Detained at the whim of the president

On 12/16/2003 1:32 PM, in article
et, "None"
opined:

You need to get with the program here. By NOT presenting the "check" for
payment, the Cuban government is stating that they no longer recognize the
lease/contract.


No ****wad, YOU need to get with the program. The Cuban government has no
legal right to "no longer recognized the lease."

If they don't cash the check it means they don't get paid.

Perhaps you should try reading my post. I was address the idea that by not
accepting the checks they were not being paid which is silly. As for Cuba
not accepting the contract, too bad for them.

Jarg

"None" wrote in message
ink.net...
You need to get with the program here. By NOT presenting the "check" for
payment, the Cuban government is stating that they no longer recognize the
lease/contract.


"Jarg" wrote in message
...
I see, so you go to the store, pick up some merchandise, write a check
which
the merchant decides not to cash. By your logic you have not paid and
are
a
thief!

Jarg


"Nik" wrote in message
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"The Wolf" wrote in message
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On 12/10/2003 10:18 PM, in article
,
"Nik" opined:


And since the good old Fidel took over power in Cuba the US hasn't
paid
rent. One might actually argue that the base is occupied land.


Nik.



Hey asshole, get your facts straight.

The U.S. HAS paid the rent every year. Castro doesn't cash the
checks.


Which means that they haven't paid!

Nik.

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From: "George Z. Bush" am

B2431 wrote:
From: "George Z. Bush" am
Date: 12/15/2003 5:57 PM Central Standard Time
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In rec.food.cooking Jarg wrote:
Hhahahahahah "Texas Tard" Hahahahahah Did you think that one up
yourself?

snip
A personal insult? It is a matter of historical fact that Bush
said
the world would be a better place if he was dictator. That's not
an insult, its a simple fact.


Please cite a verifiable source.

Your wish is my command, courtesy of Google:

Newsday
Transition of Power: President-Elect Bush Meets With Congressional
Leaders
on
Capitol Hill
Aired December 18, 2000 - 12:00 p.m. ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM
AND MAY
BE
UPDATED.

FRANK SESNO, CNN ANCHOR: In the nation's capital, it's all about
George W.
Bush -- he's here and doing business -- while in state capitals,
it's the
day
the Electoral College meets and votes. And if all goes as planned,
the
electors
will certify Bush's narrow victory in last month's election.

He's already looking forward as he makes the rounds here in the
nation's
capital. A key item on his agenda today: meeting congressional
leaders.

CNN's Chris Black joins us from Capitol Hill with more now -- Chris.


(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

GOV. GEORGE W. BUSH (R-TX), PRESIDENT-ELECT: I told all four that
there
were
going to be some times where we don't agree with each other. But
that's
OK.
If this were a dictatorship, it'd be a heck of a lot easier, just
so long
as
I'm the dictator.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

George Z.


Dan, U. S. Air Force, retired

Well, if you took that seriously you were probably the only one.

Dan, U. S. Air Force, retired

If you think that quote was inaccurate, it's your turn to provide a
verifiable
source. You didn't ask me to provide only verifiable sources I took
seriously....merely to provide a verifiable source, which I believe I
did.
Whether or not I took it seriously has nothing to do with it.


I never said it was inaccurate. I simply implied it was probably
intended to
be
humourous.

Dan, U. S. Air Force, retired

And I didn't say anything.....one way or the other, so I don't know what
made
you think I took it seriously. It wouldn't have been that you didn't
think that
anything existed at all by way of a cite and felt obliged to make light of
it
when one turned up, would it? Nah, of course not! You were just making
funnies. Yeah....that must be it. Sure it was.

One could doubtless find an example of some President making a humorous
reference to space aliens--that does not make it germane to the issue of
whether or not said President actually believes in space aliens. Face it,
Georgie--you were stretching for another opportunity to try and make Bush
look bad,.....

