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To: frankw1900 who wrote (20036)	2/26/2002 4:44:46 AM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 281500

Here is an excellent review, IMO, of Tom Clancys new book, "Shadow Warriors". In addition to giving a good History of Special Forces, it contains very interesting info on Middle East Foreign Relations over the last 30 years. The Lebanon crisis in the '80s is covered well. washingtontimes.com

To: frankw1900 who wrote (20036)	2/26/2002 8:48:18 AM
From: Ilaine	Respond to of 281500

Plantation owners did not have to buy healthy slaves, they could (and did) breed them. Slavery was economically viable for decades after the Civil War - it was not abolished in Brazil until around 1890. The best return on the investment was in cotton plantations. Very little education required to do stoop labor. I expect that if slavery were still legal it would still be economically viable in certain agricultural settings. Machines are not discriminating pickers. Probably cheaper to own slaves and hire them out for manual labor during the off season than to hire migrant workers.