adam whyte-settlar

Companies from countries opposed to the conflict in Iraq will be barred from
bidding for new rebuilding contracts worth $18.6bn, the Pentagon has said.

US Deputy Defence Secretary Paul Wolfowitz said the policy was necessary to
protect America's "essential security interests".

: )
A W-S

james linn

And so Canada, which though it refused to participate(under some heavy
pressure), after the war was over decided to contribute 300 million in aid
for reconstruction(for a country with 1/10 the population of the US). And it
sent thousands of troops to Afghanistan, when the army was clearly stretched
to its breaking point, to free up US troops. The Canadian Navy had every
ship in the fleet in the Persian Gulf over the last 18 months, leading the
attempt to stop terrorist and arms smuggling in the area.

All this and the US tells its largest trading partner(by far) to go take a
hike.

Pehaps we should cut off the supply of cheap perscriptions to the US, and
see what happens.


James Linn

russj41

I agree with you. France, Germany, and Russia I can understand, but
excluding Canada from bidding is a major faux pas.

There's been talk in the US Congress of making it illegal to purchase
prescription drugs from Canada, if they haven't already done so. Effing
scallywags!!


MacHamish Mór

gena m. burns-harrison

I am not sure that the banning is not illegal to begin with because
of World Trade Agreements. International Law Specialist...I am
not. It just seems like this ban is illegal. (Personally, I think it
was ill-advised. I'm not so concerned with France and Germany
in regard to this...but O, CANADA?!? O, Pa-leeze!!! They are our
good neighbours and have come to our defence and aid many
times. Just because we may not always agree on matters....well,
I just think the overall picture must be brought into focus.)

I also disagree with the Congress getting into the Canadians
affording better drug prices to our seniors (and others, for that
matter.) If it were not for the VA, my father-in-law would be
facing..."Do I eat this week...or buy my meds." There are too
many others who are not Vets and ARE faced with those
types of questions. Our Vets deserve MUCH better than what they
get at the VA...but, I am thankful for that which my father-in-
law receives. I just wish it could be better for all Vets...the ones
who sacrificed so much for me to be able to live as I do today.
--
I bid you love and laughter, but above these...peace.


Gena M. Burns-Harrison (GMBH) <><
thewarchest@bellsouth.net

"When all the pipers are a-pipin', one stops to listen...
but when a lone piper is a-pipin, the whole world stops to listen."

adam whyte-settlar

"Gena M. Burns-Harrison".

The whole ******* war was illegal - so what are you going to do about it?

Nothing.

Under Bush and his oilmen the US has become a law unto itself.
It can and will do whatever it likes because no-one has the power to stop
them.

Better get used to it.
A W-S

lachie macquarie

Gena M. Burns-Harrison <thewarchest@bellsouth.net> sgrìobh,

Illegal? You are worrying about the illegality of it? Does that not
strike you as quite perverse. Do you consider the war to have been
legal?

Even more perverse is the British contracts will open to free tender, so
the Russians, French and Germans will all manage to get their snouts in
the trough.

We will have the US in the north clawing back their war investment and
the British will get none. It serves us jolly well right. We can then
sell the Canadians more submarines to pay for the unfinished hospital wings.

More bloody vets, is that all US universities produce? I thought we were
the nation of dog lovers. Or is that the French?
--
Lachie.

Exodus 22:19. Quisquis concubuerit cum animali, morte moriatur.

michael.mackinnon

Maybe, but just remember that all empires fall eventually. And all
those empires that have fallen were full of people who thought it
would never happen. Just before the knife went in.....

Good always triumphs over evil eventually.....

M

gena m. burns-harrison

**So what is the translation for "sgrìobh"...
or do I not want to know?**

A-W-S:
Companies from countries opposed to the conflict in Iraq will be barred from
bidding for new rebuilding contracts worth $18.6bn, the Pentagon has said.

US Deputy Defence Secretary Paul Wolfowitz said the policy was necessary to
protect America's "essential security interests".
: )

James Linn:
And so Canada, which though it refused to participate(under some heavy
pressure), after the war was over decided to contribute 300 million in aid
for reconstruction(for a country with 1/10 the population of the US). And it
sent thousands of troops to Afghanistan, when the army was clearly stretched
to its breaking point, to free up US troops. The Canadian Navy had every
ship in the fleet in the Persian Gulf over the last 18 months, leading the
attempt to stop terrorist and arms smuggling in the area.

All this and the US tells its largest trading partner(by far) to go take a
hike.

MacH M:
I agree with you. France, Germany, and Russia I can understand, but
excluding Canada from bidding is a major faux pas.

