Camp rumor in Crawford: Arrests will be made at midnight.

[Chichiri]

This according to William Pitt's blog from Camp Casey: http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/printer_B081005.shtml

It's ONLY rumor at this point, of course, but stay tuned . . .

[reformedrepub]

1. Stupid

That would be the stupidest thing they could possibly do. If * was smart he'd invite her over and talk to her, but they cant risk that. So he sits there like a moron....

[lildreamer316]

5. no;it's smart

if no one catches it on film. arg.

[jasmeel]

2. Sounds about right. Everything else this admin has done is

hidden. I hope there are cameras there to catch the arrest!!!

[lildreamer316]

3. AK!! See??

Cameras cameras webcams webcams cellcams cellcams somebody get the local news maybe they will actually cover it (I'm dreaming I know)aargh need this on LIVE TV.
Hope it's just a rumor. Crossing fingers.And toes.

[SoCalDem]

4. 'under the cover of darkness'..like the roaches they are

:grr:


Do they have any private security there? news people camping with them??

[Plausible]

8. Cindy in a phone call

to a van of Political Switchboard members en route to Crawford a short time ago said she feared those at Camp Casey will be arrested at midnight. They (van) suggested she go to peace house and wait for them (two are lawyers) but she said she feels she must be at the camp with the others.

[SoCalDem]

19. How could they arrest her when she's on private property?

They should retire to peace House, and let the cops cool their heels out on the road.. Noting's gonna happen out there tonite anyway.. That way they could all get a good night's rest before tomorrow..
At daybreak they cvould then head back, with press in tow.. It's not a private road,. is it??

[lildreamer316]

25. Two words: PATRIOT ACT.

Sigh.

[TexasLady]

6. she is protected and isnt necessarily in the same place

all the time, come bedtime. This is a woman that is way too smart. Its a catch 22 no matter WHAT happens, now.

[jimshoes]

7. I hope some very high profile

dems show up to support Cindy. This must not be allowed to happen. Not in America. Redress of grievances is the very cornerstone of the founding of this country. If we the people cannot be heard we are nothing more than serfs.

[GreenPartyVoter]

9. It's midnight.. any word yet?

[GOPisEvil]

12. Midnight in Texas is stil 45 minutes away.

[In_The_Wind]

32. thanks GOPisEvil

[yankeeinlouisiana]

14. No, it's only 11:16

Central time.

;-)

[Pirate Smile]

15. Texas is central time. It isn't midnight yet there.

:)

[GreenPartyVoter]

21. Doh! You are right of course. :^P

[phusion]

16. Not in Crawford...

11:18 there I believe.

[Gemini Cat]

10. Cowardly sons of bitches!!!!!

Can't fucking do it during the light of day, gotta do it like a roach would under the cover of dark. If these fuck wads are so "righteous" in their actions, why would a little light bother them!?

[donheld]

11. "At Midnight, My love will lift you up."

I can't be there physically, but i'm there in my heart.

[Cleita]

13. Too bad they don't have some good lights to film it all. n/t

[i miss america]

18. Have faith - the revolution will be televised (or at least blogged)

:bounce:

[CoffeeCat]

17. If Cindy/others are on public property...for what can they be arrested?

I don't understand what charges could be brought against Cindy and the other protesters?

If they are on public property, and they aren't breaking any laws or being unruly---what specific charges can they be arrested for?

They're not doing anything unlawful!

[Chipper Chat]

23. Loitering.

n/t

[ClayZ]

109. and disturbing the P E A C E (sarcasm)

:sarcasm:

:kick:

[Chipper Chat]

138. Harrassing armadillos.

Carrys a $5000-$25,000 fine (unless the armadillo is gay).

[AKBushater]

26. For being a "threat to National Security"

Yes, it's as preposterous as it sounds.

[kestrel91316]

27. Under the USA PATRIOT Act I think they can be arrested for no reason

at all if the feds claim they "suspect" them of "terrorism", and they can be whisked away and held 'til the day they die with no attorney and no due process.

Welcome to America.

[kestrel91316]

28. Under the USA PATRIOT Act I think they can be arrested for no reason

at all if the feds claim they "suspect" them of "terrorism", and they can be whisked away and held 'til the day they die with no attorney and no due process.

