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To: SteveinTX who wrote (1303)2/22/2007 5:48:57 PM
From: Bucky Katt  Respond to of 2741
 
I prefer the Benelli Montefeltro, they are quick on point. (but I only shoot clay)



To: SteveinTX who wrote (1303)2/22/2007 6:13:15 PM
From: Bucky Katt  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 2741
 
UH-Oh coming?>Report Says Nuclear Work Ongoing in Iran>>

VIENNA, Austria (AP) - Iran has expanded its uranium enrichment program instead of complying with a U.N. Security Council ultimatum to freeze it, the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency said Thursday in a finding that clears the way for harsher sanctions against Tehran.

"Iran has not suspended its enrichment-related activities," the International Atomic Energy Agency said in a report.

Although its information was based on material available to it as of Feb. 17, a senior U.N. official familiar with Iran's nuclear file, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak on the issue, suggested the IAEA's conclusion remained valid as of Thursday.

The IAEA detailed recent activities showing Tehran expanding its enrichment efforts - setting up hundreds of uranium-spinning centrifuges in an underground hall and bringing nearly 9 tons of the gaseous feedstock into the facility in preparation for enrichment. It added that Iranian officials had informed the agency that they would expand their centrifuge installations to have thousands of them ready by May.

The conclusion - while widely expected - was important because it could serve as the trigger for the council to start deliberating on new sanctions meant to punish Tehran for its intransigence over its nuclear program.



To: SteveinTX who wrote (1303)2/23/2007 10:23:13 AM
From: Bucky Katt  Respond to of 2741
 
From the totally clueless file>Psychics hired to find Bin Laden'>

Psychics were recruited by the Ministry of Defence to locate Osama Bin Laden's secret lair, it was claimed yesterday.

Newly declassified documents revealed that the MoD conducted an experiment to see if volunteers could 'see' objects hidden inside an envelope.

It is claimed the ministry hoped positive results would allow it to use psychics to 'remotely view' Bin Laden's base and also to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.

However, after running up a bill of £18,000 of taxpayers' money, defence chiefs concluded there was 'little value' in using psychic powers in the defence of the nation and the research was taken no further.

The study, conducted in 2002, involved blindfolding test subjects and asking them to 'see' the contents of sealed brown envelopes containing pictures of objects and public figures.

The MoD tried to recruit 12 'known' psychics who advertised their abilities on the Internet, but when they all refused they were forced to use 'novice' volunteers.
dailymail.co.uk



To: SteveinTX who wrote (1303)2/23/2007 10:28:57 AM
From: Bucky Katt  Respond to of 2741
 
Meanwhile, back at the ranch>
Afghan warlords in amnesty rally:
Around 25,000 people have rallied in the Afghan capital Kabul, calling for a proposed war crimes amnesty for former military commanders to be made law.

news.bbc.co.uk