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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