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"Fr. John Elledge" wrote in message
... That, while true, is irrelevant. The important message is STOP IT! I guess it's a "slow news day." |
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Ian,
Well, hell, Thomas, there's no proof that YOU exist . . ! Yeah, but no one would start a war over my non-existance and kill a lot of people. -- Thomas Borchert (EDDH) |
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We could pick on Michael Jackson. He did fly home in a private plane. Is
that on topic? "Peter Gottlieb" wrote in message t... "Fr. John Elledge" wrote in message ... That, while true, is irrelevant. The important message is STOP IT! I guess it's a "slow news day." |
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On Wed, 19 Nov 2003 21:05:44 -0600, Big John
wrote: Rich Get off the soap box with that troll. Saddam shot at our aircraft almost every day when they flew in the Iraq 'no fly' zone imposed after he was kicked out of Kuait. If someone keeps shooting at you what do you do ??? turn the other cheek and pass air? It was well document by both Iraq and the UN that he had WMD in the years prior to the current war. He would not let the UN confirm he had destroyed them so one must conclude he still had some/all of them. He had used some in country (Kurds) and also in the War with Iran so every one knew he had. There were stories in the news as well as several programs that showed the results of his use of WMD in the north on the ethnic groups who oppose him. He may have been shooting his mouth off about quanity but what he was threatening his neighbors with warrented a change of govenment. And the Iranians lost how many troops along the border? I don't remember the number it was a lot. I have gotten a number of reports from the 'troops' through my military channels and via military friends. Next one I get may try to cut and paste to bring up on thread for those who live by the bar and 5 o'clock follies. Then there were the tremendous casualties Iran suffered along the border and their deaths appeared to be much like the ones in the north. It's as simple as "He had 'em, he used 'em, and now we can't find them." For those who think finding WMD should be easy, they should note the Migs that were unearthed near the one air base. It should be noted, we did not find those planes. The only reason we became aware of them was the shifting sands of the desert which uncovered the tail fins. A few should stop and ask themselves, "If we can't find several of the largest fighter planes in the world buried within a couple miles of the air bases, how in the world are we going to find items that are far easier to hide?" It's "my understanding", although Iraq has oil fields they are small potatoes compared to the rest of the region. They are not a large oil producing nation. You'll have to fix the return add due to dumb virus checkers, not spam Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member) (N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair?) www.rogerhalstead.com Big John |
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"Blueskies" wrote in message gy.com... "Kevin Horton" wrote in message news On Sat, 22 Nov 2003 09:22:17 -0700, Mark Hickey wrote: "Holger Stephan" wrote: Canada was quite divided, but the majority was against the war. http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/...29.uchre0329/B NStory/National The vast majority of Mexicans opposed the war. http://www.iraqcrisisbulletin.com/ar.../mexican_anti- war_sentiment.html and many here in the good ol' US of A opposed it also... Governments frequently ignore the will of the majority and act to the advantage of that often misunderstood rich minority. -- --- Cheers, Jonathan Lowe. / don't bother me with insignificiant nonsence such as spelling, I don't care if it spelt properly / Sometimes I fly and sometimes I just dream about it. :-) |
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Roger Halstead wrote:
A few should stop and ask themselves, "If we can't find several of the largest fighter planes in the world buried within a couple miles of the air bases, how in the world are we going to find items that are far easier to hide?" Uhh, were we or the UN ever actively *searching* for MIGs? Frank Stutzman Bonanza N494B "Hula Girl" Hood River, OR |
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Roger
One correction Iraq has the 2nd or 3rd largest oil fields found to date in the world. If he had kept Kuwait. he would have been #2 just behind Saudi. Big John On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 23:04:55 GMT, Roger Halstead wrote: On Wed, 19 Nov 2003 21:05:44 -0600, Big John wrote: Rich Get off the soap box with that troll. Saddam shot at our aircraft almost every day when they flew in the Iraq 'no fly' zone imposed after he was kicked out of Kuait. If someone keeps shooting at you what do you do ??? turn the other cheek and pass air? It was well document by both Iraq and the UN that he had WMD in the years prior to the current war. He would not let the UN confirm he had destroyed them so one must conclude he still had some/all of them. He had used some in country (Kurds) and also in the War with Iran so every one knew he had. There were stories in the news as well as several programs that showed the results of his use of WMD in the north on the ethnic groups who oppose him. He may have been shooting his mouth off about quanity but what he was threatening his neighbors with warrented a change of govenment. And the Iranians lost how many troops along the border? I don't remember the number it was a lot. I have gotten a number of reports from the 'troops' through my military channels and via military friends. Next one I get may try to cut and paste to bring up on thread for those who live by the bar and 5 o'clock follies. Then there were the tremendous casualties Iran suffered along the border and their deaths appeared to be much like the ones in the north. It's as simple as "He had 'em, he used 'em, and now we can't find them." For those who think finding WMD should be easy, they should note the Migs that were unearthed near the one air base. It should be noted, we did not find those planes. The only reason we became aware of them was the shifting sands of the desert which uncovered the tail fins. A few should stop and ask themselves, "If we can't find several of the largest fighter planes in the world buried within a couple miles of the air bases, how in the world are we going to find items that are far easier to hide?" It's "my understanding", although Iraq has oil fields they are small potatoes compared to the rest of the region. They are not a large oil producing nation. You'll have to fix the return add due to dumb virus checkers, not spam Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member) (N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair?) www.rogerhalstead.com Big John |
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Email to Ian Graeme bounced (of course).
I replied in http://groups.google.com/groups?selm...&output=gplain where this subject is NOT off-topic. -- FF |
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Thomas Borchert wrote:
Ian, Well, hell, Thomas, there's no proof that YOU exist . . ! Yeah, but no one would start a war over my non-existance and kill a lot of people. Probably not. |
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