hapi birthday tess > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: 2004/07/23 Fri AM 11:47:17 EST > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [4c-math94] Digest Number 395 > > > There are 4 messages in this issue. > > Topics in this digest: > > 1. Re: annette! > From: "tribalknowledge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 2. Re: Re: annette! > From: annette tiu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 3. Fw: [Binoskubo] FW: [pmaclass90] US has bowed down to terrorists before > From: "Dodgie M. Nassif" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 4. Birthday Reminder > From: Yahoo! Reminder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 17:40:18 -0000 > From: "tribalknowledge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: annette! > > Annette, > > Meron kaming friend na uuwi sa pinas sa aug 31 (balik is sept 17). > $945 ang bayad niya for round-trip tickets, korean airlines (dallas- > korea-manila, manila-korea-la-dallas). Eto yung name and contact > info ng travel agent: > Gina Wong (Fil-Chinese siya) > 972-960-2005 (Dallas) > > Meron pang isang travel agent na na-mention sa akin: > Edward Mabunga (Utah) > 801-968-9096 > 801-969-7131 > > Anong lawn improvement project ninyo? Post ka naman ng pics para > makita namin. > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 15:29:39 -0700 (PDT) > From: annette tiu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Re: annette! > > Thanks Arlene. Mura nga tickets ngayon. At meron pa promo ang northwest - cash > & miles kaya lang valid until october travel lang ata yun. Grabe, sobra > mahal ng airfare para sa december trip. Yung cheapest na nisabi sa kin is > $1300/person, china airlines yun. Kakaiyak! > > Tingnan nyo to > http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/jmacariola > under lawn and garden. Yung vegetable garden sa likod ng bahay ang latest > project namin. Ngayon (di ko pa nakukunan ng pix), medyo malalaki na most of > my veggies. Yung iba, di ko alam kung buhay pa or di na. Nikakain kse ng > rabbit. Na-deadhead yung plants. Tsk, tsk, tsk. > > Tingnan nyo din yung Apostles Island and SVI Outing na albums. This month lang > yung mga yun. Enjoy! > > > --- tribalknowledge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Annette, > > > > Meron kaming friend na uuwi sa pinas sa aug 31 (balik is sept 17). > > $945 ang bayad niya for round-trip tickets, korean airlines (dallas- > > korea-manila, manila-korea-la-dallas). Eto yung name and contact > > info ng travel agent: > > Gina Wong (Fil-Chinese siya) > > 972-960-2005 (Dallas) > > > > Meron pang isang travel agent na na-mention sa akin: > > Edward Mabunga (Utah) > > 801-968-9096 > > 801-969-7131 > > > > Anong lawn improvement project ninyo? Post ka naman ng pics para > > makita namin. > > > > > > > > > > > > Ask our other classmates to subscribe, tell them to send an email to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > New and Improved Yahoo! 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Nassif" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Fw: [Binoskubo] FW: [pmaclass90] US has bowed down to terrorists before > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Dizon, Jean Paul > Sent: Friday, July 23, 2004 11:48 AM > Subject: [Binoskubo] FW: [pmaclass90] US has bowed down to terrorists before > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 7:26 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; > [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL > PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL > PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL > PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL > PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL > PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL > PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL > PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [pmaclass90] US has bowed down to terrorists before > > > > > ----- Forwarded by RAINIER DELASLLAGAS/DMCN on 07/22/04 07:16 AM ----- > > > US has bowed down > > to terrorists before > > By Raul J. Palabrica > > > > FOR giving in to the demand of the Iraqi kidnappers of Angelo de la Cruz > > instead of following the United States' no-negotiation policy with > > terrorists, the administration of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has > > become a pariah in the US Department of State. The decision to pull out > > the Philippine humanitarian contingent from that embattled nation was > > described by the Department of State as a capitulation to terrorism that > > sends the wrong signal to terrorists all over the world. > > > The Washington Times, a newspaper that is known to mouth the line of > > whichever political party is in power in the United States, commented that > > "Manila's act of cowardice... proves to terrorists that kidnapping and > > executing innocent civilians can successfully pressure government to cave > > in to their demands." > > > Not surprisingly, Australia, which its prime minister, John Howard, has > > declared as the right hand of the United States in this part of the world, > > echoed the American line with a passion reminiscent of a former ward > > hungry for the attention of its old colonial master. > > > Singapore, through the government-controlled The Straits Times newspaper, > > similarly condemned President Arroyo's decision to put a premium on