BRITAIN ON STANDBY FOR NUKE STRIKE; SECRET PLAN TO EVACUATE MILLIONS IN TERROR ALERT

August 17, 2002 | August 17, 2002 | John Twomey

[NerdDad]

It's cool HU. I read it as a sarcastic and humorous post. An irreverent poke at folks who have been less than supportive of US policies. Don't go any deeper than that, it just creates confusion.

[Merovingian]

Oops. That's a typo. It should read "Hitlery's Uterus"...LOL

I see all the same old dusty anti-French comments are being dragged out, nothing original here..

[mamelukesabre]

I never get tired of that joke. It cracks me up every time.

[spetznaz]

I never get tired of that joke. It cracks me up every time.

Me too! LOL.

[Hitlerys uterus]

Yet more personal attacks and name calling from a person who looks up to the french. I am so hurt.

Bwahahahahaha!

[balls]

"Thanks for sharing."

Ok smartass, you miss the point. Terrorism is less of a problem now, but that is all GWB talks about. The economy is of more concern to most people because they are being hit in the pocket right now or are threatened by layoffs; however, a very small number of people are currently affected by terrorism.

[Mohammed El-Shahawi]

I take this very seriously. The key line for me was "Details of the exodus plans would be broadcast on radio and TV in a way which would not "overdramatise" the crisis."

I lived in the UK for the first 26 years of my life. And these were during the most dangerous cold war years. A television broadcast of this type was never shown - ever.

[Dark Wing]

ping

[Geezerette]

You got that right!

g

[Dog Gone]

I don't miss the point at all. You think Bush is making terrorism a big deal for political gain, and minimizing its importance. You think the economy is a much bigger deal.

I have news for you. Most people are doing just fine. Check the unemployment figures. Well over 90% of us are going to our jobs just like we ever have. The stock market concerns us, but so do a lot of things. Especially terrorists who have continually tried to kill us and would still like to if they get the opportunity.

Sorry, but I'm not buying it. The war on terrorism is real. Al-Qaida is real. Bury your head in the political sand if you wish, but don't ask us to join you. We're not that foolish.

[Hitlerys uterus]

I hear the french design their tanks with three reverse gears.

[RaceBannon]

Have the French surrendered yet???

[1234]

YAWN

[balls]

Ask anybody who has a 401K/403b plan and is near retirement what their biggest concerns are. There are a heck of a lot of boomers out there who are wondering how they are going to support themselves in the coming years. These are folks who were in their prime years during the Cold War and Vietnam, and probably also remember the Korean War and the Suez Crisis.

Do you think the media have not hyped terrorism to the degree they should have? Are the politicians not using 9/11 to their advantage? Grow up!

[Hitlerys uterus]

Long time Race! How the hell are ya?

Yeah, this time it was to the Salvation Army!

[Dog Gone]

Grow up? Disagreeing with you is a sign of immaturity on my part? What kind of a debating tactic is that?

Yes, a lot of people have lost a lot of money in their retirement accounts--money that was based on phony baloney stock prices that soared under the Clinton Administration.

Now stock prices are down to where they should have been without the false accounting, or even a bit high, based on historical measures. So those accounts are down to what they would have been without the corporate BS under Clinton.

You want to blame this on Bush, and you think the war on terror is a phony exercise. You're entitled to your opinion, even if you're objectively wrong.

[mlocher]

I don't know, but if there is going to be a terrorist nuclear strike in europe, PLEASE GOD, LET IT BE FRANCE!

i was going to reem you on this, but i see that enough other people have taken you to task already.

but i would wish that you would get a decent screen name.

[meyer]

The stock market concerns us, but so do a lot of things.

And, I'll add, the stock market is not the unit of measure of the economy. Its an indicator and it is linked, but it isn't the whole enchalada.

Unemployment is nowhere near what it was in the 70's. And people survived - in droves. :^)

I suspect that a certain spherical disruptor has decided that by talking down the economy (which he/she likely knows little about), he can deflect attention from an issue that can kill innocent Americans, and thus is of much greater importance than a deflated stock bubble.

[balls]

I am not blaming the stock market on Bush. Nor do I think discussing how these folks landed up in this situation is helpful. I'm merely saying that most people have other things on their minds than the so called "War on Terrorism". (By the way, please excuse me for not listing the epitome of all crises, Cuban Crisis, in my previous rant.)

[Cachelot]

Do you think the media have not hyped terrorism to the degree they should have?

"There's a bømbe for you, Mr. Balls. Did you expect one?"