haha....nope, just a realist. -----Original Message----- From: Beth Fleischer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 18 February 2002 21:19 To: CF-Community Subject: Re: jihad for kids .. wheeee
Actually Will, i would think if you think every state has ulterior motives for everything it does, then you are a paranoid conspiracy theorist. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Will Swain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 1:52 AM Subject: RE: jihad for kids .. wheeee > the US, just like any state, always has ulterior motives. Thats what > politics is all about. you are naive if you think thats not the case. > > will > > -----Original Message----- > From: Beth Fleischer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 18 February 2002 01:25 > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: jihad for kids .. wheeee > > > so its not legitimate for the us to attempt to protect its citizens? The US > must have ulterior motives? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Angel Stewart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2002 3:49 PM > Subject: RE: jihad for kids .. wheeee > > > > *sigh* > > > > Well that's not what I meant. > > > > ["How would the United States have gotten worldwide sympathy and support > > for a move like that otherwise? > > > > How would they get worldwide support to oust Saddam Hussein so long > > after Desert Storm unless under the asupices of the "War On Terror"? > > > > How could Ashcroft, Lieberman and their cronies say that "Americans must > > finally realise that their freedoms need to be restricted after the > > events of September 11th..." with impunity and finally pass laws that > > were struck down repeatedly when they came up for review in the past if > > not under the umbrella of new "Homeland Security"?] > > > > There is a side to this whole thing that is simply politicians taking > > advantage of the oppurtunities presented by September 11th. > > > > Oh..and to educate you a little further on how Afghanistan relates to > > oil, check this link: > > > > http://www.eia.doe.gov/cabs/afghan.html > > > > "Afghanistan's significance from an energy standpoint stems from its > > geographical position as a potential transit route for oil and natural > > gas exports from Central Asia to the Arabian Sea. This potential > > includes the possible construction of oil and natural gas export > > pipelines through Afghanistan, which was under serious consideration in > > the mid-1990s. The idea has since been undermined by Afghanistan's > > instability. Since 1996, most of Afghanistan has been controlled by the > > Taliban movement, which the United States does not recognize as the > > government of Afghanistan. " > > > > But forget about all that..*gestures*...keep believing in the altruism > > of the United States and its government. > > Sooner or later the truth, which may be good or bad depending on which > > side of the fence you're sitting on, will hit you in the face. Maybe > > when you get jailed for vaguely resembling John Walker whilst trying to > > get onboard a plane. > > *smirk* > > > > *yawn* > > G'night. > > > > -Gel > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > Since Afghanistan has no oil reserves, how could this even have played a > > factor? > > > > Unless you care to retract your defense of Will's original statement, > > which Beth criticized, and you criticized Beth's criticism, I don't > > believe that you can logically accuse me of misunderstanding or > > misconstruing what you said. It's pretty darn clear what you said. > > > > H. > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Macromedia ColdFusion 5 Training from the Source Step by Step ColdFusion http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0201758474/houseoffusion Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
