Multitasking is the word -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 19, 2004 1:36 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: lug_: OT: Costliest Man-Made Tragedy
You went far enough...:) Quoting Kabagambe Kenneth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Mon, Jan 19, 2004 at 09:20:44AM +0300, Mark Tinka wrote: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > It is simple. These are American lives we are talking about, not > > > simple Japanese people. Over a million Vietnamese died in the > > > Vietnam war - besides Vietnam being carpet bombed for I do not > > > know how many years... but again it was cheaper. > > > > > > T. > > > > Over a million you say... And, ummh, 9/11 was how many... Over 300 > confirmed > > and another 4,000 or so missing. > > > > > > > > > > > ----Original Message Follows---- > > > locations, ecnomically, socially, and in health. > > > > > > How can that be quanitified, in billions, if not gazillions? > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > Firstly, Americans treasure their blood more that most nationalities I > know.Whenever an american is wounded or killed in the middle east or > some other conflict area, it is sure to make the news, that means > CNN->BBC->Reuters-(spill over effect)->New Vision->Your desk. So this, > to Americans,is personal. The reason why that attack was the costliest > is because of the spill-over effects to the rest of the world.Besides > causing a financial crisis in the US that spilled over to Japan, Europe and > england,resulting in massive losses in > stocks and bonds, it has led to countries shifting their priorities from > development to fighting terrorism.This is > very expensive .This is an ongoing fight as Rumsdel will tell you,but that > means that the economy of Kenya which depends on tourism will have to > go into noise dive, countries that used to enjoy excellent trading > cooperations with the US are force to address > conditions that the US imposes on them before trade agreements can be > made.The middle east flared into allout war, with > sides being aligned pro- and anti- war on terrorism.i stop here. > - ken > (not a politician) > > > > --------------------------------------------- > This service is hosted on the Infocom network http://www.infocom.co.ug > ------------------------------------------------- This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/ --------------------------------------------- This service is hosted on the Infocom network http://www.infocom.co.ug --------------------------------------------- This service is hosted on the Infocom network http://www.infocom.co.ug
