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To: E. Charters who wrote (78545)	10/16/2001 6:47:57 PM
From: Stephen O	Respond to of 116957

At least you don't have to worry about phone tapping until the end of year when Canada's parliament will approve new anti terrorist legislation. It might be all over by then anyway, well Afghanistan will be. Is it possible that the poor man who died thought the white powder might be cocaine and took a big sniff to get the anthrax down into his lungs.

To: E. Charters who wrote (78545)	10/16/2001 9:29:39 PM
From: d:oug	Respond to of 116957

or, The Skunk at the Garden Party made me do it. no, not the Devil, Chatters, as in the Devil hesitates before taken a step towards me, as we understand each other, but Chatters, well, i understand Chatters, and Chatters, well "its a work in progress" for Chatters to understand himself. Yes, it hard for everyone except i to know, that work Chatters is engaged with, is it something he is building, or is it something like a crash site, that Chatters is trying to re-built yes, quite a mess, and need a Hint, yes, ok but sorry, its that answer to the "How are cheap hotdogs made." as if i tell you, then for those few "off" folks who enjoy the posts of Chatters, as i think there is one out there, or is it me? well... point made(i hope) Now i looked into the following Gata Bill info and found eXtra. groups.yahoo.com "When trouble arises and things look bad, there is always one individual who perceives a solution and is willing to take command. Very often, that individual is crazy[Chatters]." --Anonymous" ... noises and cries of "wimps!" and "weenies!" filled the air. Who were these barbarians? A confederation of intellectual freebooters, empowered by the internet, intermittently and loosely linked under the "GATA" banner (Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee, www.gata.org) and united in their conviction that the market for the metal under discussion in Denver is rigged by an unholy alliance of governments, central banks and bullion bankers. The Chairman and founder of GATA is Wild Bill Murphy, the patron of Le Metropole Café (www.lemetropolecafe.com), an internet clearinghouse for unconventional investment commentary with gold la spécialité de la maison. Murphy is a former wide receiver for the Boston Patriots and commodities trader with a messianic complex, a flair for promotion and limitless reserves of energy. He also has an unerring propensity to offend nearly everyone, friend and foe alike, with intemperate language and off-the-cuff pronouncements. ...ruly, wacky and ill-mannered the GATA mob may be, but dumb they most assuredly are not. (OK, maybe some are. They know who they are.) Indeed, it is becoming increasingly obvious that some of the best thinking on matters affecting the gold sector is now being done outside the cloister in this anarchic tumult. ... [the] Howe Lawsuit was the skunk at the garden party. No one at the Denver conference, outside a few renegades who recognized each other by their secret handshake, acknowledged its existence or the implications it holds for the industry. Why not? Principal reasons appear to include the following: 1. The Murphy Factor. Mention Murphy's name... and you immediately develop a terminal case of cooties... 2. Mootness. Following September 11, the lawsuit... 3. Fear of Reprisal. This is legitimate and understandable. The opposition is powerful, ruthless and highly motivated. There are ways to move discreetly, however. Not everyone... 4. Grave Dancing. In the wake of September 11, it is unseemly to be suing the government. Unseemly perhaps, but necessary nonetheless... 5. Free Riding. It was amusing to hear the Steering Committee fret about a free rider problem relative to... 6. Intellectual Vacuity. Some producers simply don't get it. We need not break the proverbial pick on these; time and the market will sort them out. Eventually smart people will replace stupid people if capital ever returns to the sector... A Reach Too Far:...