8th helicopter downed in Iraq.
The Pentagon believes that small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades brought down a Black Hawk today north of Baghdad, CNN reports. It is the eighth U.S. helicopter to have crashed or been forced down by hostile fire since January 20. Watch CNN’s report:
The AP has more.
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Gotta wonder if Darth would say…
February 21st, 2007 at 4:03 pmWell, I look at it and see it is actually an affirmation.â€
Vice President Cheney
The greater the “surge”/The greater the “losses”…. how can it translate into anything but this?
February 21st, 2007 at 4:03 pmI have just turned in my “subersives listâ„¢ ” to my superiors. I had a total of 37 off of this site, NO MATTER WHAT IDENTITY YOU POST UNDER.
Nicknames? They are no good to the NSA. When you “own” the source code of subversives hard drives, nicknames are meaningless. You, (at least 37 of you), have been identified not by NAME, but by preassigned NUMBER.
Happy posting.
February 21st, 2007 at 4:03 pmWowzie, Rachel knows how to hit Control+C and then, right after that, Control+V.
February 21st, 2007 at 4:06 pmIn that sequence!
Amazing!
There is no source code on a hard drive other than the operating system on it. The hard drive uses firmware. Everything else is electromagnetically charge electrons.
Idiot.
February 21st, 2007 at 4:07 pmOur helicopters being shot down is a sign of progress.
-Dick Cheney
And no Dale, that doesn’t mean I am happy about it this. It is sarcasm.
February 21st, 2007 at 4:08 pmthis from John Hawkins, a right wing blogger:
Initially, the Democrats were just pushing the non-binding resolution opposing the surge and were holding off on cutting funds for the war. But now, they’re escalating in the House and John Murtha and Company are actually going to try to block the surge.
Why?
Because it’s working. Violence is dropping sharply, Al-Qaeda is fleeing Baghdad, Al-Sadr ran for Iran, the tribes in Anbar are cooperating with us, and the Iraqi military is stepping up to the plate.
….and the right eat this $hit up!
February 21st, 2007 at 4:16 pmUnfortunately, it looks like OBL and crew are getting some good target practice for future jihad endevours.
February 21st, 2007 at 4:17 pmMaybe trollette has confused source code with bar code, like:
February 21st, 2007 at 4:18 pmRed code for the bars that won’t let her in the door anymore…..
Green code for the bars that triples her drinks to get her smashed faster…..
Blue code for bars that would never let her in to begin with…
#
I have just turned in my “subersives list™ †to my superiors. I had a total of 37 off of this site, NO MATTER WHAT IDENTITY YOU POST UNDER.
Nicknames? They are no good to the NSA. When you “own†the source code of subversives hard drives, nicknames are meaningless. You, (at least 37 of you), have been identified not by NAME, but by preassigned NUMBER.
Happy posting.
Comment by rachel kinnardi — February 21, 2007 @ 4:03 pm
How very Stalinesque.
The rightwing sure is wowing us all with their openly authoritarian behavior as of late.
-GSD
February 21st, 2007 at 4:23 pmRachel, remember that there are 10 kinds of people in the world…
Those who understand binary, and those who don’t. Guessing you to be the latter.
February 21st, 2007 at 4:26 pmrachel kinnardi
Thats a bad thing that helicopter crash shame any murdering thiefing Rapist American troops werent killed ….. eh
Put me down for treason please
February 21st, 2007 at 4:28 pmThe one brought down two weeks ago was hit with newer Russian-made SAMs. These appear to have been bought with funds from Saudi Arabia.
This is probably the safest way for Sunni insurgents to kill Americans. They know Bush is so cozy with the Saudis that he won’t do anything about it.
February 21st, 2007 at 4:30 pm.
What is a “subersive”? Is that like those things you attach to your arms so you can float?
