[Calpernia]

>>>>It's important to think outside of the box with these guys - we're dealing with people from a different cultural perspective.

To emphasize this, when you have a moment JP, and anyone else interested, READ this whole story here. You will see how the cultural differences ended up leading to the mechanical failure going down on paper. You should be able to feel the frustration created in the sections, Conflicting Realities, The Search for a Motive, Egypt Versus the West, and Following Flight 990's Path.

http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/2001/11/langewiesche.htm

I remember being in college with some refugees from the M.E. Even in classes like Math, truth was never seen as absolute. 4+4=8 was only a perspective. Quite frustrating.

[JustPiper]

saved it-will read

[JustPiper]

Alert Name: Acts of terror

FBI urges police to watch for people carrying almanacs
12/28/03 19:18 PM, EST
The FBI is warning police nationwide to be alert for people carrying almanacs, cautioning that the popular reference books covering everything from abbreviations to weather trends could be used for terrorist planning.
FULL STORY at CNN

[Hegemony Cricket]

Cal - thanks for posting that link - I had read some stuff about flight 990, but that was a very good article about it.