Thank you, Peter. I will make that note in my book.
The rest of your note made me very sad. My heart goes out to the London
victims and their families, just as it did to those in Madrid, and the
U.S. for 9/11 and all the other terrorist attacks worldwide. But you
seem to forget that Tony Blair supports Bush in Iraq. And you seem to
equate the people within a country with their "leadership." Many
Londoners don't support Blair in his decisions, just as many U.S.
citizens don't support Bush in his. The Bush administration should have
seen that 9/11 "was coming" but after that, anyone can say "we knew
this was coming."
After 9/11, I don't remember anyone except the Bush administration
wanting to retaliate against Iraq. Afghanistan Taliban, yes, but not
Iraq. Unfortunately, the Bush administration was able to convince
enough citizens, mostly out of fear and ignorance, to put forth his
agenda of his revenge, and get re-elected.
Frankly, I don't see any difference. And for you to say that we (U.S.
citizens) are different from the British in this regard is just wrong.
Dot
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Subject: [OGD] A to Z book: Dendrobium corrugatilobum
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Hi.
Would anyone who has my book "A to Z of S.E.Asian Orchids" please note
that the photo on page 60, labelled "Dendrobium corrugatilobum
J.J.Smith" does not show that species. The illustrated plant is
Dendrobium mellicolor J.J.Sm., probably from Sumatra. The real D.
corrugatilobum has turned up twice in the last few weeks; once in
Sumatra, and also in Sulawesi, where it is not uncommon in moss-forest
above 1000 metres altitude.
The two species are in different sections and are easy to distinguish,
once you know what to look for:
D. corrugatilobum is in #Distichophyllae, and has 1-2 flowered
inflorescences and glabrous leaves and sheaths.
D. mellicolor is in #Conostalix, has black hairs on the sheaths, and
(highly unusual in this section), a relatively long, erect 6-8
flowered inflorescence.
With regard to the London payback-bombings, thanks to those who
enquired. My family & friends are all OK. Like most Londoners, I know
somebody who knows somebody who was on one of those trains. Gwynne
Dyer's article "Blase about bombs" is well worth reading. He states
what all my London friends & family have been saying .... ". He also
explains why Londoners didn't lose their heads and call for military
action (against some unsuspecting
innocents) in revenge for the atrocity. The difference is telling.
His article is viewable at the following addy, but you need a
subscription:
http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/sub/review/story/0,5562,327563
-1120946340,00.html?
Cheers,
Peter O'Byrne
in Singapore
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