February 21st, 2007 at 4:31 pm.
hey racheal actually I love the Insurgents they are fighting for their countries freedom ……. Put me down on the terrorists side…. I am 100% on their side…………. as we all know here…………. Love live the freedom fighters kicking out the occupying rapists
February 21st, 2007 at 4:31 pmHey Rachel,
Its your boss. I’ve been watching your posts on these many threads you seem to poke your pointed head into. This is sad, but, your fired. Its nothing personal, you’re just a moron who doesn’t do your research. Please stop threatening people. You are a sad soul. Go back to your 35 cats and don’t come to work anymore. You are worthless.
PS, Rachel, Please post replies on this post, your hilarity will amuse us all
February 21st, 2007 at 4:31 pmPSS, Ill keep this short………………….disappear
can we get those guys out of the shooting gallery fercrissakes??
why is the tactical game being played so poorly there? - can any recently-deployed Vets help us out on this? - i can understand the ied problem on the roads leading to more airborne activity, but still???….
sending more choppers on more low-altitude missions??? to do what, exactly, aside from provide targets?
Rachel, and any others - you can turn me in to whomever/whatever you please - I really, really, really don’t care. Just shut up and go away.
February 21st, 2007 at 4:35 pmIt is not “as far as I know. It is what it is and you can’t change that by posting stupid bullshit on a blog thread.
Comment by Spudge_Boy
As far as YOU know.
I’ll never tell.
It is a “state secret” how we track you here.
And track we do.
At least 37 of you.
So far.
And Pud in the ASs BOY?
The “source code” of your hard drive IS your operating system asswiper.
And when you “OWN” the source code, you “OWN” the hard drive.
February 21st, 2007 at 4:41 pmrachel kinnardi
Please dont forget me …….. I am a terrorist sympathizer I wholeheartedly support the Iraqi freedom in whatever it takes to boot out Bushes murdering thiefing rapist soldiers who use WMD on innocent Iraqi women and children ……….
Theres a saying in Texas and its in Tennessee too
Todays terrorists are tomorrow’s Politicians
Please put me down for life in guantanamo bay
February 21st, 2007 at 4:50 pmYou mean the source code ON your hard drive is the operating system.
And you know that thanks to me. Glad I could help loony.
February 21st, 2007 at 4:52 pmtotal of 37 on the subersives list and 1 of me
But these 37 are still Patriotic - How can anybody still be Patriotic about what their country is doing
Patriotic = a pride = aggreement in Raping 14 year old Girls in front of their parents then killing the Family also killing thousands with the only WMD in Iraq -
whats Patriotic about that - how can anybody hold such pride in a country run by Mass Murdering Oil Thiefs - How How How ??????
February 21st, 2007 at 5:04 pmThis is proof positive that our troops don’t have adequate resources or equipment to fight effectively in Iraq–THANK YOU CHIMPya, Torticola Cheney and Bushland Uber Allies for putting our brave American Servicemen and Women AT RISK by not providing them with the necessary tools or helicopters that are effective in combat situations–you cannot fight a war on the cheap by making a profit off of American lives to fill your and your cronies’ coffers with war profiteering, and if you persist in doing so, you will face the consequences of being hauled before a KANGAROO COURT Military Tribunal of your own creation and sentenced to DEATH for your WAR CRIMES and CRIMES AGAINST THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AND SERVICE PERSONNEL!!!!!
February 21st, 2007 at 5:16 pmThose the trollette dismisses as subversive and would lock away for thought-crimes are the true patriots and those of her ilk are the threat to America.
This nation was founded on informed dissent and our founders made it explicitly clear that once the dynamic reversed, and the government failed to serve the people, demanding instead the service of the people, it is our duty to rise up and reject the traitorous government.
They risked it all to give us a Republic. I am willign to risk it all to keep it.
February 21st, 2007 at 5:18 pmI should add - so kiss my subversive ass, bitch.
February 21st, 2007 at 5:24 pmrachel kinnardi –
You do know that this is AMERICA, right?
