A Canadian's View of Americans
Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Warfare Safety
How to Tell If There Is a Terrorist at the Airport
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Interesting Footage and Facts on Pentagon 9-11 Strike
A Canadian's View of Americans Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Warfare Safety
How to Tell If There Is a Terrorist at the Airport
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INTERESTING FOOTAGE AND FACTS ON 9-11 PENTAGON STRIKE
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A CANADIAN'S VIEW OF AMERICANS
Widespread but only partial news coverage was given recently to a remarkable
editorial broadcast from Toronto.
This Canadian thinks it is time to speak
up for the Americans as the most generous and possibly the least appreciated people on all the
earth. Germany, Japan and, to a lesser extent, Britain and Italy were lifted out of the debris
of war by the Americans who poured in billions of dollars and forgave other billions in debts.
None of these countries is today paying even the interest on its remaining debts to the United
States. When France was in danger of collapsing in 1956, it was the Americans who propped it up,
and their reward was to be insulted and swindled on the streets of Paris. I was there. I saw it.
When earthquakes hit distant cities, it is the United States that hurries in to help. This spring,
59 American communities were flattened by tornadoes. Nobody helped.
The Marshall Plan and the Truman Policy pumped billions of dollars into discouraged countries. Now newspapers in those countries are writing about the decadent, warmongering Americans. I'd like to see just one of those countries that is gloating over the erosion of the United States dollar build its own airplane. Does any other country in the world have a plane to equal the Boeing Jumbo Jet, the Lockheed Tri-Star, or the Douglas DC10? If so, why don't they fly them? Why do all the International lines except Russia fly American Planes?
Why does no other land on earth even consider putting a man or woman on the moon? You talk about Japanese technocracy, and you get radios. You talk about German technocracy, and you get automobiles. You talk about American technocracy, and you find men on the moon - not once, but several times - and safely home again.
You talk about scandals, and the Americans put theirs right in the store window for everybody to look at. Even their draft-dodgers are not pursued and hounded. They are here on our streets, and most of them, unless they are breaking Canadian laws, are getting American dollars from ma and pa at home to spend here. When the railways of France, Germany and India were breaking down through age, it was the Americans who rebuilt them. When the Pennsylvania Railroad and the New York Central went broke, nobody loaned them an old caboose. Both are still broke. I can name you 5000 times when the Americans raced to the help of other people in trouble. Can you name me even one time when someone else raced to the Americans in trouble? I don't think there was outside help even during the San Francisco earthquake.
Our neighbors have faced it alone, and I'm one Canadian who is damned tired of hearing them get kicked around. They will come out of this thing with their flag high. And when they do, they are entitled to thumb their nose at the lands that are gloating over their present troubles. I hope Canada is not one those. Stand proud, America!
"The Taliban has asked Osama bin Laden to voluntarily leave the country. They said they delivered him a note asking him to leave, which is a pretty good trick considering they claim they don't even know where he is."
"I read in the paper today this bin Laden guy is the wealthiest guy in Afghanistan. That's when you know your government is no good, when the wealthiest guy in the country lives in a cave."
"There are reports on the news tonight that members of the Taliban feel persecuted and fear their own safety. So now they know what it is like to feel like a woman in their country."
"The US government has said they are now going to go after the terrorist's electronic banking system. You know what they should do? They should transfer bin Laden's funds to my bank. They'd mess up his deposits, screw up his statement and nickel and dime him to death with service charges."
"More and more details coming out now about what a spoiled rich kid Osama bin Laden was. Time reports this week he was one of 52 kids. Mother must be exhausted. This guy inherited $80 million at age 13 and has since expanded it to $300 million through construction, smart investments and gas and oil investments. This way, he can use the money in his war against capitalism."
"The leaders of the Taliban said today that killing bin Laden won't solve the problem. But, you know, it couldn't hurt."
"More and more facts are coming out about Osama bin Laden. You know, he never sleeps in the same place two nights in a row, just like Clinton."
"This Osama bin Laden guy, spoiled rich kid worth $300M. I have three words for this guy: Anna Nicole Smith. We send her over there, she'll get his money, he'll be dead in a week."
