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From: John Woodgate on 9 Aug 2006 01:46 In message <1155077708.010870.213940(a)75g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>, dated Tue, 8 Aug 2006, bill.sloman(a)ieee.org writes >The odds are very good that your strategic arsenal will be made totally >obsolete before it is ever used. I expect most Americans, even the most barking that post here, hope that is true. They have much more to lose than Third World people, a small percentage of which are probably the only ones likely to survive a nuclear war. -- 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 9 Aug 2006 01:48 In message <iogid2pd7udgeknltr9q8osf4nmvumuikr(a)4ax.com>, dated Wed, 9 Aug 2006, Phat Bytestard <phatbytestard(a)getinmahharddrive.org> writes > We fire bombed Dresden for the UK. We didn't need no stinkin' >bombsights. It was at night, and we dropped a huge salvo. I don't think the US did any night bombing at that time; it was RAF at night and USAAF in daylight, suffering large losses. -- 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: Frank Bemelman on 9 Aug 2006 03:37 "Ken Smith" <kensmith(a)green.rahul.net> schreef in bericht news:ebbcqc$m82$2(a)blue.rahul.net... > In article <44d89841$0$10153$e4fe514c(a)dreader31.news.xs4all.nl>, > Frank Bemelman <f.bemelmanq(a)xs4all.invalid.nl> wrote: > [..law..] >>Only because they started to realize they had less >>civilized folks amongst them. > > That is far from the only reason. > > We make laws when we are calm to protect ourselves from our own darker > nature when we are angry. > > We make laws to allow contracts to be enforced by the courts when there > are disputes. > > We design our laws to protect the weak minority from the whims of the > majority. I have a broader definition of civilized, which covers all that - and more ;) -- Thanks, Frank. (remove 'q' and '.invalid' when replying by email)
From: Paul Burke on 9 Aug 2006 04:17 John Woodgate wrote: > If you take boys at seven years old or so, make them > grow up celibate and beat them if they show any signs of sexuality, they > grow up fearing women, and fear easily turns to hate. Hence the reality TV show, "I'm a celibate- get me outta here!"
From: Dirk Bruere at NeoPax on 9 Aug 2006 06:33
Eeyore wrote: > > Phat Bytestard wrote: > >> On Tue, 08 Aug 2006 11:21:30 +0100, Eeyore >> <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)REMOVETHIS.hotmail.com> Gave us: >> >>> As did the USA with their Norden bombsight that didn't actually >>> deliver the goods in practice. >> That would be Norton. > > No it wouldn't. Can't get anything right as usual...... > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norden_bombsight > > >> We fire bombed Dresden for the UK. We didn't need no stinkin' >> bombsights. It was at night, and we dropped a huge salvo. > > There was no " for the UK " about it. > > Graham > It was actually 'for' the USSR according to documents from the time. Dirk |