I hardly expect the weapon would be use on a city. However I would fully
expect Iraq to use nuclear, chemical, and bio weapon on ANY target as he has
already proven these aspect by his use of chemical weapons in the past.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Baier" <[log in to unmask]>
To: "HP3000 List" <[log in to unmask]>; "Joe Andress"
<[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 7:31 AM
Subject: Re: OT: French Fries are now Freedom Fries? Bomb Link
> If you drop that bomb on a big city it will kill thousands.
> does that make it a WMD then ?
>
>
> On Tue, 11 Mar 2003 16:48:53 -0600, joe andress
<[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
> >Not to the same extent that nuclear devices, chemical weapons or bio
weapon
> >are normally classified, NO its not.These weapons are aimed at thousand
of
> >deaths and injury.
> >
> >The weapon you mentioned is not expected to kill thousands. As to the
> noise,
> >it will impact those individuals within a certain distance. Your
reference
> >which is only for exploitive value.
> >
> >The notice of the noise is to prepare the residents in advance. Something
> >that I would expect them to do.
> >
> >Your argument is that you personally disagree with the prospect of
military
> >action. Nothin more. Your opinion and your entitle to it.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Guy Avenell" <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 4:21 PM
> >Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] OT: French Fries are now Freedom Fries? Bomb Link
> >
> >
> >> At the bottom of the Freedom Fries page there was a link to this
article:
> >> http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/03/11/sprj.irq.moab/index.html
> >> MOAB, privately known in military circles as "the mother of all bombs,"
> >has
> >> been under development since late last year. The bomb carries 18,000
> >pounds
> >> of tritonal explosives, which have an indefinite shelf life. It
replaces
> >the
> >> Vietnam-era "Daisy Cutter," a 15,000-pound bomb with 12,600 pounds of
the
> >> less-powerful GSX explosives.
> >> The Tuesday test was expected to generate so much noise that nearby
> >> residents were warned in advance. A 10,000-foot cloud was expected to
> >> result.
> >>
> >> But it's still not a WMD?
> >>
> >> Guy Avenell
> >> www.hpto.net
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Cynthia Fowler" <[log in to unmask]>
> >> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >> Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 12:57 PM
> >> Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] OT: French Fries are now Freedom Fries?
> >>
> >>
> >> If I remember correctly from my history classes eons ago, wasn't "Lady
> >> Liberty" a gift from the French? Seems a contradiction.
> >>
> >> >>> John Burke <[log in to unmask]> 03/11/03 02:46PM >>>
> >> I hate contributing to this OT insanity, but I just saw this report:
> >"House
> >> cafeterias change names for 'french fries' and 'french toast'" and had
to
> >> pass it on. I was shaking in disbelief as I read it:
> >>
> >> http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/03/11/sprj.irq.fries/index.html
> >>
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