Oooooooo, just checking the usage stats. Included in this month are the following sites

bu-wcs1-kelly.nipr.mil 1306 hits from 1 visit
wcs2-mcpherson.nipr.mil 719 hits from 2 visits
wcs2-moffett.nipr.mil 164 hits from 2 visits
wcs1-moffett.nipr.mil 126 hits from 2 visits

Bearing in mind that there are only 914 entries on The Green Man, they must have read every entry.

A quick search of the net reveals the following quote

nipr.mil is not a single domain a but a hush-hush web proxy that acts as a gateway for hundreds of U.S. military domains in order to hide their identities. It was established by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) in response to a memorandum (CM-5 1099, INFOCOM) issued in March 1999 by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, calling for "actions to be taken to increase the readiness posture for Information Warfare." "Uncontrolled Internet connections," the document says, "pose a significant and unacceptable threat to all Department of Defense information systems and operations From Bhopal.net

It sets The Green Man a wondering. What bit of rubbish has he posted that attracted the attention of US Military intelligence? I don't mind the visits but I bet they didn't even click on one of the adverts.

How is a mystical woodland spirit supposed to earn a crust when they have all the fun of visiting and don't even play ball by clicking on an ad.

Given our close ties with the USA these days, The Green Man is wondering whether the ASIO file has been set up yet. (That's Australian Secret Intelligence Organisation for you non-Australians)