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Sol System
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Read this news story.

Interesting stuff, eh?

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First of Two
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Yep, no better way to surreptitiously test an ICBM then by using it to put a payload in orbit...

Thanks, Slick Willie...

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Baloo
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Yeah. Whatta pal.

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Sol System
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Yeah...damn him for encouraging other nations to get into space. What an imbecilic idea! Next they'll probably want to start using computers and drinking espresso. Well, not if I have anything to say about it!

(That one HAS to go on my webpage...)

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Jay the Obscure
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My God...is every freaking thing in the world Clinton's fault??? Shit, I should have blamed the recent earthquake on him too. Was he in office during Huricane Andrew?? Chalk that up to Willie.

Now that space has become our proprietary area, we should do our level best to keep Cameroon from sending people up into space as well. Oh, and learning things that can be gained from space exploration and just plain expansion of knowledge.

I think it's fascinating. Maybe, just maybe, they ain't out to destroy the world.

Damn you Cameroon!! Don't let Willie get to you too!!

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If you can take advantage of a situation in some way, it's your duty as an American to do it. Why should the race always be to the swift or the jumble to the quick-witted? Should they be allowed to win merely because of the gifts God gave them? Well, I say cheating is the gift man gives himself!
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[This message has been edited by Jay (edited November 21, 1999).]


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TSN
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Hm... I assumed the Clinton accusation was in reference to that thing a while back about China getting its nukes because of the US, or something like that (I don't recall the specifics anymore). I didn't think it had anything to do w/ encouraging other countries to go into space...

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Sol System
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Well, I just wanted to make a sarcastic remark. And then Jay went and had a bit of an episode. I think we're all better now.

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Baloo
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Hmmm... Maybe, but I'll bet you can't provide valid documentation to that effect.

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First of Two
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I have no problem with allowing Cameroon into space.

Mainly because Cameroon has never threatened to nuke San Francisco. China has been known to do that.

Cameroon, as far as I can recall, has never subjugated or attempted to subjugate any of its neighbors, at least not in THIS century.

China, on the other hand, has been very "neighborly" to Tibet, Vietnam, Korea, Taiwan...

See my latest post in the "clinton traitor" thread in the Flameboard for more verifiable facts.

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Curry Monster
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For those of you who are aware of my views on China, I think you'll be rather surprised when I say that......... they're well within their rights to test whatever they like. As for pointing nukes at the USA, I'd just like to ask, how many have you chaps got pointed at them?

Speaking of neighbourly, how's about the actions of the USA in central america, cuba and the like? Not that I approve of China mind you, but fair is fair.

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