Re: [scifinoir2] Fw: [10-7] FBI agents bust 'Botmaster'

2005-11-07 Thread M C Jennings
LOL! Good point. But this guy is slammin' us NOW, and the terrorists are just a threat...knock on wood! At least, in THIS country! Haven't you been watching all of the great TV shows that have us thwarting threats all over the place? :o) ---Original Message--- From: Martin Pratt

RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Blacks in WWI (Was 50 Cent Disagrees...)

2005-11-07 Thread James Landrith
http://www.montfordpointmarines.com/ The current president of the Montford Point Marine Association is SgtMaj Nathaniel James, Jr. (USMC, Ret.) I had the pleasure of working with him daily as a LCpl/Cpl during his final enlistment in the Corps while stationed at Headquarters and Service

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Blacks in WWI (Was 50 Cent Disagrees...)

2005-11-07 Thread M C Jennings
Does anybody know about the 555th Airborne, and all-Black paratrooper unit from WWII? Or the tank brigades that drove Sherman tanks and operated in Germany near the end of WWII with Patton? ---Original Message--- From: Astromancer Date: 11/07/05 07:48:42 To:

[scifinoir2] Re: Blacks in WWI (Was 50 Cent Disagrees...)

2005-11-07 Thread sancochojo
Here is another... In recent times the role that African-Americans played in winning the wars with Native Americans has received a good deal of media coverage. Most people have heard about the buffalo soldiers, especially those in the Tenth Cavalry, among whom eleven were awarded the

[scifinoir2] so...did anyone watch the 'boondocks' last night?

2005-11-07 Thread jjai eLf
i saw it and i was really impressed. i thought aaron did a good job and i felt so proud of him for accomplishing what he's done. one of the things i realized while watching is that it's not that i don't like anime...it's that to me it usually just lacks 'flava'. lol for me personally, seeing

Re: [scifinoir2] so...did anyone watch the 'boondocks' last night?

2005-11-07 Thread yinka oyekunle
I thought it was interesting but a little perplexed at the fact that the majority of the blacks depicted were still relatively light skinned. Not to nit-pick (too late) but in media we seem to majorally portray lightier complected peoples. I wanna see a cartoon where the protagonist is a dark

[scifinoir2] Holy grail of physics - gravity waves - within reach

2005-11-07 Thread brent wodehouse
http://www.smh.com.au/news/science/holy-grail-of-physics-within-reach/2005/11/06/1131211949611.html?oneclick=true Gravity: weight is over November 7, 2005 The holy grail of physics - gravity waves - is within reach. If scientists in Europe and the US are right, within months there will be a

RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Blacks in WWI (Was 50 Cent Disagrees...)

2005-11-07 Thread Astromancer
There is a chapter in my old neighborhood...the only reason I know of them beyond the scant mention of them in our Marine Corps history texts... James Landrith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:http://www.montfordpointmarines.com/ The current president of the Montford Point Marine Association is SgtMaj

Re: [scifinoir2] RE: Blacks in WWI (Was 50 Cent Disagrees...)

2005-11-07 Thread Astromancer
No, there were no black marines in WWI...The term Devil Dog was the description german soldiers at Belleau Woods described the ferosity of the Marines' attack on their stronghold. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:I found the below at a site dealing with Black soldiers in WWI. I looked because I

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Blacks in WWI (Was 50 Cent Disagrees...)

2005-11-07 Thread Astromancer
I'll have to ask my uncle...he was there... M C Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Does anybody know about the 555th Airborne, and all-Black paratrooper unit from WWII? Or the tank brigades that drove Sherman tanks and operated in Germany near the end of WWII with Patton? ---Original

Re: [scifinoir2] so...did anyone watch the 'boondocks' last night?

2005-11-07 Thread Astromancer
When did it air? jjai eLf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:i saw it and i was really impressed. i thought aaron did a good job and i felt so proud of him for accomplishing what he's done. one of the things i realized while watching is that it's not that i don't like anime...it's that to me it usually

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Blacks in WWI (Was 50 Cent Disagrees...)

2005-11-07 Thread KeithBJohnson
I knew about the Seminole Scouts, but not in this detail. Thanks. Whenever I read of people of color and our past exploits to become accepted in America--or elsewhere--it's usually with a mixed feeling of pride and sadness. I mean, it seems you either had to die in combat or kill someone else

[scifinoir2] Fw: Important Election Day Hotline

2005-11-07 Thread Amy Harlib
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Voters in many states will be deciding important issues by voting Tuesday, November 8, 2005. No matter where you stand on any of the issues or candidates, all eligible voters should have the chance to cast their ballots effectively. If you experience any problem casting

Re: [scifinoir2] so...did anyone watch the 'boondocks' last night?

