Text messaging instructions to willing media enablers was part of the strategy for yesterday's anti-war protests marking the fifth anniversary since Liberation for the Iraqi's.

Handing out blue media advisories, and a deliberate strategy to refrain from pissing off motorists around San Francisco was also part of the scheme.

But despite the Left-wing determination to undermine support for our troops, the war, and peace in the middle east ---yesterday was a BUST for the Bay Area radicals.

This morning's San Francisco Chronicle sums it up.

"Yet, despite the often creative costumes and messages, the protests were a far cry from the large and dramatic protests that marked the buildup to the war as well as the conflict's early months. Tens of thousands came to San Francisco in those days, making it an epicenter of the anti-war movement. Roughly 2,150 protesters were arrested during the first three days of the war, Mar. 19-21, 2003. The city's hotels were crammed, and mobs tried to shut down the Bay Bridge.

Wednesday's biggest demonstration in the city occurred in the evening. Answer coalition organizer Richard Becker estimated the crowd of participants at 7,000.

Some yearned to renew the hope of those early days, emboldened in part by an upcoming presidential election that does not include the candidacy of George W. Bush."

The spring of hot protest against the 'unjust, immoral, illegal war' turned out to be a bust. Too bad for the smelly hippy crowd.

Bummer Dude.

I guess that these dopes are beginnng to figure out 2008 isn't 1968.

Iraq is NOT Vietnam.

The militant anti-war seditionists swarmed the streets of San Francisco and Berkeley, Ca. today with the intention of disrupting traffic, commerce and left behind a trail of environmental filth in their wake.

Bay Area Newsgroup has video from Berkeley's Marine Recruiting Center, where (sigh) Cindy Sheehan showed up. 

In Washington, D.C. District police cleared the way TWICE to allow anti-war demonstrators back in front of the military recruiting center on L Street, and that emboldened the terrorist tactics of the left to escalate. 

Kristinn Taylor from FreeRepublic.com just notified me that the anarchists in D.C. were throwing glass-filled paint bombs at pro-troops supporters.

UPDATE: Kristinn reports that no one on the pro-troop side was injured. Thank God. But he's LIVID over the D.C. police response. 

Check out D.C. milblogger John Lilyea, who recorded his day chasing the moonbats. 

Back in the Bay Area, over 140 arrests as the international A.N.S.W.E.R., The World Can't Wait, Funk The World and Global Exchange practiced the dark arts of anarchy in the financial district of San Francisco. And the main event is yet to come later tonight. 

ABCNews7 interviewed me about why Pro-Troopers aren't in the streets doing battle with the crazies.

(Simple answer --we don't want to be associated with the loons. We have a positive message coming up with www.EaglesUP.us on Saturday.) 

(photo credit: San Francisco Chronicle)

sfgate.com has complete coverage here.

KCBS.com has a slanted report here. 

KGO Radio says that Berkeley High School students were cutting class to protest--again. More here.

NBC News 11 started early today in Berkeley, where I was interviewed in front of the Marine Recruiting Center.

Here's our press release.

PRO TROOPS GROUP CELEBRATES FIVE YEARS OF SECURITY

March 19, 2008 marks the fifth anniversary of the US-led invasion of Iraq, in which thousands of Americans who volunteered to serve put their lives on the line to liberate millions of Iraqis and protect the national security interests of the United States, which was attacked by radical Islamic terrorists on Sept. 11, 2001. 

The nation’s largest pro-troop organization, Move America Forward (website: www.MoveAmericaForward.org) commends these brave warriors for their service to our country. 

“We’re proud of every man and woman who has served honorably in this struggle against America’s maniacal enemies and we’ll never forget how much we owe them,” said Melanie Morgan, MAF’s chairman. 

Debbie Lee, a MAF spokesman whose son was the first Navy SEAL to die in Operation Iraqi Freedom, said, “My son so believed in what he and his buddies were doing over there.  I know he’s proud of everyone carrying on that fight today.  I, too, am so proud of our men and women who continue to stand for our country.”

Meanwhile, antiwar radicals are using the occasion to promote their agenda of retreat and defeat in America’s battles against terrorism.  Many such groups are overtly  attempting to disrupt people’s business and cause havoc ,  at a time when antiwar protests have been growing palpably more bitter and violent.

Violence against recruiting centers has become a widespread and dangerous phenomenon, now quickly gaining momentum, as revealed in “The Sedition Report,” a document presented by Move America Forward at the National Press Club last week. 

