Re: This Memorable Day

2004-11-04 Thread Tiarnán Ó Corráin
"James A. Donald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > When it came to the part of the war that was purely a public good, > conquering the German and Japanese homelands, America did indeed bear > almost the whole burden, but when it came to defending Australia > against the Japanese, the Australians bore

Re: Airport insanity

2004-10-24 Thread Tiarnán Ó Corráin
Steve Furlong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> [1] The defensive aspect here is to allow the attackers to attack from >> distance beyond the reach of the other side's active defenses, thus not >> risking anything more than a piece of overpriced electronics. > > If some asshole is coming at you wit