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To: Keith Feral who wrote (109897)	12/26/2001 1:37:16 PM
From: Jon Koplik	Respond to of 152472

Off topic : (From Reuters) -- latest on "shoe bomber." December 26, 2001 Shoe Bomber Suspect Is Called "a Briton Lured by Extremists" By REUTERS Filed at 11:51 a.m. ET LONDON (Reuters) - A man suspected of trying to blow up a transatlantic airliner with explosives hidden in his shoes was a British convert to Islam who almost certainly did not act alone, the head of his London mosque said Wednesday. The suspect, who was carrying a British passport in the name of Richard Reid when he boarded a Miami-bound flight in Paris, worshipped at the Brixton mosque in south London before falling in with Muslim extremists, its chairman Abdul Haqq Baker said. Reid was forcibly subdued by flight attendants and fellow-passengers Saturday when he lit a match and appeared to be trying to set his shoes on fire. Baker said he was convinced there were other militants behind him, using him as a guinea pig in a new terror operation. ``The way he tried to commit this act shows his gullibility,'' Baker told reporters in Brixton. ``He was sent as a tester. We here at the center honestly believe there are more serious things to come and we have told the police that. ``I would say he was very, very impressionable.'' The FBI also thinks Reid's ``shoe bombs'' were sophisticated enough to suggest he had an accomplice, The Boston Globe reported Tuesday. Establishing whether the suspect acted alone has been a main focus of the FBI investigation. He said Reid, who was known to him as Abdel Rahim, was recruited by militants in London's Muslim community. ``If they have got the likes of Rahim, there are a lot more and we are very concerned about that,'' Baker said. Earlier, he told BBC Radio that Reid had come to the mosque for instruction having converted to Islam in prison. ``He was a very amiable, cooperative individual in the early part... Toward the end of his period with us, we noticed a change.'' Baker said it was possible Reid knew Zacarias Moussaoui, a Frenchman of Moroccan descent who also spent time in Brixton. Moussaoui faces conspiracy charges in the United States in connection with the September 11 suicide hijacking attacks on New York and Washington. Some of the 19 hijackers who died flying planes into the World Trade Center and Pentagon passed through Britain at different times. Moussaoui has been dubbed the ``20th hijacker.'' Reid attended court Monday in Boston, where the American Airlines Boeing 767 was diverted. He was ordered to reappear on Friday. The weekend mid-air drama raised fears of another attack like those launched on September 11, which have been blamed on the al Qaeda network of Osama bin Laden. Doubts remain over Reid's true identity. Britain's Scotland Yard said Reid was believed to be British, but French officials have been quoted saying he is a Sri Lankan Muslim named Tariq Raja using a false British passport. The London Times newspaper said Reid was born in 1973 in Bromley, southeast London, to an English mother and a Jamaican father. Copyright 2001 Reuters Ltd.

To: Keith Feral who wrote (109897)	12/26/2001 1:57:16 PM
From: pcstel	Read Replies (5) \| Respond to of 152472

Keith: "I see your point. However, what's the purpose behind investment - to make money. What are we supposed to do with money - spend it." Holy Cow! You mean I have had it wrong all these years? I have always lived by the concept of that the whole purpose behind making money... Is to make more money! Only so much stuff that someone can acquire. And when you realize that.. Heck, I can buy 6 of those Mercedes with the money I have, but why would I want to? They GO DOWN in value! Better to stick with my 1998 Chevy Blazer that I paid $1,900 for. I can only lose 1,900 dollars on that one. If you read the book... "The Millionaire Next Door" you will find out that it generally takes someone with who is a bit eccentric to acquire and "maintain" financial affluency. After all.. The papers are full of "Overnight Millionaires" via lotteries that end up broke a few years later. Spending money is actually one of the things I enjoy least. Growing one's net worth is much more enjoyable. After all... It soon just becomes a "Numbers Game". When "the numbers" go up... You enjoy it more.. When "the numbers" go down you enjoy it less! Spending money makes the numbers go down.. Enjoying a comfortable, not extravagant lifestyle is the key IMO. Making money if all about financial security... Not how much stuff you can buy! At least it never has been for me! Happy Holidays, PCSTEL