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Darkwing
October 4th 07, 04:10 PM
We know "kind of where he is" but we still can't find him in our own
country. I think this is a good lesson that it is very hard to find someone
in an inhospitable area with mountains and rough terrain. It is ahardly any
wonder why we can't find Osama either.

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DW

Password
October 4th 07, 04:15 PM
Darkwing wrote:
> We know "kind of where he is" but we still can't find him in our own
> country. I think this is a good lesson that it is very hard to find someone
> in an inhospitable area with mountains and rough terrain. It is ahardly any
> wonder why we can't find Osama either.
>
> ------------------------------------
> DW
>
>

We have not been able to find Bin Laden in six years.
However, the IRS goon squads can find you if you owe them 50
cents. We spend more money cutting down pot plants then we
do dealing with what is important.

The priorities in America are just ****ed up beyond belief
It's all about MONEY

October 4th 07, 06:20 PM
> The priorities in America are just ****ed up beyond belief
> It's all about MONEY

That's why its the U$A

Gatt
October 4th 07, 11:22 PM
> wrote in message
oups.com...
>> The priorities in America are just ****ed up beyond belief
>> It's all about MONEY
>
> That's why its the U$A

And everybody else in the world competing against each other to earn our
money. (Otherwise, I agree.)

-c

Vic Baron
October 4th 07, 11:57 PM
"Password" > wrote in message
...
> Darkwing wrote:
>> We know "kind of where he is" but we still can't find him in our own
>> country. I think this is a good lesson that it is very hard to find
>> someone in an inhospitable area with mountains and rough terrain. It is
>> ahardly any wonder why we can't find Osama either.
>>
>> ------------------------------------
>> DW
>
> We have not been able to find Bin Laden in six years. However, the IRS
> goon squads can find you if you owe them 50 cents. We spend more money
> cutting down pot plants then we do dealing with what is important.
>
> The priorities in America are just ****ed up beyond belief
> It's all about MONEY

That's just so we have enough to give out to the rest of the world when they
can't manage their economies. If we'd stop supporting some of these losers
we might be better off.

Password
October 5th 07, 12:35 AM
Vic Baron wrote:
> "Password" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Darkwing wrote:
>>> We know "kind of where he is" but we still can't find him in our own
>>> country. I think this is a good lesson that it is very hard to find
>>> someone in an inhospitable area with mountains and rough terrain. It is
>>> ahardly any wonder why we can't find Osama either.
>>>
>>> ------------------------------------
>>> DW
>> We have not been able to find Bin Laden in six years. However, the IRS
>> goon squads can find you if you owe them 50 cents. We spend more money
>> cutting down pot plants then we do dealing with what is important.
>>
>> The priorities in America are just ****ed up beyond belief
>> It's all about MONEY
>
> That's just so we have enough to give out to the rest of the world when they
> can't manage their economies. If we'd stop supporting some of these losers
> we might be better off.
>
>
Amen to that!!

Dudley Henriques[_2_]
October 5th 07, 12:38 AM
Vic Baron wrote:
> "Password" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Darkwing wrote:
>>> We know "kind of where he is" but we still can't find him in our own
>>> country. I think this is a good lesson that it is very hard to find
>>> someone in an inhospitable area with mountains and rough terrain. It is
>>> ahardly any wonder why we can't find Osama either.
>>>
>>> ------------------------------------
>>> DW
>> We have not been able to find Bin Laden in six years. However, the IRS
>> goon squads can find you if you owe them 50 cents. We spend more money
>> cutting down pot plants then we do dealing with what is important.
>>
>> The priorities in America are just ****ed up beyond belief
>> It's all about MONEY
>
> That's just so we have enough to give out to the rest of the world when they
> can't manage their economies. If we'd stop supporting some of these losers
> we might be better off.
>
>

Control yourself :-) Do you realize what this would mean? These
countries would then go from simply hating us to REALLY hating us!!!
:-))

--
Dudley Henriques

Dan Luke[_2_]
October 5th 07, 01:21 AM
"Vic Baron" wrote:

>
> That's just so we have enough to give out to the rest of the world when they
> can't manage their economies. If we'd stop supporting some of these losers
> we might be better off.

You need to catch up on current events. The U. S. is living off money we
borrow from foreigners.

http://www.treas.gov/tic/mfh.txt


--
Dan

"Sanity is not to be without fantasy, but to know reality, and remember the
difference."
- Clive James

Dave Doe
October 5th 07, 03:55 AM
In article >, "Darkwing"
<theducksmail"AT"yahoo.com> says...
> We know "kind of where he is" but we still can't find him in our own
> country. I think this is a good lesson that it is very hard to find someone
> in an inhospitable area with mountains and rough terrain. It is ahardly any
> wonder why we can't find Osama either.

Puts it in perspective eh.

--
Duncan

October 5th 07, 04:52 AM
On Oct 4, 9:10 am, "Darkwing" <theducksmail"AT"yahoo.com> wrote:
> We know "kind of where he is" but we still can't find him in our own
> country. I think this is a good lesson that it is very hard to find someone
> in an inhospitable area with mountains and rough terrain. It is ahardly any
> wonder why we can't find Osama either.
>
> ------------------------------------
> DW

Its easier to find a live person out there than a dead one. Thermal
imagers work better on objects that are warmer than their
surroundings. Also, live people have to move around to eat, drink,
etc. and tend to build campfires to stay warm. That makes them much
easier to find, and much harder for them to hide out from the
government.

If you stay in one place and blend in with the surroundings, finding
you would be very very hard.

Dean

Gig 601XL Builder
October 5th 07, 03:00 PM
Dan Luke wrote:
> "Vic Baron" wrote:
>
>>
>> That's just so we have enough to give out to the rest of the world
>> when they can't manage their economies. If we'd stop supporting some
>> of these losers we might be better off.
>
> You need to catch up on current events. The U. S. is living off
> money we borrow from foreigners.
>
> http://www.treas.gov/tic/mfh.txt
>

You are right a significant sector of our economy is supported by investment
cash from other countries. Yet we still provide more foreign aid than any
other two countries combined. (Well almost, UK and Japan combined do a
little more than we do. But it is close enought for government work.)

http://www.globalissues.org/TradeRelated/Debt/USAid.asp#ForeignAidNumbersinChartsandGraphs

If you do take the time to look at that page please note that "The New
Superpower" China isn't even in the top 22. While Luxembourg and New Zealand
are.

October 6th 07, 04:14 AM
On Oct 4, 8:10 am, "Darkwing" <theducksmail"AT"yahoo.com> wrote:
> We know "kind of where he is" but we still can't find him in our own
> country. I think this is a good lesson that it is very hard to find someone
> in an inhospitable area with mountains and rough terrain. It is ahardly any
> wonder why we can't find Osama either.
>
> ------------------------------------
> DW

It's not a wonder at all.
Osama, if alive, is living with friends and supporters. He's probably
not in a real cave, but I suspect he doesn't go shopping in a mall
much either. Under these circumstances, he would be difficult to find
if he was in an open flat desert.

By this time, I suspect that Steve Fossett is lost among the rocks,
his plane probably only a few burned shards amongst a whole lot of
rocks, many of them volcanic and therefore "burned" in appearance. If
Fossett were alive, (and I still hope he is...) he is probably trying
to assist in his finding--mirror, fire, etc.

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