RE: Fwd: CNN Breaking News
Lance A. Brown said: The point of shooting the satellite was to disrupt the fuel storage. If the satellite came down in one piece, there is a chance the hydrazine fuel on board would survive to reach the surface. If it impacts on land, you get nasty poisonous gas cloud. If the missile did it's job, the fuel storage was destroyed. The satellite (or remaining parts) will still come down, but now the hydrazine will burn up during reentry. This is indeed what they said, but frankly that's just a ludicrous statement. Hydrazine isn't fun, but nobody has cared before in the slightest about spacecraft with much bigger loads of un-burnt hydrazine crashing to earth. Given the very remote possibility that this US spy-bird had crashed in a populated area, the negative effects of hydrazine landing on your head would be far less problematic than a piece of hurtling space junk tapping you on the head. The general consensus among many (e.g. www.theregister.co.uk) appears to be that the US wanted simply to test their sat-interceptor systems, and maybe make a bit of PR capital by flexing their muscles on the world stage. Curtis. Alpha-male syndrome Maru. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Blowing things in space [was: Fwd: CNN Breaking News]
Curtis Burisch wrote: The general consensus among many (e.g. www.theregister.co.uk) appears to be that the US wanted simply to test their sat- interceptor systems, and maybe make a bit of PR capital by flexing their muscles on the world stage. OTOH, this shows the capacity to hit a fast-moving object (speed in the order of 10.000 meters/second) from Earth, which might be useful when there's a need to blow an asteroid with nukes. Alberto Monteiro PS: I hope the subject does not make anybody think about Monika Lewinsky in a space shuttle. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Blowing things in space [was: Fwd: CNN Breaking News]
On Mon, 25 Feb 2008, Alberto Monteiro wrote: Alberto Monteiro PS: I hope the subject does not make anybody think about Monika Lewinsky in a space shuttle. The thought had not occurred to me until I read this. :) Julia ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Fwd: CNN Breaking News
Ronn! Blankenship said the following on 2/21/2008 12:31 AM: So . . . if they shot it /down/ before it crashed to Earth, where is it going to fall now? (Yes, I know . . . just seems they could have phrased that better . . . ) The point of shooting the satellite was to disrupt the fuel storage. If the satellite came down in one piece, there is a chance the hydrazine fuel on board would survive to reach the surface. If it impacts on land, you get nasty poisonous gas cloud. If the missile did it's job, the fuel storage was destroyed. The satellite (or remaining parts) will still come down, but now the hydrazine will burn up during reentry. --[Lance] -- Celebrate The Circle http://www.celebratethecircle.org/ Carolina Spirit Quest http://www.carolinaspiritquest.org/ GPG Fingerprint: 409B A409 A38D 92BF 15D9 6EEE 9A82 F2AC 69AC 07B9 CACert.org Assurer ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Fwd: CNN Breaking News
At 04:23 AM Thursday 2/21/2008, Lance A. Brown wrote: Ronn! Blankenship said the following on 2/21/2008 12:31 AM: So . . . if they shot it /down/ before it crashed to Earth, where is it going to fall now? (Yes, I know . . . just seems they could have phrased that better . . . ) The point of shooting the satellite was to disrupt the fuel storage. If the satellite came down in one piece, there is a chance the hydrazine fuel on board would survive to reach the surface. If it impacts on land, you get nasty poisonous gas cloud. If the missile did it's job, the fuel storage was destroyed. The satellite (or remaining parts) will still come down, but now the hydrazine will burn up during reentry. Now, if I really wanted to nit-pick CNN I would mention the sentence which has appeared in at least three stories on the topic, Hydrazine is similar to chlorine or ammonia in that it affects the lungs and breathing tissue. without once mentioning that hydrazine is what is produced when you fail to follow the warning on the labels and mix chlorine bleach and ammonia . . . X;{ Still Don't Play One On TV Maru -- Ronn! :) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Fwd: CNN Breaking News
X-Originating-IP: [64.236.25.98] Approved-By: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Authentication-Warning: ema3adm1.turner.com: listapprover set sender to CNN Breaking News [EMAIL PROTECTED] using -f X-job: 20080220232603.textbreakingnews.2765 Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:26:03 -0500 Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: CNN Breaking News [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: CNN Breaking News To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- The U.S. Navy successfully shot down an inoperable spy satellite before it crashed to Earth, the Pentagon confirms. So . . . if they shot it /down/ before it crashed to Earth, where is it going to fall now? (Yes, I know . . . just seems they could have phrased that better . . . ) +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= Military OneSource offers free military tax preparation and filing. Visit www.militaryonesource.com today! +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= You have opted-in in to receive this e-mail from CNN.com. To unsubscribe from Breaking News e-mail alerts, go to: http://cgi.cnn.com/m/clik?l=textbreakingnews. One CNN Center Atlanta, GA 30303 (c) (r) 2008 Cable News Network -- Ronn! :) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Fwd: CNN Breaking News
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Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge expected to raise the U.S. security level at 1:30 p.m. ET news conference and discuss concerns about continued al Qaeda threats, official tells CNN. (c)2003. Cable News Network, LP, LLLP. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Fwd: CNN Breaking News