Welcome to America.

[wli]

36. after they die, too

No notification they were abducted is required, those who witnessed can all be put under gag orders, and if they die no notice to relatives/etc. is required and the bodies can also be secretly disposed of.

[The Doctor.]

63. That seems a little extreme...

Don't get me wrong 'extremely incompetent' is this administration's middle name, but where in the Patriot Act is such an abridgement of rights and decency outlined?

[wli]

73. such abridgments of rights and decency are its entire content

It has stuff about secret courts, secret trials, trials that don't require informing the defendents of the charges, indefinite detention without charges, and so on as well.

[The Doctor.]

91. It is more specifically the abridgment of decency that you cite...

Is it true that no family ever need be notified of the detention or sbsequent execution of a loved one?

If that is the case, then the existence of such a heinous power is beyond outrageous in our Democracy.

It means that any unsolved missing persons case since the inception of this law could have been, or at any time be perpetrated by our own government. (Not that they never have done such a thing... but now it's a law?)

[wli]

96. I seem to recall it being said in a summary.

I can't point to a specific provision of it. I highly suspect I'm mixing parts of PATRIOT I and PATRIOT II (the latter of which was broken into pieces only some of which have passed).

[The Doctor.]

124. In your very prolific time here, I've noticed that

you are quite the entertaining and thoughtful mix of introspection and pessimism...

Sometimes even more so than myself. ;)

For the time being, (what with my innate cynicism and all), I will harbor no judgment on whether such a provision exists.

But you have certainly piqued my curiosity.

As you certainly spend more time posting than I, I would be thrilled if you would PM me with any info you might come across with regard to this matter.
I will, of course, keep my eyes open as well and send along any info directly should you wish.

If this does exist in part or in whole and in such a way that it can be construed to grant such abusive powers, then we would certainly have a formidable and damning piece of information to add to the massive litany of corruption this administration has already compiled.

Cheers.

:toast:

{oe} - Spelling horrible tunite

[bobbieinok]

152. retiring military lawyer who's trying to defend some Gitmo prisoners

said some are not allowed to attend their own trials

(on an NPR newsbreak speaking at the American Bar Association meeting, I think

[Tamyrlin79]

20. I'm still skeptical that they will be arrested...

I'm not sure that Bush will truly be willing to do that, number one, and number two, I'm not sure that the local police will comply if no law is being broken. It is somewhat difficult to make a real case that she isn't breaking a law now, and suddenly at midnight tonight she will be? That's a pretty sketchy case to make. Now, if the police are corrupt, or simply see it as their duty to follow the president's orders unquestioned and the president and his advisors are stupid enough to actually make such an order, then we might see an arrest. Otherwise, I'm not sure that it will actually happen. I mean, actually arresting her would turn her into a powerful symbol for them to contend with. If they have any sense, they would never create such a thing. But, sense does seem to be beyond these people, nor do I trust the Texas police force, so its in the cards, but certainly not a definite. Let's just say that I will be pleasantly surprised, should an arrest occur.

[liveoaktx]

30. I'm with you- it would be bad news politically to arrest that group

people are stil on their way and planning to arrive tomorrow, and finding the group in jail would only incite more emotion and attention. Then it would be Bush that wouldn't meet with the mother of a slain vet but also threw her in jail.

[tyedyeto]

39. I doubt if it will be the local police carrying out the orders to arrest

More than likely, it will be the Secret Service.

[lildreamer316]

98. I think they'll try both.

They will try to get them violating local laws first. Anticipating that she has good lawyers; they will then bring in federal.

[dweller]

22. Pitt updated

he's back in the camp, it's raining. They are waiting.

and so it appears, are we.
dp

[Generic Other]

24. Should they anticipate night riders in hoods?

This is alarming on so many levels.

[MaggieSwanson]

29. Will Pitt at 1130/CT

Wednesday 10 August 2005
11:30 PM

A large flatbed tow truck has been spotted by the side of the road a couple of ranches down. There are a lot of reasons for a ranch to have something like that. Still, it is an ominous sign.