“We most sincerely hope that no one is hurt and no property is damaged in today’s protests, but we’d be pretty surprised,” Morgan said. “I personally saw an anarchist from the ‘World Can’t Wait’ defy a Berkeley police officer while others from the group dumped a load of garbage in the streets.”

More than a dozen arrests had been made in the San Francisco Bay Area already as of this writing. 

Anti-war organizations are claiming today that support for the war in Iraq is plummeting.

The opposite is true, according to the left-leaning Pew Poll , which reports that 53 percent of Americans believe we are winning  in Iraq, due to the  change in tactics from the surge, commanded by General David Petraeus.

Move America Forward is hosting no events today, in hopes of minimizing the disruptiveness of the day’s demonstrations, but will participate in an event this Saturday in front of Berkeley, CA’s Marine office, which has been at the center of a political storm.  That event is being organized by Eagles Up, another pro-troop organization. (www.eaglesup.us )

“It hurts my heart so deeply when I see groups like SDS and World Can’t Wait fighting against this war when our troops are the ones fighting for our freedom,” said Lee.

Wednesday March 19th marks the 5th anniversary of liberation for the Iraqi people. Precious blood has been spilled to build a (mostly) democratic nation once ruled by a despotic madman who murdered hundreds of thousands of his own people, running rape rooms and torturing those who committed no offense against his regime.

Now, Saddam Hussein is residing in the hottest corner of Hell, and the United States Military has hunted down and killed thousands of Islamic terrorists who threaten our security, and that of the region.

We have established a beach-head against the fanatics, and made the area safer for that country, and re-ordered the balance of power in the Middle East. 

And for all that, Iraqi's are grateful. So am I.

53 percent of the American people believe now that we are winning the Iraq war, according to the left-leaning Pew polling.

“A development that promises to reshape the political landscape.” 

But not the activist/anarchist crowd in this country who can spew only mindless platitudes like "Bush Lied."

They are actively engaging in a campaign to undermine support for this war, and the warriors who fight it.

Tomorrow I will be in Berkeley, Calif. to stand with others from our Move America Forward staff and supporters as the assault begins again on the recruiting station there.

There is only one word for this type of behavior --SEDITION.

From today's WaPo the sedition crowd crowed over their plans to disrupt, assault, and make life miserable for ordinary people.

"We believe it will be an unprecedented day of action," said Lisa Fithian of the 5 Years Too Many coalition. "There will be people coming from almost 40 states to bring their message to those . . . that are promoting . . . and profiting from war.

"On one day, the anniversary of the war, we will intervene in their business," she said.

...Fithian invited the public to participate.

At the same time, she apologized. "We want to say to the people of Washington, D.C., those people who may be inconvenienced by our activities . . . we want to now extend our apology to you," she said. "Our intention is not to disrupt your day. But we ask that you keep things in context."

Get that? Fithian plans to make life a living hell in the District of Columbia, but she and her cretin friends are apologizing in advance.

Not. Gonna. Work.

Tomorrow in Berkeley, I anticipate the same kind of lawlessness. There will only be a few of us, perhaps the Patriot Guard Riders will join in, but we WON'T STAND DOWN.

People all across this wonderful country are rising up to say to the left-wing moonbats --ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.

I'll be in front of the Berkeley Marine Recruiting Center on Shattuck Avenue with Catherine Moy, and Ryan Gill at 6:00 a.m.

You will know us by our sweatshirts that read "Our Troops, Our Heroes."

First Elliot Spitzer.

And now, hours after being sworn in, Governor David Paterson admits he cheated on his wife.

And she admits to cheating on him!

Sheesh.

 What's in the water in New York?

And in New Jersey. (Warning, another Democrat disgusting sex scandal. Hold your nose while reading.)

 This is horrible for Democrats. Awful. Really, really bad.

 Why?

Because it reminds everyone that Senator Clinton's bed-hopping hubby might be back in the White House, chasing down chubby chicks (and skinny ones, too) while Madame President is sending her minions around looking for him.

Not. A. Pleasant. Thought.

And Barrack Hussein Obama has his own problems --though not sexual--with the race card that he is playing to his benefit, and now to his redound.

Haunted by association … Barack Obama, left, with the controversial pastor Jeremiah Wright in 2005.
Photo: AP

Let's see if these 'unfortunate circumstances' for the Democratic party conspire to help elect a Republican in November.

One thing is for sure. It doesn't help.