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  Find your inner smurf!

  by Trauma_Hound in

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  find your inner smurf!

  http://www.trinitykiss.com/smurfs/

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  Trauma_Hound

  Where's my smurf Valis?
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  This Iraqi deserves a medal!

  by LuckyLucy in

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  this story just came out about how jessica lynch was rescued.mohammed said he walked six miles out of the town center before he came across some marines.. .

  http://www.msnbc.com/news/895233.asp?0cl=cr&cp1=1

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  Trauma_Hound

  Sorry you would lose that bet. I did answer Czar.
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  This Iraqi deserves a medal!

  by LuckyLucy in

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  this story just came out about how jessica lynch was rescued.mohammed said he walked six miles out of the town center before he came across some marines.. .

  http://www.msnbc.com/news/895233.asp?0cl=cr&cp1=1

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  Trauma_Hound

  Hey lucky so you don't forget this.

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/48569/5.ashx
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  An Elite Athlete

  by DakotaRed in

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  an elite athlete

  by tom demerly .

  it is dark and mike smith's clothing is wet.

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  Trauma_Hound

  Dakota

  http://www.bikesportmichigan.com/editorials/0000027.shtml

  An Elite Athlete: The Inside Story.By Tom Demerly. On March 23rd I posted an editorial called "An Elite Athlete" to our website. It was a tribute to America's soldiers in general, and Special Operations specifically. Since the editorial went up we saw what we thought was an unusual spike in site traffic. Then our site host contacted us. They told us our hit traffic had exceeded our contracted transfer rate by an "enormous margin". We transferred to our own server due to the increase in traffic. Good thing we did. Since then our site received approximately 1 million hits. I nearly pooped my pants.

  We got e-mails from parents of soldiers, wives of soldiers, relatives of soldiers, old retired soldiers, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and general well wishers. The most valuable e-mails we got were from the men themselves. I got a call from CBS News in New York. They wanted to know where I got the information. They were looking for a story. I told them "Sorry, no story here… We just sell bikes". Somehow, either through the miracle of the Internet or a news report or both our editorial was making the rounds on the web. And fast. I got 151 e-mails this morning. I have received hundreds of e-mails in response to "An Elite Athlete". Only one was critical of the editorial, a woman who said it glorified war. I wrote her back saying I thought she missed the point but thanking her for her response. "An Elite Athlete" is historical fiction. There is no specific person as "Mike Smith". The activities depicted in the story are not based on any specific operation. I made them up in my head in about 45 minutes. I was watching CNN the night before and saw a big bomb score a direct hit on the Republican Palace in Baghdad and then, minutes later, saw a lone white Mercedes sedan on a CNN remote camera leaving the area. I thought, "Hmmmm, that's interesting." Then I came in here the next morning and wrote the story. That's it. As many writers and readers know, truth is always stranger than fiction. And "An Elite Athlete" is a perfect example: On April 2, Sunday NBC, MSNBC, CNN, CBS and other major news networks reported that an American POW, Pfc. Jessica Lynch of the 507th Maintenance Company, had been rescued by a "Combined Special Operations Mission" that included, according to reports, Army Rangers and Navy Special Warfare Operatives (SEALs). Grainy night vision images of the operation showed withering fire power being directed during a diversionary raid (according to U.S. Central Command). Then the video showed soldiers (presumably Special Operations personnel from their Nomex fire resistant uniforms and customized M4 carbines) carrying the wounded Pfc. Lynch from a Special Operations MH-60 Blackhawk (or Pavehawk depending on the unit) to a larger aircraft for medevac. As I said, truth is stranger than fiction. Imagine the rescue: Private Lynch, wounded, certainly frightened but doing her best as a U.S. soldier to stay alive and keep the faith that she will survive. The rescue team enters the building from the roof, the ground- everywhere at once. They are quickly clearing rooms on the way to their objective. Moving with speed and precision from years of training. All hell is being unleashed outside. They enter the room with Private Lynch. A soldier bends over the wounded Private's bed and says, "I am here to rescue you". In the hours preceding Private Lynch's rescue it is safe to assume that she was one of the loneliest people on the planet, clinging to a fragile hope that seemed to slip by the hour. But then Special Operations arrived. Under fire she is extracted to a waiting special operations helicopter. And freedom. "At this point [Lynch] is safe, she has been retrieved, and some brave souls put their lives on the line," said U.S. Central Command spokesman Brig. Gen. Vincent Brooks following the operation. Brigadier General Vincent Brooks went on to say in a press briefing, "In an operation like this ... there is a lot of deception." It is unlikely we will never know the full story surrounding the rescue of Pfc. Lynch. And the same goes for many, many special operations being conducted around the clock. They are secret and shall remain so. Forever. There will be no public historical record. And that is the way it should be. At CIA Headquarters in McLean, Virginia when you enter the main lobby of the old building there is the beautiful, granite 16-foot CIA emblem inlaid into the floor. It is a holy place, like going to church. If you look to your right as you enter the lobby there is a white granite wall. On it are 79 stars. One star for each of 79 CIA operatives who have lost their lives in service to our country. Below it is a book with 44 names of persons who have a star on that wall. Each Memorial Day the story of one of those names is read in the lobby. There are 35 other stars on the wall. Their story can never be told. There are many more stories about people who don't even have a star. And there is room for more stars. All without recognition. So I wrote "An Elite Athlete" to recognize, in a very small way, the contributions of people who never get recognition. I'm excited that the little story seems to have worked. Over a million people have read it. In a way it's funny a lot of people thought the story was true. That flatters me (as a writer). But I will make you a guarantee: The true stories we will never hear would make for much more compelling reading. These people are Elite Athletes. I'm glad so many people enjoyed this little tale, and thank all of you for your kind words. More importantly, thanks to the Meat Eaters, Shadow Men, Ghosts, Spooks, Drivers, Door Kickers, D-Boys, and Operators doing their job at this hour. Have an Airborne day, and Drive On. Like I said, FICTION.
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  Hackers & DOS Freaks Waging War...

