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Technology Stocks : 2000: Y2K Civilized Discussion -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: Hawkmoon who wrote (326)8/21/1999 10:47:00 PM
From: C.K. Houston  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 662
 
You know, dis-information is swinging both ways - BIG TIME. What a shame.

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... Szafran said the Navy report's contents have been exaggerated by a "right-wing" conspiracy theorist who gained access to a Navy Web site thought to be restricted to government officials and the military.

"It was accessed by a couple of extremists who are using it to their advantage to tell people to buy guns and go to the hills," Szafran said.

One extremist, Jim Lord, posted the report on his Web page ...
theadvocate.com

PORTRAIT OF AN "EXTREMIST":
y2ktimebomb.com

This was kinda funny, too. An email response from Clay Electric, who was listed on the Naval Report.

Subj: RE: Check out The Pentagon Papers of Y2K
Date: 8/20/99 7:01:11 AM Pacific Daylight Time
From: josteen@clayelectric.com (Jan O'Steen)
To: JHaral2197@aol.com ('JHaral2197@aol.com')

I have forwarded the information to our director who is responsible for our Y2K information.

Just to note: Many of the Electric companies listed were fictitous. Thank you.

Jan O'Steen josteen@clayelectric.com
greenspun.com

People on this particular forum have been identifying the names listed on that Naval Report, and can't determine these "fictitous" ones that Clay Electric is referring to. <ggg>

Cheryl