Killing him will only create a martyr. Holding him prisoner will inspire his comrades to take hostages to demand his release. Therefore, I suggest we do neither.
Let the CIA, Navy Seals, Green Beret's, or anyone else covertly capture him, fly him to an undisclosed hospital, and have surgeons quickly perform a complete sex change operation. Then we return 'her' to Afghanistan to live as a woman under the Taliban.
Wait and watch the picture change ...
Homeland Security Spoof
From Saturday Night Live!
MIDDLE EASTERN ANALYSIS
Everyone seems to be wondering why Muslim terrorists
are so quick to commit suicide. Let's see now ...
OUR ALLIES
First the GOOD NEWS ...
Canada has offered to help the U.S. in the war on terrorism!
They have pledged 2 battleships, 6000 troops and 10 fighter jets.
Now the BAD NEWS ...
With the current exchange rate that comes out to 2 canoes, a
Mountie and a couple of flying squirrels.
A FOREWARNING?
Does anyone remember this?? It was 1987! At a lecture the other day they were playing
an old news video of Lt. Col. Oliver North testifying at the Iran-Contra hearings during
the Reagan Administration. There was Ollie in front of God and country getting the third
degree, but what he said was stunning!
He was being drilled by a senator who asked, "Did you not recently spend close to $60,000 for a home security system?"
Ollie replied, "Yes, I did, sir."
The senator continued, trying to get a laugh out of the audience, "Isn't that just a little excessive?"
"No, sir," continued Ollie.
"No? And why not?" the senator asked.
"Because the lives of my family and I were threatened, sir."
"Threatened? By whom?" the senator questioned.
"By a terrorist, sir" Ollie answered.
"Terrorist? What terrorist could possibly scare you that much?"
"His name is Osama bin Laden, sir" Ollie replied.
At this point the senator tried to repeat the name, but couldn't pronounce it, which most people back then probably couldn't. A couple of people laughed at the attempt. Then the senator continued. "Why are you so afraid of this man?" the senator asked.
"Because, sir, he is the most evil person alive that I know of", Ollie answered.
"And what do you recommend we do about him?" asked the senator.
"Well, sir, if it was up to me, I would recommend that an assassin team be formed to eliminate him and his men from the face of the earth."
The senator disagreed with this approach, and that was all that was shown of the clip. By the way, that senator was Al Gore.
Also:
Terrorist pilot Mohammed Atta blew up a bus in Israel in 1986. The Israelis captured, tried and imprisoned him. As part of the Oslo agreement with the Palestinians in 1993, Israel had to agree to release so-called "political prisoners."
The Israelis, however, would not release any with blood on their hands. Our President at the time, Bill Clinton, and his Secretary of State, Warren Christopher, "insisted" that all prisoners be released.
Thus Mohammad Atta was freed and eventually thanked the US by flying an airplane into Tower One of the World Trade Center. This was reported by many of the American TV networks at the time that the terrorists were first identified. It was censored in the US from all later reports.
A SIGN IN THE WINDOW
A sign at a business establishment in Philadelphia, PA:
"WE WOULD RATHER DO BUSINESS WITH 1000 AL QAEDA TERRORISTS THAN WITH A SINGLE AMERICAN"
This sign was prominently displayed in the window of a business in Philadelphia.
You are probably outraged at the thought of such an inflammatory statement. One
would think that anti-hate groups from all across the country would be marching
on this business ... and that the National Guard might have to be called to keep
the angry crowds back. But, perhaps in these stressful times one might be tempted
to let the proprietors simply make their statement. We are a society who holds
Freedom of Speech as perhaps our greatest liberty. And after all, it is just a
sign. You may ask what kind of business would dare post such a sign? Scroll down ...
Answer: A Funeral Home (Who said morticians had no sense of humor?)
On my way to work last week, I stopped behind a purple Geo Metro with my least favorite bumper sticker ever plastered across the back. It read: "It'll be a great day when schools have all the money they need and the Air Force has to have a bake sale to buy a bomber." At that moment, I realized who the most undervalued and under appreciated segment of society is. And it ain't teachers. Teachers, I believe, rank second on that list. Heading the list are the men and women of the armed forces, who, throughout history, have protected our country from the Hitler's and Stalin's - they who would have had our white children marching to the school bus in jackboots and our minority children locked up in laboratories and labor camps. The U.S. military -- the most powerful and influential group of people in the world, hands-down -- gets an awfully bad rap these days.
