11/20/2005
Air support needed
A blog run by a female soldier paying homage to those fallen in Iraq is under assault by left-wing trolls and hackers. This came to me from Mr. Right at “In the Right Place”.
My co-blogger at The Right Place, Anna (also of A Rose by Any Other Name), has twice written about the plight of a small MilBlog run by Grey Eagle. First, Anna asked people to drop by and post some encouraging words after she noticed some very rude and disgusting comments being left there by leftwing trolls.
http://intherightplace.blogspot.com/2005/11/favor.html
I thought that was the end of it, but Anna has just recently posted again about Grey Eagle’s blog after she visited once more and saw the newest post Grey Eagle had at the top.
http://intherightplace.blogspot.com/2005/11/grey-eagle.html
I couldn’t find a permalink at Grey Eagle’s site, A Female Soldier 2, but as of my writing this, it was still the top post.
Here is the text of that post…
Congratulations To Those Who Oppose The Soldiers
I wish to express my congratulations to the hackers, vandals, and anti-war visitors who successfully blocked my ability to post any further tributes to the soldiers. I am sure you find victory in preventing myself and others from having a place to read and pay our respects to the Fallen Female Soldiers, and my brother’s in arms, the brave soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division. I can only imagine your satisfaction in justifying the disgrace of men and women who died for this country. You may not feel it was justified, but they gave their lives believing in what they were doing. Apparently freedom of speech is merely a phrase to you, not something you believe, in unless it applies to you. If you do not share the person’s view you justify your actions in removing the ability for them to express their opinions. In doing so, you have only displayed to me that your cause is unjust, and strengthen my resolve and beliefs in what we are doing here. You have dishonored those who did believe in something, and toke away my right to mourn their memories. These were men and women who actually took a stand in what they believed in, sacrificed their time with their families, and put themselves in danger simply because they believed in something. So to support your beliefs what have you done? Oh, that is right, you took away my freedom to pay tribute and mourn my fellow soldiers.
I have never took away anyone’s freedom to post their views here. It was my belief that if I was to fight and defend freedom, then that would have to be for all, regardless of whether I believed in your views or not. I never deleted your comments or views, and rarely stepped in to oppose them or prevent your expression of them. I even went as far as to give you a forum on the website at my expense to present your views in open debate. But you hacked that, and prevented anyone from presenting their views. I guess that is your version of freedom of speech that you believe in so dearly in.
I have read without intervention your mindless presentations of life here and the harm we supposedly do to the Iraqi’s, yet you have never set foot on the soil here. I read the post of phosphorus bombs and wondered if you ever look beyond what you wanted to believe to discover the truth, or do you just mold it until you are able to shape it into some sort of viewpoint. Were you here during that time? I do not believe so, otherwise you would agree with others who were actually here, and actually witnessed the events. The phosphorus bombs were a more humane effort to dislodge a group of insurgents that had attacked and engaged U.S. troops. The military did not want to blow apart the entire area and the structures in it, as well as bring harm to those innocent in the attack. So this method was elected, to prevent further destruction and loss of innocent lives. I know that we do not share the same viewpoint here, but I continue to believe that if you do not wish to die at the hand of U.S. soldiers, then you should not attack them and attempt to kill them. They will happily spare your life if you refrain from attacking them. Please in the future do not post your tributes to the insurgents who kill hundreds of innocent women and children in Iraq. And to answer your question, yes many of those innocent Iraqi’s are brought to military facilities for the finest in medical care possible as innocent victims of the terrorist you seem to support. So I have had the opportunity to see the horrible damage to a human body that a suicide bomber can do, and look in their faces, and not know what to say or how to explain how one of their own countrymen could do this to them. I seriously doubt that you have ever know that pain, that I felt in my heart when the Blackhawks landed with these people. So save your ridiculous accusations about me, what I do, what I feel, or the devoted men and women who serve here that saved the lives of those people that your precious noble terrorists that you defend so freely, attempted to destroy with their suicide bombs.
I stood on the runway the other day with Charlie Company. We were part of what is called a “ramp ceremony” in which we line up to pay our respects as the fallen soldiers in flag draped coffins are carried by to be loaded in C130 aircraft for their final trip home. I was very moved by this experience and wished to post it on my tribute which I have invested countless hours and cost to present to myself and others who are more respectful and obviously take the freedoms granted to you as American’s more seriously. But I was unable to, thanks to your prevention of my rights. I am so glad to know that I am here defending your rights to speech and your ability to remove mine.
So it is with disgusted congratulations that I give you the recognition you so obviously require and let you know that you blocked further postings for now of fallen soldiers. I am sure you feel proud as American’s, as human’s in a free society, and of fully taking advantage of the freedoms I offered you on this website. It is true that I have very limited time here to spend constantly updating, backing up and re-uploading this website. Somehow the mortars, the small arms fire, and the wounded soldiers that arrive here daily prevent me from devoting the time required to monitor and prevent your attacks to the website. In addition, I receive no contributions, donations and have never asked for anything in presenting this website and have absorbed all the cost and additional costs in the increased bandwidth and attacks you carry out on my website out of my own pocket. So take this victory against my fallen brother in arms with pride.
