From: Kurt Ullman on 4 Oct 2006 18:53 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 4 Oct 2006 18:55 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 4 Oct 2006 18:55 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 4 Oct 2006 18:54 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.... --- 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 4 Oct 2006 18:58
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 --- Mandic ? I don't think so... -- John Fields Professional Circuit Designer |