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"Mike Painter" |
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26 Jan 2005 01:16:53 PM |
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Sneaking around to be safe |
"Since a spate of incidents in late 2003, military helicopters have followed
revised flight procedures. They now routinely fly at low altitudes - they
are often seen flying just above the reeds on the Tigris River - and
maintain a zigzag flight pattern to avoid ground fire. Those procedures have
sharply decreased the number of incidents."
In other words it's worse than we have been told.
Our helicopters can't safely fly at a normal altitude anywhere in the land.
Sounds like sneaking around to be safe. A good idea but I thought we won and
only a minority was against us?
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/26/international/middleeast/26cnd-iraq.html?ex=1264482000&en=e48d4a578a2ce6e2&ei=5089&partner=rssyahoo
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| User: "Al Klein" |
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| Title: Re: Sneaking around to be safe |
26 Jan 2005 05:13:55 PM |
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On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 19:16:53 GMT, "Mike Painter"
<mddotpainter@sbcglobal.net> said in alt.atheism:
Our helicopters can't safely fly at a normal altitude anywhere in the land.
Sounds like sneaking around to be safe. A good idea but I thought we won and
only a minority was against us?
Didn't Shrub declare that the war is over?
--
Zymurgist # 2
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rukbat at verizon dot net
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| User: "Doc Smartass" |
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| Title: Re: Sneaking around to be safe |
26 Jan 2005 08:32:11 PM |
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Al Klein <rukbat@pern.invalid> wrote in
news:v09gv01i7gk7sviq3crui4fqmjjo9jac9f@4ax.com:
On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 19:16:53 GMT, "Mike Painter"
<mddotpainter@sbcglobal.net> said in alt.atheism:
Our helicopters can't safely fly at a normal altitude anywhere in the
land. Sounds like sneaking around to be safe. A good idea but I
thought we won and only a minority was against us?
Didn't Shrub declare that the war is over?
Nah. The "Mission Accomplished" thing was just celebrating the pilot's
successfully landing him on the carrier's flight deck. It was only his
first flight, you see.
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Dr. Smartass -- BAAWA Knight of Heckling -- a.a. #1939
Hurl, hurl, door gong's oil hair!
Wart inhale dough way cur?
Wart inhale dough way cur?
Hurl, hurl, door gong's oil hair!
Wart inhale dough way cur, nor?
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| User: "Mike Painter" |
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| Title: Re: Sneaking around to be safe |
26 Jan 2005 09:01:55 PM |
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Al Klein wrote:
On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 19:16:53 GMT, "Mike Painter"
<mddotpainter@sbcglobal.net> said in alt.atheism:
Our helicopters can't safely fly at a normal altitude anywhere in
the land. Sounds like sneaking around to be safe. A good idea but I
thought we won and only a minority was against us?
Didn't Shrub declare that the war is over?
I think he did at one point but haven't heard it mentioned lately. Maybe
someone pointed out that the Geneva convention demands releasing POWs at the
end of a war.
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| User: "Fred Stone" |
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| Title: Re: Sneaking around to be safe |
26 Jan 2005 09:08:43 PM |
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"Mike Painter" <mddotpainter@sbcglobal.net> wrote in
news:DQYJd.6634$8Z1.2059@newssvr14.news.prodigy.com:
Al Klein wrote:
On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 19:16:53 GMT, "Mike Painter"
<mddotpainter@sbcglobal.net> said in alt.atheism:
Our helicopters can't safely fly at a normal altitude anywhere in
the land. Sounds like sneaking around to be safe. A good idea but I
thought we won and only a minority was against us?
Didn't Shrub declare that the war is over?
I think he did at one point but haven't heard it mentioned lately.
Maybe
someone pointed out that the Geneva convention demands releasing POWs
at the end of a war.
Two points about that:
1. There has to be a country to release them to and a government willing
to receive them.
2. They have to be POW's and not illegal combatants. In fact we have
released all the legitimate POW's, except those charged with crimes like
Saddam.
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Fred Stone
aa# 1369
Support bacteria! That's all the culture many people will ever have.
