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To: Gottfried who wrote (54977)	11/1/2001 11:14:26 AM
From: michael97123	Respond to of 70976

OT This amazes me. Japan considering sending warships November 1, 2001 Posted: 8:44 AM EST (1344 GMT) If warships are sent, it will be the first time since World War II that Japanese troops will leave Japanese territory -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOKYO, Japan -- Japan is considering sending warships as logistical support for the U.S.-led military action in Afghanistan, a Japanese official said Thursday. Japanese officials have said Tokyo was considering whether to send a fleet of military vessels including one of Japan's four 7,250-ton Aegis destroyers to the Indian Ocean by the end of November, although no requests have been made from the U.S. The decision comes as Japan and the U.S. began talks in Tokyo to discuss plans concerning the non-combative role of elements of Japan Self-Defense Forces (SDF).

To: Gottfried who wrote (54977)	11/1/2001 1:06:36 PM
From: StanX Long	Respond to of 70976

Thanks for your support. Stan

To: Gottfried who wrote (54977)	11/1/2001 1:34:19 PM
From: Jacob Snyder	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 70976

Thanks for the charts. Both chip sales and semi-equip orders are now in the general range where they bottomed in 1996 and 1998. I expect no huge further drop in either, no matter how long or deep this recession is. The rate of decline in chip sales is slowing, it looks like a curve approaching an asymptote at about $9B. Semiequip orders are clearly not following the 1996 and 1998 pattern. No V-bottom. It's a U, or an L. Since the 1996 and 1998 patterns aren't being followed, perhaps we need to look at the pattern during the last recession (1990), or 1985. Anyone know where that data could be found?