At 08:43 1-1-02 +0200, Ilana Halupovich wrote: >Even the smallest European >countries have military secrets; yet even while we are at peace our military >personnel is not allowed to talk about everything to everyone.>>
>Ilana >As far as *I* know Israel is a smallest army-holding country, but may be I >am mistaken. You are mistaken. Luxembourg is only 2,586 sq.km. in size, with a military manpower availability of 112,714 people (Army only; Luxembourg has no Air Force and Navy). Comparison: Israel is 20,770 sq.km. in size with a MMA of 1,522,003 people. (Source: CIA World Factbook 2001) >People are not talking to "everyone", they are talking to their >friends & family. Friends and family who can then pass on that information to others. >Jeroen ><<And I still find it impossible to believe that even your Generals >apparently disclose everything to everyone. "Hey everyone, we have decided >to invade Syria next Monday. Here are the all the details. Oh, and you can >also find all the details on our website at >www.army.il/invasion_syria.html".>> >Ilana >Irrelevant. Israel is protecting and reacting, not attacking. This was not to say that Israel is attacking; it was to illustrate what impression of the Israeli military I get from your post. >Jeroen ><<I think you are very much misinformed on this one, Ilana.>> >Of course, you know better. <SHRUG> You live here, you served here in army, >you have here close friends, who served in the army with you. Let me guess - >"basic army training" for you is something out of media. Actually, basic military training is something I see happen five days per week. I work for the Dept. of Defense and am stationed at an army base where new recruits get their basic training. As someone who has access to various kinds of data, I can assure you that even the Dutch military does have secrets. Oh, wait, correction. It is the year 2002; from now on I will see basic military training happen *four* days per week. :-) Jeroen _________________________________________________________________________ Wonderful World of Brin-L Website: http://www.Brin-L.com Tom's Photo Gallery: http://tom.vanbaardwijk.com
