Camp Casey and cop now visiting with spotlights blazing per Will

[uppityperson]

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



Edited to get rid of OhMyGOdness. sorry.

[GreenPartyVoter]

1. Uh oh! They're cleaning up before the bigwigs arrive for the shindig

[Mr_Spock]

2. Let's hope they're just trying to intimidate people

Hopefully.

[eleny]

3. Just read that

It doesn't sound good.

[lildreamer316]

4. CAMERAS

Dammit.

[Hissyspit]

5. Hmmm.... n/t

[MnFats]

6. oh, shit, here we go. PLEASE update as frequently as safely possible...

...hope you've got some sort of buddy system in effect if they start hauling people to jail.

[Tsiyu]

7. Someone call Malloy and tell him

[AuntiBush]

21. Tried but he just went off the air.

[GOPisEvil]

8. Your subject line is engaging in a bit of hyperbole...it's A cop...

...for now anyway.

[GOPisEvil]

12. Thanks.

:)

[uppityperson]

17. You are right. Sorry. I am over reacting to my fears.

sorry. still. I hate and distrust them. But sorry. you are right. sorry. breath. Getting arrests, while bad short term, may work out better for media wise. sorry.

[AuntiBush]

28. Don't Feel Bad. All of our NERVES are SHOT from *****

Seriously!

Edited: SHEW

By William Rivers Pitt

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.

[uppityperson]

40. I hate to not be able to trust .

I don't want a martyr.

[lildreamer316]

47. May you live in interesting times.

Chinese curse.

[ismnotwasm]

9. oh oh

Not suprising though

[Maddy McCall]

10. 5 minutes until midnight...

let them make the mistake of arresting a dead soldier's mother. :grr:

[lildreamer316]

15. no good unless

ITS ON CAMERA. I'm going nuts here.

[Guaranteed]

11. Don't move.

Be strong.

[libnnc]

13. dammit crap!!

[Pirate Smile]

14. Ray McGovern's letter to Cindy on the blog is nice. Here it is:

"t r u t h o u t | One Mother's Stand
By Ray McGovern

Wednesday 10 August 2005

Dear Cindy,

You are, in biblical terms, salt that has not lost its flavor...or its ability to catalyze! You certainly have catalyzed me.

Oddly, two things have kept rumbling through my mind this past week.

~ A poem by a Russian poet Nekrasov, "the poet of Russian pain." The poem is titled "Vnimaya Uzhazom Voiny" - "Paying Attention to the Horrors of War." Nekrasov singles out mothers: "Mothers are the only ones who will never forget their children fallen on the battlefield-just as a willow tree will never be able to lift its drooping branches."

It sounds a lot better in Russian. I look forward to sharing the whole poem and translation with you after I arrive at Camp Casey outside of Crawford on Saturday.

~ A passage from Dr. Martin Luther King's "Letter from Birmingham City Jail:"

"So we had no alternative except that of preparing for direct action, whereby we would present our bodies as a means of laying our cause before the conscience of the local and national community."
It has been great to know that fellow Veteran Professional for Sanity, Ann Wright, has been with you throughout. We have been well represented; hope you are ready for reinforcements. I was delighted to hear from Ann today of the arrival of the crosses, stars of David, and crescents from Arlington West. Over 1800 of them now. There were only 1700 just a month or so ago, when I had the privilege of helping put them up on Santa Monica beach early one Sunday morning.

Keep looking to the hills for the horses and chariots of fire, and remember - there are more of us than there are of them. And I am sure more and more will be coming in the weeks ahead.

Your friend,
Ray McGovern

- to read while we wait and keep hitting refresh.

[FreedomAngel82]

58. What a nice letter

:)

[Carolab]

16. The suspense is awful. n/t

[Norquist Nemesis]

18. They're going to take them in the middle of night

Thanks DUers, bloggers, and everyone else for making a record of the events. They're going to need you if this goes down.

[AuntiBush]

19. Oh. No!!!!!!!

Hitting the refresh on Will's live blog! No. No. No!

Edited to define my "no's!" I mean NO for Cindy & Supporters. No way! NO! They do this and it will not be good!

[Tsiyu]

20. Same here

It's starting to scream...

[AuntiBush]

22. Cop Went By Again...

[Carolab]

23. Relief!

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.

[Mr_Spock]

24. WHew - all seems to be well !!

Stars are shining!

