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From: Phat Bytestard on 7 Aug 2006 14:18 On Mon, 7 Aug 2006 15:42:37 +0000 (UTC), kensmith(a)green.rahul.net (Ken Smith) Gave us: >It claims to support your position so you call it correct but can you >find any proof? Those who wish to increase military spending make lots of >claims about it beyond "it is needed" but when the facts are checked, the >only reason to spend on the military is because it is needed. You wouldn't even be sitting in front of a personal computer right now were it not for the military and their endeavors.
From: John Woodgate on 7 Aug 2006 14:09 In message <emsed2l5mhurr112j306uo06761oj570tv(a)4ax.com>, dated Mon, 7 Aug 2006, John Fields <jfields(a)austininstruments.com> writes >I live in a 4000 square foot house on half an acre, the total worth >around 500k in Austin, Texas. That's five times the floor area of my bungalow, and the plot is 0.42 acres. It's worth around GBP 200k here, or USD 360k. -- OOO - Own Opinions Only. Try www.jmwa.demon.co.uk and www.isce.org.uk 2006 is YMMVI- Your mileage may vary immensely. John Woodgate, J M Woodgate and Associates, Rayleigh, Essex UK
From: John Woodgate on 7 Aug 2006 14:12 In message <72qed25no2ia2vq12kd1ger3dvuhor2l94(a)4ax.com>, dated Mon, 7 Aug 2006, John Fields <jfields(a)austininstruments.com> writes >It's a "graven image", John. Yes, but not as inappropriate as a golden calf. -- OOO - Own Opinions Only. Try www.jmwa.demon.co.uk and www.isce.org.uk 2006 is YMMVI- Your mileage may vary immensely. John Woodgate, J M Woodgate and Associates, Rayleigh, Essex UK
From: Phat Bytestard on 7 Aug 2006 14:21 On 7 Aug 2006 15:52:47 GMT, Jim Yanik <jyanik(a)abuse.gov> Gave us: >Any attack on Iran would be using conventional weaponry. Bunker busters. We sold 200 to Israel in January, after Iran started their posturing about nukes. I think we just sold them some more. It WILL happen. To me, the sooner the better. !4 unnecessary facilities... bye bye. We are all going to have to bite the high cost of fuel bullet as a result, but we will keep peace in the world, if we can do so.
From: Eeyore on 7 Aug 2006 14:22
Phat Bytestard wrote: > On Mon, 07 Aug 2006 02:25:49 +0100, Eeyore > <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)REMOVETHIS.hotmail.com> Gave us: > > >krw wrote: > > > >> Even foie gras has been banned in Chicago. > > > >Because of cruelty to geese issues ? They must be a bunch of real weenies up there ! > > > >> > Seriously, though, why would you expect me to ride herd on US > >> > Francophobes? I've never been to France, so I don't have any > >> > hands-on experience with the niceties or even the not-so-niceties of > >> > that culture, so that puts me out of judgement range. > >> > >> Remember that little ditty a few years back with Gadaffi where the > >> French again showed how much they like white flags? > > > >Do tell ! > > > >Did the USA use any white flags when quitting Saigon btw ? > > You have a bent perception of reality. The French are those that > ran off and left us with their mess, little boy. The French undeniably had more sense than to prop up a widely unpopular and corrupt President. > And no, we did not need white flags upon exit. The hundreds of > thousands of refugees and boat people did, however, as they were still > being shot at from shore by the geneva convention defiant Kmer Rouge The Khmer Rouge were in Cambodia you total pillock ! > and NVA and Viet Cong military factions. I recall watching the fall of Saigon on the TV and it was actually not very violent at all. More idiotic propaganda you've fallen for ! Graham |