Many Americans seem to think that simply because the communist Soviet Union no longer exists, the world is as safe as Beaver Cleaver's neighborhood. This, of course, ignores three facts:
Though some would like to fashion the U.S. of the 21st Century as a flowery feel-good fantasy where war and violence are mere afterthoughts of a time gone by, that can never be the case. As bad as our crime and drug problems are, we're still considered the jewel of the planet by the half of the world that has yet to make its first phone call.
In ancient Greece, the people of Athens were unparalleled world leaders in art, philosophy and technology. Their rivals in Sparta were not. Instead, the Spartans built massive, well-trained armies. When the two countries fought, who won? Sparta. And guess who lost their entire civilization because they didn't think it was important to build an appropriate army? Athens! Right now, the U.S. has the best of Athens and Sparta. We are the most cultured and most well-defended country in the world. As we continue to lower our defenses by devaluing the military, we open ourselves wider and wider to a takeover.
A takeover of the U.S.? Ridiculous, one might say. But why does it seem so unlikely? Because the power and protection of the U.S. military has been so overwhelming in the last century that Americans have been free to enjoy a comfort level unlike any in the world. We all take it for granted that we will never be invaded by another country, but few other countries can afford to be so sure of themselves. It's not only Americans who can go to bed feeling safe. Children everywhere from Israel to England, from Brazil to Japan - know that, if their country is attacked, the U.S. will be there to help.
On TV, the military is often represented by stiff, buttoned-down generals or the occasional drill sergeant who is accused of feeling up a female recruit. In reality, things are much different. The men and women of the armed forces are, in most ways, just like everyone else. They are mechanics, pilots, cooks, photographers, engineers, secretaries and X-ray technicians. They work from 8 to 5 and then come home to their families. The one difference comes when the U.S. or any of its allies is threatened by a foreign power. In that case, military people pack up and ship out, off to fight - and many times die - so the rest of the country, including teachers, can continue their lives without interruption. Teachers mold young minds into intelligent, independent people, and they should be admired for the job they do, however, I don't know any teachers who are required to catch bullets and swallow shrapnel if so ordered by the principal. So, old-fashioned as it may seem, I'm happy to give my taxes to the military and tell the tots and teachers to fire up the oven if they want extra dough. Make muffins, cookies and candy and be happy you're allowed to. Because, as the old saying goes, "if it wasn't for the U.S. military, we'd all be speakin' German now."
"It is easy to take liberty for granted, when you have never had it taken from you."
-- Dick Cheney
"France has neither winter, nor summer, nor morals. Apart from these drawbacks, it
is a fine country."
--- Mark Twain
"France has usually been governed by prostitutes."
--- Mark Twain
"I just love the French. They taste like chicken!"
--- Hannibal Lecter
"I would rather have a German division in front of me than a French one behind me."
--- General George S. Patton
"Going to war without France is like going deer hunting without your accordion."
--- Norman Schwartzkopf
"We can stand here like the French, or we can do something about it."
--- Marge Simpson
"As far as I'm concerned, war always means failure"
--- Jacques Chirac, President of France
"As far as France is concerned, you're right."
--- Rush Limbaugh
"The only time France wants us to go to war is when the German Army is sitting in
Paris sipping coffee."
--- Regis Philbin
"You know, the French remind me a little bit of an aging actress of the 1940's who
was still trying to dine out on her looks but doesn't have the face for it."
--- John McCain, U.S. Senator from Arizona
"You know why the French don't want to bomb Saddam Hussein? Because he hates America,
he loves mistresses and wears a beret. He is French, people."
--- Conan O'Brien
"I don't know why people are surprised that France won't help us get Saddam out
of Iraq. After all, France wouldn't help us get the Germans out of France!"
--- Jay Leno
"The last time the French asked for 'more proof' it came marching into Paris under
a German flag."