-- U.S. forces capture a number of wanted Iraqis in Tikrit, possibly including former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, U.S. officials say. Identities still being confirmed. Watch CNN or log on to http://CNN.com (AOL Keyword: CNN) for the latest news. (c)2003. Cable News Network, LP, LLLP. A Time Warner Company. All Rights Reserved. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Fwd: CNN Breaking News
-- U.S. officials confirm former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein captured. Watch CNN for live coverage. Watch CNN or log on to http://CNN.com (AOL Keyword: CNN) for the latest news. (c)2003. Cable News Network, LP, LLLP. A Time Warner Company. All Rights Reserved. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
RE: Fwd: CNN Breaking News
Ronn!Blankenship wrote: -- U.S. forces capture a number of wanted Iraqis in Tikrit, possibly including former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, U.S. officials say. Looks like they're doing DNA tests to confirm. I wonder what that's going to mean to Iraq in both the short and long terms. Jim ___ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
RE: Fwd: CNN Breaking News
Jim Sharkey wrote: Ronn!Blankenship wrote: -- U.S. forces capture a number of wanted Iraqis in Tikrit, possibly including former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, U.S. officials say. Looks like they're doing DNA tests to confirm. I wonder what that's going to mean to Iraq in both the short and long terms. Well, this is good news, however you look at it. :) The Iraqis would be able to try and convict the man who terrorised them for decades and the psychological boost of such an act would be hard to overstate. He might also be a useful bait to reel in whatever loyal fighters he can still boast of in Iraq. It is going to have an extremely beneficial attempt on Blair and Bush's approval ratings. :) Anything more than that would depend on the political acumen of people running the show. Ritu ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Fwd: CNN Breaking News
Jim Sharkey wrote: -- U.S. forces capture a number of wanted Iraqis in Tikrit, possibly including former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, U.S. officials say. Looks like they're doing DNA tests to confirm. I wonder what that's going to mean to Iraq in both the short and long terms. Where are they taking DNA samples from? They shouldn't trust taking them from the body, because Saddam could have made a brain-surgery and changed his body with another person. I suggest that, after confirmation of the body, they should take DNA from his brain, from many sites of it, to confirm that he isn't disguising in another body. Alberto Monteiro ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Fwd: CNN Breaking News
- Original Message - From: ritu [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Killer Bs Discussion' [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2003 7:34 AM Subject: RE: Fwd: CNN Breaking News Jim Sharkey wrote: Ronn!Blankenship wrote: -- U.S. forces capture a number of wanted Iraqis in Tikrit, possibly including former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, U.S. officials say. Looks like they're doing DNA tests to confirm. I wonder what that's going to mean to Iraq in both the short and long terms. Well, this is good news, however you look at it. :) The Iraqis would be able to try and convict the man who terrorised them for decades and the psychological boost of such an act would be hard to overstate. He might also be a useful bait to reel in whatever loyal fighters he can still boast of in Iraq. I think that pictures of a grubby Saddam hiding in a hole in the ground will have a significant psychological effect on a lot of people in that part of the world. That he was captured without a shot being fired, even though he wore a pistol, is also significant. In a news article about reactions to Saddams capture, one Arab called Saddam a coward for allowing himself to be captured alive and without fighting. I would respond to this comment by asking What do you think makes a dictator?. Authoritarian despots are not known for being stout hearted and courageous and brave. It is going to have an extremely beneficial attempt on Blair and Bush's approval ratings. :) Anything more than that would depend on the political acumen of people running the show. The Bush administration quickly applied a no gloating edict. Hopefully Bush can get Cheney to comply.G xponent Unturned Worms Maru rob ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Fwd: CNN Breaking News
Looks like the advice given to Ilana is still correct . . . Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2002 11:27:02 -0500 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- All but one of 118 dead hostages in Moscow theater standoff died from gas poisoning, Russia's chief medical examiner says. (c)2002. Cable News Network, LP, LLLP. An AOL Time Warner Company. All Rights Reserved. --Ronn! :) I always knew that I would see the first man on the Moon. I never dreamed that I would see the last. --Dr. Jerry Pournelle ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2002 11:46:03 -0400 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Rifle, scope and tripod found in sniper suspects' car, Washington, D.C. radio station WTOP reports. (c)2002. Cable News Network, LP, LLLP. An AOL Time Warner Company. All Rights Reserved. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Fwd: CNN Breaking News on DC Sniper
At 04:09 AM 10/24/02, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -- Police in Maryland say they have arrested John Allen Muhammad, who sniper-case investigators say may have information about the case. Muhammad's stepson also in custody. At 07:03 AM 10/24/02, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -- Sources tell CNN two men detained in connection with sniper killings now considered suspects. (c)2002. Cable News Network, LP, LLLP. An AOL Time Warner Company. All Rights Reserved. --Ronn! :) I always knew that I would see the first man on the Moon. I never dreamed that I would see the last. --Dr. Jerry Pournelle ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l