De la > > Cruz's life. The move was not surprising; the city-state had no choice but > > keep in step with the United States and Australia on this issue. > > Sandwiched between two militarily powerful Muslim countries, Indonesia and > > Malaysia, that resent its arrogant attitude toward its neighbors, > > Singapore needs the protective mantle of the United States and Australia > > in case push comes to shove. > > > In accusing the Philippine government of weakness in dealing with De la > > Cruz's kidnappers, the United States has conveniently forgotten that it > > had violated several times its much-ballyhooed policy of not negotiating > > with or giving in to the demands of terrorists. > > > The most prominent example of caving in to terrorists by the US happened > > in 1979 when Iranian militants seized the US embassy in Iran. The world's > > strongest military power was helpless in obtaining the release of 66 > > (later 52) diplomatic personnel. An ambitious rescue mission collapsed > > even before it started. No amount of saber-rattling and threats of > > retaliatory action could free the hostages. The ordeal ended two years > > later under an arms-for-hostages deal that saw the delivery of > > sophisticated war materiel to Iran (then engaged in a protracted war with > Iraq) in exchange for the release of the hostages. > > > They were freed just hours after US President Ronald Reagan's inauguration > > on Jan. 20, 1981. The swap was secretly forged by Reagan's operatives even > > while President Jimmy Carter was still in office. Like a dramatic > > Hollywood movie, the hostages returned home as Reagan entered the White > > House and Carter retreated to his peanut farm in Georgia in humiliation > > over his failure to protect the American personnel in Iran. > > > As expected, Reagan's political enemies cried foul over the clandestine > > operation. But the Reagan administration was quick to justify its action > > by saying that the safety of the hostages was paramount to all other > > policy considerations. The sellout to Iranian terrorists was well received > > by majority of the American public. > > > Fear of further loss of lives also persuaded the US government to give in > > to terrorists when a car bomb smashed into a US marine barracks in Beirut, > > Lebanon, in October 1983 killing 231 American servicemen. > > > The troops had been sent to Lebanon to prevent it from becoming a > > battleground between Palestinian militants, who were backed by Arab > > countries, and the Israeli army. The United States maintained its military > > presence in spite of repeated threats by Palestinian terrorists to bomb > > them out of Lebanon. > > > In April 1983, terrorists rammed a truck loaded with explosives at the US > > embassy in Beirut, resulting in the death of 63 people, including 17 > > Americans. The action did not faze the US government. It said it would not > > bow down to the terrorists' demands to pull out its troops from that > > country. > > > Six months later, after the worst casualty record of American soldiers on > > a single day, a distinction that still stands up to the present, Reagan > > immediately ordered an immediate withdrawal of its troops from Lebanon. > > The policy of standing up to terrorism was promptly forgotten. > > > The move drew strong support from the American public. Never mind if the > > action meant breaking an international commitment, what mattered most to > > the US leadership at that time was keeping its troops away from the deadly > > attacks by Palestinian terrorists. > > > The same scenario was repeated in Somalia in 1993. Upon the request of the > > United Nations, the first President George Bush sent 25,000 soldiers to > > that African country to prevent massive starvation of its populace brought > > about by anarchy. The warring tribal chieftains in that impoverished > > nation made it extremely difficult for the UN to undertake its feeding > > program. The US troops were tasked with maintaining peace and order as the > > UN tried to stave off mass starvation of the Somalis. > > > As things turned out, the Somali militia was not scared of the American > > soldiers and their sophisticated weapons. In November 1993, a ragtag army > > of Somali terrorists killed 18 US Rangers who were part of a contingent > > assigned to arrest a local warlord. > > > In a pace that compares to what American comedian Jay Leno described as > > the speed with which the Philippines withdraw its humanitarian mission in > > Iraq, then-president Bill Clinton pulled back the remaining US troops in > > Somalia. It didn't matter that the move represented a capitulation to > > terrorists and stained American prestige in the international community. > > What counted most to the US government was the safety of its soldiers. > > > Now, who has the habit of giving in to the demands of terrorists? > > > ------------------- > > > > > > > > > > > [This message contained attachments] > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Message: 4 > Date: 23 Jul 2004 15:40:52 -0000 > From: Yahoo! Reminder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Birthday Reminder > > Birthday Reminder from the Calendar of 4c-math94 > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/4c-math94/cal > > Tess b-day > Saturday July 24, 2004 > All Day > (This event repeats every year.) > > Send a Yahoo! 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