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To: TobagoJack who wrote (30616)	4/2/2003 3:33:17 AM
From: elmatador	Read Replies (1) of 74559

That's exactly what I wrote Mar. 31st. Message 18775792 SARS scare is overblown. Jay, fear is the ultimate motivator. When in fear people stop arguing or thinking rationally. There is in fact a virus more nasty than the usual ones around here. The truth on how much virulent than the garden variety ones this one will only be known in about three months. Here is my take. Knowing that Singapore and HK are swarming with foreign expats: 1) A company full of costly expats with contracts expiring, say, December 31st, 2003, finds a way to get rid of them without breaching their contracts by claiming Force Majeure and use this virus scare to quarantine a few, after the HR dept. bombs them regulalry with precautions and advices. 2) Governments -being who they are- love to use an unexpected level of fear to divert the people's attention to a foreign threat. Quite popular in a Bust and recessionary times. See, this virus fits the bill nicely. Take off your mask. Open that window overlooking the sea down there, take a deep breath and relax I can build a list for you: 1) Mad Cow Desease 2) Global warming 3) Ozone Layer hole and and

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