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To: ali who wrote (23537)	11/28/1998 3:25:00 PM
From: IngotWeTrust	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 116756

The Canadian/UK and USArmy *are going to fight civilians, silly!* Getcher head outta dah sand!!! However, while the USArmy is busy preparing big whigs of 120 US cities for Y2K upheaval (and has been since Oct 97) , they have not been as "informative" as their UK and Canuck counterparts. Canuck's even have a name fer their military op: ABACUS. The other "military action" I admire of our northern neighbors planning is their frigate redeployment plans acc'd to gov't press releases. Said frigates are to provide not only emergency power generation via their onboard power generating facilities for hospitals and emergency communications venues, but also for "soup kitchens" I believe they called it in their PR. So, reading between the lines, the Canadian MILITARY Brass has analyzed the upcoming chaos and categorized at least 3 things as guarandamnteeya outcomes: 1) diverting of civilian accessible fuel to military use first and foremost 2) civilian crowd control, i.e., limiting civilian movement, both day and night 3) diversting of civilian food resources to those who can cook in quantity and Make Peeling of Potatoes a barked order from a Sargent. Ever asked yourself what good your PAPER money will be if you can't purchase fuel, freedom of movement, or food with it because you are too low on the priority totem pole? What does the Canadian Military know that the rest of us don't? Wouldn't be the first time our global village neighbors see things more clearly than the cushy spoiled Americans... Is it possible that the Canucks nor the Brits don't have In GreenSpan we trust on their valuable currency or branded onto their foreheads like we do down here below the 49th parallel???? Good Luck...if you adapt in time is. O/49r

To: ali who wrote (23537)	11/28/1998 4:39:00 PM
From: Alan Whirlwind	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116756

Let me quote you from the Globe & Mail itself: "Rules for the use of force are being drafted should soldiers have to make arrests or back up police dealing with riots and looting." This sounds bad, but just remember what our own national guards do when a major hurricane hits the gulf coast. "Shoot looters." "...military commanders have been told that meeting the threat of the Year 2000 bug is their highest priority and will be the focus of all training from January on. Equipment purchases that do not contribute to the effort are to be postponed." That last sentence suggests a finger on the panic button. "The effort is called Operation Abacus, after an ancient Chinese bead-and-string calculator that need no power and is not susceptible to glitches. A 24-page 'warning order' was sent to military commanders...'There is potential for disruption of major infrastructure systems...'" Civil authorities are expected to need the back-up here. It is also pointed out that computer failures will force businesses, hopspitals, etc, to do all paperwork by hand. The system will plug up. Police are already setting up a policy of turning down vacation time at the time of the turn of the century in some cases through the Ides of March the same year. 49er is right about the frigate thing--they are said to be expected to serve as power plants, field hospitals, and soup kitchens. Taxpayers getting their money's worth. Not such a bad thing. Fire Departments expect to be busy due to more candle and space heater caused blazes. --Al