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To: Larry Brew who wrote (17)	9/24/2004 1:00:45 PM
From: Tadsamillionaire	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 447

I have to agree with Larry on that. Even though it is a gamble, however this has a lot more substance than a flash in the pan idea company. Let me explain... 1. U.S. contracts in place and more on the way. 2. A product that is proven and needed. 3. Ramp up of more manufacturing lines showing that the product is working as designed and that the marketing is effective. 4. Foreign sales opportunity that has not been tapped. It is worth the gamble in my opinion.

To: Larry Brew who wrote (17)	10/11/2004 7:03:35 PM
From: TEDennis	Respond to of 447

Larry: FYI ... Nothing to be concerned about ... I hope ?? --- 5-Oct-2004 Change in Directors or Principal Officers, Financial Statements and Exhibits Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers Our director, Madhava Rao Mankal, tendered his resignation, effective September 30, 2004. Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits c) The following exhibits are furnished with this report: EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION --------------- ----------- 99.1 Letter re: resignation of Director Madhava Rao Mankal, dated September 21, 2004. biz.yahoo.com

To: Larry Brew who wrote (17)	12/18/2004 7:32:35 PM
From: Tadsamillionaire	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 447

Dems Want Answers From Rumsfeld on Armor story.news.yahoo.com CHICAGO - The incoming deputy leader of Senate Democrats demanded answers Saturday from Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld as to why U.S. soldiers in Iraq (news - web sites) and Afghanistan (news - web sites) lack protective equipment for themselves and their vehicles. "We can, and we should, armor every Humvee and every truck our troops use in Iraq and Afghanistan," Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said in his party's weekly radio address. "No more excuses, no more delays. We can save hundreds of lives and prevent thousands of serious injuries." Congress has given the Bush administration all the defense spending it has requested, yet there are still 3,500 Humvees without protective armor and about 44,000 soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan without adequate body armor, Durbin said. "The Pentagon (news - web sites) says the lack of protective equipment is a matter of 'logistics,'" Durbin said. "No, it's not. It's a matter of leadership." Durbin said Rumsfeld ignored warnings from top military experts that success in Iraq would require far more troops and that they were likely to meet strong resistance. "Those responsible for planning this war were not prepared for the reality on the ground, and many of our soldiers have paid the price," said Durbin, who will become the Senate's minority whip in the new Congress next month. Durbin said the "most valuable gift" America's troops received this holiday season may be a soldier's question to Rumsfeld at a town-hall meeting in Kuwait this month about why American soldiers in Kuwait and Iraq scavenge in junk piles for steel plates to protect their Humvees and trucks. "It's a question a lot of us have been asking for some time now," the senator said. "Secretary Rumsfeld, we have the Army we want. Now let's give them the equipment they need," he said. An increasing number of Republicans have joined Democrats in criticizing the lack of armor and other aspects of Rumsfeld's conduct of the war. The secretary, however, drew support Friday from the Senate's top two GOP officials, Majority Leader Bill Frist of Tennessee and Whip Mitch McConnell of Kentucky. As Democratic whip, Durbin replaces Sen. Harry Reid (news, bio, voting record) of Nevada, who was elevated to minority leader following Sen. Tom Daschle's loss in the November election.