: LUSENET : TimeBomb 2000 (Y2000) : One Thread ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Great minds run in the same circles? I'll bet a lot of people were thinking this. I posted this here on April 7th. Thanks Ed, for thinking about it too, and writing the essay.

We know this: Clinton was advised by experts that bombing would increase the violence against the ethnic Albanians and result in a massive refugee problem. (Chris Ritter on KSFO radio www.ksfo560.com. check out Georr Metcalf's page.) When asked about the pathetic situation about the refugees, one of the top gov't talking heads said, "We knew that would happen."

My question/remark: If "they" knew that the refugees would come, why did they not pre position material and supplies/provisions/personnel? Innocent children are dying of exposure, and "We knew that would happen."

Now...think about the populations of our major cities, our unprepared, uninformed sheeple. By not making major public service announcements, informing people so that they can prepare, is our gov't setting them up for similar refugee-in-place situation? When people in our cities do not have food, water, satitaition, etc., is some policy wonk going to say, "Yeah, we knew that would happen."

Don't count on your government to prepare for you.

I heard this today: Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.

-- Mary (CAgdma@home.com), April 07, 1999

-- Mary (CAgdma@home.com), April 18, 1999

Answers

"Now...think about the populations of our major cities, our unprepared, uninformed sheeple. By not making major public service announcements, informing people so that they can prepare, is our gov't setting them up for similar refugee-in-place situation? When people in our cities do not have food, water, satitaition, etc., is some policy wonk going to say, "Yeah, we knew that would happen."

Simple answer Mary - yes.

-- Andy (2000EOD@prodigy.net), April 18, 1999.

The govmt no longer cares about the sheeple. Too many, too dispensable. Govmt thinks they have power and come first and will be taken care of by giving themselves first priority.

-- h (h@h.h), April 18, 1999.

Mary,

I'm afraid it's just another example of the old PROBLEM, REACTION, SOLUTION scenario that we have seen oh so many times before.

First you create the PROBLEM: out of control genocide, ineffective air campaign

Then you achieve the REACTION: shock, fear, outrage

Finally, you offer the SOLUTION: give NATO more troops, power, and jurisdiction over virtually any area on the globe

The inevitable future result: A New World Army to enforce facism throughout the world

-- @ (@@@.@), April 18, 1999.

The Sunday New York Times has quite an indepth review of the political events leading up to the current Balkan mess. Perhaps its comforting for some to believe in a global NWO conspiracy. However, I find the bumbling, childish, at times irrational behavior of our government to be the best proof that it simply can't exist. You conspiracy theorists give these guys WAY too much credit for any kind of organization - even an evil one. The terrifying truth is - they don't have a clue what they are doing. Whether its Kosovo or Y2K, it simply doesn't matter. Its like being on a bus with a drunken driver. You're on until it stops - one way or the other.

-- RD. ->H (drherr@erols.com), April 18, 1999.

"....The govmt no longer cares about the sheeple." Only one small change in your sentence, -h,..... but an important distinction:

"Government" has never cared about the sheeple. (with few rare exceptions, and never at the federal level) And....Alive beings "care"...no alive beings there. "Government" everywhere is a fiction that has been sold to whoever is willing to buy. Of course "they" don't care about a little "collateral damage" here or there in Kosovo, or "mistakes/accidents". Same-same with "denizens and Y2K". "Denizens" may die, but "Government" must continue. Uh-huh Sing it, children!!!! :-p~~~

-- Donna Barthuley (moment@pacbell.net), April 18, 1999.

RD,

"You conspiracy theorists give these guys WAY too much credit for any kind of organization - even an evil one. The terrifying truth is - they don't have a clue what they are doing. Whether its Kosovo or Y2K, it simply doesn't matter."

Wrong dude. That's what they would LIKE you to believe, but essentially (not in all cases), the statement is wrong. There is a clear, defined agenda. It's a matter of when, not if.

Later,

-- Andy (2000EOD@prodigy.net), April 18, 1999.