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To: orkrious who wrote (4363)	11/8/2001 10:27:40 PM
From: Softechie	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 99280

Now that I would like to see the clip of Oliver North on Osama bin Laden. Senator, Would You Care To Comment? Finally, I recently received a rather stunning e-mail on the subject of how Ollie North viewed Osama bin Laden 15 years or so ago: "At a UNC lecture the other day, they played a video of Oliver North during the Iran-Contra deals during the Reagan administration. There was Ollie in front of God and country getting the third degree, grilled by some senator who asked him, 'Did you not recently spend close to $60,000 for a home security system?' Oliver replied, 'Yes I did, sir.' The senator continued, trying to get a laugh out of the audience: 'Isn't this just a little excessive?' 'No, sir,' continued Oliver. 'No? And why not?' 'Because the life of my family and I were threatened.' 'Threatened? By whom?' 'By a terrorist, sir.' 'Terrorist? What terrorist could possibly scare you that much?' 'His name is Osama bin Laden.' At this point, the senator tried to repeat the name, but couldn't pronounce it. A couple of people laughed at the attempt. Then the senator continued: 'Why are you so afraid of this man?' 'Because, sir, he is the most evil person alive that I know of.' 'And what do you recommend we do about him?' 'If it were me, I would recommend an assassin team be formed to eliminate him and his men from the face of the earth.' The senator disagreed with this approach, and that was all they showed of the clip. Fifteen years ago, the government was aware of bin Laden and his potential threat to the security of the world."

To: orkrious who wrote (4363)	11/9/2001 12:11:18 AM
From: Chuck Williams	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 99280

Two pics that represent the thread's attitude lately... eaglestation.com (in-fighting) eaglestation.com (befuddled by the market) Smile everybody, it's only money. Chuck

To: orkrious who wrote (4363)	11/9/2001 3:32:52 AM
From: LTK007	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 99280

Fleck at his best here<<The Quirk That Sank A Thousand Chips With the exception of 1999, which saw rampant speculation on the back of Y2K, semiconductor sales went nowhere during the last five years of the 1990s economic boom. It's interesting to note that from the fall of 1998 through the Sox's peak in the year 2000, the index ran from about 200 to 1200 on the back of this one good year. It was the movement in the Sox that has formed everyone's opinion about how wonderful these companies are, and about how they are supposedly early-cycle performers and all the other nonsense that passes for knowledge on Wall Street. That appears to be why these stocks can sell for such astronomical price-to-sales and price-to-earnings ratios and everyone still loves them. People should cut this chart out, tape it to their quote machines, and eyeball it good and hard when they feel the urge to buy semiconductor stocks. That doesn't mean that traders out there can't trade them from time to time, but anybody who wants to hold these stocks longer than a couple of hours is just asking for trouble.>>http://www.grantsinvestor.com