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To: RealMuLan who wrote (53739)	9/27/2004 7:34:31 PM
From: Tommaso	Respond to of 74559

In a litigious society such as we have in the United States, families can be, and often are, ruined by lawsuits resulting from automobile accidents. I carry policies that insure me up to $2,000,000. If nothing else, it is a powerful incentive for the insurance company to mount the best possible defense. In other parts of the world, you spend your money on a large bodyguard with a large knife, or make payments to the local police. Anyone who goes without liability insurance in the United States is an utter fool, or else has no assets that can be seized.

To: RealMuLan who wrote (53739)	9/27/2004 7:36:27 PM
From: RealMuLan	Respond to of 74559

Looking for WMD? 8 million chemical weapons exist September 27, 2004 BY CHARLES J. HANLEY They were no-shows in Iraq, but tons of chemical weapons are stoking fears and costing billions to clean up elsewhere in the world -- from concrete ''igloos'' in Oregon, to the Panama rainforest, to the highlands of China, where Japanese war leftovers reportedly have killed hundreds. In fact, more chemical munitions have turned up lately in Australia than in Iraq, where the Bush administration claimed up to 500 tons would be found. As Baghdad arms hunters searched in vain, chemical weapons material was even being unearthed in Washington, four miles from the White House. At least 8 million such weapons are stockpiled worldwide, and concern is deepening not only over the health and safety of nearby communities, but also over the threat of theft or attacks on depots brimming with sarin or VX, fearsome nerve agents. ''Chemical terrorism is something we should all be very concerned about,'' chief international watchdog Rogelio Pfirter said. His OPCW, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, oversees destruction of the armaments under a 1997 treaty. As troubling as the terror potential is, ''these weapons are leaking and pose a threat even without terrorist involvement,'' said Jonathan Tucker, a Monterey Institute specialist in unconventional arms. ''The sooner we get rid of them, the better.'' AP suntimes.com