Hi Todd >Keith, > > > We've seen it plenty of times before, eh? What often happens next is > > that they pretend it didn't happen and come back a month or two later > > and do the same thing again, hit-and-run merchants. > >You're correct. But it takes all the fun out of it if nipped in the bud. >Much more entertaining to watch them swing in the wind on a rope of >their own choosing.
:-) I'm not sure I share your gruesome sense of entertainment. >Give 'em enough rope to hang themselves and most usually will. Let's see now, how does it go, the old refrain: as list-owner my first obligation is to the list itself and the issues it represents, my second obligation is to the individual members, until they put the first obligation at risk. As far as I'm concerned, what that means is that they're welcome to hang themselves if they want to but they should do it somewhere else. Meanwhile no word from Michael Jones. Sigh... Best Keith >Todd Swearingen > > >Hi Todd > > > >You could be right, I don't know. Maybe it's a genuine comment - what > >do the latest polls say about how many Americans still believe Saddam > >Hussein was linked to 9/11 and Al Qaeda and his WMD threatened the > >US? How long ago did we totally trash all that here, three years ago > >or was it four? > > > >But I'm not concerned about what he thinks or what he believes, you > >don't just simply ignore people who question what you've said. Or not > >here anyway. > > > >We've seen it plenty of times before, eh? What often happens next is > >that they pretend it didn't happen and come back a month or two later > >and do the same thing again, hit-and-run merchants. Best put a stop > >to it at the outset. > > > >It's an example, I'm not saying it applies to Michael. But he made a > >statement, it's been questioned, he should either support his > >statement or withdraw it. That's what he'd have to do if it was a > >face-to-face discussion among a group of people rather than a virtual > >group, and IMHO there shouldn't be any difference. > > > >Anyway, Thanksgiving, I hope you all had a good holiday - much to > >give thanks for, and much to grieve over too. Much to be done if > >there's not to be less of the first and more of the second this time > >next year. My very best wishes for that, and everybody else's too I'm > >sure. > > > >All best > > > >Keith > > > > > > > > > >>Hey Keith, > >> > >>Just let him stew over his own statement and mis-beliefs. You see, > >>people who make such remarks generally have nothing to back up their > >>words. But their hope is that others will say nothing and just let their > >>words stand, allowing a little more "doubt" to be spread amongst the few > >>gullible or uninformed people who might still remain. > >> > >>It's guerrilla tactics at best, knowing full well that the armory has > >>been empty for a very long time and that the last roll of hard tack was > >>just washed down with stale water. > >> > >>In this case, it's he who some sympathy should be extended towards. He > >>knows a sinking, worm-ridden ship when he sees one. Unfortunately he's > >>too proud to admit that he's been duped all along and still clings to > >>some hope that if he keeps his eyes closed tight for long enough that > >>reality will somehow be different. > >> > >>We should all wish him well with his folly on this holiday, as his rude > >>awakening is inevitably just around the corner. > >> > >>Todd Swearingen > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>>Michael Jones wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>And I feel sorry for anyone who believes this. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>Based on what, exactly? Anything more substantial than your opinion? > >>> > >>>Other list members have questioned you too. A response with some > >>>substance to it is required please. > >>> > >>>Keith Addison > >>>Journey to Forever > >>>KYOTO Pref., Japan > >>>http://journeytoforever.org/ > >>>Biofuel list owner > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>Keith Addison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article11112.htm > >>>> > >>>>Exclusive: Bush Plot To Bomb His Arab Ally > >>>> > >>>>Madness of war memo > >>>> > >>>>By Kevin Maguire And Andy Lines > >>>> > >>>>11/22/05 "The Mirror" -- -- PRESIDENT Bush planned to bomb Arab TV > >>>>station al-Jazeera in friendly Qatar, a "Top Secret" No 10 memo > >>>>reveals. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>><snip> _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
