Is this c4i with a false mustache?

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Reference From the Horses Mouth; Martial Law on the 28th, post dated December 13:
We have been relocated and can now only lurk. The facility that we are in tracks all web traffic so posting is not an option.

BTW the powers that be have only released recently that the power grid is attached to GMT. There is mad-dash-scramble taking place, they were planning on using every available second for remediation, a loss of five hours might not sound like much in the scheme of things, but from a planning and contingency perspective they now have to stage assets during the daylight hours as opposed to the cover of darkness. Has been rather entertaining.

As far as martial law nationwide, can't happen. There is simply not enough manpower to do the job. Do the math: 2 million troops (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Guard and Reserve) divide by 120 cities. Not enough troops to contain and this doesn't include crossroads, checkpoints, interstates, or other strategic points. We are more worried with local officials ala Seattle busting heads than we are with the feds. The feds will be plenty busy with the international effects.

Feel free to post this info ...

-- yes it's him (confirmation@yes.don't.ask), December 13, 1999.

Could this be c4i? Any clues here?

-- Anonymous, December 15, 1999

Answers

Tom, yes, that's c4i. He eMailed that to us and asked that we post it, but not source him. So we did :-)

Not quite sure what "source" means tho ...

-- Anonymous, December 15, 1999


So what does "stage assets during the daylight hours" mean?

Looks like, everyone's pretty much on their own.

*Sigh*

Diane

-- Anonymous, December 15, 1999


A & L -- He's using the noun "source" as a verb. To "source" him would be to identify him as the source of the message.

Diane -- "staging" in milspeak is the process of bringing together "assets", i.e., supplies, equipment, and troops at the times and in the locations required by a particular mission. For the emergency conditions these folks may be anticipating, I expect some of the equipment involved might be small arms, automatic weapons, humvees, trucks, water cannon, riot control gear, heavy duty PA systems, maybe tanks to block traffic; supplies might be ammunition, disabling chemical agents for crowd control, floodlights, barricade construction materials. Troops is troops, no problem there.

From his post it seems the staging process had been planned for darkness, but the 5 hour offset to GMT has shifted it to daylight hours. This means it will be going on in plain sight while people are still on the streets, perhaps blocking critical ramps or intersections with tanks or military check points. Their concern may be that some of the populace will find these activities disturbing.

FWIW I've found that liberal doses of deodorized garlic works wonders with cold and flu, noticeably reducing the intensity of symptoms and the duration thereof.

-- Anonymous, December 15, 1999


Thanks for the explaination.

I'm a Vitimin C person myself, but I do have some garlic cloves. Humm. Thanks.

Diane

-- Anonymous, December 16, 1999


Thanks, Tom! We tried to keep it sorta discrete.

-- Anonymous, December 16, 1999


Discreet it remains. Mum's da woid.

-- Anonymous, December 16, 1999

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