From: Kurt Ullman on
In article <45242E4C.50137191(a)hotmail.com>,
Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote:


> Do you reckon Afghanistan under the Taliban considered itself modern ?
>
Certainly good indications that they thought they were modern
enough.
From: Kurt Ullman on
In article <adKdneADy_ehrbnYRVnyiQ(a)pipex.net>,
"T Wake" <usenet.es7at(a)gishpuppy.com> wrote:

>
> It is good that you have these loopholes to circumvent civil liberties.

He is civilian not a cop. BIG difference.
From: Eeyore on


T Wake wrote:

> "Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote
> >
> > Israel can only 'win' by erasing Lebanon.
> >
> > Is that what you want ?
>
> What alternative do they have? Until the Palestinians and Arabs can accept
> Israel's existence, Israel can not hold off on its defensive posture.
>
> Do you advocate Israel surrender?

Many Arab nations have sorted this one out. We really do need to bash the
Israeli and Palestinian heads together.

Whilst Israel continues to get a blank cheque from the USA it's not going to
happen of course.

Graham


From: John Fields on
On Wed, 4 Oct 2006 19:49:49 +0100, "T Wake"
<usenet.es7at(a)gishpuppy.com> wrote:

>
>"John Fields" <jfields(a)austininstruments.com> wrote in message
>news:8ft5i211dol6qj0uqbuo75l7bsr01uf60v(a)4ax.com...

>> ---
>> Sometimes a crude allegory serves admirably in making a point
>> quickly.
>>
>
>On both sides of the debate....

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Yes, but often the point made by the side with the crude allegory
overshadows the implicit admonition against political incorrectness
enjoyed, silently, by the other side.

That is, if that's what you had in mind.

If it isn't, and both sides revert to crude allegory, then the
psycholgy underlying the symbology can get very interesting.


--
John Fields
Professional Circuit Designer
From: John Fields on
On 04 Oct 2006 18:50:15 GMT, "Daniel Mandic" <daniel_mandic(a)aon.at>
wrote:

>Eeyore wrote:
>
>> The USA is the most two-faced nation on the planet. You regularly
>> back one side then declare war on them.
>
>It's almost terrible there. Sorry to say that, but I would not go
>there. Only if I could beam directly into a Indianer reservate, but
>even there you can have troubles with subn-glasses Police. (e.g.
>tobacco problem)

>Kind regards,
>
>Daniel Mandic

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Mandic ? I don't think so...


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John Fields
Professional Circuit Designer