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To: kodiak_bull who wrote (9824)	10/22/2001 3:45:08 PM
From: Second_Titan	Respond to of 23153

My sentiments exactly, my opinion is that the vast majority of us practice our faith every day, to live free in a secular democratic liberal society. Presently war has been declared on our religion and I dont recall anyone establishing rules of the game to include time outs. Hit em hard during prayers and every other opportunity.

To: kodiak_bull who wrote (9824)	10/22/2001 3:46:21 PM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 23153

Some nasty weaponry... SECRET WEAPONS: Sting-ray weapon could be used against Taliban AMERICAN forces in Afghanistan may use top-secret weapons in the war against Osama Bin Laden's Al-Qaeda organisation. New weapons, such as stealth helicopters and "directed energy weapons", which drive off approaching infantry with painful rays, are already in the arsenal of military planners as they attempt to track down and destroy the Al-Qaeda forces. Up to $500 billion has been spent in 20 years on such weapons as part of what are known as "black projects". For the fight against the Taliban and Al-Qaeda, silent helicopter technology would be of the greatest benefit to frontline forces. The American military has worked for about 20 years on at least two helicopter projects. One is ultra-quiet, the other so stealthy that Stinger missiles would be unable to lock on to them. There was a glimpse of the technology in 1988 when a unit of secretly converted US army Bell OH-58D helicopters, stealth-modified and heavily armed, was deployed to the Persian Gulf off American frigates to protect commercial shipping from Iranian fast-attack boats. US sources say that at least one of the helicopters had a seat lashed to its side to allow a soldier with a silenced sniper rifle to shoot Iranian Revolutionary Guards on the decks of oil platforms being used as bases for the attacks. Military scientists have also been working on a "reactive skin", enabling aircraft to change colour to blend into their background - a visual stealth to add to the radar and infrared kind already in place on the F-117A stealth fighter and the B-2A stealth bomber. Yet another innovation is a millimetre-wave ray, developed in the past 10 years at a cost of about $40m. It is intended to heat moisture in the outer skin enough to sting surrounding tissue like scalding water. It is said to cause no lasting damage.

To: kodiak_bull who wrote (9824)	10/22/2001 3:52:55 PM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 23153

On a Lighter Note... SPAMTHRAX — CONTRACTING ANTHRAX VIA EMAIL Also Information on Net Evacuation, Bayer's Production of e-Cipro Washington, D.C. (SatireWire.com) — The FBI today did not issue an alert for electronically disseminated anthrax, also known as "spamthrax," because anthrax cannot be propagated through email. However, that will likely not stop panic-stricken thousands, who freaked after viewing the headline above, from spreading a rumor that the Internet has been evacuated. Fearing infection, many of these same people have already warned friends and colleagues not to open email attachments. Others, meanwhile, shut down their computers before reading even this far, and as a result they will not see the following paragraphs explaining that there is no such thing as spamthrax. "Spamthrax? What the hell is spamthrax?" asked David Kalidis, spokesman for anti-virus software maker Symantec. "No, there is no such thing as spamthrax, so no, we will not be offering an update to address it. Who would fall for that, anyway?" Kalidis was reminded that hundreds of thousands of people clicked on attachments that actually contained the Anna Kournikova worm. "OK, who other than them?" Kaladis said. Meanwhile, Bayer spokeswoman Serena Farde confirmed the pharmaceutical giant was not working on e-Cipro, a binary form of the antibiotic Cipro, because there is no product called e-Cipro, and no need to produce one. However, thousands of computer owners who saw the reference to e-Cipro in the subheadline have already bombarded Bayer with requests for the digital drug. "I haven't checked lately, but I'm not aware of any requests," said Farde. "OK, I'll look now, but this is sil... oh God, I've got 3,000 messages. Who are these people?" Farde was reminded that an asthmatic woman in California, fearing contamination, recently went to the emergency room. Her symptoms: shortness of breath. "I better call a press conference," Farde sighed. The spamthrax contagion also did not spread to Washington, where FBI director Robert Mueller said no one at the agency's National Infrastructure Protection Center was currently tracking down biocyberterrorists producing spamthrax because, he insisted, no such threat exists. "What is a biocyberterrorist?" Mueller asked. "I can't believe anyone would be stupid enough to even threaten to send anthrax by email." Mueller was reminded that: ¤ A Canadian woman, angry at a store cashier over the price of a purchase, recently claimed the credit card she had just handed over had anthrax on it. ¤ Also that two Mississippians told onlookers that flour used to outline a road race course were actually anthrax. ¤ Also that in 1998, a California man called police and claimed anthrax was in his building, apparently in an effort to get out of work early. ¤ Also that... "All right all right," said Mueller. "I get the point." Mueller added that he would squash the issue with a preemptive press release declaring that anthrax cannot be spread through email — a statement that will be picked up by the media and given a headline such as "FBI Downplays Spamthrax Threat: Emails Believed to Be Safe for Now." As a result, see beginning of this story. Copyright © 2001, SatireWire. satirewire.com

To: kodiak_bull who wrote (9824)	10/22/2001 5:13:49 PM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 23153

More on Ramadan... Message 16540640

To: kodiak_bull who wrote (9824)	10/22/2001 5:47:55 PM
From: Telemarker	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 23153

"Are The Terrorists Winning?" Man, the plastic sure has been put to the test around here the last couple of weeks vis-a-vis this "war" thing. Are the troublemakers gone now <g>? Anyhow, I thought this was highly relevant: financialsense.com "The sad truth is, wherever Moslems are found in large numbers there is violence, butchery and destruction against non-Moslems. This has to be admitted." "We ought to take a closer look at Islam. Perhaps the Koran is a beautiful book, as we have been told. Or maybe it reflects a barbarian mindset. If the news from Malaysia, Indonesia, Pakistan, Nigeria, Sudan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia suggests anything at all, it is that we have a problem." _________________________ Open the out-of-bounds ski gates, but close the borders (if it's possible) T

To: kodiak_bull who wrote (9824)	10/23/2001 10:13:28 AM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 23153

Smart use of tax dollars best boost for national security... siliconvalley.com

To: kodiak_bull who wrote (9824)	10/24/2001 8:26:24 AM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 23153

"If the focus on the market were to continue to go up even with bad news, that would indicate to me we're going to recover," said Phil Dow, stock market strategist at Dain Rauscher Wessels. For now, it's probably too early to call a bull market, but the stage is almost set for one, according to First Albany's Johnson. Aggressive interest-rate cuts by the Federal Reserve - nine this year, setting a target for short-term rates not seen since the Kennedy administration - have helped put enough money in people's pockets to spark purchases of stocks and goods, fueling markets and the economy at the same time. money.cnn.com