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Nathan Gant wrote: Bruce has perfectly rational objections about launching plutonium in rockets. That would make a decent terrorist weapon -- blow up the Space Shuttle when it is a few miles in the air, with a large amount of plutonium on board. The Plutonium is encased in ceramic designed to withstand not only a in-flight explosion, but even a reentry, IIRC. Pat |
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Damon Hill ) wrote:
: (Eric Chomko) wrote in : : : Rand Simberg ) wrote: : : On Thu, 3 Mar 2005 18:48:28 +0000 (UTC), in a place far, far away, : : (Eric Chomko) made the phosphor on my : : monitor glow in such a way as to indicate that: : : : : But isn't China our most favored nation WRT trade? : : : No. Apparently you're as ignorant of the meaning of the phrase "most : : favored nation." : : What does it mean then? : http://www.itds.treas.gov/mfn.html Thanks. I believe the point is that despite China's human rights violations, as we see it, we grant a wavier every single year to allow them normal trade relations, formerly nation most favored WRT trade. Huh, I guess THAT really sends the message about our commitment to ending their communist ways and their human rights violations. Eric : --Damon |
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"Eric Chomko" wrote in message
... Thanks. I believe the point is that despite China's human rights violations, as we see it, we grant a wavier every single year to allow them normal trade relations, formerly nation most favored WRT trade. Huh, I guess THAT really sends the message about our commitment to ending their communist ways and their human rights violations. The only communists in China are some people in the government, and even then only on the outside |
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Rand Simberg ) wrote:
: On Thu, 03 Mar 2005 14:05:08 -0600, in a place far, far away, Pat : Flannery made the phosphor on my monitor glow in : such a way as to indicate that: : Marion Morrison wore one in the movie "The Green Berets", as you point out. : Of course, this guy wore one also: : http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9710/17/cuba.che/che.large.jpg : You have to admit that Che had the revolutionary look nailed 100%; : Yes, to the point that it's become chic for clueless college kids to : worship a brutal thug that they know nothing about. I guess it depends on which side of the revolution you're on. These are the same kids that buy gangsta rap records at 10 million copies a clip. Made folks like '50 Cent' worth a little more than that. Eric |
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Pat Flannery ) wrote:
: Rand Simberg wrote: : Yes, to the point that it's become chic for clueless college kids to : worship a brutal thug that they know nothing about. : : : He looked better that Fidel any day of the week; Fidel just looked : frumpy- he even tried the Che beret, but he just looked like he should : be reciting beat poetry in a Greenwich Village coffee house: : http://galizacig.org/imxact/2004/08/...tro_ruz320.jpg : There have been only a few bloodthirsty people who ever knew how to : dress well- here's another one...this outfit just oozes "African : Despot": http://us-africa.tripod.com/mobutu.jpg : Very few people can make leopard fur work for them, Mobuto was one; : Jacqueline Kennedy was another. : No matter what Idi Amin wore, he still looked like he should be standing : by the front door of the Kampala Hilton, doffing his hat to the arriving : guests: http://www.rnw.nl/informarn/assets/images/Idi-Amin.jpg Didn't Amin once survive an assassination attempt where a gernade hit him on the head and bounced forward killing his driver and leaving him unscathed. : Rand, we need a look that says "you" in no uncertain terms...that : defines the very essence of your character, as well as your politics and : overall world view...I'm thinking either this : http://www.erikssonstunnbrod.se/max/ming.gif : Or this: http://www.monstrula.de/filme/robotmonster/pic9.jpg :-D Looks like a villain from "Dr. Who" and one of the villain's evil henchman. Eric : Pat |
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Cecil Trotter ) wrote:
: There was also the little issue that they ended up being manufactured : in China... : Yeah, sort of like the coffee cup a buddy of mine gave me from his air : defense unit. The cup has an air defense logo on it with the the moto : "America's Shield" written under it. On the bottom of the cup, "Made in : China" When they start making US service medals in China, then that is the last straw! First it was Happy Meal toys from McDonalds and then slowly everything else. Eric |
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Rand Simberg ) wrote:
: On Thu, 03 Mar 2005 22:35:24 -0600, in a place far, far away, Pat : Flannery made the phosphor on my monitor glow in : such a way as to indicate that: : Rand, we need a look that says "you" in no uncertain terms...that : defines the very essence of your character, as well as your politics and : overall world view...I'm thinking either this : http://www.erikssonstunnbrod.se/max/ming.gif : Or this: http://www.monstrula.de/filme/robotmonster/pic9.jpg :-D : I and my fashion consultants will give it all the consideration that : it's due. Perhaps you should get the latter one on your birthday and then call it your birthday suit? Eric |
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Herb Schaltegger wrote:
In article , Douglas Berry wrote: Anything is better than the overseas cap I had to wear when in non-Airborne units (aka the "**** cap") Please don't mess with my traditions. I still have mine (several, in fact) from my Air Force days. Worse yet is the move to replace the Dixie Cup (AKA crackerjack AKA sailors hat) with the dammed beret. D. -- Touch-twice life. Eat. Drink. Laugh. -Resolved: To be more temperate in my postings. Oct 5th, 2004 JDL |
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Eric Chomko wrote: Thanks. I believe the point is that despite China's human rights violations, as we see it, we grant a wavier every single year to allow them normal trade relations, formerly nation most favored WRT trade. Huh, I guess THAT really sends the message about our commitment to ending their communist ways and their human rights violations. If they were ever to stop imports to the United States, our economy would collapse overnight; they have driven so many of our domestic manufactures out of business that we rely on them completely for all sorts of goods that we simply don't manufacture in the U.S. anymore, nor have the ability to quickly restart the manufacture of. They've got us by the balls, and our hearts and minds will follow. Or as Lenin put it; "You may count upon the capitalist to sell you the rope you're going to hang him with." The Russians are probably still banging their heads on the wall for not having figured this out; they opposed us ideologically, and militarily... when all they had to do to beat us was to buy us. Pat |
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