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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (51692)	7/21/2004 8:59:59 AM
From: TobagoJack	Respond to of 74559

Hello Maurice, I do not believe you have the proper understanding and the correct feel for the situation. I remind you of the Script, written not so long ago, near the start of the Process of Collapse, Message 15001642 <<December 12th, 2000 I am fairly neutral on the subject of China-Taiwan, as I am happy to see both strong and prosperous. I do not believe China will invade Taiwan anytime soon (10-15 years?). I do agree that, should China invade, it will be at a time of Taiwan weakness. Defending Taiwan is nonsensical, as it simply lacks strategic depth. Taiwan once tried to distance itself from China during the time of early Ching dynasty. Diplomacy failed after about nine attempts over many years. Eventually one invasion was launched and failed due to weather. Then another succeeded, launched during a time of maximum internal confusion, disunity, and some local cooperation. China is improving its military capabilities, not so much for the invasion of Taiwan, but as a part of its overall development. When the time is right, and victory can be assured, a phone call will be made from Beijing to Taipei, and the message will be a simple one. Of course, some more gentle approaches can be tried in the interim ... allowing 28 million Henan peasants to set sail as refugees from Xiamen will probably work pretty well, or print up a trillion counterfeit Taiwan dollars, or simply announcing a dead line for unification as in the case of Hong Kong. In such a scenario, the locals will stop investing locally, and all will simply ground to a halt. But Taiwan knows all this, and is simply trying to play for time and a better bargaining position. In poker or chess, Taiwan holds a weak hand and a messy position>> To highlight a truth, with the recent Taiwan election going the way it did, I would say the disunity has been sufficiently exposed for all to see, for some to plan around, and others to count on. ... and so, in case you relapse into fuzzy thinking and faulty observation, now we are here Message 20330369 ... the Script will gently meander towards the year 2020, 28 million peasants from Henan Province, and a trillion fake NTDollars, along with the regular portion of the Financial Collapse sequence. Maurice, have you not noticed something useful, like hanging out on BBR enables you to read the newspapers a whole lot of months ahead of the CNN/CNBC-watching crowd ? Chugs, Jay

To: Maurice Winn who wrote (51692)	7/21/2004 11:11:29 PM
From: smolejv@gmx.net	Respond to of 74559

>>Maybe he should show him movies of USA cruise missiles flying in particular targeted windows, where a murderous, aggressive, dictator might be sleeping. << Boinggg (flashback!): have friends who live somewhere on Terazije in Beograd, 3rd floor... Saw Tomahawks (blurred of course) on the way to their final destination at the Ministry of interior around (!) the corner, 4th floor, 6th to 8th window starting from left. DJ PS: The friends are all OK (the daughters study now - Med and German/Dutch). I don't know about the Ministry of Interior. PPS: re subject - missing YiwuBot. Software maintainance in the works? Like playing in the service pack?

To: Maurice Winn who wrote (51692)	7/22/2004 1:42:10 AM
From: TobagoJack	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 74559

Hello Maurice, you got the wrong script again. The correct version left on the airport lounge table by persons unknown in the year 2020 summarizes as follows (a) In the year 2019, 50% of Taiwan electorates polled wishes to become part of the more prosperous Fujian Province; (b) 10% of Taiwan electorates, in the form of residents working and living on the Mainland wishes to enjoy the convenience of visa-free travel; (c) 5% of remaining 40% of Taiwan electorates holds foreign passports and thus are no longer eligible to cast ballot on the future of Taiwan; (d) Taiwan regime has some WMD (crop dusting planes, fertilizer warehouses and diesel fuel depots were dead giveaways) rumored to be threatening 3G Dam and thus constitutes clear and present danger, qualifying them for pre-qualified pre-emptive regime change; (e) 99% of all ethnic Chinese population support resumption of unification in a worldwide ballot tabulated in Beijing; (f) 2020 January 1st, mainland fishing boat boarded by Taiwan; (g) Operation “Pirate Hunt” is ordered by Beijing central authority, as Taiwan provincial authority appears unable or unwilling to uphold local law and order; (h) Central-level public security apparatus sends 28 million police officers from Hunan Province to restore law and order in Taiwan Province, in cooperation with local officers, and concerned citizens; (i) Followed in 24 hours by island-wide celebration, with heavy local turnout by folks recently arriving from Hunan Province; and (j) Along with the usual flowers on the pavements and dancing in the streets. As the island suffered a electricity failure, downing all telecom and media transmission, Chinese News Network (CNN) runs unending loops of street celebration scenes shipped off the island, by way of Fujian, with familiar looking palm trees and road signs, filmed at an unidentified location and produced at an unknown time. Subsequently, US authority makes effort at organizing coalition of the willing for intervention, netting Guam, Puerto Rico and American Virgin Islands, whose rudimentary police forces are already fully engaged and very busy in Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Morocco, Turkey, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Indonesia, and parts of India. The Virgin islanders are still not used to the hustle and bustle of desert life. China cancels US Most Favored Nation Status, declares the USD unfit for transaction/clearing in Asia Pacific region, and terminates the FED's line of credit. End of script. Keep track of this BBR thread and this post. Chugs, Jay [Key Words: Most Likely Taiwan Tale]