James Linn:
Pehaps we should cut off the supply of cheap prescriptions to the US, and
see what happens.

MacH M:
There's been talk in the US Congress of making it illegal to purchase
prescription drugs from Canada, if they haven't already done so. Effing
scallywags!!

Respectfully,
to A W S and Lachie... Lachie:


GMBH:
No, it does not strike me as perverse at all.
I have intentionally remained silent about the war...
but mind you, it may not be for the reasons that you
may think. And, I shall continue to remain silent in regard to
the war...at least in this forum. I do discuss it elsewhere...
but not in NG forum.

The troops have my support. That is all I will say about
that matter.

I was responding merely to the comments regarding
the banning of competitive bids from countries who were
opposed to the war as being wrong. I still hold that
position, and I believe the administration will have to
reverse--or at least compromise their most recent statement
of banning. Anyway, it will have to be amended one
way or the other. And I was speaking regarding
the U. S. Congress trying to interfere with Americans
buying prescriptions from Canada. gmbh:

GMBH:
I can assure you that my father-in-law did not have the luxury of
an institution of higher learning. He was in the middle of tank wars in
WWII as a tank sergeant. Three of those tanks were blown out from under
him. He was 19 and 20 years old at the time. He saw many of his
buddies blown up right in front of him. He lives with the guilt of
having come back from *that* university...when his buddies didn't.

"Survivors" University, if you will.

He doesn't talk about it though.
He does not brag about his *degrees*.

Since I am into genealogy and history, I was only too happy to do
some research and find out about his war itinerary. He is 79 years
old...we just found out *this* year that he had been awarded
the Bronze Star. As far as I am concerned, he earned his diploma...
and his right to benefits at the VA. The kicker is: he earned many more
"credit hours" to such, than what the Vets actually get.

My dad has WWII Vet status also. He served overseas as an MP
during the reconstruction. He broke his back serving his country and
spent 3 months in a body cast. He had to learn to walk again. He
used to be 6'3"...he isn't anymore. He exercises his right *NOT* to
claim VA benefits, because he has been fortunate to retire as chief
engineer from an excellent American company which has excellent
benefits. He is entitled...but he feels he would be *in effect* taking
it from another Vet who really could use the assistance.

NBC Anchorman Tom Brokaw got it right the first time. They ARE
members of The Greatest Generation.

I stand by my original statements. Without apology.

I have added a few. Without apology.


--
I bid you love and laughter, but above these...peace.
Gena M. Burns-Harrison (GMBH) <><
thewarchest@bellsouth.net

"When all the pipers are a-pipin', one stops to listen...
but when a lone piper is a-pipin, the whole world stops to listen."

duke of url

In news:vtf97ccv2kl5a7@corp.supernews.com,
James Linn <jlinn@idirect.com> radiated into the WorldWideWait:


Okay, James, here is how *I* see it.
You must know that I not only like Canucks (most), but respect their
armed forces greatly - I just can't believe your crappy gummint
constantly tasking them more and more heavily whilst simultaneously
slashing them to the bone then taking away some of the bones.
You must also know that I am a fervent American Patriot, dedicated to
the Rights that protect our Liberties.
My take on it is: Although it is true Canada has been doing a LOT of
good work in the overall War on Terror, they turned their backs on us
concerning Iraq.
Given that, why should we allow them onto the list of Preferred
Partners in Reconstruction when there were many countries who did
whatever they could to help?

lachie

Gena M. Burns-Harrison <thewarchest@bellsouth.net> sgrìobh,

It isn't rude, it means write in Gaelic, it's cognate in Latin would be
scribe, you can probably see it in sgrìobh?

Was the war legal? A lot of people believe it not to be.
Why not in a NG?


The troops have my complete and utter support. However I did not support
the war. Some people seem to find it difficult to separate the two. It
seems perfectly logical to me.

I also know that we will have to remain in Iraq for the long run, it
will cost us a great deal in casualties and cash. The deed has been done
for better or for worse, we will have to see it through.


I think that both you and I are of an age when the W.W.II was a very
vivid memory and we could write all night about people that were
involved. Not only the fighting men but the civvies that were bombed out
of their houses. Clydebank, Belfast, Coventry et al.

The people that served their country should never have to beg. The sad
fact is that they do, even men involved in the Falklands and GWI are in
a perilous state. A land fit for heroes, it is the oldest line the
government feeds us.


Well, being a vet in the UK is becoming more untenable, mostly due to
the demise of the livestock farming, since the problems of Bovine
Spongiform Encephalopathy and the F&M epidemic, the number of farm
animals has drastically reduced. Hence the problems for the country vets.

Good for you.

Good.
--
Lachie.
I am nobody's little weasel. AP