Sep. 23rd, 2005

'Splain this, Lucy:

First, without any discussion or warning, Bush announced Wednesday that he has extended the terrorism-related state of National Emergency he declared after 9/11.

Second, a Washington Post columnist tells us that yesterday was the kickoff of "GRANITE SHADOW", a massive Pentagon exercise simulating the declaration of a martial law in Washington, DC. Military special forces and intelligence officers have, in fact, been deployed in force -- wearing civilian clothes -- in the streets of the capitol.

Third, Bush is going to Colorado Springs on Saturday, HQ of Northern Command (NORCOM), we are told to monitor Hurricane Rita response efforts. NORCOM is the operational headquarters that is simultaneously running the GRANITE SHADOW operation.

Of course, this comes on the eve of the largest anti-war demonstration in DC in 35 years.
Since all three machines now have wireless access, I'm going to try running the show tonight off the living room XP dekstop machine. I don't know how well this will work, but it's worth a try and I can always switch back to old reliable if need be. Check one of my show posts from last Friday or Saturday night if you need details on How To. I'll be on AIM and Yahoo IM a bit later on, but I have to be all domestic and stuff for a bit.
Looks like back to old reliable for the night. Bonehead me forgot to set up a port forwarding deal so I could take requests on the XP machine. Oh, well. Show's still on!
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