Michael, Quite interesting, I'll have to have a look at it in more detail.
A weird problem though, obviously my note to the list went through, but I never received it. larry At 04:28 PM 2/5/03 -0500, you wrote: >Check this out. Like Seti@home but searching for a smallpox cure. In this day >and age, I think it's more important than finding ETs. >http://www.grid.org/home.htm > > > > > Cynical? > > > > when 3 weeks ago Bush's flack said as much in a press conference, and last > > December it was revealed that the Iraqi opposition groups were cutting > > deals with various American oil companies, yes I think that cynicism is > > justifiable. > > > > Powell's speech has all but convinced me that the evidence is there, and > > that the Saddam regime may be in material breech of the UN Gulf war > > agreements and the various resolutions on the matter. > > > > As for the outcome, an ideal situation will be something like what is > > happening in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq, a relatively prosperous > > and democratic area. > > > > More likely the Saddam regime, once it looks like its going down, will be > > releasing any weapons of mass destruction in its possession, both > > biological and chemical, on the other countries in the region, noteably > > Kuwait, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia, not to mention Israel. > > > > Consider this, all it takes is a few people who are loyal onto death to > > Saddam. A few days before they get on some commercial fights to the US and > > Britain, they inject themselves with the smallpox virus. By the time the > > aircraft lands in New York or London, all the passengers are infected. > > Within a week, several hundred others are infected. By a few days > > thereafter, we have a major smallpox epidemic around the globe, hundreds of > > thousands may die. > > > > larry > > > > At 04:37 PM 2/5/03 -0400, you wrote: > > >Ben.. > > > > > >Oh you cynical guy you... > > >^_^ > > > > > >Yes that is the US expected outcome I suppose...the Saddam Regime bit > > >would probably benefit the entire region and the world. > > >The rest would benefit the US. > > > > > >But what might the *actual* outcome be of a US attack? > > > > > >-Gel > > >-----Original Message----- > > >From: Ben Braver [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > >Expected outcome? > > >Umm, how 'bout Saddam regime toppled, > > >US-friendly regime put in place, > > >Oil contracts shift from France and Russia to US and Britain? Just a > > >wild guess... -Ben > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
