The administration's latest gambit in spreading the 'good news' about Iraq? Bloggers. Embedded with U.S. troops and writing stories, often with "tips and story suggestions" from military brass... Two bloggers are highlighted in the WaPo article: Bill Roggio of The Fourt Rail and Powerline or some of the other Bush-bot blogs you know what I mean, as opposed to the right-wing but more independent voices at places like RedState and Jawa, and even Malkin, who criticizes the Bushies when she's ready.) Either way, it's a judgment call each blogger can make for themselves. Personally, I wish more would err on the side of independence.
Meanwhile the military, for its part, is training future Iraq fighters how to deal with the press (lesson number one: lay off Rumsfeld...)
<%
dim done
done = request.form("done")
if done = "" then
done = "No"
%>
Tell a friend
<%
Else
if request.form("done") = "Yes" then
'sets variables
dim email, sendmail
email = request.form("email")
Set sendmail = Server.CreateObject("CDONTS.NewMail")
'put the webmaster address here
sendmail.From = "webmaster@aspbasics.com"
'The mail is sent to the address entered in the previous page.
sendmail.To = email
'Enter the subject of your mail here
sendmail.Subject = "Check out this website"
'send a specific page or send a site url
dim url
'url = Request.ServerVariables("HTTP_REFERER")
url = "http://www.aspbasics.net"
'This is the content of the message.
sendmail.Body = "Site recommendation from a friend!" & _
vbCrlf & vbCrlf & "A friend has sent you this email and thought you would should check out this site." & _
vbCrlf & url & vbCrlf
'this sets mail priority.... 0=low 1=normal 2=high
sendmail.Importance = 1
sendmail.Send 'Send the email!
response.redirect Request.ServerVariables("HTTP_REFERER")
'Response.write ("Sent to ") & email
End if
End if
%>
"[T]he practice of arbitrary imprisonments, have been, in all ages, the favorite and most formidable instruments of tyranny.' Alexander Hamilton, Federalist No. 84, August, 1788