--- David Letterman
"Next time there's a war in Europe, the loser has to keep France".
--- Unknown
"Raise your right hand if you like the French ... Raise both hands if you are French."
--- Unknown
"You can always count on the French to be there when they need us!"
--- Unknown
"Still, it's essential for them to join us in the war against Iraq. They can teach the Iraqis how to surrender."
--- Unknown
With all of this talk of war, many of us will encounter "Peace Activists" who will try and convince us that we must refrain from retaliating against the ones who terrorized us all on September 11, 2001, and those who support terror.
These activists may be alone or in a gathering. Most of us don't know how to react to them. When you come upon one of these people, or one of their rallies, here are the proper rules of etiquette:
NERVE GAS: In the mid 1990's there was a series of nerve gas attacks on crowded
Japanese subway stations. These were perfect conditions for an attack, but less than
10% of the people were injured (the injured were better in a few hours) and only one
percent of the injured died.
The 60 Minutes TV show once had a fellow telling us that one drop of nerve gas could
kill a thousand people. Well, he didn't tell us the thousand dead people per drop
was theoretical. Drill Sergeants exaggerate how terrible this stuff is in order to
keep the recruits awake in class (I know this because I was a Drill Sergeant too).
Forget everything you've ever seen on TV, in the movies, or read in a novel about
this stuff, because it was all a lie (read this sentence again out loud!)! These
weapons are about terror. If you remain calm, you will probably not die. This is
far less scary than the media and their "Experts" make it sound.
NUCLEAR BOMBS: These are the only weapons of mass destruction on earth. The
effects of a nuclear bomb are heat, blast, EMP, and radiation. If you see a bright
flash of light like the sun, where the sun isn't, fall to the ground! The heat will
be over in a second. Then there will be two blast waves, one going out, and one on
its way back. Don't stand up to see what happened after the first wave. Anything
that's going to happen will have happened in two full minutes.
These will be low yield devices and will not level whole cities. If you live through
the heat, blast, and initial burst of radiation, you'll probably live for a very, very
long time. Radiation will not create fifty-foot tall women, or giant ants and grasshoppers
the size of tanks. These will be at the most, 1-kiloton bombs that are the equivalent
of 1,000 tons of TNT.
Here's the real deal -- flying debris and radiation will kill a lot of exposed (not
all!) people within a half mile of the blast. Under perfect conditions this is about
a half-mile circle of death and destruction, but when it's done it's done. EMP stands
for Electro Magnetic Pulse and it will fry every electronic device for a good distance.
It's impossible to say what and how far but probably not over a couple of miles from
ground zero is a good guess. Cars, cell phones, computers, ATMs, you name it, all will
be out of order.
Ionizing radiation consists of alpha and beta and gamma particles. These are little
sub-atomic particles that go whizzing along at the speed of light. They hit individual
cells in your body, kill the nucleus and keep on going. That's how you get radiation
poisoning -- you have so many dead cells in your body that the decaying cells poison
you. It's the same as people getting radiation treatments for cancer; only a bigger
area gets radiated. The good news is, you don't have to just sit there and take it,
and there are lots you can do rather than panic.
CHEMICAL WEAPONS: These are categorized as Nerve, Blood, Blister,
and Incapacitating agents. Contrary to the hype of reporters and politicians,
they are not weapons of mass destruction. They are "Area Denial" terror weapons that
don't destroy anything. When you leave the area you almost always leave the risk.
That's the difference; you can leave the area and the risk; soldiers may have to stay
put and sit through it and that's why they need all that spiffy gear.
Actually, these are not gases. They are vapors and/or airborne particles. The agent
must be delivered in sufficient quantity to kill/injure, and that defines when/how it's
used. Every day we have a morning and evening inversion where "stuff," suspended in the
air gets pushed down. This inversion is why allergies (pollen) and air pollution are worst
at these times of the day. So, a chemical attack will have it's best effect an hour or so
either side of sunrise/sunset. Also, being vapors and airborne particles they are heavier
than air so they will seek low places like ditches, basements and underground garages.
