On Thursday, February 13, 2003, at 05:45 PM, R. A. Hettinga wrote:
Heck, go read some Patrick O'Brien Jack Aubrey Books. The Royal Navy
earned its own keep with prizes, etc., until long after the
Napoleonic wars...
Come to think of it, the rise of book-entry settlement cooincides
nicely with
These guys were probably CIA. Now, since they are non-uniformed
and not carrying arms visibly, and not engaged in hostilities
qualifying under the Geneva Convetions, they are enemy
combatants. They don't fall under the Geneva Conventions since
they were not in qualifying hostilities. The
At 10:28 AM -0500 on 2/14/03, Patrick Chkoreff wrote:
How would you distinguish the actions of the Royal Navy from those of
ordinary pirates? Just prettier uniforms, better weaponry, and a bitch
back in London with a crown on her head, or what?
Sounds about right to me.
:-)
Seriously,
Steve wrote quoting:
PAUL KRUGMAN
And though you don't hear much about it in the U.S. media, a
lack of faith
in Mr. Bush's staying power a fear that he will wimp out in
the aftermath
of war, that he won't do what is needed to rebuild Iraq is
a large factor
in the growing rift
the
countries they beat in war) to the present day. Actually, it occurs to me
that the only people who still believe this may be Americans.
From: Lucky Green [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: The Wimps of War
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2003 01:21:18 -0800
Steve wrote quoting
On Wednesday, February 12, 2003, at 08:39 AM, Thomas Shaddack wrote:
And this matters how? Why would Bush, or for that matter the
Europeans,
care about rebuilding (what?) in Iraq? Other than the minimum
investments required to prevent the population from rising up against
their future leaders,
And this matters how? Why would Bush, or for that matter the Europeans,
care about rebuilding (what?) in Iraq? Other than the minimum
investments required to prevent the population from rising up against
their future leaders, why should the U.S. concern itself with making
investments in Iraq
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At 1:21 AM -0800 on 2/12/03, Lucky Green wrote:
And this matters how? Why would Bush, or for that matter the
Europeans, care about rebuilding (what?) in Iraq? Other than the
minimum investments required to prevent the population from rising
up
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Steve wrote quoting: PAUL KRUGMAN
And though you don't hear much about it in the U.S. media,
a lack of faith in Mr. Bush's staying power a fear that
he will wimp out in the aftermath of war, that he won't do
what is needed to rebuild Iraq is a large factor in the
growing rift