I advise you read the Constitution and Bill of Rights. You should also read the Declaration of Independence, paying particular attention to the part that reads:
February 21st, 2007 at 5:29 pmThe coalition of the Willing is becoming less willing…the roads are booby trapped with IED’s…the airspace is no longer safe for helicopters….the Shia and Sunni are at each others throats, and the Iraqi’s don’t like or trust Americans. I don’t think this surge is working.
February 21st, 2007 at 5:36 pmThank you, Smack. This could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
February 21st, 2007 at 5:47 pmBadger, - Instead of flying or driving, maybe the troop could just spam the shit out the Iraqis and call it good.
February 21st, 2007 at 6:21 pmSpudge_Boy,
February 21st, 2007 at 6:26 pmIn he current stage of software development, no source code is ever distributed. What actually happens s that compiler input is converted to assembly language and then is translated to machine language. There are tools (illegal ones) that can translate the machine language into assembler language. The next step up is convert the Microsoft APIs into virtual source. You still can not figure out the program author’s intentions as comments are non-existant.
Another one bites the dust..
February 21st, 2007 at 6:34 pmAnd another one.. And another one..
Another oen bites the dust..
Spudge Boy is correct. And you cannot reverse engineer software code anymore. You might get close on a very spall program but calls to the API’s and the interaction from the DLL files makes it impossible on anything more complex than a basic frogger game. It is far too complicated. It is easier to just figure out what you want and then write the code yourself.
February 21st, 2007 at 6:38 pmI meant “Walt the Man” is correct.
February 21st, 2007 at 6:39 pmYes, WaltTheMan and paland are correct on the source code issue. As a hardware guy, I was confusing the terms. But, when it comes to SOURCE CODE, which is what crazy’s first point was, a harddrive doesn’t use it. There is an original source code for the firmware that goes onto a hard drive, but the NSA could give a rats ass less about what firmware is on a hard drive, nor do they give a crap about the source code for an operating system.
February 21st, 2007 at 7:38 pmI have just turned in my “subersives list™ †to my superiors. I had a total of 37 off of this site, NO MATTER WHAT IDENTITY YOU POST UNDER.
Nicknames? They are no good to the NSA. When you “own†the source code of subversives hard drives, nicknames are meaningless. You, (at least 37 of you), have been identified not by NAME, but by preassigned NUMBER.
Happy posting.
Comment by rachel kinnardi
Why does TP let crap like this post and why do they leave it up when it clearly does nothing to advance the narrative or debate?
Just askin.
February 21st, 2007 at 7:52 pmHave you hugged your local resident NSA surveillance spy today?
February 21st, 2007 at 8:30 pmklyde, they leave it up so everyone can be reminded of the stupidity of the neocons. Besides, it’s good humor wo watch them stumble over themselves.
February 21st, 2007 at 9:11 pmDefinitions:
Hardware - The iron that creates a physical machine. This can include circuits and hardware macros that perform specific calculations. A hardware macro is a set of logic circuits the can perform a calculation with no programming input, the simplest is the binary adder.
Firmware - The code that makes the hardware work. This is imbeded in the chip at this point in history, hence; it could be considered ‘hardware’. Their is a haze in today’s world as to whether code that permanently resides (but is renewable) in a computer’s flash memory is firmware or software.
Software - Code that relies on the hardware, but can be changed in order to enhance function or performance without changing the base hardware and firmware. The short term for this offering is ‘App’.
February 21st, 2007 at 9:34 pmAm I one of the 37 posters rachel says NSA is tracking? If I am, then NSA goons can kiss my bare butt > lol.
February 21st, 2007 at 10:56 pmUnfortunately our helicopters can only sustain damage caused by Iraqis throwing flowers to welcome our invasion.
BTW, apparently there isn’t a limit on the size of the postings, #39.
February 22nd, 2007 at 8:28 amWhy is anyone surprised that the Sunni insurgency in Iraq, backed by the weapons provided by Saudi Arabia, are being used to kill Americans?
February 22nd, 2007 at 8:40 am#9 shot down today - would someone offer an explanation as to why our commanders in the field are sending choppers out on low-altitude suicide missions?????
February 22nd, 2007 at 12:37 pm