My mistake. Sorry.

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"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
...
It's not supposed to be 'won'. It is a big, big money maker.


"Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message
...
The war on drugs in the US is a joke. It's unwinable the way it's
being waged. It takes education and a better inner city economy,
neither of which we'll get under Bu****.

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"Lady Pilot" wrote in message
news:HREDc.82082$%T.68499@okepread05...

"Capt. Mooron" wrote:

Going to the USA with a bag of Bud?? I rather be carrying firepower
and
dressed like an Arab... the fines and jail time would be less! ;-)

How did you know that? :-D

The war on drugs is a serious one here in the US. It still amazes me
how
some people are concerned when thier neighbor works all day, comes
home
and
wants to light up a joint in front of their TV set or where ever in
their
own home. It amazes me that they feel the need to arrest these
people,
take
their homes, cars, assets and the CHILDREN!

LP

I guess that's true for the war on Iraq also. Certainly it's true for the
war
on bin Laden.

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"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
...
It's not supposed to be 'won'. It is a big, big money maker.


"Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message
...
The war on drugs in the US is a joke. It's unwinable the way it's
being waged. It takes education and a better inner city economy,
neither of which we'll get under Bu****.

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"Lady Pilot" wrote in message
news:HREDc.82082$%T.68499@okepread05...

"Capt. Mooron" wrote:

Going to the USA with a bag of Bud?? I rather be carrying firepower
and
dressed like an Arab... the fines and jail time would be less! ;-)

How did you know that? :-D

The war on drugs is a serious one here in the US. It still amazes me
how
some people are concerned when thier neighbor works all day, comes
home
and
wants to light up a joint in front of their TV set or where ever in
their
own home. It amazes me that they feel the need to arrest these
people,
take
their homes, cars, assets and the CHILDREN!

LP

Proof perhaps that you learn't someting from your mother country?

Cheers

Bart Senior wrote:

I would think the reason for our 21 gun salute is whatever
we, as a nation, decide it is.


DSK wrote

There are a bunch of references to the 21-gun salute being due to the
sum of the digits 1776, I can see where Bart got this info.

However they just don't look quite deeply enough into the matter. For
one thing, the 21-gun salute was not standard in the U.S. military until
about 50 years later... and none of the other countries using the 21-gun
salute have any reason whatever to honor the year 1776.

Wolfie wrote:

Argue with the Army's Center for Military History and the
Navy's Naval Historical Center:

http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/faq/salute.htm

http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq40-1.htm


I found this a rather interesting discussion too. Maybe we can lure some
of these guys to participate here on A.S.A.?

http://www.regiments.org/wombats/classics/21gun.txt

Fresh Breezes- Doug 'And Keep Your Powder Dry' King

Calm down, They've just forgotten that they were copying the colonial
powers. One could say that the 21 gun salute came from the
multiplication of the two mystical (very important to superstitious
sailors) prime numbers : 3 and 7...

Cheers

OzOneonOne wrote:

On 25 Jun 2004 08:19:10 -0700, (Joe)
scribbled thusly:


"Wolfie" wrote in message ...

Bart Senior wrote:

The 21-gun salute comes from summing of the digits in the
year 1776.

Salutes of 21 guns for national leaders predate 1776 and
the American Revolution...

Wrong, Bart is correct.

Joe


That's just absolute BULL**** !!
Where do you get this rubbish?
Do you actually believe eveything began in the good ole USA?


Oz1...of the 3 twins.

I welcome you to crackerbox palace,We've been expecting you.

yep.

Cheers

Scott Vernon wrote:

Urban legend;
http://www.snopes.com/military/21gun.htm#add




"Bart Senior" wrote in message
et...

The 21-gun salute comes from summing of the digits in the
year 1776.

A type of flag!

Cheers

Bart Senior wrote:

When is the Union Jack flown and where?

What the heck is a "Jack" anyway?

Scott Vernon wrote:

"Lady Pilot" wrote

The war on drugs is a serious one here in the US.


A serious sham.

More people have been killed in the so called ''war on drugs'', than in the
Iraq war. Who started the WoD?


Don't know who started it (?Reefer madness) but everyone knows the huge
USA drug problem is due to terrorists.

Cheers

Way to add to the thread, Nav.

SV


"Nav" wrote in message
...
yep.

Cheers

Scott Vernon wrote:

Urban legend;
http://www.snopes.com/military/21gun.htm#add




"Bart Senior" wrote in message
et...

The 21-gun salute comes from summing of the digits in the
year 1776.

"Nav" wrote in message
...

Don't know who started it (?Reefer madness) but everyone knows the huge
USA drug problem is due to terrorists.

yup

Kay!

Cheers

Scott Vernon wrote:

Way to add to the thread, Nav.

SV


"Nav" wrote in message
...

yep.

Cheers

Scott Vernon wrote:


Urban legend;
http://www.snopes.com/military/21gun.htm#add




"Bart Senior" wrote in message
v.net...


The 21-gun salute comes from summing of the digits in the
year 1776.