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From: Ken Smith on 13 Jan 2007 17:53 In article <8af1c$45a7b0e1$4fe7610$13591(a)DIALUPUSA.NET>, unsettled <unsettled(a)nonsense.com> wrote: [...] >How do you declare war on Hesbalah or al qaeda? You don't any more than you declare war on the Mafia. > If you >win, who signs the surrender documents? When the jail door goes "clang" on them, no signing is needed. [....] >> I agree, the conflict is far from simple. It is not a war either, therefore >> invoking "war powers" is dishonest. > >For the US it is the only tool currently available. I believe >UK has a strong history of dealing with Irish terrorism in >precisely the same way. > >I'm open to hearing about some other model. There's no one to >negotiate with, so what's left? Treat them like the IRA and or the Mafia. To help take down organized crime, the RICO law was created. If tools are needed, they can be made. -- -- kensmith(a)rahul.net forging knowledge
From: Ken Smith on 13 Jan 2007 18:26 In article <45A92D9B.B9781E2A(a)earthlink.net>, Michael A. Terrell <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> wrote: >The Ghost In The Machine wrote: >> >> In sci.physics, jmfbahciv(a)aol.com >> <jmfbahciv(a)aol.com> >> wrote >> on Sat, 13 Jan 07 16:45:35 GMT >> <eob2bf$8ss_013(a)s987.apx1.sbo.ma.dialup.rcn.com>: >> > In article <45A8F9B4.EF2208ED(a)hotmail.com>, >> > Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >>jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: >> >> >> >>> I do it today with the my 14,400 modem. >> >> >> >>Can you not even get anything faster than that ? >> > >> > Why? 14400 is faster than anything I've used before. I >> > don't need anything faster. >> > >> > /BAH >> >> Wow. 53k [*] dialup modems are standard issue on many machines >> (though they won't be for long, as WiFi takes over). >> >> [*] FCC mandated upper limit for dialup lines. Why, I forget. > > > The availble bandwidth on a multiplexed phone line. That plus the noise floor. > > >-- >Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to >prove it. >Member of DAV #85. > >Michael A. Terrell >Central Florida -- -- kensmith(a)rahul.net forging knowledge
From: Michael A. Terrell on 13 Jan 2007 18:44 Ken Smith wrote: > > I worry more about the poor state of education. Someone in the airforce > may get hungry and push the button he things says "lunch" Then its a really good thing that you aren't in the Air Force. -- Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to prove it. Member of DAV #85. Michael A. Terrell Central Florida
From: MassiveProng on 14 Jan 2007 02:02 On 13 Jan 2007 22:32:46 +0200, Phil Carmody <thefatphil_demunged(a)yahoo.co.uk> Gave us: >Hmmm, can't find that story. I can find this one though: ><<< >Chargers LB shot by off-duty officer What part of FORMER NFL player do you not understand?
From: MassiveProng on 14 Jan 2007 02:05
On Sat, 13 Jan 2007 23:26:31 +0000 (UTC), kensmith(a)green.rahul.net (Ken Smith) Gave us: >In article <45A92D9B.B9781E2A(a)earthlink.net>, >Michael A. Terrell <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> wrote: >>The Ghost In The Machine wrote: >>> >>> In sci.physics, jmfbahciv(a)aol.com >>> <jmfbahciv(a)aol.com> >>> wrote >>> on Sat, 13 Jan 07 16:45:35 GMT >>> <eob2bf$8ss_013(a)s987.apx1.sbo.ma.dialup.rcn.com>: >>> > In article <45A8F9B4.EF2208ED(a)hotmail.com>, >>> > Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >>> >> >>> >> >>> >>jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: >>> >> >>> >>> I do it today with the my 14,400 modem. >>> >> >>> >>Can you not even get anything faster than that ? >>> > >>> > Why? 14400 is faster than anything I've used before. I >>> > don't need anything faster. >>> > >>> > /BAH >>> >>> Wow. 53k [*] dialup modems are standard issue on many machines >>> (though they won't be for long, as WiFi takes over). >>> >>> [*] FCC mandated upper limit for dialup lines. Why, I forget. >> >> >> The availble bandwidth on a multiplexed phone line. > >That plus the noise floor. > That would be MINUS the noise floor. |