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  #261  
Old June 10th, 2004, 06:31 AM
Miguel Cruz
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devil wrote:
On Tue, 01 Jun 2004 02:17:22 +0200, Mxsmanic wrote:
Most people in the world wouldn't even recognize a Canadian flag, much
less accord its wearer any special kindnesses.


I suspect many people do recognize the Canadian flag. After all it's
quite distinctive.


It is distinctive. But I'd guess that most people aroiund the world, if
asked, would think it was a trademark for a brand of clothing.

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Old June 12th, 2004, 12:57 AM
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devil wrote in message ...

Sure, but the OP was not talking about that. He was talking about
refining capacity, which is the main cause of the high price of gas
in the US.

This said, the same argument holds: Canada ends up exporting refined
stuff to the US too. So the price goes up in canada too.


So, even if the US got their refining capacity up to par, would they
still need to be a net exporter for oil?
  #263  
Old June 12th, 2004, 01:27 AM
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On Fri, 11 Jun 2004 16:57:18 -0700, sneakysneak wrote:

devil wrote in message ...

Sure, but the OP was not talking about that. He was talking about
refining capacity, which is the main cause of the high price of gas
in the US.

This said, the same argument holds: Canada ends up exporting refined
stuff to the US too. So the price goes up in canada too.


So, even if the US got their refining capacity up to par, would they
still need to be a net exporter for oil?


???

If the US who get enough capacity, the price of gas would come down quite
a bit. Crude prices are used as a convenient culprit. But their direct
impact is much less than the increases. Difference ends up in the oil
companies profit.


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Old June 13th, 2004, 04:59 AM
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Hi,

ok korea was the UN, vietnam basically illegal, persian gulf was hired
mercenaries, persian gulf II a minor police action... we're leaving
survivors... if it was war there wouldn't be anything alive on less than
6 legs.

Xomicron wrote:
"http://www.iamnotamerican.com" wrote in
:


in a recent article, ANONYMOUSE ) said:


these united States have not been at war since 1945.


Let's see...Korea, Vietnam, Persian Gulf, Persian Gulf
II...certainly
seems to have been some wars in the last 59 years.



No declared wars.


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Old June 13th, 2004, 11:44 AM
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E. Barry Bruyea wrote:

On Sun, 13 Jun 2004 07:48:11 GMT, Ack wrote:


Anonymouse wrote:


Hi,

a lot of people don't realize that in 1942 Stalin was Time's "man of the
year" and remington and others were making mosin-nagant rifles for the
soviets.


That's because people are too busy remembering that the american
goverment was still funding the Nazis at the same time. You can't
overload the typical merkin with too many facts, they tend to implode
when that happens.
HTH



Prior to Hitler's invasion of Poland, there wasn't a Western Country
that wasn't dealing with Germany. As to the Americans 'funding' the
Nazis, many American firms were dealing with Germany prior to
Germany's declaration of War on the U.S. What's your point?


It's on top of his head.

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Old June 13th, 2004, 12:04 PM
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E. Barry Bruyea wrote:
On Sun, 13 Jun 2004 04:01:57 GMT, Anonymouse
wrote:

Hi,

a lot of people don't realize that in 1942 Stalin was Time's "man of
the year" and remington and others were making mosin-nagant rifles
for the soviets.


If you want a real example of American naivete, get hold of an old
movie named "Mission To Moscow". It's not meant to be a comedy, but
it sure as hell will make you laugh.






I'd like to know why they call Canada a socialist country when they've
implemented a multi-billion federally funded drug plan and toss another $87
billion in handouts to farmers?

Meanwhile, they prance around like dumb chickens telling everyone that
they're "capitalists".

What utter ****.


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Old June 13th, 2004, 12:13 PM
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E. Barry Bruyea wrote:
On Sun, 13 Jun 2004 04:01:57 GMT, Anonymouse
wrote:

Hi,

a lot of people don't realize that in 1942 Stalin was Time's "man of
the year" and remington and others were making mosin-nagant rifles
for the soviets.


If you want a real example of American naivete, get hold of an old
movie named "Mission To Moscow". It's not meant to be a comedy, but
it sure as hell will make you laugh.





Here's the movie's link on the Internet Movie Database and a reviewer's
opinion:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036166/


"Seductive propaganda

As with most propaganda films, the viewer must put aside any political likes
or dislikes or be drawn into the controversy surrounding the Davies mission.
Then, and only then, can any value be drawn from this docu-drama, for even
in propaganda there is truth if one knows how to ferret facts from
distortions. For example, as the film illustrates, there were Hitler Youth
marching through German cities, there were Soviet army purges, there was an
enormous Soviet industrial capacity that was portable, and there was
convertible tractor to tank production in Russia. In a real sense, this film
is a case study in how documentary material can be woven into dramatic
content. By viewing it, can one learn to sort fact from fancy. The more who
see this film, the better. One soon realizes that the documentary film is
the testimony to history, not the distorted editorialising.

One puzzling question: Why was this film made? By January of 1943 President
Roosevelt said that the Axis powers had to win the war in 1942 or lose
everything. A 1943 movie about what transpired in 1936 to 1938 makes little
strategic or political sense. As Davies says in the film: "I wish I had
three heads and six pairs of eyes."


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Old June 13th, 2004, 01:11 PM
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E. Barry Bruyea wrote:

On Sun, 13 Jun 2004 07:48:11 GMT, Ack wrote:


Anonymouse wrote:


Hi,

a lot of people don't realize that in 1942 Stalin was Time's "man of the
year" and remington and others were making mosin-nagant rifles for the
soviets.


That's because people are too busy remembering that the american
goverment was still funding the Nazis at the same time. You can't
overload the typical merkin with too many facts, they tend to implode
when that happens.
HTH



Prior to Hitler's invasion of Poland, there wasn't a Western Country
that wasn't dealing with Germany. As to the Americans 'funding' the
Nazis, many American firms were dealing with Germany prior to
Germany's declaration of War on the U.S. What's your point?


My point is that the usa was funding the Nazis right up until the moment
you realised they were going to lose, then you joined the winning side -
late as always. Sorry if I used words that contained too many syllables
for you to comprehend.
You're welcome.
 




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