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From: Daniel Mandic on 10 Oct 2006 20:23 Michael A. Terrell wrote: > I have no troops, and I've never invaded North Korea. Yeah, you are a special case Michael. Like many, living in America. Best Regards, Daniel Mandic
From: Eeyore on 10 Oct 2006 20:43 "Michael A. Terrell" wrote: > Lloyd Parker wrote: > > "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> wrote: > > >Lloyd Parker wrote: > > >> > > >> They were calling on frequencies the pilot probably wasn't even monitoring. > > > > > > How much do you know about commercial and military aircraft > > >communications? > > > > > > > > I've posted a reference now twice. > > I'm not going to wade through 3092 posts to look for it. I want > brands, model numbers, and specifications of the radio equipment on both > the airliner and the ship. I can't believe that the ship, or the > airliner couldn't transmit and monitor on disaster frequencies for air > sea rescues. I've spent my life working on communications systems, and > I don't believe it. Really ? It's well known to be a problem that airliners and the military use different frequencies. Why would an airliner be listening on a military band even if they had the kit ? Graham
From: Michael A. Terrell on 10 Oct 2006 21:20 mmeron(a)cars3.uchicago.edu wrote: > > In article <452C131D.E4675410(a)earthlink.net>, "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> writes: > >mmeron(a)cars3.uchicago.edu wrote: > >> > >> In article <452BED9D.6573EB54(a)earthlink.net>, "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> writes: > > > > Why should we suffer, instead of their streets? > > Well, it is obvious. It is because..., because...., well, actually > you're right. Why should we, indeed? Let them pound the streets. Now, was that so hard? ;-) -- 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: mmeron on 10 Oct 2006 21:40 In article <452C46EE.F39D6C02(a)earthlink.net>, "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> writes: >mmeron(a)cars3.uchicago.edu wrote: >> >> In article <452C131D.E4675410(a)earthlink.net>, "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> writes: >> >mmeron(a)cars3.uchicago.edu wrote: >> >> >> >> In article <452BED9D.6573EB54(a)earthlink.net>, "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> writes: >> > >> > Why should we suffer, instead of their streets? >> >> Well, it is obvious. It is because..., because...., well, actually >> you're right. Why should we, indeed? Let them pound the streets. > > > Now, was that so hard? ;-) > Indeed, no. I stand corrected:-) > >-- >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 Mati Meron | "When you argue with a fool, meron(a)cars.uchicago.edu | chances are he is doing just the same"
From: John Larkin on 10 Oct 2006 22:04
On Tue, 10 Oct 2006 16:24:31 GMT, <lucasea(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote: > >"Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message >news:452BA71F.FB6D6B40(a)hotmail.com... >> >> >> jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: >> >>> In article <YtsWg.12731$6S3.12584(a)newssvr25.news.prodigy.net>, >>> <lucasea(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote: >>> > >>> ><jmfbahciv(a)aol.com> wrote in message >>> >news:egd9oe$8qk_008(a)s891.apx1.sbo.ma.dialup.rcn.com... >>> >>>>> >>> >>>>>So why aren't we devoting all our resources to getting him? >>> >>>> >>> >>>> Because this intent to destroy all traces of Western civilization >>> >>>> is not isolated to one human being. >>> >>> >>> >>>Where do you *get* these assumptions??? >>> >> >>> >> What assumptions? Islamic extremists wish to kill me and mine? >>> >> They've told me so. Furthermore, their statements were not >>> >> empty threats; they demonstrated their intent. >>> > >>> >No, they did nothing of the kind. They demonstrated their intent to >>> >destroy >>> >three or four buildings. It's a huge leap of faith (i.e., assumption) >>> >to >>> >extrapolate from this that they are "intent to destroy all traces of >>> >Western >>> >civilization." >>> >>> Which word do you have troubles with meaning: World, Trade, or Center? >> >> Like he said. A few buildings. > >...that just happened to be the highest buildings on the NYC skyline--i.e., >the easiest to hit, and the most visible to destroy. > >I could build a building called The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, >and that doesn't mean that a terrorist that knocks it down would be intent >on destroying all restaurants and universes. They're just buildings with >names. > >BAH's condescension aside, I am willing to concede that knocking down the >two biggest World Trade Center buildings probably was symbolic of their >dislike of Western society. However, it is a *huge* leap of faith (i.e., >assumption) to go from knocking down two buildings as an act of dislike, to >an "intent to destroy all traces of Western Civilization." It's exactly >these giant leaps that the US public must not let the Bush Administration >and his party get away with, in the name of using fear to hold onto control >of the country. I will once again remind you that the US government has >changed our lifestyle post 9/11 *far* more than the terrorists have. > >Eric Lucas > It's not that big a leap... http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061010/ts_nm/security_qaeda_libi_dc_2 John |