuang2]

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!

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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 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

Source Thread

[EricT.]

Unfortunately, yes. SSN-23 USS Jimmy Carter. Nuclear powered attack submarine. Jimminy Carter was a sub officer.

[buffyt]

They are reporting the movement of our troops toward the Persian Gulf daily here on TV, radio, and front page of the newspapers. I don't know how much detail they give. But I keep wondering if they should be running this stuff on front page. [Houston area]

[guitfiddlist]

DO NOT POST ANY MILITARY INFORMATION YOU HAVE

OK. Where do I not post it?

[JohnHuang2]

hehehe

[OldFriend]

May I add that even if something is in the local press it would be wise not to post it on the internet. The less information out there the safer our military personnel will be.

PRAY FOR OUR PRESIDENT, OUR TROOPS, AND OUR COUNTRY.

[Brad’s Gramma]

I've heard, from a VERY credible source, that the Human Shields heading to Iraq are actually spies for our side. (pass it on)

[Severa]

I'm in the Hampton Roads VA area, military capital of the US. They post so much crap here it's sickening (My husband, FR screen name Hostel, is a submarine sonar tech based out of NAS Norfolk) Hell, they even announced the homecoming date of the USS George Washington battle group a WEEK in advance. Pissed me off to no end, cause my husband and I aren't supposed to tell anyone anything about his boat's movements but the media can blurt it out to the whole friggin world < /soap box rant >

[bonesmccoy]

is that picture showing Audie Murphy?

[bonesmccoy]

Thanks for your commitment to your husband and to our nation. I hope that keep raising his pay grade and you have a comfortable place to live.

God bless you and your family.

[Nephi]

Pssst...the southern border is wide open.

[goodnesswins]

THANK the MILITARY - PRINT THIS OUT and POST IT IN YOUR CAR on TUESDAY, 1/28/03

Join the AXIS OF FREEDOM Rally on TUESDAY –

it’s a CAR/HOUSE/YARD sign Rally

DAY of SUPPORT…Tues, 1/28/03....FLY your flags (U.S., British, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Romanian, Polish, Czech, Spanish, Quatar, Kuwaiti, Australian and Japanese one, too if you have them)....and put up your BUSH/CHENEY signs, (and the BIG W's on your SUV's) for the STATE of the UNION next Tuesday, Jan 28th, if you support the President, our MILITARY and the United States of America. PSST....pass it on.

	UK	JAPAN
AUSTRALIA	BULGARIA	TURKEY
ROMANIA	ISRAEL	POLAND
SPAIN	CZECH
KUWAIT	HUNGARY	QATAR

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

I Fly My Flag EVERDAY Bump
And have done so for years before 9/11

[Brad’s Gramma]

Pssssstttt.....Canada's border is an open door, too.

[ATOMIC_PUNK]

Garrison Bread -- Sponge and Dough Method

1916 Manual for Army Bakers
Pages 49-50

Yield: 136 pounds
Ration: about 16 ounces

INGREDIENTS	WEIGHTS	MEASURES
Flour Sugar Salt	100 lb. 1-1/4 lb. 1-1/4 lb.	--- --- ---
Cottonseed oil, or Lard	--- 1-1/4 lbs	1-1/2 pt. ---
Water Compressed yeast	--- 10 oz.	6 gal. 3 qt. ---

Method:

1. Set the sponge, using 50 pounds flour, 4 gallons water, and 10 ounces of compressed yeast. Allow to stand about 5 hours in sponge.

2. When the sponge has dropped the first time add 2 gallons and 3 quarts of water, 1-1/4 pounds of sugar, 1-1/4 pounds od salt (sugar and salt to be disolved in the water before adding), 1/2 pint of oil and miz thoroughly. Use the remainder of the oil in cutting over the dough.

3. Dam up and allow to prove about two and one-half hours.

4. Punch first time, allow to rise about one-half hour, punch second time, round up and let prove about 15 minutes on the bench.

5. Mold into loaves scaled at 2 pounds 3-1/2 ounces. Put 6 loaves to the pan.

6. Allow to prove about 45 minutes or until doubled in size.

7. Bake 1 hour 10 minutes. Should produce 136 pounds of bread.

Note:

The time of fermentation may be increased to eight hours in the sponge by using one-half the above amound of yeast. Regulate the time of fermentation as desired by using different amounts of yeast.

[I_Love_My_Husband]

God bless America and pass the ammunition BUMP!

[JoJo Gunn]

To any man or woman in the Service, now or before, I am humble. I THANK YOU for taking care of me.

[Caipirabob]

*SIGH*

Then I suppose discussion of our new Alliance in lieu of France and Germany should be discussed elsewhere...

[KevinDavis]

I have a question, is Saddam really going to be visitng the Free Republic???

[AlabamaRebel]

I just got an email last night from a penpal of mine serving on a US carrier. They find out where they are going by watching CNN. Scary huh? CNN don't know it's arse from a hole in the ground.

I'll lay odds that if our troops are not sure of the battle plan, then the news agencies don't have a clue either.

If you know it, Saddam knows it, and if Saddam knows it, it ain't true.

[anniegetyourgun]

I just thought this little AP photo ATTRIBUTION was good for a laugh....call me warped.

Former President Bill Clinton, founder of the William Jefferson Clinton Foundation, looks on during a 'Global Health as a Fundamental for Development' session at the World Economic Forum (news - web sites) (WEF), annual meeting 2003 in Davos January 27, 2003. Clinton said Israelis wanted both a tough leader and a peacemaker and it was up to Ariel Sharon (news - web sites) to see if he could combine both qualities if he wins re-election. (Monika Flueckiger/Reuters)