[ngGale]

31. Yes, it is an ominous sign ...

it's a little late in the evening for a flatbed.:scared:

[WilliamPitt]

33. truthout is here with video camera and blog machine

Let them come

[In_The_Wind]

35. You're a good man ~ Will Pitt!

[rumpel]

38. Thank you. For all of us who can not be there are there only in our hearts

[Mr_Spock]

46. Wish I was there

Glad you're there representing us.

[Guaranteed]

56. Don't move, Will.

Remember Gandhi and MLK.

[AuntiBush]

34. Political Suicide for the Republican Party & This will ECHO

to Veterans. They do have mothers, too, right and not all of us agree with our mom's, but make them walk in a ditch while protesting for our protection then...!?!

[koopie57]

41. 11:47 central time

I hope things don't get ugly.

[Must_B_Free]

42. this plus the 600 truckers is huge...

AND the Rolling Stones...

It's falling apart rapidly for BushCo... At this rate everyone's going to be out in the streets soon...

[AuntiBush]

67. ALERT On Live Will Pitts at Crawford w/Cindy - Link below

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/printer_B081005.shtml

Cop, lights... flatbed truck just seconds ago.

[silvershadow]

69. i missed it...what's the reference to 600 truckers?

[Plausible]

37. What caused them to think arrests are impending? n/t

[Duer 157099]

40. tick tick tick

sure wish this were happening during daylight!

I met a group of VFP at a street fair in Santa Rosa this evening -- they of course knew all about Cindy!

We're keeping our eyes on you guys

[GreenPartyVoter]

43. I am desperate for sleep but can't tear myself away either

[Lex]

45. Same here. nt

[Literate Tar Heel]

44. how many will rise up to take their places?

it's a simple thing to arrest 1 or 5 or 10 or even 50 people ... what do you do though when their arrests incite hundreds or thousands to take their places? I'm not sure they really want to risk that

[kestrel91316]

49. Wasn't it the medusa .........cut off one head, 10 more grow in its place?

[Literate Tar Heel]

59. I think it's the hydra

and two heads for every one you cut off, but that's what I was thinking about

[Duer 157099]

60. you mean like has happened in Iraq?

"insurgents" I mean

[Literate Tar Heel]

125. exactly (n/t)

[napi21]

54. It would be a dumb move to do something that big in TX!

TX laws are weird to say the least! They'd be giving the enemy home field advantage!

Much better, if it comes to a massive display of support, that it be in NY or DC. Get national coverage where you stand a decent chance of "reasonable" treatment. (IF that's possible!)

[Literate Tar Heel]

65. nobody would care in NYC

this only matters because Bush is actually right there ... it's kind of silly to stage a protest in NYC demanding that he meet with you when he's a thousand miles away

[napi21]

100. No I didn't mean a protest like Cindy is doing, I'm talking about

a protest to get Shrub to answer the questions she is asking!

Why did my son die! You said it was for an honorable reason. What was that honorable reason???

Many more than Cindy have those same questions, and I think DC would be the best place, but I said NY because I think a lot more people would come together!

[Literate Tar Heel]

117. something has to be disrupted though

sure, you could gather 10,000 people in Central Park to sing protest songs and hold up signs, but it wouldn't get a flicker of attention in the media ... a smaller but more sincere and passionate group protesting just outside of where the president is "vacationing" though is a much more unique and compelling story, especially when it begins to cause problems in logistics for Bush and his cronies

[ornotna]

47. Some thing is happening

t r u t h o u t | One Mother's Stand
By William Rivers Pitt

Wednesday August 2005
11:45 PM

A cop is here with spotlights blazing. He shined us, turned, and pulled to the side of the road.

[hiley]

50. oh no

:-(

[dmr]

48. Sitting at home on pins and needles

I am praying she will have a peaceful night; and if anything is going to happen it be done in the light of day, and plenty of witnesses.

I'm going to sit on this thread and Will's blog. I wish I could do something other than send money and be with her in spirit.

[Sparkly]

51. I hope they've got video cameras rolling.... nt

[walldude]

71. Let's hope they aren't taken..

If they arrest them I imagine they'll take whatever recordings there are of it. A previous poster mentioned it would probably be the SS not the local police, they'll just confiscate the tapes.

