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Interesting, but nobody will reply to your post since they don't agree with your political views. If they did, it would have that bandwagoning effect that is common between a lot of threads. One good troll thread and everyone jumps in with the same opinion, then blasts all that counter that view, regardless if of political leanings.

What if Rev. Sharpton represents the democratic party? How do you think these swing votes might go? Looks like he rated better than a lot of the more popular candidates during the last debate.

Oh, yeah? When?

Speaking of BBQ... make sure your wife buys Shiner this weekend.

Yeah, kinda like the Washington Redskins, right?

See, I do find myself agreeing with Billvon on occasion.

Yes, and what SM1 said.

May be you could have substituted "yank" with: jarhead, squid, grunt, etc.

If you can do something you love that would benefit your favorite charities would you do it? Trust me, Jay is not doing this to increase his jump numbers, currently around 11,000+. It may not be cool to some, but it is for a noble cause. Visit the website. You may change your outlook. Blue skies

It's there, but obscured by the smoke.

I concur. We also have a free 2 Way skills camp which I recommend to newly licensed skydivers. Check this post out. It may shed some light on the subject.

...like a smoking gun?

Dude, the Shiner crap is actually pretty good!

Yep.

I still check all my students if I am in the ramp area. When they are licensed I look them over and ask. If they are still using student gear I do it any way. I do, however, understand your concerns.

Congratulations to both of you! C'mon over to Elsinore after you get your "A" licenses.

I believe that may have been an Oklahoma state record and as with most of these events they are raising money for charities. There are residual benefits.

yeah, looks like you'll have a full boat. should i make reservations now?? actually, i haven't thought that far out, yet, but mouth and katiebear21 suggested that i stow away in the vikingwagon.

That's great news!

We do a similar program here, for those "on the fence" or when the winds become too great for the student who wants to get the jump in. In this case they have already gone through the FJC and the next jump is a Cat B jump at a lower price.

Dude, The professor may be correct, regardless of his condescending attitude.

Roger, that. I read it earlier on another site and did not really think of the relativity until AggieDave made the suggestion. Just like the earlier bombing today, who would have thought that the tangos would have used/or disguised an ambulance as a car bomb.

There was a very good turn out for the Skills Camp last Saturday and it looked like everybody got some good jumps before the winds picked up. Just looking at the attendees, it could have been a dz.com sponsored event.

Cool! I'll be there for all 25 hours...

October 27, 2003 Editor's note: Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin is a weekly online, subscription intelligence news service from the creator of WorldNetDaily.com – a journalist who has been developing sources around the world for the last 25 years. © 2003 WorldNetDaily.com As arson wildfires consumed nearly 200,000 acres in Southern California, destroying 850 homes and killing at least 13, the inevitable question arises: Who started the fires? While firefighters focus on containing the blazes rather than the detective work necessary to prosecute arsonists, many are wondering about a possible connection with terrorism. In August, Australian authorities launched an investigation into reports al-Qaida planned to spark bushfires in a new wave of devastating terror attacks. A June 25 FBI memo to United States law enforcement agencies revealed a senior al-Qaida detainee claimed to have developed a plan to start midsummer forest fires in the U.S. The terrorist hoped to mimic the destruction that devastated Canberra last summer, killing four people and destroying more than 500 homes, as well as in other parts of Australia. The memo, obtained by the Arizona Republic newspaper, said an unidentified detainee revealed he hoped to create several large, catastrophic wildfires at once. "The detainee believed that significant damage to the U.S. economy would result and once it was realized that the fires were terrorist acts, U.S. citizens would put pressure on the U.S. government to change its policies," the memo said. The detainee told investigators his plan called for three or four operatives to travel to the U.S. and set timed explosive devices in forests and grasslands. "Australian security authorities are aware of reports that al-Qaida has considered starting bushfires in the U.S. as a form of terrorist attack," said a spokeswoman Australian Attorney General Daryl Williams. "Arson attacks are just one of a wide range of scenarios which have been considered as part of our investigations into al-Qaida's ability to conduct attacks in Australia." In fact, Arab terrorists in Israel have started dozens of major forest fires over the years. And al-Qaida has been known to learn from and take inspiration from the activities of Palestinian Arab terrorists – who, for instance, first pioneered airline hijackings. As far back as 1988, Israeli police caught more than a dozen Palestinian adults in the act of setting fires, while other Arabs confessed to arson after arrest. Some fires followed specific calls by underground Arab terrorists. A leaflet issued by the Palestinian uprising's underground leadership called for ''the destruction and burning of the enemy's properties, industry and agriculture.'' Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir said at the time: ''The need to set fires, which also leads to murders, is in my eyes worse than fundamentalism.'' Israeli nature reserve authorities said 408 fires in May and June of 1988 destroyed 400,000 acres of land, nearly seven times the acreage burned from 1974 to 1986. Last year, Gilad "Gidi" Mastai, chief ranger in the Galilee region of Israel, told the Jerusalem Post: "It's extremely hard to find arsonists, just like it's hard to close off the Green Line to terrorists. The forests here are on the front line." But, he said, the vast majority of deliberate fires are started by Arabs with political motives. Forest rangers often need the help of the Israel Defense Forces to battle the terror blazes. Arson cases account for one-third of Israeli forest fires. "Political" arsonists cause the most with negligent hikers a close second.