To those who have not devoted as much energy to the destruction of this website and my rights, I do want to thank you for your continued support and the wonderful email I receive daily. I want you to know that not only I read your message, but many of the other soldiers here read them as well. As the holidays approach us and we are away from our families that means a lot more then you will ever know. A special thanks to PJ and the Web Of Support community for their wonderful care packages that have arrived (if you wish to give please contact them). It was like Christmas here as we opened our boxes of treats. We have also received care packages from other caring individuals and we appreciated them so much. Just to know that we are not alone, and the world has not turned against us and our efforts can be a very moving and powerful moment for us when we get our mail and our packages.
Finally, I wish to say that a soldier wounded from shrapnel awoke the other day after being unconscious from his wounds. His eyes are etched into my memory as he discovered he was alive, safe, and among his fellow soldiers. In that moment, I knew that everything I had sacrificed in my life, that this holiday season away from my husband and children, that the lack of sleep, the long days, and my personal sadness at times from the separation are worth it. Sometimes there are causes worth serving that are greater then ourselves.
Happy Thanksgiving and Holidays,
Grey Eagle
“AIR ASSAULT!”
I am requesting a blog burst on this to let this brave woman and all her comrades in arms know that there are still many more of us out here who love, respect and support the men and women serving this country in uniform than there are those who would commit such despicable acts!
To those who pick up the mantle on this, thank you! God bless you all and God bless America!
Sincerely,
“Mr. Right”
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November 20th, 2005 at 7:53 am
I am an activist and venomously oppose the war as much as anyone. I cannot wait to see George Jr out of office. HOWEVER, I cannot imagine ANYONE in their right mind (or who has an ADULT mind) that would troll or spam a site which pays any sort of tribute to our soldiers. These men and women did not start this war but are mere victims of political decisions beyond their control.
So if ANY soldier out there is listening, THANK YOU for what you do. Its because of you that those of us here are able to still sleep at night. Your bravery is honorable, God Bless.
My son and his new wife (both under 20) leave for Iraq on the 28th and 30th of this month. Just because I oppose this war and protest it, I would never want to minimize their journey or that of ANY soldier.
November 20th, 2005 at 10:04 am
When you say “venomously” do you mean “vehemently”?
I feel sorry for you, my dear, but more particularly for your son and his wife. Having a mother back in the US who is (whether out of ignorance or design) allied with the Revolutionary Communist Party, communist International ANSWER, Veterans for Peace, and all the other Socialist/communist organizations who propped Saddam Hussein before we entered Baghdad and lamented that we were going to lose–it’s a shame to hear a decent woman with some sense in her head being used by the anti-war left as what Lenin used to call a “usedful idiot”.
If you talk to these kids (who volunteered and were not suckered) you’ll find that it means so much more to our sons and daughters to be supporting what they’re doing rather than opposing it. I actually don’t see how you can possibly “support the troops” but not support their mission. There is no such thing. Either you support what they’re doing, or you’re siding with the enemy. I don’t see that there can be any two ways about this. You can’t take a ‘middle of the road’ stance on fighting Islamofascists who want to saw our heads off.
The men and women who have donned the uniforms and are fighting and rebuilding in Afghanistan and Iraq are not merely “victims” of this fight–they know exactly what they’re doing, many of them are willing to pay for our freedoms with their lives much like our forefathers did.
Isolamofascists have been attacking us since 1968; it’s high time we started fighting back. We didn’t start this war, but we can sure as hell finish it…and give them what they’ve been clamoring for–their 72 virgins and time with Allah in eternity.
If you read the hatred for our troops at KOS and the Democratic Underground, you’ve got to know that the side you’re sitting on doesn’t exactly support our troops in any way whatsoever. They actually CELEBRATE the deaths of our soldiers and WISH THEY WOULD DIE.
November 20th, 2005 at 10:39 am
Hi to all,
I’m sorry but I haveto do an OT comment.
I just enjoy the Open Trackback Blogroll and I write an open trackback post.
I’ m not able to display teh trackbacks in the body of the post.
I saw you have a WP based blog like I have so I think tuo could help me telling me what I have to edit or write.
Sorry agagin for OT
Regards
Robinik
November 20th, 2005 at 11:12 am
It Seems You no longer need to Lurk at the Airpor
They aren’t even waiting and taking the effort to meet them at the airport to spit on them.
November 20th, 2005 at 11:30 am
There’s a wordpress plugin for “inline trackbacks” that will do it automatically for you. I have it done by pro’s but if you’re savvy you can do it yourself, depending on what version of wordpress you’re using.
