Re: [ZION] Afghanistan improved?

2002-12-18 Thread Marc A. Schindler
Jon Spencer wrote: > This is all fine and dandy, Marc, but you sidestepped my question. > > Do you drink beer? (And, while I'm at it, did you play Homer on the > series?) :-) > My promotion contract with Duff Inc. prohibits me from answering this question, on the advice of my legal counsel

Re: [ZION] Afghanistan improved?

2002-12-18 Thread Jon Spencer
, December 17, 2002 7:23 PM Subject: Re: [ZION] Afghanistan improved? More to the point, he's a *Hindu* Indian, as you can tell both from his name and from the way his wife dresses (there was an episode when his family and the Simpsons had dinner together). Pakistan and Bangladesh were both i

Re: [ZION] Afghanistan improved?

2002-12-18 Thread Jon Spencer
One of the things that I love about this list is that we can spat about one thread while we are kissing and hugging on another. Jon - Original Message - From: "Marc A. Schindler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 4:27

Re: [ZION] Afghanistan improved?

2002-12-18 Thread Jon Spencer
John W. Redelfs wrote: > Power corrupts, and absolute > power corrupts absolutely. Then, it must follow as night follows day that everyone on this list is lily white, since if any of us had any power we wouldn't have the time to spend on this email list! Jon /

Re: [ZION] Afghanistan improved?

2002-12-18 Thread George Cobabe
Message - From: "Rick Mathis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 8:27 AM Subject: Re: [ZION] Afghanistan improved? > At 11:17 PM 12/17/2002 -0900, the BLT wrote: > >It is true that Marc, like many Canadians, is a tad an

Re: [ZION] Afghanistan improved?

2002-12-18 Thread Rick Mathis
At 11:17 PM 12/17/2002 -0900, the BLT wrote: It is true that Marc, like many Canadians, is a tad anti-American. But believe me, there are a few here on the list that are pretty anti-Canadian too. But how could any rational man, having seen the brilliant documentary "Canadian Bacon" be otherwi

Re: [ZION] Afghanistan improved?

2002-12-18 Thread John W. Redelfs
George Cobabe favored us with: I am the new guy and perhaps I misunderstood when I read the rules, but I thought that politics was a taboo subject. If not, then this list will be very much more interesting, but nowhere near as uplifting as I was hoping. George, I think that a list can be uplift

Re: [ZION] Afghanistan improved?

2002-12-17 Thread Marc A. Schindler
More to the point, he's a *Hindu* Indian, as you can tell both from his name and from the way his wife dresses (there was an episode when his family and the Simpsons had dinner together). Pakistan and Bangladesh were both intended to be part of India when India was given its independence, but Ali J

Re: [ZION] Afghanistan improved?

2002-12-17 Thread Jon Spencer
Jim Cobabe wrote: > > Jon Spencer wrote: > --- > I have come to the conclusion that Marc was cheated by the Pakistani > owner of a convenience store in his neck of the woods! :-) > --- > > Sounds like a Simpsons episode. Actually, teh convenience store owner in the Simpsons is an Indian, but the

Re: [ZION] Afghanistan improved?

2002-12-17 Thread Marc A. Schindler
George Cobabe wrote: > Marc, the issue about the statement made by the Canadian about Pres Bush was > not the issue I was talking about. It was your general and specific distain > for American actions and motives in the international arena. Fair enough. I *do* disdain US actions and motives in

Re: [ZION] Afghanistan improved?

2002-12-17 Thread George Cobabe
please do not beat up on your neighbors to the south, because I, for one, will naturally react to your diatribes. Best wishes, George - Original Message - From: "Marc A. Schindler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 2:27 PM Su

Re: [ZION] Afghanistan improved?

2002-12-17 Thread Marc A. Schindler
George Cobabe wrote: > Marc, rather than start another political yelling match with you about the > USA and our policies, I will just say you are all screwed up and let it go > at that. > Okay. But I never did any yelling. No one ever proved me wrong on the last issue about the role of spokespe

Re: [ZION] Afghanistan improved?

