Re: An oasis on the moon?

From: Sander Vesik (sander_at_haldjas.folklore.ee)
Date: 03/01/05 

Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2005 18:55:18 +0000 (UTC)

In sci.space.policy Rand Simberg <simberg.interglobal@org.trash> wrote:
> On Tue, 01 Mar 2005 03:53:44 GMT, in a place far, far away,
> simberg.interglobal@org.trash (Rand Simberg) made the phosphor on my
> monitor glow in such a way as to indicate that:
>
> >>Nice to see some optimism, and it might be so, but then again, it could
> >>go the way of Iran or Saudi Arabia..
> >>
> >>Why are you so optimistic?
> >
> >Because I have faith in humanity. I think that given the chance,
> >people will choose freedom and material prosperity over tyranny and
> >poverty.
>
> I should add that events in Beirut today would bear out my optimism.
> Once the people saw an opening, and weakness on the part of their
> oppressors in Damascus, the true voice of the "Arab Street" was heard.
>
> The next domino may be about to fall.

The last time US and France meddled with a countries government we got
Haiti, aka the ongoing mess of mass crimnality and gang warfare with
a token force of UN "peacekeepers" standing by. 

-- 
	Sander
+++ Out of cheese error +++

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