"Shirley (granny)" <shirle...@earthlinknospam.net> wrote in message
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the hurricanes are exacerbated by global warming
but earthquakes in that region are known and ancient hazard
just as they are in japan and california and alaska
this really should be a wake up call for places like tennesse
they will get hit by an earthquake just as bad
and their buildings are as ill-prepared as pakistans were
arf meow arf - dogs and cats living together
if you meet buddha on the usenet
killfile him
<lgt...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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I agree with Walter Cronkeit. We simply cannot afford more debt. That
lying leader we have always says, "We have money set aside for that
purpose." Al Gore said he would put a lock box aside for Social
Security where it couldn't be touched. I don't think most Americans
realize what Bush has done to us.
A few years ago when Iran had that big earthquake, even though they are a
member of the "axis of evil", we were there to provide help.
I suspect that will be no difference yet again. Besides Pakistan is one of
our allies in the WOT, we will be there to help our allies....
"ladako" <lad...@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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in case you didnt get the news earlier
pakistan is one of our bestest allies
hes doing what republicans have been promising to do for the last twenty years
get the government so burdened by debt
that creditors force it to stop the spending
that voters wont let them stop
voters of course idiotly believe you can cut taxes and increase spending
without any problems
its like franklin graham saying katerina was gods punishment to new orleans
if you think youre getting backhanded by god
then reconsider how youre living your life
but you dont need a bumch of moralizing do-gooders
trying to use religion to gain political advantage
telling you what a horrible person you must have been
the frustrating thing is most of the death is human caused
run a city below sea level with inadequate levees where hurricanes land?
the mudslides in central america this week
are worsened by the clear cutting and overcutting of forests
which couldve slowed down the water flow
we know how to make buildings that dont crush occupants
but they didnt build that way in pakistan and kashmir
(see the differences between south asia and japan for comparable shaking)
many of the tsunamis death couldve been prevented
if people had simply known to run the other way
when the tide goes out that far
theres just so many things that could be done that arent
thats one reason why people familar with earthquakes
keep trying to warn the mississippi valley they need earthquake building codes
> meow - if you say so.....how about insurgents from Afghanistan? That
> whole area stikns.
officially pakistan is one of our bestest allies against al qaeda
and musharaf himself has been a frequent assasination target
unofficially bin laden is probably hiding out in northwest pakistan
and some people of the government are sympathetic to him
the people of pakistan tend to vary from more liberal
to pakistani versions of koran thumping rednecks
"mariposas rand mair fheal greykitten tomys des anges"
<mair_...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> voters of course idiotly believe you can cut taxes and increase spending
> without any problems
And that, in a nutshell, is the problem!