Re:Trash Was(COMMON Update...)

    What the Bleep does this have to do with Common, iSeries or Midrange-L
Technical discussions ????


----- Original Message -----
From: "Reeve Fritchman" <reeve@ltl400.com>
To: <midrange-l@midrange.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2001 10:12 AM
Subject: RE: COMMON Update...


> Of course this is OT, but there is a big difference between Vietnam and
the
> current situation.  Quite a lot of American foreign policy can be
construed
> as meddling in the politics of other countries: the Vietnam thing, trying
to
> assassinate Fidel Castro, etc.  Too many Americans perceived the enemy as
> being within the US; in hindsight, we've found that nearly organization
and
> movement, regardless of their views, had their own dirty tricks.  We had
to
> deal with McNamara and Fonda.
>
> Kent State: the response was not appropriate for the situation.  There is
no
> question about that...but we had to deal with the Weather Underground too.
>
> The difference is the murder of 6,000 civilians, and the numerous other
> asymmetrical attacks in the last 20 years (doesn't 9/11/2001 make you
wonder
> about TWA 800?).  This is attempted genocide and nothing more.
>
> You might be surprised (or terrified) by the number of people with
> concealed-carry permits.  The police carry loaded weapons, and armed
> soldiers guard military installations.  We've seen how airplanes with fuel
> and innocents can become weapons; why shouldn't we guard airplanes too?
>
> Osama's boys aren't coming to come chanting, "Give peace a chance."  In
this
> situation, unloaded weapons will get more people killed.  I'll bet the
> firing pins are in and the magazines are full.  I doubt the weapons are
> cocked, but it doesn't take long to handle that one.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-admin@midrange.com
[mailto:midrange-l-admin@midrange.com]On
> Behalf Of Michael.Clinch@state.sd.us
> Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2001 9:36 AM
> To: midrange-l@midrange.com
> Subject: RE: COMMON Update...
>
> Is this what the 4 protestors thought at Kent State also.
> I know the Guard there over reacted.
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Portal39@aol.com [mailto:Portal39@aol.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2001 8:31 AM
> > To: midrange-l@midrange.com
> > Subject: Re: COMMON Update...
> >
> >
> > --
> > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ]
> > SOME IDIOT  IS  GOING TO CHALLANGE THE NATIONAL GUARD AND GET
> > THEIR ASS IN
> > TROUBLE, AT BEST.
> >
> > MANY  OF THEM ARE  FISTY WEEKEND WARRIORS , NOT  WANTING TO  BE THERE
> >
> >
> >
> > A. Ports
> >
> > In a message dated 10/23/2001 8:50:47 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> > ALeisk@Banta.com writes:
> >
> >
> > > Subj: RE: COMMON Update...
> > > Date: 10/23/2001 8:50:47 AM Eastern Daylight Time
> > > From:    ALeisk@Banta.com (Andy Leisk)
> > > Sender:    midrange-l-admin@midrange.com
> > > Reply-to: <A
> > HREF="mailto:midrange-l@midrange.com">midrange-l@midrange.com</A>
> > > To:    midrange-l@midrange.com ('midrange-l@midrange.com')
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does
> > not understand
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> > > --
> > > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ]
> > > Would bet that they not only don't have any rounds, the
> > magazines aren't in
> > > the weapons and I would further the bet to say that
> > probably the firing pins
> > > have been removed.  They are always stored with out firing
> > pins - and
> > > usually the pins are only separately issued when one is
> > going to a range to
> > > fire the weapon.
> > >
> > > Andy Leisk
> > > Senior Programmer Analyst
> > > Banta Global Turnkey Group
> > > Menasha WI USA
> > > Phone: 920-751-4434
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Don [mailto:dr2@cssas400.com]
> > > Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2001 2:59 PM
> > > To: midrange-l@midrange.com
> > > Subject: COMMON Update...
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Well, you couldn't ask for a nicer day!
> > >
> > > Woke up this morning, dropped of my rental car and walked
> > the remainder 8
> > > blocks to the convention center in shorts, t-shirt, and
> > tennis shoes!
> > >
> > > Security is much more present at the conference center than
> > before...
> > >
> > > It was rather humerous to look at all the national guard'ers at teh
> > > airports on the way up...with their m-16's...which I would
> > wager a steak
> > > dinner didn't have any bullets in them....
> > >
> > > Don in DC
> > >
> > >
> > >
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