News from the Long War, Thread 4

Various | 4/15/07 | Knitting a Conundrum and Others

[Knitting A Conundrum]

Thread 4



Since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, our nation has fought a global war against violent extremists who use terrorism as their weapon of choice, and who seek to destroy our free way of life. Our enemies seek weapons of mass destruction and, if they are successful, will likely attempt to use them in their conflict with free people everywhere. Currently, the struggle is centered in Iraq and Afghanistan, but we will need to be prepared and arranged to successfully defend our nation and its interests around the globe for years to come. DOD

Our enemies include all the Muslims who dream of knocking Western Civilization off its perch atop humanity’s dung heap. Islam is fractured into any number of sects, tribes and ethnic groups, but the dream of destroying us cuts across all the fault lines. Islamic terrorists are merely the tip of a very large spear.

J. Peter Mulhern, the American Thinker, September 18

The determination behind that fight is real, the hatred is real, and the excuses for doing this are very real in the minds of those who have decided to walk that path. We can respond in two ways: Try to ignore or negotiate with people who do not want to negotiate in good faith, because what they want is our destruction, or to stand up against the darkness of those who see all of us, our way of life, our culture and our aspirations as something worth eliminating.

Either: "And God willing, with the force of God behind it, we shall soon experience a world without the United States and Zionism," Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Or: "With vigilance, determination, courage, we will defeat the enemies of freedom, and we will leave behind a more peaceful world for our children and our grandchildren." GW Bush.

Here's where I will post news and info about the Long War. Let me know if you're interested.

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[1COUNTER-MORTER-68]

Hey WB,,,Hope your havin’ a Great Day,,,been goin’
round-n-round here,,,monkeyed in the Control Panel on this puter and got it to go dormant !! Didn’t even use the hammer
this time...;0)

[WorkerbeeCitizen]

ya get more satisfaction with a .45 :) but it don't help. Pretty tough on me today - but OK.

The VISTA control panel is terrible thing. I don't mess with my control panel and I hope it don't mess with me.

[markman46]

Ain’t doing VISTA no way no how!!! not until service pack 2 at least..

[WorkerbeeCitizen]

Hello?

Anybody up yet?

[WorkerbeeCitizen]

VISTA ain’t so bad once you blow away the factory pre-load and re-install from your backup disk.

[Uncle Ike]

” Anybody up yet? “

Good morning, Workerbee...

Just ‘punching in’ for now — gotta get some caffiene in me — at least enough for the letters on the screen to stop running together......

[WorkerbeeCitizen]

LOL -Good morning Ike.

[Uncle Ike]

Good morning (again) Workerbee...

‘twixt watching FNC for some two hours, and reading the headlines deemed appropriate - important enough - for the FR main board, I find that everything I have to say is summed up in my tagline......

It’s not often that I see such a case of collective myopia, denial, and just plain banality....

Nero and his fiddle got nothin’ on the American consciousness......

[WorkerbeeCitizen]

I agree - though totally baffled.

I still have to believe that if most Americans could be shown that they are being played like said fiddle, they would be angered.

[Uncle Ike]

” I still have to believe that if most Americans could be shown that they are being played like said fiddle, they would be angered. “

I’d like to agree with you - I really would...

Unfortunately, I have reached the dismal conclusion that the majority of us *want* to be “kept in the dark and fed bullsh[t”, because it’s just too *hard* to face the dark truth.....

(Case in point — on the Cavuto rerun this morning, Neil was holding forth in defense of high gas prices, and he said, “Yes, gas prices have been going up, but baked-goods prices have been going up all along, too, and you don’t hear me complaining...” -—— “MAKE THE CONNECTION, CAVUTO!!” was what I was literally screaming at the TV... I get so frustrated, sometimes..... )

;~)

[WorkerbeeCitizen]

hmmmm - mushrooms :)

[markman46]

You know I have never tried that with XP,but if it works with VISTA it should work with XP too... thanks for the tip.
Hope you are feeling better this week..

[Uncle Ike]

FNC showing ‘live’ video of Hamas/Fatah fighting in Gaza AND West Bank.....

Reporterette saying that this could be the start of unrestricted civil war....

Back to regularly scheduled nonsense......

[Bahbah]

this could be the start of unrestricted civil war....

Maybe it's time to reopen the office?