You sure do have a reading comprehension problem, don't you. Try to follow the
bouncing ball:
1. I was asked to provide a verifiable cite regarding a comment Bush was
supposed to make regarding being a dictator.
2. I provided the source that contained such a remark supposedly made by
him.
3. I was not asked to, nor did I certify that the remark was accurate, or
to describe the context in which it was made and I did NOT, in fact, make any
such certification or description.
4. Now, if you've followed it that far, then you need to pick a fight with
somebody else if that's what you're trying to do, because I had nothing else to
say during this exchange, one way or the other.
5. That's all there is.....I'm not stretching, or making any claims, or for
that matter, taking part in the exchange. All I did was to provide a cite for
the remark. If you think it was inaccurate, take it up with Newsday (since they
provided the CNN transcript).

Now, if you want to keep on arguing, find someone else with whom to take it up.
I provided a source for a comment.....that's all. If you want to pick nits,
pick them with someone who's in the argument, and that's not me. Got it?

(Chip on shoulder snipped for brevity)

George Z.

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B2431 wrote:
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Date: 12/15/2003 5:57 PM Central Standard Time
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B2431 wrote:
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In rec.food.cooking Jarg wrote:
Hhahahahahah "Texas Tard" Hahahahahah Did you think that
one up
yourself?

snip
A personal insult? It is a matter of historical fact that Bush
said
the world would be a better place if he was dictator. That's
not
an insult, its a simple fact.


Please cite a verifiable source.

Your wish is my command, courtesy of Google:

Newsday
Transition of Power: President-Elect Bush Meets With
Congressional
Leaders
on
Capitol Hill
Aired December 18, 2000 - 12:00 p.m. ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL
FORM
AND MAY
BE
UPDATED.

FRANK SESNO, CNN ANCHOR: In the nation's capital, it's all about
George W.
Bush -- he's here and doing business -- while in state capitals,
it's the
day
the Electoral College meets and votes. And if all goes as
planned,
the
electors
will certify Bush's narrow victory in last month's election.

He's already looking forward as he makes the rounds here in the
nation's
capital. A key item on his agenda today: meeting congressional
leaders.

CNN's Chris Black joins us from Capitol Hill with more now --
Chris.


(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

GOV. GEORGE W. BUSH (R-TX), PRESIDENT-ELECT: I told all four
that
there
were
going to be some times where we don't agree with each other. But
that's
OK.
If this were a dictatorship, it'd be a heck of a lot easier,
just
so long
as
I'm the dictator.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

George Z.


Dan, U. S. Air Force, retired

Well, if you took that seriously you were probably the only one.

Dan, U. S. Air Force, retired

If you think that quote was inaccurate, it's your turn to provide a
verifiable
source. You didn't ask me to provide only verifiable sources I
took
seriously....merely to provide a verifiable source, which I believe
I
did.
Whether or not I took it seriously has nothing to do with it.


I never said it was inaccurate. I simply implied it was probably
intended to
be
humourous.

Dan, U. S. Air Force, retired

And I didn't say anything.....one way or the other, so I don't know
what
made
you think I took it seriously. It wouldn't have been that you didn't
think that
anything existed at all by way of a cite and felt obliged to make
light of
it
when one turned up, would it? Nah, of course not! You were just
making
funnies. Yeah....that must be it. Sure it was.

One could doubtless find an example of some President making a humorous
reference to space aliens--that does not make it germane to the issue of
whether or not said President actually believes in space aliens. Face
it,
Georgie--you were stretching for another opportunity to try and make
Bush
look bad,.....

You sure do have a reading comprehension problem, don't you. Try to
follow the
bouncing ball:
1. I was asked to provide a verifiable cite regarding a comment Bush
was
supposed to make regarding being a dictator.
2. I provided the source that contained such a remark supposedly made
by
him.
3. I was not asked to, nor did I certify that the remark was
accurate, or
to describe the context in which it was made and I did NOT, in fact, make
any
such certification or description.
4. Now, if you've followed it that far, then you need to pick a fight
with
somebody else if that's what you're trying to do, because I had nothing
else to
say during this exchange, one way or the other.
5. That's all there is.....I'm not stretching, or making any claims,
or for
that matter, taking part in the exchange. All I did was to provide a cite
for
the remark. If you think it was inaccurate, take it up with Newsday
(since they
provided the CNN transcript).