2005-11-07 Thread M C Jennings
Thanks! What channel? ---Original Message--- From: jjai eLf Date: 11/07/05 13:40:06 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] so...did anyone watch the 'boondocks' last night? i saw it and i was really impressed. i thought aaron did a good job and i felt so proud of him

[scifinoir2] Re: so...did anyone watch the 'boondocks' last night?

2005-11-07 Thread jjai eLf
sunday nights at 10pm central time on cartoon network. replays saturdays @ midnight eastern time i believe. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When did it air? jjai eLf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:i saw it and i was really impressed. i thought aaron did a

[scifinoir2] Re: so...did anyone watch the 'boondocks' last night?

2005-11-07 Thread jjai eLf
i don't know about aqua teen. i've only seen one episode of that. an aaron macgruder (sp?) is light skinned so maybe that's why most of the characters are. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, yinka oyekunle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I thought it was interesting but a little perplexed at the

Re: [scifinoir2] RE: Blacks in WWI (Was 50 Cent Disagrees...)

2005-11-07 Thread M C Jennings
No, there were no black marines in WWI MCJ: This is not true... http://www.marines.com/page/usmc.jsp?pageId=/page/SubSection-XML-Conversion jsp?pageName=Historical-Timeline The first Black enlisted in the Marines in 1942... ---Original Message--- From: Astromancer Date: 11/07/05

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Blacks in WWI (Was 50 Cent Disagrees...)

2005-11-07 Thread M C Jennings
A couple of books that I have: The Road to Victory -- David P. Colley -- About the Red Ball Express in WWII Benjamin O. Davis Jr.'s Autobiography. Some history about the Buffalo Soldiers in the Philippines, too. Brothers In Arms -- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar/Anthony Walton -- 761st Tank Battalion

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Blacks in WWI (Was 50 Cent Disagrees...)

2005-11-07 Thread M C Jennings
http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-cp/history/african%20american%20photo%20gallery html Captain Richard Etheridge, USLSS Richard Etheridge and his Pea Island Life-Saving Station crew in 1896. Etheridge was the first African-American keeper (keepers were referred to as Captain) of a U.S. Life-Saving

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: so...did anyone watch the 'boondocks' last night?

2005-11-07 Thread yinka oyekunle
hmmm... I hope thats the case. Take for instance, BET News. All of the anchors were light skinned. We are very heavily color struck (unfortunatley) still aspire to eurocentric ideas of beauty (which ironically emulates us... just as long as its not identifibly black). I wanna see

[scifinoir2] Fw: Newsletter #73 Katrina, Eugenics and 'Peak Oil'

2005-11-07 Thread Amy Harlib
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Scary and all too plausible. Greetings from the Center for an Informed America (http://davesweb.cnchost.com/). Please forward this newsletter widely. If this was forwarded to you and you would like to receive future mailings, e-mail (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) a request to

[scifinoir2] Texas City Split Over Vote to Change Name

2005-11-07 Thread Said Kakese Dibinga
Texas City Split Over Vote to Change Name By ANGELA K. BROWN, Associated Press WriterMon Nov 7, 4:46 AM ET In the 1840s, a village of white pioneers sprang up amid several American Indian encampments. Its name, White Settlement, seemed fitting at the time. Today, some city leaders argue the

[scifinoir2] First picture of a Spider-Man 3 enemy

2005-11-07 Thread drcsaid
Church Of Spider-Villainy First picture of a Spider-Man 3 enemy http://www.empireonline.co.uk/news/story.asp?NID=17426 Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page

[scifinoir2] Rick McCallum: The prequels producer on the Sith DVD

2005-11-07 Thread drcsaid
Rick McCallum The prequels producer on the Sith DVD He may not be as familiar a name as George Lucas, but Rick McCallum, Lucas' producer, has been an important part of bringing Star Wars back to the screen. We caught up with him at the Star Wars DVD launch recently, and he told us a little about

Re: [scifinoir2] RE: Blacks in WWI (Was 50 Cent Disagrees...)

2005-11-07 Thread Astromancer
Let me spell it out for you...There were no black marines in World War One...(1914-1918) M C Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:No, there were no black marines in WWI MCJ: This is not true... http://www.marines.com/page/usmc.jsp?pageId=/page/SubSection-XML-Conversion

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Blacks in WWI (Was 50 Cent Disagrees...)

2005-11-07 Thread Astromancer
'Bloods' was a book written about Black GIs is Viet Nam... M C Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:A couple of books that I have: The Road to Victory -- David P. Colley -- About the Red Ball Express in WWII Benjamin O. Davis Jr.'s Autobiography. Some history about the Buffalo Soldiers in the