This stuff won't work when it's freezing, it doesn't last when it's hot, and wind spreads
it too thin too fast. They've got to get this stuff on you, or get you to inhale it for
it to work. They also have to get the concentration of chemicals high enough to kill or
wound you. Too little and it's nothing, too much and it's wasted. What I hope you've
gathered by this point is that a chemical weapons attack that kills a lot of people is
incredibly hard to do with military grade agents and equipment, so you can imagine how
hard it will be for terrorists. The more you know about this stuff the more you realize
how hard it is to use.
NERVE AGENTS: You have these in your house. Plain old bug killers (like Raid)
are nerve agents. All nerve agents work the same way. They are cholinesterase inhibitors
that mess up the signals your nervous system uses to make your body function. It can
harm you if you get it on your skin but it works best if they can get you to inhale it.
If you don't die in the first minute and you can leave the area, you're probably going
to live. The military's antidote for all nerve agents is atropine and pralidoxime chloride.
Neither one of these does anything to cure the nerve agent. They send your body into
overdrive to keep you alive for five minutes. After that the agent is used up. Your
best protection is fresh air and staying calm. Listed below are the symptoms for nerve
agent poisoning.
If the answer is yes, then calmly (if you panic you breathe faster and inhale more
air/poison) leave the area and head up wind, or, outside. Fresh air is the best
"right now antidote." If you have a blob of liquid that looks like molasses or Karo
syrup on you, blot it or scrape it off and away from yourself with anything disposable.
This stuff works based on your body weight. What a crop duster uses to kill bugs won't
hurt you unless you stand there and breathe it in real deep, then lick the residue off
the ground for awhile. Remember they have to do all the work, they have to get the
concentration up and keep it up for several minutes while all you have to do is quit
getting it on you/quit breathing it by putting space between you and the attack.
BLOOD AGENTS: Blood agents are cyanide or arsine, which affect your blood's ability
to provide oxygen to your tissue. The scenario for attack would be the same as nerve agent.
Look for a pop or someone splashing/spraying something and folks getting dizzy or falling
down. The telltale smells are bitter almonds or garlic where it shouldn't be. The symptoms
are blue lips, blue under the fingernails and rapid breathing. The military's antidote
is amyl nitride and just like nerve agent antidote it just keeps your body working for
five minutes till the toxins are used up. Fresh air is the your best individual chance.
BLISTER AGENTS: These agents (distilled mustard) are so nasty that nobody wants
to even handle it let alone use it. It's almost impossible to handle safely and may
have delayed effect of up to 12 hours. The attack scenario is also limited to the
things you'd see from other chemicals. If you do get large, painful blisters for no
apparent reason, don't pop them, if you must, don't let the liquid from the blister
get on any other area, the stuff just keeps on spreading. It's just as likely to harm
the user as the target. Soap, water, sunshine, and fresh air are this stuff's enemy.
BIOLOGICAL WARFARE: Vectors that are bugs, rodents, and contaminated material,
carry this stuff. There's not much to cover here. Basic personal hygiene and sanitation
will take you further than a million doctors. Wash your hands often, don't share drinks,
food, or sloppy kisses, etc., with strangers. Keep your garbage can with a tight lid on
it. Don't have standing water (like old buckets, ditches, or kiddie pools) lying around
to allow mosquitoes breeding room. If biological warfare is so easy as the TV makes it
sound, why has Saddam Hussein spent twenty years and millions and millions of dollars
trying to get it right? If you're clean of person and home, you eat well and are active,
you're going to live.
Overall preparation for any terrorist attack is the same as you'd take for a big storm.
If you want a gas mask, fine, go get one. I know this stuff and I'm not getting one and
I told my Mother not to bother with one either. How's that for confidence? We have a
week's worth of cash, several days’ worth of canned goods and plenty of soap and water.
We don't leave stuff out to attract bugs or rodents so we don't have them.
Terrorists can't conceive a nation this big with this many resources. These weapons
are made to cause panic, terror, and to demoralize. If we don't run around like sheep,
they won't use this stuff after they find out it's no fun. The government is going nuts
over this stuff because they have to protect every inch of America. You've only got to
protect yourself, and by doing that, you help the country.