Now, if you want to keep on arguing, find someone else with whom to take
it up.
I provided a source for a comment.....that's all. If you want to pick
nits,
pick them with someone who's in the argument, and that's not me. Got it?

(Chip on shoulder snipped for brevity)

LOL! "Chip on shoulder" equates to "embarassing example of George publishing
erroneous information" being snipped, huh? About par for your course,
Georgie.

Brooks


George Z.

Kevin Brooks wrote:
LOL! "Chip on shoulder" equates to "embarassing example of George
publishing erroneous information" being snipped, huh? About par for
your course, Georgie.


Does anybody here know how to edit quotes?



--
Mortimer Schnerd, RN


http://www.mortimerschnerd.com

"Mortimer Schnerd, RN" wrote in message
. com...
Kevin Brooks wrote:
LOL! "Chip on shoulder" equates to "embarassing example of George
publishing erroneous information" being snipped, huh? About par for
your course, Georgie.


Does anybody here know how to edit quotes?

Eh?





--
Mortimer Schnerd, RN


http://www.mortimerschnerd.com

"~consul" wrote in message
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john wrote:
On Fri, 12 Dec 2003 19:36:32 +1000, Craig Welch
The fact of the matter is that the US and Great Britain supplied 99%
of the troops in Iraq.

The US and GB always supply the highest # of troops in any UN event.
That's why
the other nations don't bother to.
That's because the UN knows the US and UK have the deepest pockets with the
most well funded military programs. The UN spends more of the US/UK
military budgets doing their bidding than the respective countries do
themselves. This is why the "New World Order" is such a dangerous path to
take.

The UN should be disbanded and all of those "diplomats" with their messy
immunity need to be tossed out of New York with their hats in their hands!

(un-related groups removed)

From: ~consul
Date: 12/17/2003 12:54 PM Central Standard Time
Message-id:

john wrote:
On Fri, 12 Dec 2003 19:36:32 +1000, Craig Welch
The fact of the matter is that the US and Great Britain supplied 99%
of the troops in Iraq.

The US and GB always supply the highest # of troops in any UN event. That's
why
the other nations don't bother to.
--

I don't know the actual numbers, but I'd venture to say the Korean War is an
exception to that.

Dan, U. S. Air Force, retired

RogerM wrote:



None wrote:


I laugh at your nonsense. Just because a so called lease exists doesn't
mean the U.S. government can lay claim to the lands and tenements of another
country. Whether or not the Gitmo irritates Castro or not, the land still
belongs to Cuba and if they want to break the lease, they can. You seem to
be implying that U.S. law extends to Cuba, I assure you, it does not. If
the lease calls for payment in gold, and the U.S. sends a check, then they
are, and have been in breach of contract for years and rightfully, Cuba
could easily evict them and abandon the "lease".


How, exactly could Cuba enforce that eviction notice?

They tried that before when they cut off Gitmo's water. The U.S. built
desalinization plants.

"B2431" wrote in message
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From: ~consul
Date: 12/17/2003 12:54 PM Central Standard Time
Message-id:

john wrote:
On Fri, 12 Dec 2003 19:36:32 +1000, Craig Welch
The fact of the matter is that the US and Great Britain supplied 99%
of the troops in Iraq.

The US and GB always supply the highest # of troops in any UN event.
That's
why
the other nations don't bother to.
--

I don't know the actual numbers, but I'd venture to say the Korean War is
an
exception to that.

True,
Our 3RAR didn't get awarded your Presidential Unit Citation, for sitting at
home in Australia.