Posted on 03/18/2003 10:14:59 AM PST by Inspectorette
the thicker the wheat, the easier it's mowed...
These idiots should just have the SBSO and former Captain Joel Honey, of the Isla Vista riots fame, turned loose on them. I can just see Joel with his fake mace and fake spanish sword, smoking a fag, urging the deputies in flak jackets at the student crowd.... it brings back nostalgic memories.
My younger brother will be on the front lines of this war.
If you do anything to disrupt our systems and put his unit at risk, I will note the names of the arrestees and I will find you.
I am a very patient person.
"Members of the Vandenberg Action Coalition and the Military Globalization Project contend Vandenberg is directly linked to the U.S. war effort and say their plans are to disrupt the base's mission and put a kink into the nation's war strategy.
Somebody tell me that's not the definition of an enemy act. As far as I'm concerned, they are enemy combatants and should be treated accordingly.
Oh yeah? Well, I dare him to do that several hundred more times. Go on. Do it. That'll show the military industrial crypt-fascist establishment!
Translation: traitors suddenly realized that they might receive a traitor's reward, and got snipy about it.
"Disturbing, misguided behavior," and "unenlightened warmongering" are some printable excerpts from the emotional torrent of mail -- some vitriolic and a few profane -- received by Vandenberg's e-mail server in the past few days.
Seems a few peacenik traitors need to change their Depends.
The mail, as well as a number of phone calls, followed a "deadly force" directive that came to light because of a group of protesters planning so-called "backcountry" forays onto the classified military installation if a war with Iraq occurs.
Translation: somebody actually scouted the terrain in question and found the signs that have been there since the base was first built.
Members of the Vandenberg Action Coalition and the Military Globalization Project contend Vandenberg is directly linked to the U.S. war effort and say their plans are to disrupt the base's mission and put a kink into the nation's war strategy.
Translation: they are making war against the United States, as defined in Article III, Section 3 of the US Constitution.
Vandenberg's commander on Monday emphasized that the decree has always been in place at Vandenberg and other military bases, and is similar to that used by civilian law enforcement agencies encountering threats.
Translation: "What did you expect, that I'd invite you cretins to my quarters for tea and cookies?"
The decree does not apply to those who routinely gather at Vandenberg's main gate with picket signs and banners.
Translation: "Yes, we read and heed the United States Constitution. You have a right to be an a$$hole, in public or private, as you see fit."
Col. Robert M. Worley II, 30th Space Wing commander, said deadly force could be used in extreme circumstances, when base personnel are at risk, or if the infiltrators close in on equipment linked to national security, and only if other means of law enforcement have failed.
Translation: push it far enough, lads and lasses, and you're f***ed.
"We want to make sure people understand that illegally intruding onto base is a risky proposition," Col. Worley said.
Note for protestors: please read the case law on "assumption of a known risk."
"But we did not swear an oath to protect somebody or support somebody who wants to illegally infiltrate this base and disrupt our mission or destroy our equipment or threaten our people," Col. Worley said. "That's what we're talking about with backcountry incursions, or people coming in by air or sea."
Translation: "Walk like a duck, quack like a duck, and run around loose during duck season, it's your own damn fault if you get shot."
I also predicted something once.
I hope they squish the people trying to help the terrorists by attacking our military...
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