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To: Gary H who wrote (15434)	9/13/2002 8:25:43 AM
From: Alan Whirlwind	Respond to of 81145

Avoid gold stocks... marketwatch.com BTW, what a difference 14 Years Make - Anyone remember this?? It was 1987! At a lecture the other day they played an old news video of Lt. Col. Oliver North testifying at the Iran-Contra hearings during the Reagan Administration. There was Ollie in front of God and country getting the third degree, but what he said was stunning! He was being drilled by some senator; "Did you not recently spend close to $60,000 for a home security system?" Ollie replied, "Yes, I did, Sir." The senator continued, trying to get a laugh out of the audience, "Isn't that just a little excessive?" "No, sir," continued Ollie. "No? And why not?" the senator asked. "Because the lives of my family and I were threatened, sir" "Threatened? By whom?" the senator questioned. "By a terrorist, sir" Ollie answered. "Terrorist? What terrorist could possibly scare you that much?" "His name is Osama bin Laden, sir" Ollie replied. At this point the senator tried to repeat the name, but couldn't pronounce it, which most people back then probably couldn't. A couple of people laughed at the attempt. Then the senator continued. "Why are you so afraid of this man?" the senator asked. "Because, sir, he is the most evil person alive that I know of", Ollie answered. "And what do you recommend we do about him?" asked the senator. "Well, sir, if it was up to me, I would recommend that 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 that was shown of the clip. (If anyone is interested, the senator was none other than Al Gore.)

To: Gary H who wrote (15434)	9/13/2002 4:59:08 PM
From: sea_urchin	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 81145

Gary >I was only somewhat aware of the US-Isreal connection and is the original problem upi.com >>>>"While you're here, Mr. Prime Minister [Netanyahu], are there any other countries besides Iraq that you would suggest that we invade?" he asked.<<<< antiwar.com >>>>why should Israel fight its own battles, when Ariel Sharon has an American President at his beck and call?<<<< >>>>...the second reason for this war: oil. Look not to Iraq, but to Saudi Arabia, which sits atop the richest oil and natural gas reserves on earth – and forget about "weapons of mass destruction," unless we're talking about the mass destruction of Big Oil's projected profits.<<<<