Finally, there are millions of caveats to everything I wrote here and you can think
up specific scenarios where my advice isn't the best. This letter is supposed to help
the greatest number of people under the greatest number of situations. This is how we,
the people of the United States, can rob these people of their most desired goal, our
terror.
SFC Red Thomas (Ret.), Armor Master Gunner, Mesa, AZ
Now, ain't that a winner of a plan?
I have been informed that the Islamic terrorists, who hate our guts and want to kill us,
do not like to be called "Towel Heads", since the item they wear on their heads is not
actually a towel, but in fact, a small folded sheet.
Therefore, from this point forward, please refer to them as "Little Sheet Heads."
Thank you for your support and compliance on this delicate matter.
The one that struck me was the man who put on a new pair of shoes that morning,
took the various means to get to work but before he got there, he developed a
blister on his foot. He stopped at a drugstore to buy a Band-Aid. That is why he
is alive today.
Now, when I am stuck in traffic, miss an elevator, turn back to answer a ringing
telephone ... all the little things that annoy me, I think to myself, "This is
exactly where God wants me to be at this very moment."
Next time your morning seems to be going wrong ... the children are slow getting
dressed, you can't seem to find the car keys, you hit every traffic light, don't
get mad or frustrated. God is at work watching over you. May God continue to
bless you with all those annoying little things and may you remember their
possible purpose.
FUTURE MARINE MEMORIAL
PRICELESS
GOD BLESS AMERICA
NUCLEAR, BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL WARFARE SAFETY
The Real Deal about Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Attacks
Since the media has decided to scare everyone with predictions of nuclear, chemical,
or biological warfare on our turf, I decided to write a paper and keep things in
their proper perspective. I am a retired military weapons, munitions, and training expert.
The bottom line on chemical weapons is that they are intended to make you panic, to
terrorize you, to herd you like sheep to the wolves. If there is an attack, leave
the area and go upwind, or to the sides of the wind stream. They have to get the
stuff to you, and on you. You're more likely to be hurt by a drunk driver on any
given day than be hurt by one of these attacks. Your odds get better if you leave
the area. Soap, water, time, and fresh air really deal this stuff a knock-out-punch.
Don't let fear of an isolated attack rule your life. The odds are really on your side.
If you are in public and you start experiencing these symptoms, first ask yourself,
did anything out of the ordinary just happen, a loud pop, did someone spray something
on the crowd? Are other people getting sick too? Is there an odor of new mown hay,
green corn, something fruity, or camphor where it shouldn't be?
MICHAEL JACKSON HELPS OUT
NEWLY-NAMED IRAQI TOWNS
Now that the American military has reorganized Iraq's landscape, US intelligence
has discovered that they have renamed some of their towns. These new names include:
ROBIN WILLIAMS' PLAN
It is hard to argue with this logic!
I see a lot of people yelling for peace but I have not heard of a plan
for peace. So, here's one plan:
"The Statue of Liberty is no longer saying 'Give me
your poor, your tired, your huddled masses.' She's got
a baseball bat and she's yelling, 'You
want a piece of me'?"
--Robin Williams
HOW TO TELL IF THERE IS A TERRORIST AT THE AIRPORT
TOWELS AND SHEETS
Recently I received a warning about the use of the politically incorrect term, "Towel
Head" so please note, we all need to be more sensitive in our choice of words.
THE LITTLE THINGS
As you might know, the head of a company survived 9/11 because his son started
kindergarten. Another fellow was alive because it was his turn to bring donuts.
One woman was late because her alarm clock didn't go off on time. One was late
because of being stuck on the NJ Turnpike due to an auto accident. One of them
missed his bus. One spilled food on her clothes and had to take time to change.
One's car wouldn't start. One went back to answer the telephone. One had a child
that dawdled and didn't get ready as soon as he should have. One couldn't get a
taxi.
U.S. REDNECK SPECIAL FORCES
The Pentagon announced today the formation of a new 500-man elite fighting unit called the
"United States Redneck Special Forces". These Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, North
Carolina, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas boys will be dropped off into
Iraq and have been given only the following facts about terrorists:
We expect the problem in Iraq to be over by Friday.
