RE: Someone Must Tell Them

2006-11-21 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 07:03 PM Tuesday 11/21/2006, Dan Minette wrote: -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard Baker Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 4:13 PM To: Killer Bs Discussion Subject: Re: Someone Must Tell Them It is rather strange to see a

Re: Heroes mid-season climax tonight

2006-11-21 Thread jdiebremse
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Robert Seeberger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Actually the series works like this: The season is sectioned into 3 pods. The first pod, Episodes 1 through 11 are one story. Episodes 12 through 18 tell another section of the story. Finally Episodes 19 through 23 will be

Iraq Re: Someone Must Tell Them

2006-11-21 Thread jdiebremse
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], pencimen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 1993 (Oct.): Killing of U.S. soldiers in Somalia. etc. And how does that 13+ years of attacks compare to just the last month in Iraq? I dunno, how many Iraqis did the US kill last month? And how many Iraqis did Iraqis kill? JDG

Re: Someone Must Tell Them

2006-11-21 Thread jdiebremse
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], pencimen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Whereas some of us see that as a subset of the threat posed by militant Islamic extremists in general. And while AQ staged the most successful attack on US soil in Sep 2001, the threat is worldwide. And still others of us see

Re: Someone Must Tell Them

2006-11-21 Thread jdiebremse
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Richard Baker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm all for bombing the crap out of bad guys and killers, and showing fools just exactly what they are. It is kinda hard to do that when you cower in fear and/or harbor illusions about what it is you fear. But that is the

Re: Someone Must Tell Them

2006-11-21 Thread jdiebremse
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Robert Seeberger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When it becomes plain that the whole idea of terror is to scare someone, then a look at our *rhetorical* reactions shows that we are not stiffening our spines and holding our jaws up sufficiently. And what happens when the

Re: Someone Must Tell Them

2006-11-21 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 09:58 PM Tuesday 11/21/2006, jdiebremse wrote: --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], pencimen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Whereas some of us see that as a subset of the threat posed by militant Islamic extremists in general. And while AQ staged the most successful attack on US soil in Sep 2001, the

Iran Re: Someone Must Tell Them

2006-11-21 Thread jdiebremse
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Ritu [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And why do reports about Iran's nuclear program [any of them, from those which claim disaster looms a few months ahead to those which claim that nuclear capability is nearly a decade away]cause such a lot of alarm? Our intelligence said

Re: Someone Must Tell Them

2006-11-21 Thread jdiebremse
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Robert Seeberger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think it is likely you missed a few. But even including a lot extra just for overkill, how many does that add up to? Compared to 300,000,000 Americans and 6,000,000,000 people worldwide. Looking at the numbers it *is*

RE: Iraq Re: Someone Must Tell Them

2006-11-21 Thread Ritu
JDG wrote: And how does that 13+ years of attacks compare to just the last month in Iraq? I dunno, how many Iraqis did the US kill last month? Who knows? You guys don't do body counts when you are doing the killing. And how many Iraqis did Iraqis kill? Again, who knows? And

RE: Someone Must Tell Them

2006-11-21 Thread Ritu
JDG wrote: Why are so many Americans so afraid? This strikes me as classic generational arrogance - the old saw that *our generation* dealt with threats much more sensibly than the young'uns out there. Only if you are viewing it from a purely American perspective and are under the

Re: Someone Must Tell Them

2006-11-21 Thread pencimen
JDG wrote: So, if I understand you correctly, your favored strategy in dealing with Al Qaeda would be to: -Withdraw immediately from Iraq I'd give it six months, withdrawing gradually. -Cease all aid to Israel, Egypt, Turkey, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and the Persian Gulf States

RE: Iran Re: Someone Must Tell Them

2006-11-21 Thread Ritu
JDG wrote: And why do reports about Iran's nuclear program [any of them, from those which claim disaster looms a few months ahead to those which claim that nuclear capability is nearly a decade away]cause such a lot of alarm? Our intelligence said that the DPRK was a nearly a decade

Re: Someone Must Tell Them

2006-11-21 Thread pencimen
JDG wrote: Sorry, but does anyone remember the red scare, McCarthyism, the missile gap, air raid drills in schools, backyard nuclear shelters, the Sputnik gap, We Will Bury You, the domino theory, managed decline, etc.? Yet throughout that period human rights advanced, transparency

Re: Someone Must Tell Them

2006-11-21 Thread pencimen
Ronn! wrote: And should we conclude with all 300 million of us chanting in unison There is no G-d but Allah and . . . ? I'd just as soon we concluded there is no God, period, but I know we're not mature enough for that. Doug ___

Re: Someone Must Tell Them

2006-11-21 Thread Robert G. Seeberger
On 11/21/2006 10:10:09 PM, jdiebremse ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Robert Seeberger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When it becomes plain that the whole idea of terror is to scare someone, then a look at our *rhetorical* reactions shows that we are not stiffening our

Re: Heroes mid-season climax tonight

2006-11-21 Thread Robert Seeberger
- Original Message - From: jdiebremse [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 8:33 PM Subject: Re: Heroes mid-season climax tonight --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Robert Seeberger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Actually the series works

Re: Someone Must Tell Them

2006-11-21 Thread Robert Seeberger
- Original Message - From: jdiebremse [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 10:18 PM Subject: Re: Someone Must Tell Them --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Robert Seeberger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think it is likely you missed a

Re: Someone Must Tell Them

2006-11-21 Thread Charlie Bell
On 22/11/2006, at 3:10 PM, jdiebremse wrote: --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Robert Seeberger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When it becomes plain that the whole idea of terror is to scare someone, then a look at our *rhetorical* reactions shows that we are not stiffening our spines and holding our