One nation under guard (San Francisco Bay Guardian)
<< The marines say the exercise, dubbed Urban Warrior Advanced Warfighting Experiment, is designed to teach the armed forces how to distribute humanitarian aid to a big city after a disaster. But a Bay Guardian review of hundreds of pages of military documents, obtained through public records requests, from the Marine Corps' Web site, and from the Alameda County Public Library, reveals a very different mission.
The Marine Corps' plans for the invasion reveal that Urban Warrior is designed to give marines practice in seizing control of urban areas -- including taking over food and water supplies, utilities, and communications systems. And statements and articles by military leaders suggest that the armed forces are preparing themselves to contain popular uprisings -- including uprisings in U.S. cities. >>
sfbg.com
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Is the Y2K problem licked? High-profile gurus disagree (Kansas City Star)
<< Chicken Little is dead, says the computer programmer who first told the world the sky would fall in the Year 2000.
But reports of his death may be greatly exaggerated, according to two other Y2K watchers. >>
kcstar.com
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Morning Lorne,
I guess we can still pick the Y2K scenario we want to believe in ... Or we can average the two, I guess.
:-))
John
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