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From: joseph2k on 7 Aug 2006 01:05 John Woodgate wrote: > In message <44D44CE6.83B9B215(a)REMOVETHIS.hotmail.com>, dated Sat, 5 Aug > 2006, Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)REMOVETHIS.hotmail.com> writes >>I'm not confident even then that it would have been a total fix. Think >>of the number of Irish Catholics abroad sensitive to Republican >>issues. > > Given enough blood, even the rabid extremists become satiated. Too often only when it is their own groups / personal blood. -- JosephKK Gegen dummheit kampfen die Gotter Selbst, vergebens. --Schiller
From: Michael A. Terrell on 7 Aug 2006 01:23 joseph2k wrote: > > Michael A. Terrell wrote: > > > John Woodgate wrote: > >> > >> In message <b89cd29qdnn4g9apu4kip31l1jskvp4b9c(a)4ax.com>, dated Sun, 6 > >> Aug 2006, Phat Bytestard <phatbytestard(a)getinmahharddrive.org> writes > >> > >> > You're an idiot. > >> > >> Do you have to keep repeating that? It doesn't enhance your image. > >> > > >> > I suggest you look back over the last thirty years worth of Scientific > >> >American magazine issues. Israel is way up on the list of high > >> >technology providers in medicine, and space, as well as military > >> >defense technologies. > >> > >> Quite. I once worked with a highly-intelligent person from Biafra in > >> Nigeria, at the time when the Biafrans were subject to a genocide > >> attempt. Charlie explained to me, 'Biafrans are Africa's answer to Jews; > >> hard-working, mostly very sociable, and thus successful. No wonder the > >> others hate us.'. > > > > > > At least some of the Nigerians are very busy spammers and scammers. > > I get 20 to 50 e-mails wanting me to move lots of money (of which I'm > > promised a big cut), if only I'll give them direct access to my bank > > accounts, and my SS number. > > > > > > Maybe you need a better ISP, mine blocks most of this stuff. Of course i > can read it if i want to, just takes a little more effort to select the > spam mail box. When I turn on the spam filters, people complain about their mail not going through right away, because they are not on my whitelist. Anyway, I like giving spammers and scammers bad information. Some even contact me a second time to ask why they can't access my accounts. "Dear Mr. FUCKOFFANDDIE, we are having problems verifying your account with the COLDDAYINHELL bank. Is 666 your correct password? ;-) -- 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: joseph2k on 7 Aug 2006 01:22 Eeyore wrote: > > > John Larkin wrote: > >> On Tue, 01 Aug 2006 05:06:47 +0100, Eeyore >> <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)REMOVETHIS.hotmail.com> wrote: >> >> >The *truth* of the matter is that Israel's right wing, Hamas and >> >Hezbollah are frankly all as bad as each other. None of them seeems >> >prepared to let up. >> > >> >This will go on indefinitely by pursuing the 'eye for an eye' mentality. >> >> I don't agree. If Israel were able to sign a peace treaty with all its >> neighbors, with defined borders, it would do so, and honor it. But >> there are powerful Muslim factions that won't be satisfied with any >> less than driving all Infidels out of all former Muslim countries. > > That sounds to me like you're agreeing there. > > >> Israel's message is "mess with us and we'll tromp you good" which is >> about all their enemies understand and respect. Pullbacks in Gaza and >> southern Lebanon were just viewed as weakness and repaid in suicide >> bombs and rockets. I frankly wish Israel had a better strategy *that >> worked* but I can't imagine what it would look like, other than the >> Masada thing. > > I've drawn a parallel between the Israel / Hezbollah situation and Britain > / IRA. It needs wisdom and imagination to find a solution, not > never-ending war. > > Graham You have made a false assumption; the IRA was amenable to reason, Hezbollah is not. -- JosephKK Gegen dummheit kampfen die Gotter Selbst, vergebens. --Schiller
From: joseph2k on 7 Aug 2006 01:30 Phat Bytestard wrote: > On Tue, 01 Aug 2006 03:05:14 +0100, Eeyore > <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)REMOVETHIS.hotmail.com> Gave us: > >> >> >>Phat Bytestard wrote: >> >>> You really are 100% clueless about armaments.It isn't a race. It is >>> a protector. A defensive tool. >> >>What's defensive about bombing civilians ? > > The JSF has NEVER bombed a civilian. > Has it even flown? -- JosephKK Gegen dummheit kampfen die Gotter Selbst, vergebens. --Schiller
From: APR on 7 Aug 2006 01:33
"Ken Smith" <kensmith(a)green.rahul.net> wrote in message news:eb3e5q$6hn$5(a)blue.rahul.net... > In article <44D4D316.2625E7AE(a)REMOVETHIS.hotmail.com>, > Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)REMOVETHIS.hotmail.com> wrote: > [....] >>The *concept* phase was funded by the participating companies. The >>*development* >>phase ( prior to production ) was paid for from government funds. > Again, here is an article that presents credible info on the funding for the JSF project. Contracts were awarded to 4 players for the "concept design phase" (formal request for proposals (RFP) for preliminary research contracts released on 2 September 1994, stipulating industry response by 4 November and issue of contract awards by 16 December), and contracts were awarded to 2 players for the "concept development phase" (1996) at the end of which each would demonstrate both a conventional and short take off example of their designs. http://www.janes.com/defence/air_forces/news/jawa/jawa010103_1_n.shtml |