  by Valis in

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  i thought this was interesting...one does wonder to what extent the electronic part of the war is going on and how it might make for a kick ass movie... .

  http://www.cnn.com/tech/computing/9901/13/cyberwar.idg/.

  http://dvd.idg.net/english/crd_document_965733.html.

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  Trauma_Hound

  If you run apache web server, and are tired of your error logs being filled up with Nimba or Code Red attempts, since this worm, won't affect anything but unpatched IIS servers.

  Just drop the following in a .htaccess on the root of your server:

  redirect /scripts http://127.0.0.1
  redirect /MSADC http://127.0.0.1
  redirect /c http://127.0.0.1
  redirect /d http://127.0.0.1
  redirect /_mem_bin http://127.0.0.1
  redirect /msadc http://127.0.0.1
  RedirectMatch (.*)\cmd.exe$ http://127.0.0.1$1

  What this will do, is redirect the Code Red or Nimba worm back at itself. And you won't see errors in your error logs, and will also reduce some of the bandwidth usage, because the Apache server, won't be constantly throwing up 404 error pages.
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  RubyTuesday = LuckyLucy?!?!?

  by Xander in

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  consistently posting from the same ip:rubytuesdaykfjsehb6sqepf7dh (14-mar-03)faxe3xhp8mrulk+o (29-jul-02)lucklucykfjsehb6sqepf7dh (14-mar-03)faxe3xhp8mrulk+o (29-jul-02).

  joined within half-hour of each other:rubytuesdaysince

  09-jul-02 09:07. anyone else think this is more than just coincedence?

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  Trauma_Hound

  Still no response from her, it, or whatever it is, for all we know Lucky Lucy, is a a man, though I'm leaning more towards some kind of invertibrate.
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  An Elite Athlete

  by DakotaRed in

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  an elite athlete

  by tom demerly .

  it is dark and mike smith's clothing is wet.

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  Trauma_Hound

  Nice work of fiction, btw anyone can see infra-red with a video camera.
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  'You didn't fire a warning shot soon enough!'

  by William Penwell in

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  a journalist's account of the killing of a car full of iraqi civilians by us soldiers differs widely from the official military version, says brian whitaker .

  tuesday april 1, 2003 .

  the invasion forces suffered another self-inflicted disaster in the battle for hearts and minds yesterday when soldiers from the us 3rd infantry division shot dead iraqi seven women and children.

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  Trauma_Hound

  You can't spell "squat." Appropriate, since most of your opinions involve squatting and intestinal convulsions. I don't know how they spell it in your coffee-house socialist meetings, but in America we spell it "squat."

  Wooo, I'm a socialist. Actually dipf^&%, I don't drink coffee, I'm not a socialist. Liberal, lefty, coward, and now socialist. Tell you what, come to Seattle you dipf&*^'s, and get into a ring with me, for a UTF style bout, and we'll see who taps out first.
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  Hackers & DOS Freaks Waging War...

  by Valis in

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  i thought this was interesting...one does wonder to what extent the electronic part of the war is going on and how it might make for a kick ass movie... .

  http://www.cnn.com/tech/computing/9901/13/cyberwar.idg/.

  http://dvd.idg.net/english/crd_document_965733.html.

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  Trauma_Hound

  This is the reason I don't run a Microsoft server. ;) I have rules setup on my Apache server, that causes the dos attacks to re-direct to 127.0.0.1, basically themselves. It's amazing, my error logs have been vastly reduced. I have a nastier rule, that's illegal, so I haven't tested it. it would redirect the compromised machine at itself, and basically go in through the same hole, that the worm was introduced in, and shut the machine down.
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  What sort of Dog would you be?.......Take da test!

  by qwerty in

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  qwerty.

  you're a st. bernard!

  no bones about it, you're a dedicated, trustworthy st. bernard.

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  Trauma_Hound

  Pit Bull
  
  No bones about it, you're a commanding Pit Bull with a bite as big as your bark. Authoritative and aggressive, the power position is the only one for you — and you never have trouble making that crystal clear. A bit quick-tempered, you can be a little intimidating — though you hardly ever attack unprovoked. Taken aback by our insight? Don't despair! You have several redeeming qualities. Very low-maintenance, you're not one to fall victim to superficiality. You say it like it is and don't waste time playing head games. Just make sure to keep your scowl and growl in check so people can get close enough to notice and appreciate your positive side. Woof!
  
  

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