[Cleita]

25. They might take their time doing any arrests.

You know kind of wear everyone down, make sure they don't get any rest and then move them out before dawn.

[lildreamer316]

29. Then they need to rotate sleep.

few hours for each person.

[Hissyspit]

26. Will said the cop split.

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.

[uppityperson]

27. 11:55 update, cop driving by, camp singing

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
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Will's blog gets 10 million hits in 5 minutes. argh.

[Norquist Nemesis]

30. Just curious. Is this the first night it's happened?

I'm wondering which time zone they referred to for the midnight deadline, but something's up. Something is definitely up.

[lildreamer316]

45. Believe so.

TexasLady and the others posting reports haven't said anything about it before; just during the day when they first got there. Not sure though;don't take my word for it.

[Norquist Nemesis]

65. Strange. This night surveillance

is the first I've heard of as well. :scared:

[libnnc]

31. I bet they're gonna fuck with them like this all night. n/t

[Guaranteed]

32. The effect will wear off. nt

[koopie57]

35. what I don't understand

these cops must have loved ones suffering from this administration. Whether they be in Iraq or anything else. How can they do the dirty work of this administration?

[unrepuke]

44. If they don't, they get a tour of duty in Flat, rattling the doorknob.

Here is California the threat is duty in Essex, like the lady CHP officer who witnessed against the Rodney King beaters.


Bo -- Ringggggg.

[kster]

39. Tell Cindy to

call the cops,and tell them that their is a squad car disturbing her peace.

[ultraist]

33. Probably---intimidation tactics. Bastards.

[Bluebear]

37. Next tactic---blaring lame Toby Keith ditties at them all night n/t

[Guaranteed]

38. Expect and accept the worst, and everything's great from there. nt

[FreedomAngel82]

61. Wouldn't be surprised

And then if they do any arresting they'll do out of nowhere.

[ClayZ]

34. Here is to a quiet night in Crawford!

Sweet dreams to all!

:toast:

[phiddle]

36. The cop was just reconnoitering....

Arrests would be more likely in the wee hours, like 3AM.

[WePurrsevere]

41. They would be so brave to go after peaceful protesters in the middle...

of the night :sarcasm: (like thieves afraid of being caught).

Although I would prefer to not see innocent PATRIOTS like Cindy and supporters go to jail I truly hope that if they do the vast majority of Americans will finally "get it", wake up out of their lethargy and make sure that all of this crap comes back and bite BushCo and the anti-patriot neo-con traitors in the backside.... HARD.

[Skip Intro]

42. I thought the sherrif was helping Cindy?

Who's orders are these cops obeying?

Seriously underinformed, but working on it.

[eleny]

43. Bernie Ward interviewing someone there right now

People are upbeat, camping is primitive but spirits are high.

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

[dooner]

46. great!

www.KGOam810.com/listenlive.asp

[Carolab]

48. 12:06 AM

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.

[eleny]

52. 12:15 AM

12:15 AM

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

[eleny]

49. Bernie asked if people sent flowers to Cindy

Bernie suggested that to his audience last night. The guy he's interviewing said vases and vases of flowers arrived today. He sounded so joyous!

[lildreamer316]

51. Thanks for the link! n/t

[eleny]

55. He's interviewing a dad whose son was killed

Bill Mitchell is his name. Co-founder of Gold Star Families For Peace.

Bernie now asking about arrest rumors. Doesn't seem like anyone coming in right now.

[Norquist Nemesis]

54. As long as Bernie's transmitting there

they are safe from arrest. :)

[dooner]

59. Bernie said to call him, if anybody shows up to arrest them tonight

KGO reaches the entire west coast.

[lildreamer316]

60. Awesome!!

Thanks for doing that!! I feel much better. No slam on Will or the others but live is always best.

[texanwitch]

62. After Bernie there is anothe live talk show on the same station.

Ray is a good guy, he loves to take on the freepers.

[eleny]

64. He's been discussing Cindy this week, too

I caught some of his archive earlier today.

[uppityperson]

50. 12:06 AM update, all is quiet

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

[EC]

53. 12:06 AM

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.

[BrightKnight]

56. Sounds like the SS was trying to turn it into Camp X-ray.

When did the Secret Service become the SS? They are not paid to be jack booted partisan thugs.

[lildreamer316]

57. Isn't that an

ironic twist on the initials? Tin foil hat: or maybe not (considering the Prescott Bush stuff)Tin foil off.

[lildreamer316]

63. 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."