November 20th, 2005 at 12:30 pm
“I am an activist and venomously oppose the war as much as anyone. I cannot wait to see George Jr out of office.”
You’re not the brightest crayon in the box are you?
Have you ever actually served in the military?
Your statement shows your ignorance about the issue of Iraq; our Commander-In-Chief took the appropriate action, whether you and the “bleeding hearts” agree or not!
Apparently, you and all of the other COMMUNIST LOVER’S would have preferred we fight the Terrorists on our own soil — are you mentally and physically prepared to handle that?
Don’t bother answering that, because I personally know that a good percentage of you wouldn’t know how to put a bullet into any firearm — much less have the guts to pull the trigger, and actually kill someone for OUR RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS!
Furthermore — having been around several President’s during “skirmishes”
in my time with the Marine Corps; very damn few citizens know, much less comprehend, all of the factors involved that the President and Congress must go thru before actually sending troops into a battle zone.
So, before running your ignorant mouth with a statement like that, get your damn facts straight next time!
Talk with many seasoned Vets who’ve served our beloved country — you’ll be amazed that “almost” all of us are glad we have someone in the White House who has the balls to stand up to these ******** … if we had that ****-headed Traitor, John “HANOI FONDA” Skerry in there right now, we wouldn’t have much of a military; in fact, he and many DEMOSHITTERS would prefer the U.N. handle our military affairs!
Are you prepared for that? If not, I highly suggest you begin practice firing numerous weapons; learn combat fighting; and prepare to actually kill someone, who hates your guts and wants you dead!
November 20th, 2005 at 12:53 pm
Blogburst Against The Trolls
Scrolling through links today, in the midst of writing a new post, I noticed my co-blogger on The Wide Awakes Cao who writes at Cao’s Blog is asking for support for Grey Eagle. Grey Eagle writes at A Female Soldier 2 and has been receiving a lot of tr…
November 20th, 2005 at 1:24 pm
Calling Right Wing Hackers/Phreakers
November 20th, 2005 at 2:06 pm
Ty so much
November 20th, 2005 at 3:33 pm
As a side-note to this story, I’ll post this info for those who haven’t heard about it yet…
>>> Military Body Armor Recalled
It is the second recall in about six months.
The vests did not meet — high manufacturing standards
November 20th, 2005 at 4:02 pm
“…But I Really Support the Troops! …”
Anna, posting over at the InTheRightPlace, has been publicizing some of the problems GrayEagle’s, who recently was deployed to Iraq, has been having with her website.
The folks causing GrayEagle’s website problems aren’t Iraqi Insurgents, Al Qua…
November 20th, 2005 at 5:44 pm
Having met a lot of “activists” in person, I have to say that the majority of them have no idea the roots of the organizations they’re siding with–International ANSWER, Code Pink, United for Peace and Justice, etc.. It’s really a shame that people allow themselves to be USED like that–by marxists who hate America and have helped our communist enemies for decades…going back to the Sandinistas in Nicaragua and before.
November 20th, 2005 at 7:50 pm
Air Support Needed
A blog run by a female soldier paying homage to those fallen in Iraq is under assault by left-wing trolls and hackers.
November 20th, 2005 at 8:52 pm
Thank you, Cao. Mission accomplished.
OT: Don’t forget to watch Special Forces Jack Idema’s interview Monday, Nov. 21, 2005 at 5pm EST (2pm PCT) with Mike Devine! Info at Big Dog’s WEBLOG.
November 20th, 2005 at 8:56 pm
It’s Mike Levine, Rosemary. Here’s the post here at CB. But thanks. I’m putting another post up about it tomorrow. I’ll be recording it and putting up a transcript.
November 21st, 2005 at 8:39 am
Blogger Locked Out Of Own Blog
Cao’s Blog has a post up about how a female military blogger - Grey Eyes - that has been blocked out of her own blog by hackers and those that oppose her.
November 23rd, 2005 at 5:50 pm
Hi Cao,
I just wanted to let you know that I really appreciate you spreading the word about Grey Eagle’s plight. The outpouring has been wonderful and it continues even now. Thank you for helping!
Anna
November 23rd, 2005 at 6:39 pm
I think the leftists are just demonstrating how low they can go–which is pretty low. This is another example of it, and I really can’t stand how they hate our soldiers –and particularly how they try to sabotage their well meaning efforts. Thanks, Anna, I’m all over ANY story like this that must be told about the good things our soldiers do (and conversely the evil efforts of the left to demolish that goodness).
December 12th, 2005 at 10:27 am
Thanks for this information. I realize you posted this a couple of weeks ago, but I just ran across it last night. I went to A Female Soldier 2’s blog and saw there are still trolls lurking at her site and insulting her.
I’m new to blogging, but I’m passing this along as well.
Thanks.