my g/f felt that way in egypt recently about getting out alive. she was in 17 countries
in 22 days. thats why she makes the big bucks... mostly africa.
part of the equation of companies providing their goods to the gov't is the negotiating of
contracts. you never know whats gonna happen. like pratt/whitney vs ge or rocketdyne
vs prattor airframe builders in general. this filters down to all levels of hardware. not
just the big stuff. i guess what im saying is that because ive been deeply involved in
this in
the past at both a contract and sub-contract level with the govt, you just never know what
they are going to do. and that's all i have to say about that. (gump) b4 i get into any
more trouble.
momentos are nice u can look at them when u want. memories unfortunately are not quite the
same. some things i cant remember and others i dont want to.
what will blackstone buy????

Blackstone is getting 3 billion to invest from China now that China is allowing foreign
investment. Now, maybe he will inject the market real good and we will see the rally
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They really ought to paginate the forums.

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paton, I found a 911 handwoven Persian prayer rug on ebay a few years ago and got it dirt
cheap. I also found a black and white traditional PLO headscarf for 50cents at a tag sale.
I asked the lady about it and she dismissed its' symbolic meaning simply saying it was
good for a table cloth. LOL I also got some pretty cool crusader stuff in Istambul as well
as Bedwan earings in the Old City in Jerusalem. I bought nothing in Jakarata and felt
like I was lucky to get out of the open street market alive. Wow! My collection of
"stuff" and all the memories of my adventures are great company.

Those bikes look cool, but I 'd rather admire them than actually ride one. Not enough
steel between me and cement on them. LOL If that speculation of speculations pays, I
simply will be so elated I don't know what I should buy. More stocks?

I remember a recent Forbes article states that Raytheon wants to be the leader in directed
energy. Another recent article states how they are interested in the counter IED
technologies. IOTN is by far the current leader in Directed energy and currently holds at
least 18 patents regarding their technology. I also believe they have the most successful
counter IED product. This system was recently tested by the marine corp with great
success, so I expect a major marine contract very soon. If Raytheon wants to be the leader
in this space the only logical way would be to acquire IOTN. I think a Raytheon, who by
the way is loaded with cash, takeout would make a lot of sense. Then of course there is
all that non-lethal weaponry they have, great for civilian ops and urban war, so I will
hold. I wish I knew how to use options!

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http://www.swiftmotorcycle.com/shop4yourS.cfm
ok ok when ur laser stock hits, u can get acouple of these babies.

Not to be cavalier, that movie, The Day After Tomorrow, was science fiction based on
presumptions that have weak basis in reality. Like OK, maybe we need lasers to save us
from a huge meteorite impact. That was a movie too.

911 wasn't a movie and Jihad in the form of radical political Islamic world conquest isn't
fiction, it is the most unpleasant of realities.

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Well, that's a logical thought process i must say. ( i love that word ergo, doesn't get
used enough..... my other favorite word is "cavalier") IOTN is a tuff pill to swallow for
me
although i can't argue your point. i'm going to keep on whittling till i have my mutual
funds and a few bucks in equity. i'll be on the road for a month in the "Great Race" and
wont have time to do homework.
maybe i can play around on the laptop.......as far as history repeating.......... right
now it's not, as far as the stock market is concerned... what was that movie that showed
global warming caused a new
ice age??? randy quaid was in it i think. everyone had to flee to mexico and they wouldnt
let us in until the u.s. erased their debt....???????

OK so I am going to stay long and strong in IOTN and add some RTN. People wondering where
to invest longer term, like themes into decades, other than climate change, global growth
and population growth is, defense against global Jihad and that is security and urban war
including, hopefully, nonlethal weapons systems. Ergo why IOTN, RTN and technology related
to the same is in the forefront. History has an unfortunate habit of repeating itself. My
father and Uncles fought the Nazi's and my Great-Great-,,,Great Grandfathers fought
against Islamic Invasions of Europe in the 16th Cent, so did many others, so why does
anyone believe it isn't also the unfortunate and unwanted duty to struggle for the freedom
of our generation? First we need to become aware and adjust accordingly. Stock wise, we
have a great market and a strong economy as well as a fantastic culture. You must admit
that the US is the best Nation on earth to live. A deeper dig into the natural climate
cycle shows that warming is accompanied by more good than bad and warming periods have
been associated in history with advancement in civilizations.

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Obscession, href="http://www.terrorismawareness.org/know-about-jihad/">Jihad and href="http://www.terrorismawareness.org/islamic-mein-kampf/">Islamic Mein Kampfh are
short flash presentations. I say OK, but what are you going to do? How does the
radicalism effect our markets? I live in a nice community that has an Islamic school, they
are here. What the West Needs to Know

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worked with NATO and CENTO in Turkey, Iran, Lebanon etc. and mainland euro countries.
might not enjoy the movie..NATO has a good size
force of troops, at least they did then, mostly British. CENTO had about 30 of us
including support people, americans and not well funded.
i once traded a limey a pair of jump boots for a camoflage uniform, then later traded the
uniform to a mercenary for a 44 magnum. still have it.
i traded a switchblade for a beautiful handmade knife like the arabs use in turkey.. he
was proud of it cause he said he killed someone with it..
still have it... lotsa stuff like that.... verrrrry vicious people tho.. i was in an
Iranian barracks once making a trade and when i look back it was one of the most stupid
things i ever did.. and thats a formidable list..... b4 the govt was overthrown.....