Oh, hey. I like sitting in a sidewalk cafe drinking red wine and
talking about death as much as the next girl. And I don't smoke
cigarettes (though I will smoke a cigar on occasion).
My view of human nature isn't dark--but neither do I believe in
innate goodness (or, heaven forfend, human perfectability). And I
do not, in particular, believe the U.S. and the U.K. should be
judged by standards that are too much higher than those of other
countries (a little higher--hey, sure).
--J
--- In OliveStarlightOrchestra_at_yahoogroups.com, "7visions"
<7visions_at_p...> wrote:
> Joy I accuse you of OPTIMISM!...Your total lack of snide
kneejerk cynicism
> clearly makes you suspect in the eyes of CHIC LEFTIST CLUB
OF SRPING 2003,
> which dicates cynicism and/or depression about everything. :)
>
> L
> ----- Original Message ----- > 5) Since a lot of these treasures
went to
> private collectors, they should
> > be recoverable--either by us, or by Iraq (which will be a rich
country
> once
> > it's on its feet again).
> > 6) Priceless antiquities/artifacts were not looted/sold, but
actually
> > destroyed
> > for all time in World War II. Thank goodness that didn't
happen.
> >
> > I'm sad, but I'm hoping a lot of what appears to be lost was
just hidden.
> > And
> > that a good deal of it can be bought back once we locate it.
> >
> > --J
> >
> >
> > It was also announced this morning that Bechtel won a
major contract
> > in Iraq. Thank goodness! I was beginning to lose sleep over
the worry
> > that they might not get it...
> >
> > On a more serious note, why didn't anyone care enough to
protect the
> > National Museum? Those ancient treasures were easy
pickings for the
> > looters.
> >
> > John
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In OliveStarlightOrchestra_at_yahoogroups.com, "dne44"
<dne_at_d...> wrote:
> > > that we weren't in this for oil or to line the pockets of
American
> > > corporations.
> > >
> > > The government awards Halliburton a $600 million dollar
contract
> > > for "emergency" oil services in Iraq. Unbid. And gee, the
name
> > > Halliburton sounds vaguely familiar... And there are a
number of
> > > other such deals being done.
> > >
> > > And where does the money come from...that's right, us! So
even if
> > > other companies or countries could have done it cheaper,
we'll never
> > > know how much we could have saved. Thank God this
administration is
> > > so serious about reducing government spending!
> > >
> > > And for even more reasons to find this deeply offensive:
> > > http://slate.msn.com/id/2081640/
> >
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Received on 2003-04-22 19:18:51