[Horse with no Name]

52. Tow trucks at midnight in a small town in Texas

mean only one thing...someone is being forcibly removed.
Someone needs to get them a police scanner out there.

[dooner]

58. flat bed isn't a tow truck? n/t

[Horse with no Name]

133. Alot of the tow trucks in this part of the country are flat beds.

:shrug:

[MaggieSwanson]

53. Uh, oh...Will Pitt at 11:45

Wednesday August 2005
11:45 PM

A cop is here with spotlights blazing. He shined us, turned, and pulled to the side of the road.

[dooner]

55. "A cop is here with spotlights blazing. He shined us, turned,

and pulled to the side of the road." - 11:45pm


This is feeling like a creepy movie

[walldude]

86. No kidding.. coming for them in the night.

They are stepping on dangerous ground here. Midnight raids arresting peacefully protesting dissenters. Limbaugh, Hannity and O'Reilly are going to be jumping for joy.

[Plausible]

57. doesnt sound good at all

that a cop just showed up at this time of night.

[dooner]

62. we don't know what's normal

there are more people there than before so maybe they are just checking out the scene..

(ok, my friends call me pollyanna sometimes)

[frictionlessO]

66. Yep hoping they were just looking to catch a hippie smoking a rolly!

candles lit here...

[dooner]

70. yeah, they were singing those hippie songs..

[dooner]

72. do you feel like you are sitting in the dark with them?

maybe it's because I live in the country and it's dark in my room except for the computer.... I feel like I'm peeking out of the tent and watching/listening for more info....

[frictionlessO]

82. Lol, that my friend is your empathy and that is what sets you and I and

Cindy and our friend shere and our friends there apart from that which we fight.

Cherish it.. I know I am... and yes its dark and creepy here as well.

[frictionlessO]

76. Thin Lizzie is a security threat these days, thank gods they didn't sing

Peace Train by Cat Stevens.!!

[frictionlessO]

61. Scary stuff there Will!! Keeping us informed like this is a blessing,

thanks for yours and Kevins and PDAs efforts.

I'll be rolling in for a reinforcement tour next week.

Stay safe!

[Sgent]

64. Flatbed truck

doesn't mean towtruck to a lot of people in rural areas.

Its often an actual truck. Found on larger farms for hauling stuff -- hay, feed, fencing, whatever.

[dooner]

68. I'm sure the MSM reporters are not around now..

thank God for Will and the other bloggers

[In_The_Wind]

79. MSM is showing Ohio

[Generic Other]

74. Need to get the word out to as many people as possible!

The more eyes to witness the better.

[lildreamer316]

78. problem

witness on what. we don't have a live feed. AAAUGH.

[Duer 157099]

83. yeah, that's really too bad

I almost wish they had gone to Peace House for the night to avoid this and let it happen during the light of day when the media could watch

[Sparkly]

75. Is Chimpy back at the ranch tonight? n/t

[dooner]

87. yes, has to be fresh for his big BBQ fundraiser tomorrow.

the flatbed truck is probably for his luau at the Broken Spoke ranch.

[dweller]

77. it's midnite

........


dp

[Duer 157099]

80. perhaps the crickets now inhabit Camp Casey?

I'm imagining Will over there talking to the cops

[dooner]

95. how does Will update his blog from the ditch?

just curious... is he calling somebody?

[GOPisEvil]

101. Wireless internet.

[dooner]

112. but you have to connect to somewhere?

doubt there's a wifi hot spot there at the crossroads!

[GOPisEvil]

I'm guessing a service like gotomypc would work.

You connect to your pc by mobile phone.

[ultraist]

123. If that's the case, then they COULD upload live video feed

They really need to do that.

[Literate Tar Heel]

I asked the same question on another thread

I'm sure there's a simple answer I'm unaware of, but I'd like to be aware of it

[lildreamer316]

129. Hello!!

I've been screaming about a live feed for 2 days now. Good to see you in NC; I'm in Greensboro.
Armchair warriors unite.

