RE: Shuttle down pessimism, reality, and not a joke

2003-02-04 Thread J. van Baardwijk
At 11:39 1-2-2003 -0500, John Giorgis wrote: Right now, the only political events being accomplished by terrorism against the US in the past few years has been the wiping out of the butchers of Baghdad and Kabul. Do you know something the rest of the world (including the US government)

Re: Shuttle down pessimism, reality, and not a joke

2003-02-02 Thread Andrew Crystall
02, 2003 1:17 AM Subject: RE: Shuttle down pessimism, reality, and not a joke Gautam Mukunda wrote: This is a new world. The _first_ thing I think of whenever I hear about any sort of disaster is if this is the next terrorist attack - because someday soon, it will be. Does

Re: Shuttle down pessimism, reality, and not a joke

2003-02-01 Thread Medievalbk
NASA is warning people not to go near any pieces if found. There are enough people that believe in themselves more than civilization that NASA should also warn eBay that any pieces put up for auction will be confiscated, and the attempted sellers will be prosecuted. William Taylor

RE: Shuttle down pessimism, reality, and not a joke

2003-02-01 Thread Gary L. Nunn
: Saturday, February 01, 2003 10:21 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Shuttle down pessimism, reality, and not a joke NASA is warning people not to go near any pieces if found. There are enough people that believe in themselves more than civilization that NASA should also warn eBay

RE: Shuttle down pessimism, reality, and not a joke

2003-02-01 Thread Jim Sharkey
Gary L. Nunn wrote: I am sad for obvious reasons, but my fear is that there are those in congress and in the public that will use this disaster as justification to attack the space program - especially if there are ground injuries from the debris that fell into the town. CNN just said the town

RE: Shuttle down pessimism, reality, and not a joke

2003-02-01 Thread Kevin Tarr
At 10:41 AM 2/1/2003 -0500, you wrote: Gary L. Nunn wrote: I am sad for obvious reasons, but my fear is that there are those in congress and in the public that will use this disaster as justification to attack the space program - especially if there are ground injuries from the debris that fell

RE: Shuttle down pessimism, reality, and not a joke

2003-02-01 Thread Jim Sharkey
Kevin Tarr wrote: At 10:41 AM 2/1/2003 -0500, you wrote: I can't believe they feel it necessary to announce This is not a terrorist attack. Does the media just want to sell us a bill of fear, or have Americans gone so far off the paranoia deep end that they need to be reassured of this at all

RE: Shuttle down pessimism, reality, and not a joke

2003-02-01 Thread Gary L. Nunn
Kevin wrote... Um, Yes?! That was the first message I heard about that plane crash in NC. Where was your outrage then? Okay, I am apologizing right now if that remark, but still hitting send. What the heck are you talking about Kevin? ___

RE: Shuttle down pessimism, reality, and not a joke

2003-02-01 Thread Gautam Mukunda
--- Jim Sharkey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I can't believe they feel it necessary to announce This is not a terrorist attack. Does the media just want to sell us a bill of fear, or have Americans gone so far off the paranoia deep end that they need to be reassured of this at all times? Jim

RE: Shuttle down pessimism, reality, and not a joke

2003-02-01 Thread Jim Sharkey
Gautam Mukunda wrote: This is a new world. The _first_ thing I think of whenever I hear about any sort of disaster is if this is the next terrorist attack - because someday soon, it will be. Does this mean, then, that terrorism works? If we're afraid every day that every accident is

Re: Shuttle down pessimism, reality, and not a joke

2003-02-01 Thread Erik Reuter
On Sat, Feb 01, 2003 at 08:11:19AM -0800, Gautam Mukunda wrote: It was the first thing I thought of (because of the Israeli astronaut, and because it's such a natural target) Me too. But within the next couple paragraphs of the article I read it specified that contact was lost over Texas at

RE: Shuttle down pessimism, reality, and not a joke

2003-02-01 Thread Horn, John
From: Jim Sharkey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] I can't believe they feel it necessary to announce This is not a terrorist attack. Does the media just want to sell us a bill of fear, or have Americans gone so far off the paranoia deep end that they need to be reassured of this at all

RE: Shuttle down pessimism, reality, and not a joke

2003-02-01 Thread Kevin Tarr
At 10:59 AM 2/1/2003 -0500, you wrote: Kevin Tarr wrote: At 10:41 AM 2/1/2003 -0500, you wrote: I can't believe they feel it necessary to announce This is not a terrorist attack. Does the media just want to sell us a bill of fear, or have Americans gone so far off the paranoia deep end that

