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Many of you kind readers have sent me an email advising me of matters that may interest me. I am sorry that the volume of email I get pretty much means I cannot answer by email in return.

But here are links to items that have been sent me, for your perusal.

Kevin Munden writes, "I keep reading gloomy accounts on how the North Koreans have variously
between 10 to 15 thousand artillery tubes capable of hitting Seoul:"

blockquote>http://www.newyorker.com/online/content/?030908on_onlineonly02,
http://www.financeasia.com/articles/7FE1F511-F4DB-43FF-9262D8DBC67FB878.cfm.

He asks, "how many men would it take to man 15,000 artillery pieces?"

Depends on the caliber, but figure on six per tube at the minimum for fixed-position pieces, realistically up to 12 for large guns.

Richard Heddleson says that this is "a good brief summary of Iraq 2.
http://www.foreignaffairs.org/20030701faessay15404/max-boot/the-new-american-way-of-war.html?mode=print .

Brian Sassaman writes of RealLivePreacher, "a very good writer, and an admittedly struggling believer with lots of faith. Be forewarned though, there is occasional cussing." (!) Here is a good sample (prose that is almost poetry). I like your disclaimer."

I long ago added Tom Donelson’s excellent book, Economics 101 and Other Thoughts, to my "recommended" list. Now Tom has posted another fine essay on how a possible alliance between Israel and India will establish a "new equation" in the Middle East.

John Mauldin writes about the Weather Equalization Act, although it’s really about international finances. Thanks to M. Simon.

A little stink going on about how Missouri’s governor vetoed a concealed-carry bill, which the legislature overrode. And the governor is asking that federal action be taken against one of the legislators. Thanks to Brian Tannahill.

"Either we've got 4 Lt. Cols. by this name or this guy has the best PR in the Army since MacArthur. He must be a real piece of work." Thus spake Richard A. Heddleson.

Geitner Simmon writes,

Fritz Schranck points to a Census Bureau announcement that the bureau will soon release enormous amounts of weath-and-poverty data. That info will be used as a key part of the policy debate over welfare and other policies. Fritz observes:
These reports should make for fascinating reading. To varying degrees, for example, each of these alternatives should provide ample opportunity for re-thinking the extent to which senior citizens are fairly described as poor. The second alternative income description in particular may cause some to question how far the expression "working poor" should really stretch.

Michael Williams announces the first ever Spherewide Short Story Symposium, and solicits your entry.

Humor break: A little boy got lost at the YMCA and found himself in the women's locker room. When he was spotted, the room burst into shrieks, with ladies grabbing > towels and running for cover. The little boy watched in amazement and then asked, "What's the matter haven't you ever seen a little boy before?"

Congrats to Andrew Olmsted for being promoted to major, USA! When I made major, a colonel advised me, "Congratulations, you have now gone from being a really a really senior, smart captain to a really junior, dumb major."

Anyway, Andrew posts some lessons learned the hard way in Iraq, written by a lieutenant colonel whose troops learned them.

More later.

by Donald Sensing, 9/20/2003 02:35:10 PM. Permalink |

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