[MaggieSwanson]

81. Cop left for now...Will Pitt at 11:55pm n/t

[frictionlessO]

85. "cop went by again"... maybe disturbing the peace?

Crickets must be pissed off!

[Sparkly]

89. Could be just one guy, curious and trying to intimidate.

:shrug:

[frictionlessO]

97. Thats the hope, and honestly I still feel thats all it is...

Probably trying to take advantage of the rumor, to get a little extra scare into them.

Its laughable really... wait till the reinforcements arrive in full regalia over the next two weeks! silly widdle cop, this is what democracy looks like.

[ultraist]

121. "This is what democracy looks like" YEP! n/t

[alfredo]

103. I think he was sent out there to check on them. It would reflect

poorly on the police and all those involved all the way up to the top if something happened to Cindy and the others.

If thugs attacked them, people would immediately think they were sent by someone in the administration.


So it is in the authority's interest to guarantee their safety.

[frictionlessO]

113. Ya know I just came to that conclusion as well...

Im quite sure if they are not planning on arresting them then they sure as heck dont want them to get thugged up.


Yes, you are quite right.. and with that I can get some sleep!

[alfredo]

161. I'm sure they are watching them closely

and are being very careful with her and her supporters.

[Generic Other]

84. Circling....

Wednesday August 2005
11:55 PM

The cop split and all is quiet. I have never seen so many stars in the sky as I do here. The camp singing continues.

The cop went by again.

[smartvoter]

88. I really will be surprised if it happens. nt

[Liberal In Texas]

90. They might have thought about it earlier in the week

Not now.

As ARLO said in "Alice's Restaurant"...

"IT'S BECOME A MOVEMENT.'

And that's just what has happened.

Crawford is the new Woodstock. OH YEAH!

[lildreamer316]

93. no;I'm tellin you..

THIS is the crucial time. They have to "strike" sometime today to be able to still control it. As soon as we hit Friday & the weekend it will be too firmly entrenched (bad pun) and they will have to let the MSM off the leash they so obviously have them on. Its gonna be now or never. I've been screaming this for 2 days now. webcam. live feed. arg.

[napi21]

94. Noone has answered an earlier question. What made them think

someting was going to happen at midnight? I realize Thrusday was mentioned, and that Thrusday begins a minute after midnight, but was that it?

[The Doctor.]

99. I was curious about that too...

I should think they would more likely do something around 4 or 5 am when people are generally less coherent.

[liveoaktx]

115. That's what I think-somebody told me that when I was

out there today and I asked her "What happens at midnight" and it was the fact that it was Thursday. There was no other reason. As I said on another thread, it didn't and doesn't make sense to me that the cops would arrest them in the dead of night-if they went by and shines a spotlight it was probably more to check up on them. Only one of the cops out there today was a big asshole.

[enigmatic]

92. I'm keeping track

Let them arrest everybody; this will be the death knell of this administration.

Stay safe, everybody in Camp Casey; we have your back:)

[Swamp Rat]

102. Yes, like "the shot heard around the world."

:)

[In_The_Wind]

104. well

[GOPisEvil]

105. Everybody breathe now...

...all's quiet.

[In_The_Wind]

107. thanks

[ornotna]

106. All quiet on the western front

t r u t h o u t | One Mother's Stand
By William Rivers Pitt

Thursday 11 August 2005
12:06 AM

Midnight has come and all is quiet. It looks like it was a camp rumor after all, and besides, it would be a political disaster.

Going to stick around a while anyway. Not sure what that cop with the lights was trying to do. A Secret Service SUV went by a moment ago. It is totally dark and the land is flat, so no one can sneak up on the camp.

I will report back when I know more. Meanwhile, the singing goes on.

[Generic Other]

108. Singing...

Thursday 11 August 2005
12:06 AM

Midnight has come and all is quiet. It looks like it was a camp rumor after all, and besides, it would be a political disaster.

Going to stick around a while anyway. Not sure what that cop with the lights was trying to do. A Secret Service SUV went by a moment ago. It is totally dark and the land is flat, so no one can sneak up on the camp.

I will report back when I know more. Meanwhile, the singing goes on.

