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Quote I agree. But by putting those inspectors there we would have determined what he had one way or another, and at least we'd be going to war based on what we know rather than what we guess. We'd also have the support of the world, rather than the support of a handful of countries. I think that's important, and will become more so in the days ahead.Quote Hi Bill, Personaly I always understood the the UN Weapons Inspectorate's function was NOT to find Iraq's WMD's, only to supervise and confirm their destruction. Up to 1995, the UNWI was (in the absence of their stated aim of confirming the WMD destruction) actually conducting an active investigation to establish the existence of WMD and locate same. In the face of their being frustrated in this endeavour (every time they got close to a result that furthered their stated aim and embarrassed the Iraqi government) they withdrew. Perhaps an understanding of the Arab culture is missing: an enjoyment of haggling, talking, doing something they don't want to do in a not doing it way while seeming to want to do it (that doesn't come out well - but when an Arab doesn't want to do something, they'll happily talk about it as an alternative to actually doing it... Who said we were that different

One wonders how crazy (or motivated) he is. I must admit that my only experience of Meigs is from FS2000/FS2002. My first thought is WHY??? My first method in looking for motivation is to "seek the gain", what's in it for Daley? "Homeland Security"? Nah... Meigs has been there a while, and just 'cos it's the MS default airfield ('cos one of the programmers learned to fly from Meigs) isn't an excuse - after all, you can go to ANY airfield in MSFS. The French have a saying - "Cherchez la Femme", but in this case, "Cherchez L'Argent" may be more apt. I suspect that Daley may have an "interest" in another, similar airfield. Then again, Maybe I'm just a cynical, suspicious cop, and experience tells me that it's not the motivation that changes in fraud, just the scale. Mike. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

[replyDefinitely explains the cavity searches Mike.... Your pulling my wire ain't ya?Quote Regrettably... NO! Every, EVERY time I've been to SchipolI've been "got" by airport security!!! Everything! Strip search, halted by the airport cops by the simple expedient of one of them unslinging a rifle and pointing it at my chest, pulled out of a queue actually boarding an aircraft (& yes I DID have a ticket). I wonder if I bear a resemblance to some manically wanted master criminal who's been desperately wanted by Schipol airport police since 1978! It actually usually takes me longer to get through Schipol than it's ever taken me to clear US Immigration! The only time I wasn't stopped at Schipol was 1997, coming back from Minneapolis & connecting to Edinburgh. That was the time me & Iona were being followed by some shady bloke through the airport. I went to the security police, pointed out the guy, the cop then gabbled off into his radio, and a couple of minutes later the guy following us just got up & went away. Either co-incidence, or the local pickpockets have police radios, or (my bet) I was about to see some of the less public areas of Schipol yet again. I suppose that by now I kind of invite this since I must look kind of tense & nervous whenever I'm in Schipol. It woldn't be so bad but I've never really insulted the Dutch... Well, not that much, maybe the odd comment about holland not actually having any land, it's more like de-hydrated sea, a voiced disappointment when I was actually taken to watch the Dykes in action, suggestions that Meerschaum pipes were... Well, never mind. Mike. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

THat's brilliant. I wonder how much they're going to charge? Second-hand DHC-2T's can still command in excess of $500,000 which goes to show that when something is right, it's right, and despite the best efforts of Cessna & Pilatus nothing quite does it like a Beaver (did I just say that?). Mike. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

Err... and some of the most paranoid airport security. This is based on the fact that even pre 9/11 and despite my honest face I have NEVER managed to transit through Schipol without being strip searched . Then again, some of you may look on this as a further atraction. Mike. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

No offence mate but those are ancient... If it's new yo want how about: "Red Sky at Night, The oil well's alight..." Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

Hi Nick, Why not Pm ZEEMAX - isn't he in Florida doing his AFF? Failing which... If you're at Durham, do you jump at Peterlee? There's surely no shortage of transatlantic contacts there, Even a chance of Ian ordering them for you if you ask nicely

