> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: Halupovich Ilana [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Verzonden: Thursday, January 03, 2002 06:45 > Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Onderwerp: Tragedy in Israel
> <<I *know* what "reservist" means; Ilana. We have them in The > Netherlands too. And how can you be so sure that I did not do army > service? When I was 18 years old we still had compulsory military > service for males here (with some exceptions).>> > > Ilana writes: > You compared working at army base several days a week to army service. I did not. I only pointed out that because I work on an army base, I have some familiarity with basic military training -- to contradict your statement that "basic army training for you is something out of media". I never said that my job equals army service. > <SHRUG> But even before - when you talk about army you don't *sound* > as somebody who was there. On what do you base that statement? And, when talking about the military, how *should* someone who has been there sound? > Did I tell you that in Independence day most army bases are open to > outside visitors? At least once a year, *our* military bases (Army, Navy and Air Force) are open to the public. Also, one weekend per year we have the extremely popular "Fleet Days" at our main naval base in the city of Den Helder. It attracts thousands of visitors, all wanting to take a look aboard our frigats, mine sweepers and submarines. The purpose of those days is two-fold: show the public what we do with their tax money, and try to get people interested in a military career. I do not believe such days are proof that a country does not have military secrets. > <<I even doubt if the Israeli regime has the same level of confidence > in its people as you seem to have. Unless of course the Mossad spies > on everyone in your country and has concluded that there are no spies > among the population.>> > > Ilana writes > <<There are. You can find their names in newspapers. Only the names of those that have been caught... (It would be quite a problem doing your spying, if everyone knows you are a spy.) Jeroen _________________________________________________________________________ Wonderful World of Brin-L Website: http://www.Brin-L.com Tom's Photo Gallery: http://tom.vanbaardwijk.com