[Uncle Ike]

” Maybe it’s time to reopen the office? “

A few of us have been keeping the lights on all along — against the day that the usual suspects would be coming back when events warrant.....

;~)

[Uncle Ike]

” that the usual suspects would be coming back when events warrant..... “

Right about now, I’m missing Knitting’s news sources — those of us (bandwidth challenged) who are stuck with cable ‘news’ and FR are pretty well flying blind, seeing vague shapes through the fog.....

[WorkerbeeCitizen]

An added bonus with doing a reinstall, is that you don’t get all of the “Trial Software” they give you.

[Unrepentant VN Vet]

Still here.

Still paying attention.

Still mostly just watching and listening.

........saves on running back to refuel and rearm. (Big grin)

[Bahbah]

16:12 Report: Fatah threatens to quit Palestinian unity government (Haaretz)

16:01 Hamas: We have been able to take control of the northern Gaza Strip (Israel Radio)

15:43 Mofaz to Winograd: I advised attacking Hezbollah for weeks, not days (Haaretz)

15:35 Abbas calls for immediate cease-fire in Palestinian infighting (AP)

15:33 Former Palestinian FM Shaath says Hamas gunmen ransacked his Gaza home (AP)

15:22 Hamas attacks Palestinian security headquarters in Gaza Strip (Haaretz)

15:03 Hamas: Deputy cabinet minister from Hamas kidnapped by Fatah gunmen (Sky News)

14:53 Iran says judge will decide fate of detained Iranian-Americans (AP)

14:37 Hamas attacks Fatah command post in Gaza (Israel Radio)

14:35 Polish company wins rights to seek gas and oil in Egypt (AP)

14:26 Kurdish guerrilla group PKK announces ceasefire with Turkish gov`t (AP)

14:03 Hamas warns Fatah-linked forces to leave Gaza positions (Reuters)

13:41 Syrian terrorist group threatens attacks if Lebanese army continues attacks (AP)

13:16 Abbas accuses Hamas of trying to take Gaza by force (AP)

13:08 Peretz` daughter packing up his office as Labor chairman (Israel Radio)

12:20 Bulgarian passenger plane forced to land due to security concerns (Haaretz)

12:02 Early Labor primary turnout 10%, similar to previous round of voting (Israel Radio)

12:00 Iran says it will make U.S. regret detention of five Iranians (AP)

11:54 Gun battle erupts at Khan Yunis hospital in southern Gaza (AP)

[Bahbah]

11:37 Voter turnout in 2nd round of Labor primary lagging behind that of 1st round (Haaretz)

10:36 At least 6 wounded in clashes with police over home demolition in Ramle (Haaretz)

10:07 Mortar shells hit Abbas`s Gaza City compound, no injuries reported (AP)

10:02 Holocaust survivor, Israeli victims of terror speak at conference in Indonesia (AP)

10:01 Fatah official accuses Iran of fomenting Hamas attacks on Fatah in Gaza (Israel Radio)

09:31 UN envoy for Lebanon-Syria says Mideast faces possibility of `full-scale war` (AP)

09:20 Fighting renews in Nahr al-Bared refugee camp in northern Lebanon (Israel Radio)

09:16 Afghan officials: U.S. troops mistakenly kill 7 Afghan police, wound 4 (AP)

08:42 Hamas: Fatah kidnaps, publicly executes cousin of former Hamas leader Rantisi (AP)

08:33 PM aides deny Haaretz report that Olmert sent message to Assad (Israel Radio)

08:32 Labor Party primary opens in vote to select new party chief (Israel Radio)

07:39 Man lightly hurt by shrapnel as Qassam strikes western Negev factory zone (Haaretz)

07:12 Hamas: RPG fired at PM Haniyeh`s residence; no injuries reported (AP)

07:09 Qassam rocket lands in Sderot, no injuries or damages reported (Israel Radio)

06:47 Ben-Eliezer asks gov`t use frozen PA funds to give Gaza more electricity (Israel Radio)

06:23 5 arrested who entered ex-W. Bank settlement, painted structure orange (Israel Radio)

05:57 IBA: English-language radio broadcasts to stay, TV news future unclear (Haaretz)

05:33 Indonesian police hunt Jemaah Islamiyah men, not saying whether hold leader (AP)

04:54 Trinidad judge denies bail for 3 suspects in alleged JFK terror plot (AP)

04:07 Pres. candidate Avital: Peres` people threatening her, acting like mafia (Israel Radio)