As fas as "How many civilians will that leave alive?" - does anyone really thing that the Iraqi leadership cares? We already have coverage of Ba'ath party militia firing on civilian refugees! Remember that the Ba'ath party membership is no longer fighting for power, it's fighting for existence and if they are toppled I suspect that there are several scores to be settled against the individual members of this regime. At present the Iraqi leadeship is fighting for time. It's getting warmer out there by the day and while chemical weapons deteriorate faster in high temperatures we're likely to see casualties from simply using the NBC suits in high temperatures! On a lighter note, it should be obvious that the french are the best people to advise on dealing with chemical & biological attacks "foutez le camp", "courez comme la baise", "retraite comme les Allemands viennent" is in fact a reasonable military strategy in this situation. Mike. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

'Fraid it's another French one... Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

Like WWI - was that 1914-1918 or 1917-1918? Like WWII - was that 1939-1945 or 1941-1945? Like the time a dictatorship invaded the sovereign territory of another country - we really should apologise for finishing the Falklands one before the US could join in... Maybe if we'd strung it out for another year or so.... On a serious note I just heard their was a friendly fire incident between US armour & US Marines - 32 Marines wounded, but thank god none killed. Forgiv me, but it'll take a while for me to get back int a pi$$ taking mood. Mike. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

I'm frankly stagered that no-one has mentioned John Wyndham!!! OK, he's not your typical "Science Fiction" (a term he abhored - preferring the term "Science Romance) writer, and admittedly his novels are set in a rather strange & cosy post WWII world, BUT the issues he deals with are fundamental to humanity and the survival of the human race as the dominant species on the planet. For example, the "Day of The Triffids" encapsulated many of the genetic modification arguments of today despite being writen over 50 years ago! Before wishing for a very long life, read "Trouble with Lichen". His characters are believable, the scenarios possible, perhaps (disturbingly) probable, and he focusses on the human element with the technology incidental to the plot. Yes... I'm a fan! Mike. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

Nor is is hard to read something first? ANyway, for the avoidance of doubt... Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

It must also have been a pretty shitty General to only have command of 36 soldiers. Mike. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

Or how bout we just drop this line of questioning/childish banter and focus at the more important things ? Guys put your dicks away and the rulers you're using to measure them. Kevin Well said Kevin - Right now we're fighting a war together and each unit will play to it's own strengths. That said (and since Zinger asked so nicely): In the late '70's & early 80's the French Foreigh Legion had a training camp in French Guyana, or Surinam (somewhere hot & shitty anyway). One of the features of this camp was the "Mud Course", basically a 10 mile assault course set in a muddy swamp. It's difficulty was legendary (remember this was for the French FOREIGN Legion - although I suppose it could be used by the rest of the French Army to slow down their retreats). Anyway, both the Royal Marines and the US Marines have sent teams to complete this course (which is run against the clock - which is measured in days, hours & minutes!!!). Both the Royal Marines and the US Marines hold records for the time taken to complete the course... The Royal Marines held (& I think still hold) the record for fastest completion of the course, & the US Marines hold "another" record. Then again, the characteristics of these 2 "Marine" units is completely different. The US Marines is comparatively heavy on equipment and logistical support while the Royal Marines tend more toward being "light" infantry & (for want of a better term) skirmishers. In short, while the US Marines would be expected to smash 90% of something fast as hell, the Royal Marines would be better at dealing with the remaining 10%, like dealing with pockets of resistance after the initial defensive position has been smashed. Like I said, it's playing to your strengths. Mike. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

Err... I seem to have a lack of return pics posted to this (admittedly tongue in cheek) thread. So come on - post a pic or two of your "ideal" man or woman. Mike. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

Couldn't find one already chained to the sink but at least there's silence - I suppose the search continues. Mike. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

Hi there, We all have a vision of what our "perfect" life partner would be... So, post pics (Pammi, NONE of Merrick - this is supposed to be tongue in cheek) of what's your perfect partner. I guess this'll be NWS, & here goes - my "ideal" woman... Mike. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

