On Sun, Dec 19, 2004 at 02:05:07AM -0500, Bryon Daly wrote:
One question first to see if I'm on the right page: if SS was
privatized and hooked into the stock market, that would mean that
my SS tax money would go into an account in my name and be invested
(somehow) in the market, and that the
On Sat, Dec 18, 2004 at 11:58:35PM -0500, Bryon Daly wrote:
I was disappointed I missed the Earthsea movie, but not so much,
anymore:
I turned it off after 10 minutes (having already reached for the remote
twice during those minutes and stopped, thinking, give it a few more
minutes, it HAS to
Nick wrote:
Tommy, has been sick a lot and became very dehydrated.
Please tell Julia we're thinking of her!
Jim
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... telling us about how Saddam wasn't that bad
As of 17 Feb 2003, less than a month before the US invasion, the Bush
administration had not made the argumment that a new government would
help the people of Iraq free themselves from a cruel dictatorship.
It made it later.
It looks to me
I would not describe live ammunition as sabre rattling.
Hmmm ... You will gain a better understanding of history if you do.
As is, the phrase is misleading.
Many governments, especially those run by evil men, attempt to
intimidate others by killing people. The phrase is sabre rattling,
but
IIRC, a general investment in an SP fund has outperformed most
other funds over the last 10 years.
Yes, over the last 10 years. But I think of my father. During his
lifetime, there was one period when the stock market was down for 20
years and another when it was down for more than 10
On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 11:39:33 -0500 (EST), Robert J. Chassell
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4. Overthrow the government of and establish a major US presence
in an Arab country so as to frighten the other Arab
dictatorships into greater efforts into policing against
enemies of
On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 12:14:58 -0500 (EST), Robert J. Chassell
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IIRC, a general investment in an SP fund has outperformed most
other funds over the last 10 years.
Yes, over the last 10 years. But I think of my father. During his
lifetime, there was one period
On Sun, Dec 19, 2004 at 03:19:38PM -0600, Gary Denton wrote:
SS reform is a huge and unnecessary boondoogle and payoff to the
favored finacial corporations.
How's that?
SS isn't in trouble
Wrong. SS has troubles. We have promised more in benefits than we
have currently set up the SS payroll
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In an appearance before Congress in February, when the controversy over
Janet Jacksons Super Bowl moment was at its height, Federal
Communications Commission chairman Michael Powell laid some startling
statistics on U.S. senators.
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I remember reading a long time ago that Saddam had quietly
informed the White House before the Kuwait invasion, and taken the
official silence as tacit consent. Any truth to this?
According to a partial transcript at
Ah, good ol' TOTSE. I haven't been there in a long time...
But I find interesting the segment which goes:
'We have no opinion on your Arab - Arab conflicts, such as your
dispute with Kuwait. Secretary (of State James) Baker has directed me to
emphasize the instruction, first given to Iraq in
Maru wrote:
Also, I remember reading a long time ago
that Saddam had quietly informed the White House before the Kuwait
invasion, and taken the official
silence as tacit consent. Any truth to this?
Yes.
Kuwait was almost _begging_ to be invaded: they stole oil
from Saddam, they stole
The below just posted at:
http://www.davidbrin.blogspot.com/
Ukraine levels of electoral fraud?
I am still hoping that much of the talk about election fraud in this
country is exaggerated. Certainly our lifetimes have never witnessed
so many dubious or outrageous twists, warpings and
From: Jim Sharkey [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Subject: RE: Julia's Tommy
Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2004 09:31:52 -0500 (EST)
Nick wrote:
Tommy, has been sick a lot and became very dehydrated.
Please tell Julia we're thinking of her!
And Tommy!
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Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 20:49:13 +0900
Travis Edmunds asked George A:
Next term I'm taking Major American Authors.
Do you know
--- Alberto Monteiro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Saddam asked gov.us if it was ok to invade Kuwait
and gov.us
gave him a dubious reply.
Alberto Monteiro
The only evidence we have for this is Saddam's own
claim. April Glaspie (the US Ambassador who
supposedly gave Saddam the okay to invade)
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everybody. I will
be on vacation and away from e-mail for a while. My
best to you and your families.
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Freedom is not free
http://www.mukunda.blogspot.com
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Ha! Foolish Gautam! Don't you know without your presence, Brin and
Ockrossa will be free to spew their hateful anti-American lies unimpeded?
But seriously, I concur. Jolly Holidays to everyone, be you celebrating
Christmas, Chanukkah, Kwanzaa, Ramadan, Winter-een-mas, Mithra's Day, or
Emperor
Gautam wrote:
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everybody. I will
be on vacation and away from e-mail for a while.
Baltimore area, I presume...
My best to you and your families.
Same to you Gautam, be safe. We'll keep the list warm for you. 8^)
--
Doug
In a message dated 12/19/2004 8:40:41 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
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Emperor Norton day
Ed Norton?
Ah. Google says no.
Thank you for letting me read about something I knew nothing of.
He would have made a great friend to William Topaz McGonagall.
Vilyehm
McGonagall? Any relation to Harry Potter's Professor of the same?
Ah. Google says no.
Thank you for letting me read of someone I probably would never have
heard of.
He woulda made a good companion to Emperor Norton I.
~Maru
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Thank you for letting me read about something
On Dec 19, 2004, at 6:25 AM, Erik Reuter wrote:
On Sat, Dec 18, 2004 at 11:58:35PM -0500, Bryon Daly wrote:
I was disappointed I missed the Earthsea movie, but not so much,
anymore:
I turned it off after 10 minutes (having already reached for the remote
twice during those minutes and stopped,
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