2002-12-17 Thread George Cobabe
: "Marc A. Schindler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 12:05 PM Subject: Re: [ZION] Afghanistan improved? Jon Spencer wrote: > I have come to the conclusion that Marc was cheated by the Pakistani owner > of a convenience st

Re: [ZION] Afghanistan improved?

2002-12-17 Thread John W. Redelfs
Jon Spencer favored us with: First off, this probably belongs on lds-poll. And second, if you can even seriously entertain such ideas, it either says a Lott about you or a Lott about the country. Of course, it could be that my not being able to SERIOUSLY entertain such ideas may say a Lott about

Re: [ZION] Afghanistan improved?

2002-12-17 Thread Marc A. Schindler
The joke going around during Gulf War I, if I can call it that, was: "what movie has been banned by Saddam Hussein? Iraqnophobia, of course." ("Arachnophobia," a horror flick involving spiders, was in the movie theatres about that time). Stacy Smith wrote: > You should have said we are between Ir

Re: [ZION] Afghanistan improved?

2002-12-17 Thread Marc A. Schindler
Doh! The character you're thinking of isn't Pakistani. He can't be, since he's Hindu. Ya can't hit the targets if ya can't see 'em Jim Cobabe wrote: > Jon Spencer wrote: > --- > I have come to the conclusion that Marc was cheated by the Pakistani > owner of a convenience store in his neck of

Re: [ZION] Afghanistan improved?

2002-12-17 Thread Marc A. Schindler
Jon Spencer wrote: > I have come to the conclusion that Marc was cheated by the Pakistani owner > of a convenience store in his neck of the woods! :-) Marc, while I agree > that Pakistan is not the country to model our society after and that there > are many distinct factions operating within

Re: [ZION] Afghanistan improved?

2002-12-17 Thread Stacy Smith
You should have said we are between Iraq and a hard place. Lol. Stacy. At 10:15 AM 12/17/2002 -0500, you wrote: I have come to the conclusion that Marc was cheated by the Pakistani owner of a convenience store in his neck of the woods! :-) Marc, while I agree that Pakistan is not the country

RE: [ZION] Afghanistan improved?

2002-12-17 Thread Jim Cobabe
Jon Spencer wrote: --- I have come to the conclusion that Marc was cheated by the Pakistani owner of a convenience store in his neck of the woods! :-) --- Sounds like a Simpsons episode. Come to think of it, perhaps we could draw some interesting and instructive parallels between Homer and hi

Re: [ZION] Afghanistan improved?

2002-12-17 Thread Jon Spencer
I have come to the conclusion that Marc was cheated by the Pakistani owner of a convenience store in his neck of the woods! :-) Marc, while I agree that Pakistan is not the country to model our society after and that there are many distinct factions operating within the government, often at odds

Re: [ZION] Afghanistan improved?

2002-12-17 Thread Jon Spencer
John W. Redelfs wrote: > Anyway, if it is true the Bush, Sr. helped create a market for Afghan > opium, it would explain why that market and distribution system remains > intact after a Bush, Jr. victory. > > I'm sure this is just a pack of lies told about our honorable leaders. At > least I hope

Re: [ZION] Afghanistan improved?

2002-12-17 Thread Marc A. Schindler
I don't think it matters (to me, anyway) whether it was deliberate or not. The people in central and SW Afghanistan in particular have little choice, as there is no economic alternative for them. One could just as easily say this is the "free market" at work without the help of the CIA. I *do* beli

Re: [ZION] Afghanistan improved?

2002-12-16 Thread John W. Redelfs
Marc A. Schindler favored us with: Contrary to what seems to be the general impression in the U.S. that Afghanistan has improved with the overthrow of the Taliban regime, there are signs that the ancien regime has returned -- the "Northern Alliance" was, of course, nothing but the original gang of