Erik Reuter wrote:
Ummm, the US military was busy in Afghanistan? And then it was summer,
unsuitable for war in Iraq. Now it is getting to be cold in Iraq. Good
for soldiers wearing protection from chemical weapons.
The diplomatic efforts, those we see taking place right now, could have
begun
On Sun, Oct 13, 2002 at 07:19:14AM -0700, Doug wrote:
No, but that goes for dozens of countries accross the globe, many of
whose living conditions are worse than those in Iraq. Is the
state/situation in Ethiopia something that you want to continue?
Erik Reuter wrote:
On Sun, Oct 13, 2002 at 07:19:14AM -0700, Doug wrote:
No, but that goes for dozens of countries accross the globe, many of
whose living conditions are worse than those in Iraq. Is the
state/situation in Ethiopia something that you want to continue?
On Sun, Oct 13, 2002 at 08:52:41AM -0700, Doug wrote:
But what truly lawful grounds do we have for messing with Iraq? To be
lawful any action would have to be sanctioned by some official body
such as the UN or NATO.
Iraq's government has broken numerous treaty provisions and defied UN
At 12:11 13-10-2002 -0400, Erik Reuter wrote:
But what truly lawful grounds do we have for messing with Iraq? To be
lawful any action would have to be sanctioned by some official body
such as the UN or NATO.
Iraq's government has broken numerous treaty provisions and defied UN
Erik Reuter wrote:
On Sun, Oct 13, 2002 at 08:52:41AM -0700, Doug wrote:
But what truly lawful grounds do we have for messing with Iraq? To be
lawful any action would have to be sanctioned by some official body
such as the UN or NATO.
Iraq's government has broken numerous treaty provisions
On Sun, Oct 13, 2002 at 12:31:20PM -0700, Doug wrote:
Erik Reuter wrote:
Iraq's government has broken numerous treaty provisions and defied UN
resolutions.
But the last time I checked no one had appointed the U.S. judge, jury
and executioner.
Self-appointed, by virtue of having been
On Sun, Oct 13, 2002 at 12:31:20PM -0700, Doug wrote:
Erik Reuter wrote:
Iraq's government has broken numerous treaty provisions and defied UN
resolutions.
But the last time I checked no one had appointed the U.S. judge, jury
and executioner.
Self-appointed, by virtue of having been
At 10:10 PM 10/10/2002 -0700 Doug wrote:
Blatant, shameful, obvious... but he's got Congress sniffing his arse.
What a sorry act.
What really upset me though was the mushroom cloud imagery invoked the
other night.
The only think that is shameful is the ability of some Democrats to
--- d.brin wrote:
snippage
There is another explanation for those poor test
comparisons. Many
other countries encourage rote memorization of
facts. We consider
that to be a gross and evil use of students' minds.
In US schools, the
emphasis is on process and on class discussions and
In a message dated 10/9/2002 10:39:36 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Please verify this got posted.
Posted and read from top to bottom.
There's too much dog waggin from all three parties involved involved in
trying to gain or keep power.
GOP
Dem
ABC, CBS, NBC,
Dr. Brin wrote:
There is another explanation for those poor test comparisons. Many
other countries encourage rote memorization of facts. We consider
that to be a gross and evil use of students' minds. In USschools, the
emphasis is on process and on class discussions and on encouraging
Julia Thompson wrote:
But the reinforcement of this quality by the educational
system probably
didn't hurt. :)
Oh, I agree. Besides, I'd imagine that it'd be far less frustrating. It
*does* get annoying when certain values are introduced to you in glowing
terms but putting them in practice
Ritu said:
Do Brits really have this blood-thirsty a reputation? I thought the
national stereotype was 'phlegmatic, restrained and proper'.
This paradox is illustrated by a statement a man in London said when
the Argentinians invaded the Falklands.
Have they been watching too much of our
David said:
Have they been watching too much of our telly? We're a piratical,
warrior people. How do you think a tiny island dominated half the
world? I really feel sorry for the poor Argies.
Having an industrial revolution before anyone else helped the British to
dominate the world, of
In a message dated 10/10/2002 12:37:57 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Only Brits volunteered.
But the Welsh had all the good songs.
[I'm still trying to figure out how and where in an Uplift story we can have
a Hoon chorus sing Men of Harlech, in full uniform, and
This is not true. The Tornado was a joint project of Britain, Germany
and Italy and is in service with all of their airforces. The RAF also
fly the Tornado F.3, a fighter variant (it doesn't have any proper
fighters). You may be thinking of the RAF's role in the Gulf War, in
which Tornado pilots
d.brin wrote:
On a separate matter, let me weigh in with an opinion that the present
Iraq frenzy is the most blatant 'wag the dog' I have ever seen.
Blatant, shameful, obvious... but he's got Congress sniffing his arse.
What a sorry act.
What really upset me though was the mushroom
I'd be interested in what Dr. Brin has to say about the dumbing down of
education in america, how we went from the top in math and science to
dead last.
Classic essay:
http://www.cantrip.org/gatto.html
Other interesting articles about the dumbing down of america:
The Fool wrote:
I'd be interested in what Dr. Brin has to say about the dumbing down of
education in america, how we went from the top in math and science to
dead last.
I had observed this in about 1992, when I noticed that _all_
technical jobs that required math were taken by immigrants.
In a message dated 10/9/2002 3:31:41 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I'd be interested in what Dr. Brin has to say about the dumbing down of
education in america, how we went from the top in math and science to
dead last.
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