[dweller]

119. i wonder what they are singing?

cuz i'd like to join along. In the meantime, i guess i'll sing Richie Haven's 'Freedom' ...

while we still have a bit left to sing about.
dp

[Chichiri]

110. No arrests (yet) according to Will. All is quiet.

As of his 12:06 AM update. I guess we'll see.

[dooner]

111. Live interview from Camp Casey right now... KGO/Bernie Ward

treaming audio http://www.kgoam810.com/listenlive.asp

[dooner]

114. it's Bill Mitchell

Bernie Ward asking about arrest rumors....

says to call him if they have trouble tonight.

Bill says things seem Ok for now.

[ncrainbowgrrl]

I think a lot of DUers are trying to stream that right now.

Horrible lag/ choppy connections.

[TexasLady]

118. Its coming in pretty good on realplayer

really well for me.

[dooner]

120. Bill is great

says he'll be there until at least Monday.
Numbers increasing
Need more, come to Crawford

[TexasLady]

116. Wow how cool

where was the "internets' when I was younger...

[lildreamer316]

126. Should we email him and ask him

to continue a live feed from there in the background in case anyting happens? Too hard/expensive? At this point anything live is better than not. I'm obsessed; sorry.

[dooner]

135. He told Bill Mitchell to call him

tonight if anything else happens... I think Bernie is on until 1am west coast time.
KGO reaches entire west coast.

I know, I'm obsessed too. my family is starting to think I'm a nut case.

[lildreamer316]

136. My Husband

was getting irritated until I explained how important this was. This is the most I can do so I'm gonna do it with all my might.

[Generic Other]

122. Will Pitt again!

Thursday August 11 2005
12:15 AM

The campers are making plans for what to do if the cops come in. No one is afraid.

[The Doctor.]

127. Make sure they don't release the details. n/t

[napi21]

128. How many people are there right now?

Their plans totally depend on that! Crawford isn't a very big town, and if they're depending on the Craford cops to arrest everyone, well...they can't handle a lot of people!

Besides, has anyone even checked to see what the Crawford jail looks like? I'm thinking Mayberry RFD!

[The Doctor.]

131. They can

have people shipped all over the place.

Call me pessimistic, but if the 'Authorities' wanted them all to disappear from the immediate location, they wouldn't encounter real logistics problems until they hit the thousand-or-so mark.

[napi21]

141. Hmmm. 1,000? I don't know about that.

I don't know much about Crawford, but I think it's a pretty small town.

You're right, if they wanted to ShrubCo could send in whatever forces they felt necessary to get done what they wanted, but that doesn't seem to be the case here. Short of an ariel helicopter strike, noone has seen any movement. Someone would have seen lots of people moving in!

[The Doctor.]

160. Yes, such a mobilization would draw real attention.

With just a few vans and a high-school gym they could probably relocate a couple hundred. But with even passive resistance they would require significant manpower to pull it off.

[texanwitch]

130. This is going to be a long night, I am glad for such good company.

:grouphug:

[dweller]

132. 12:25 update

12:25 AM

The cop went by again. Hard to tell what his purpose is. They may well just be checking things out. Twenty-five minutes have passed since the alleged deadline. No warnings have
been issued. The mood here is light. Bob, who was just on with Bernie Ward, has no intention of going anywhere.


http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/printer_B081005.shtml


:kick:

dp

[lildreamer316]

134. 12:55

t r u t h o u t | One Mother's Stand
By William Rivers Pitt

Thursday 11 August 2005
12:55 AM

Cindy has emerged, wrapped in a poncho, and the camp mood just lifted twenty feet off the ground.

The debate happening now is what to do if they try to move people. Cindy says, standing next to me here, that she won't leave unless she is carried out. Everyone else says, "That's all I need to hear."

[In_The_Wind]

137. WOW!

[titoresque]

139. I have chills!

This is soo overwhelming, this is what makes me love my country! What Cindy and all the others who are out there are doing...this is it!
Thank you all so much. We are here still waiting and will be turning ourselves in to the police dept when and if you all are arrested.
We will begin our sit in on Friday a.m. at McCains office.

Proud of you all! You make me cry tears of joy!

