Hello Maurice, <<America, France, Japan are outraged, blah, blah, blah, whine, whine, whine, like a fleet of Korean CDMA licensees>> Yes, it is getting harder to spot the issues disguised by the noise. Let me give it a try, and you see if a pattern emerges:
Message 18129194 “Bush tough talk backfired on Nkorea … With their announcement Wednesday, the North Koreans appear to be adopting "nuclear bee-sting" theory as their deterrent strategy as well. In poker-playing terms, it is unlikely to be a bluff”
Message 18129195 “The explosive used in the Bali bomb attack could have come from supplies handed over to the Mujahideen by the CIA during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan”
Message 18129196 “France provided Iraq with aircraft to launch AMDs”
Message 18129199 “United States handing over caches of weapons to warlords as Afghan military struggles”
Message 18129200 “Hezbollah trying to obtain long-range missiles”
Message 18129202 "Russia and China said to aid North Korea nuclear programme"
Message 18129203 "Israelis kill 8 Palestinians in cold blood"
Message 18129204 "Senate OKs biggest defense increase in decades"
… and reminders of what happened in the near and far past:
Message 18129206 "South Korea captures suspected North Korean sub"
prop1.org "7. N. Korea: U.S. Used Banned Weapons"
wwwa.house.gov “America is concerned By: U.S. Congressman Bob Schaffer When China is massing hundreds of ballistic missiles near Taiwan for attack, America is concerned. When China threatens to attack the United States if we defend the integrity of Taiwan, America is concerned. When China is building three new types of long-range ballistic missiles capable of attacking the United States and casts the shadow of militarism over the Far East, America is concerned.”
Message 18129226 "China Prepares To Test New ICBM"
Message 18129230 “Seoul (AFP) November 21, 1999 -The United states faces the difficult task of allowing South Korea to extend its missile range while trying to lock the Stalinist North into to a missile test ban, diplomatic sources said.”
Message 18129238 "N.Korea Accuses US Of Double Standards"
Message 18129250 "The Arrogance of Power: Bush's Global Crusade and Its Calamities"
Hello again, Maurice, I failed to see a pattern. Do you?
Chugs, Jay |