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2004-01-31 Iraq

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Posted by tipper 2004-01-31 12:13:08 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Cellphones - is that why Nortel's(?) profits soared?

Posted by Anonymous2U 2004-1-31 1:57:09 AM|| 2004-1-31 1:57:09 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 This would probably account for the odd coincidence a couple of weeks ago of a car bomb going off in the bomber's car within sight of a late-night US patrol.
I believe this was discussed here and that one of the self-eradicated jihadis was Saddam's nephew.

Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2004-1-31 3:54:11 AM|| [http://www.nuclearspace.com] 2004-1-31 3:54:11 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 A2U - I'm not sure what you point is or even if you have one, but Nortel is a classic case of markets punishing losers. At one time Nortel was Canada's most valuable company. There is now talk in the Singaporean press of a local company buying Nortel for peanuts. Welcome to free markets!

Posted by phil_b 2004-1-31 6:54:54 AM|| 2004-1-31 6:54:54 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Ain't it cool.
Wonder how long it will be before civilian casualties are blamed on Allied troops.You know the gig blame the target?

Posted by Raptor 2004-1-31 7:53:15 AM|| 2004-1-31 7:53:15 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 #3 - Nortel is Canada's most valuable company once again.

"Nortel Networks Corp. regained the title of Canada's highest-valued company yesterday after surpassing Royal Bank's $41.6 billion market capitalization."

Link

Posted by James D 2004-1-31 11:10:12 AM|| 2004-1-31 11:10:12 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 I was pretty sure we'd figured out the remote detonation trick several weeks ago, but didn't say anything - who knows, Zarqawi might be reading this. There were certainly enough clues lying around. What we see here is only confirmation.

Anyone playing with a full deck would know that the United States is the worst country in the world to attack. We're just so damned innovative. I'm sure every time a bomb is found that hasn't exploded, we've done a careful analysis of the thing, including the detonator. I would not be surprised to learn that a couple of 'just average soldiers' discovered that the exploder of choice was a remote garage door opener or gate opening device. They figured out the frequency, and broadcast it during a few "dry runs". They get a couple of premature booms, and presto! Pretty soon, A-Q is trying to find a new way to make big booms, using other kinds of detonators. This may also be why they've switched from remote hits to suicide bombers - the remote hits keep failing.

The more we whack and stack, the more desperate our enemy will become, until he's doing himself in trying to get to us. Go GI's!

Posted by Old Patriot 2004-1-31 10:33:39 PM|| [http://users.codenet.net/mweather/default.htm] 2004-1-31 10:33:39 PM|| Front Page Top

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