From a Mother in Az.

[lildreamer316]

142. WARM welcome!!!

VERY glad to have you. I am wishing you strength for that if you have to do it,a nd admire your bravery. You go!

[ultraist]

143. Welcome titoresque!

:hi:

I feel the same way. I'm so proud of my fellow Dems down there in Crawford!

From a mother in NC.

[In_The_Wind]

144. My heart goes out to Cindy and all of those who have lost loved-ones!

This killing must stop!

[titoresque]

150. My mom and I had a

good conversation last night and she was giving me a bit of a history
lesson as she likes to do, and we were talking about Cindy and the power of love and honesty -v- lies and greed etc. and when she got home she sent me this quote which I love!

"When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem invincible but in the end, they always fall - think of it, always."..... Gandhi

[In_The_Wind]

157. Thank you for those very true words of wisdom, titoresque.

Welcome to the Democratic Underground!

[Sgent]

140. Someone

asked how Will was getting internet to update his blog.

Most likely he is using a cell phone and laptop. Its slow, but it works. Broadband Wirless is not going to be in the middle of nowhere like that.

The other option -- more expensive and used by MSM vans etc -- is satellite internet. It is possible (I guess) that someone has a DirectPC feed -- which could broadcast a very ugly video in realtime. Better solutions exist, but they are more expensive.

Some RV's and the like have broadband satellite internet as part of their setup, but I'm just guess for now.

[BeTheChange]

145. Cant he use a blackberry..

or other hand held.

Im so glad someone is finally out there doing regular updates..

[lildreamer316]

147. This poster

Here:http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=4299870&mesg_id=4300190

I'm trying to get this together.

On Edit: Mr_spock said they sent thousands today ($) and was saying maybe some could be put towards this? Ideas? Help?

[dooner]

148. I asked..

one person thinks he could be using a program like "gotomypc" to connect to a computer from his cell phone. not really familiar with that program, heard an ad yesterday.

[Sgent]

151. Gotomypc

Is a program used for remote login, but both computers already have to have internet access. It won't work in this case. I use it all the time to login to my work computer from home -- but both places have broadband.

Blackberry's are only useful if there is an antenna for it. In many rural areas, they are lucky to have cell. I can't say definately that he couldn't use one, but generally they are only useful in high density areas.

[Clark2008]

146. I remember when the press used to love to fight for the Constitution

Now, it's only about the hot story.

Geez.

I USED to miss being a reporter. Something tells me I got out of the profession at the right time.

[BeTheChange]

149. 12:55 am update.. (evidently the last one was mislabeled)

It is close to one in the morning here, and the threat appears to have passed. Anyone who has been on edge over this should understand the tension. These folks are on the edge of things out here, and the cops plus the flat bed tow truck made for ominous feelings.

Good news: Cindy will be on the cover of People Magazine. Time and Vanity Fair will interview her tomorrow. How many millions of readers do those magazines have?

Lots of millions.

To repeat, we are standing down for the time being.

[In_The_Wind]

159. Thank you, BeTheChange!

[drfresh]

153. Suckith

If they arrest folks before any coverage is shown on the networks or cable news channels, seems to me the whole story will just die off. Have any shows covered this ? I know 360 was supposed to...

[lildreamer316]

154. Welcome and

I've been screaming the same thing for 2 days. That is why it was so important to have ppl there with cameras/documentation.If she can make it through the next 24 without being arrested it is ON. Lots of ppl coming down to join her then and the MSM won't be able to black it out by then.

[drfresh]

155. Lets hope it happens

and many thanks for the welcome. I've mostly been lurking for the last 6 months, but at my current rate I'll hit 1000 posts by 2012 :P

Do we know how many people are there now? The whole situation is very exciting.

Cheers,
Drew

[lildreamer316]

156. Not sure

about how many; I think Will Pitt will probably give us a good guesstimate in the morning
Here:http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/printer_B081005.shtml

You'll be at 1000 before you know it!

[In_The_Wind]

158. There haven't been any televised newscast on the east coast.

Welcome to DU, drfresh

[paineinthearse]

162. Of course, at night

That's when the coffins arrive at Dover AFB, too.