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| User: "Al Klein" |
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| Title: Re: Sneaking around to be safe |
27 Jan 2005 12:13:18 PM |
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On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 03:01:55 GMT, "Mike Painter"
<mddotpainter@sbcglobal.net> said in alt.atheism:
I think he did at one point but haven't heard it mentioned lately. Maybe
someone pointed out that the Geneva convention demands releasing POWs at the
end of a war.
POWs are only uniformed enemy forces. Since none of the people we're
holding were wearing uniforms ...
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"My position concerning God is that of an agnostic. I am convinced that a vivid
consciousness of the primary importance of moral principles for the betterment and
ennoblement of life does not need the idea of a law-giver, especially a law-giver who
works on the basis of reward and punishment. "
- Letter to M. Berkowitz, October 25, 1950; Einstein Archive 59-215
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| User: "stoney" |
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| Title: Re: Sneaking around to be safe |
27 Jan 2005 10:38:24 PM |
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On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 19:16:53 GMT, "Mike Painter"
<mddotpainter@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
"Since a spate of incidents in late 2003, military helicopters have followed
revised flight procedures. They now routinely fly at low altitudes - they
are often seen flying just above the reeds on the Tigris River - and
maintain a zigzag flight pattern to avoid ground fire. Those procedures have
sharply decreased the number of incidents."
In other words it's worse than we have been told.
Our helicopters can't safely fly at a normal altitude anywhere in the land.
Sounds like sneaking around to be safe. A good idea but I thought we won and
only a minority was against us?
Since when has this misadministration told the truth about anything?
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/26/international/middleeast/26cnd-iraq.html?ex=1264482000&en=e48d4a578a2ce6e2&ei=5089&partner=rssyahoo
--
Contempt of Congress meter reading-offscale.
Hello, theocracy with a fundamentalist US Supreme
Court who will ensure church and state are joined
at the hip like clergy and altar boys.
America 1776-Jan 2001 RIP
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| User: "Mike Painter" |
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| Title: Re: Sneaking around to be safe |
27 Jan 2005 11:24:03 PM |
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stoney wrote:
On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 19:16:53 GMT, "Mike Painter"
<mddotpainter@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
"Since a spate of incidents in late 2003, military helicopters have
followed revised flight procedures. They now routinely fly at low
altitudes - they are often seen flying just above the reeds on the
Tigris River - and maintain a zigzag flight pattern to avoid ground
fire. Those procedures have sharply decreased the number of
incidents."
In other words it's worse than we have been told.
Our helicopters can't safely fly at a normal altitude anywhere in
the land. Sounds like sneaking around to be safe. A good idea but I
thought we won and only a minority was against us?
Since when has this misadministration told the truth about anything?
How long do I have to find an answer?
I've been watching re-runs of Murphy Brown and it reminded me of something
I warned you all a long time ago. Dan Quayl (I let the potatoe have the "e")
was a test case.
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| User: "stoney" |
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| Title: Re: Sneaking around to be safe |
29 Jan 2005 12:09:51 AM |
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On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 05:24:03 GMT, "Mike Painter"
<mddotpainter@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
stoney wrote:
On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 19:16:53 GMT, "Mike Painter"
<mddotpainter@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
"Since a spate of incidents in late 2003, military helicopters have
followed revised flight procedures. They now routinely fly at low
altitudes - they are often seen flying just above the reeds on the
Tigris River - and maintain a zigzag flight pattern to avoid ground
fire. Those procedures have sharply decreased the number of
incidents."
In other words it's worse than we have been told.
Our helicopters can't safely fly at a normal altitude anywhere in
the land. Sounds like sneaking around to be safe. A good idea but I
thought we won and only a minority was against us?
Since when has this misadministration told the truth about anything?
How long do I have to find an answer?
Exactly!
I've been watching re-runs of Murphy Brown and it reminded me of something
I warned you all a long time ago. Dan Quayl (I let the potatoe have the "e")
was a test case.
The test case would be very preferable to the current basket case.
--
Contempt of Congress meter reading-offscale.
Hello, theocracy with a fundamentalist US Supreme
Court who will ensure church and state are joined
at the hip like clergy and altar boys.
America 1776-Jan 2001 RIP
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