Reefer Madness?

Arjan Hulsebos arjanh at WOLFPACK.NL
Wed Aug 1 07:51:40 EDT 2007


On Wed, 1 Aug 2007 11:03:42 +0100, M Holmes wrote
> vzenv14m writes:
> 
> > Greetings, friend,
> > You're right, it's important to cover all views, and be realistic.  It's so
> > much easier to raise money for the war machine than peace.  The
> > glamorization of war and all that propaganda is frightening.
> 
> Well, I saw the Eurofighter Typhoon do a stand on its afterburners 
> and do a walk down a field on Saturday and I have to say it was a pleasure
> to watch.
> 
> It's the machinery of death, but it's extremely damn cool.

A peace-keeping device, in the modern rhetoric.

Yeah, I don't see a 747 do a stand.... On the other hand, seeing one of those
beasts come in for a landing at the start of the runway is also quite a sight.

Gr,

Arjan H



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