I see your points & I agree Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

Hi Trish, WHat about a shape Vs volume experiment? DIfferent shape containers, cubic, squat, tall & thin, rectangular, cylindrical, all of which despite their different shapes holding the same volume of coloured water! OK, it's actually a perception experiment, but I'm pretty sure that at 7 years old a child is right on the cusp of being able to understand shape as it affects volume. As such, your daughter simply transferring the coloured water from one container to another of a different shape will seem impossible to most of the class. Add the "Parlour-trick" bits to this, like "How do you get a quart into a pint pot?" take 3 identical containers (say, pint glasses), one empty, one full of water, one full of sawdust. show the empty one. confirm the other 2 are full. state you'll put the contents of BOTH the full ones into the empty one without spilling! Obviously sawdust first, then water SLOWLY so it can be absorbed by the sawdust. Then of course there's the one with the upside-down glass that doesn't spill water. Fill to the brim, card over the top to seal, and invert carefully. I'd sugest using a sheet of "plastic card" (get it from model shops). Add in a "siphoning" demo with a tube, and you can also siphon using cloth!, ideally cotton, which can soak up and siphon using the capilliary effect! Hope this helps, Mike. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

Hi there, Personally I suspect that the whole point of "Hollywood" opposing the war is being missed. The point is PUBLICITY!!!!!! An actor's profession is to pretend to be someone they're not, express emotions they aren't actually experiencing and profess opinions that they don't necessarily hold AND do this convincingly. As such, it's surely impossible to ascertain what an actor is actually thinking from what they're expressing. The one thing that actors and other "celebrities" are ABSOLUTELY SERIOUS about is publicity. The one thing they fear is being forgotten by the public because that'll result in unemployment. As such, they'll generally flock to wherever there'll be public exposure whether it's a film premiere, awards ceremonies, parties or anti war demonstrations. In effect anywhere that there's film crews, photographers, any media who'll give them some exposure. Any exposure. Hopefully positive exposure, but exposure can be spun (hopefully getting more exposure) while no exposure is exactly nothing. Did "Hanoi Jane" want to move out of Hollywood and live in a mud hut in the middle of a rice paddy? SHe could have, but she didn't. What she did do was get photographed sitting on a North Vietnamese FlAK gun and spout a few lines to "justify" the photo. The result... WHenever a sentence containing "Celebrity" and Vietnam" is mentioned, everyone thinks of "Hanoi Jane", who thinks of, say Bob Hope and his countless concerts for the US forces in Vietnam? So, do Barbara, Cher, Martin, Jessica, Alec, Julia, Sean Etc... REALLY want to help the Iraqi regime? If so, I'm sure the Iraqi army currently has a vacancy or two. In particular I'm sure that Martin Sheen and Sean Penn's experience will be extremely valuable from what I've seen of them in various films (but I forget, that was acting). What I expect is that whenever a camera or reporters pad comes within range of them, they'll say something, ANYTHING, designed primarily to ensure that they receive exposure in the media. After all, that's their job. Mike. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

Tried it - chose the Warsaw Piano Concerto. Apt. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

Everybody, Please... DONT PANIC!!! I mean, just what was so scary about Saddam having alien technology... Unless it would allow him to find out just exactly WHAT "Dubya" really is! Let's face it - we can tolerate and indeed expect certain physical and intellectual shortcomings in French, Texans, or indeed any grossly inbred community, but Dubya seems to abuse that acceptance? Mike. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

...And William Jefferson "Smoke-it" Clinton is the leader of what????? One of the things most worth fighting for is the right of free speech, to take the piss out of others, even "Smoke-it" & "How do you pronounce - Dubya". The right to make jokes about the French (who are against the war) AND the Bulgarians (who are pro war - sending an entire Lada full of troops to assist). Mike. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

I'd guess that "post-liberation" there will be a period of Joint Govenrment, say similar to Germany post 1945, With a British, US, Russian and French sector. Suggestions for the French Sector!?. Somewhare downwind that can hold plenty of old oil drums and diesel to burn the contents. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

But you haven't included the carton, which is surely the most nutritious and tasty part of the whole meal! Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.