From: Eeyore on


jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote:

> "T Wake" <usenet.es7at(a)gishpuppy.com> wrote:
>
> >Its interesting that the other "non wins" you mention are from almost 200
> >years ago. We have lost more recent wars as well. We can compare this to
> >Vietnam, I suppose.
>
> Which was a French mess and a continuation of WWII.

It had ZILCH to do with WW2.

Graham

From: Eeyore on


jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote:

> Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >Recently, many schools suffered as a result of the widespread looting and
> >vandalism, which left the schools without plumbing, lavatories, light
> >fixtures, wiring, desks, windows and doors. "
>
> Now think about what these people took. Wiring, doors, all basic
> building blocks. If these things had been available, people wouldn't
> have taken them but would have targeted what they didn't have.

They weren't available simply because we put sanctions in place.

Probably one of the most stupid ideas ever.

Graham

From: Eeyore on


T Wake wrote:

> "Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote
> > JoeBloe wrote:
> >> "T Wake" <usenet.es7at(a)gishpuppy.com> Gave us:
> >>
> >> >I currently work in providing security advice to companies and in my
> >> >experience, while there is some basis for the "paranoia" approach, most
> >> >of
> >> >the time it does not make sound business advice.
> >>
> >> Do you even know what the term "COMSEC" means?
> >
> > Why should he ?
>
> It is routinely used by Americans and some UK government departments. Most
> commercial organisations do not use the term properly but like to bandy it
> about when some middle manger has read a fiction novel. I am convinced Ricky
> Gervais has based his roles on people who work for the companies I visit.
>
> COMSEC requires no paranoia and, in fact, is normally based on a realistic
> assessment of the threat. If COMSEC gets out of hand companies do cease
> trading.

Commercial security ?

Why make such a big fuss over it ?

Graham


From: Eeyore on


T Wake wrote:

> "JoeBloe" <joebloe(a)thebarattheendoftheuniverse.org> wrote
> > "T Wake" <usenet.es7at(a)gishpuppy.com> Gave us:
> >
> >>Really? Are you sure about that? I suspect, strongly, that you are wrong.
> >
> > More proof that you spend your life guessing as you go.
>
> Nope. I know for a fact that Iraqi schools had books and pencils as recently
> as 1991. I have it on good authority they had them in the intervening
> period.
>
> You, on the other hand, are just making things up.

Or falling for US propaganda of course.

Graham


From: Eeyore on


Ken Smith wrote:

> JoeBloe <joebloe(a)nosuchplace.org> wrote:
> >(Ken Smith) Gave us:
> >
> >> The 6 party talks produced something. The US
> >>violated it on Sept 23.
> >
> > How so? CITE?
>
> http://www.state.gov/p/eap/rls/rm/2005/54430.htm
>
> http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_editorial/161703.html
>
> The US agreed to work towards normal relations. One does not do this by
> working to cut off their use of the world bank for exchange.

Talk about being damn stupid.

When does Bush get impeached ?

When does the Republican Party get impeached ?

Graham