RE: Shuttle down pessimism, reality, and not a joke

2003-02-01 Thread John D. Giorgis
At 10:41 AM 2/1/2003 -0500 Jim Sharkey wrote: I can't believe they feel it necessary to announce This is not a terrorist attack. Does the media just want to sell us a bill of fear, or have Americans gone so far off the paranoia deep end that they need to be reassured of this at all times? Well,

RE: Shuttle down pessimism, reality, and not a joke

2003-02-01 Thread Gautam Mukunda
--- Jim Sharkey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does this mean, then, that terrorism works? If we're afraid every day that every accident is terrorism, it certainly suggests to this layman that despite our assertions to the contrary, terrorism is a viable strategy for our enemies. Jim Only if

RE: Shuttle down pessimism, reality, and not a joke

2003-02-01 Thread Kevin Tarr
At 11:17 AM 2/1/2003 -0500, you wrote: Gautam Mukunda wrote: This is a new world. The _first_ thing I think of whenever I hear about any sort of disaster is if this is the next terrorist attack - because someday soon, it will be. Does this mean, then, that terrorism works? If we're afraid

RE: Shuttle down pessimism, reality, and not a joke

2003-02-01 Thread John D. Giorgis
At 11:17 AM 2/1/2003 -0500 Jim Sharkey wrote: Does this mean, then, that terrorism works? In a word, Yes. Indeed, living in Washington, DC, the thought that I could be wiped out by an incident of nuclear or biological terrorism crosses my mind with regularity. If we're afraid every day

RE: Shuttle down pessimism, reality, and not a joke

2003-02-01 Thread Nick Arnett
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Jim Sharkey ... Does this mean, then, that terrorism works? If we're afraid every day that every accident is terrorism, it certainly suggests to this layman that despite our assertions to the

RE: Shuttle down pessimism, reality, and not a joke

2003-02-01 Thread Jim Sharkey
Gautam Mukunda wrote: --- Jim Sharkey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does this mean, then, that terrorism works? If we're afraid every day that every accident is terrorism, it certainly suggests to this layman that despite our assertions to the contrary, terrorism is a viable strategy for our enemies.

Re: Shuttle down pessimism, reality, and not a joke

2003-02-01 Thread Medievalbk
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RE: Shuttle down pessimism, reality, and not a joke

2003-02-01 Thread John D. Giorgis
At 08:58 AM 2/1/2003 -0800 Nick Arnett wrote: It only works if it succeeds in taking away our choices. As long as we choose to continue to be free to choose how we live our lives, then terrorism isn't working. On balance, I'd say that 9/11, in particular, is working somewhat, since we are

RE: Shuttle down pessimism, reality, and not a joke

2003-02-01 Thread Nick Arnett
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Erik Reuter ... Do we have any aerospace engineer lurkers here? What would happen if a piece of the shuttle wing had a structural failure (dent, crack, piece broken off, etc.) If the shuttle lost its

Re: Shuttle down pessimism, reality, and not a joke

2003-02-01 Thread Alberto Monteiro
Jim Sharkey wrote: I can't believe they feel it necessary to announce This is not a terrorist attack. Does the media just want to sell us a bill of fear, or have Americans gone so far off the paranoia deep end that they need to be reassured of this at all times? Yes. Is it likely that it

Re: Shuttle down pessimism, reality, and not a joke

2003-02-01 Thread Steve Sloan II
Jim Sharkey wrote: I can't believe they feel it necessary to announce This is not a terrorist attack. Does the media just want to sell us a bill of fear, or have Americans gone so far off the paranoia deep end that they need to be reassured of this at all times? The first massive shuttle

Re: Shuttle down pessimism, reality, and not a joke

2003-02-01 Thread Andrew Crystall
On 1 Feb 2003 at 11:14, Erik Reuter wrote: On Sat, Feb 01, 2003 at 08:11:19AM -0800, Gautam Mukunda wrote: It was the first thing I thought of (because of the Israeli astronaut, and because it's such a natural target) Me too. But within the next couple paragraphs of the article I read

Re: Shuttle down pessimism, reality, and not a joke

2003-02-01 Thread G. D. Akin
Have you flown recently? George A - Original Message - From: Jim Sharkey [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003 1:17 AM Subject: RE: Shuttle down pessimism, reality, and not a joke Gautam Mukunda wrote: This is a new world. The _first_ thing I think