Jump down the shelters to get away The boys are cockin' up their guns Tell us general, is it party time? If it is can we all come

Don't think that we don't know Don't think that we're not trying Don't think we move too slow It's no use after crying Saying

It's a mistake, it's a mistake It's a mistake, it's a mistake

After the laughter as died away And all the boys have had their fun No surface noise now, not much to say They've got the bad guys on the run

Don't try to say you're sorry Don't say he drew his gun They've gone and grabbed old Ronnie He's not the only one saying

It's a mistake, it's a mistake It's a mistake, it's a mistake

Tell us commander, what do you think? 'Cos we know that you love all that power Is it on then, are we on the brink? We wish you'd all throw in the towel

We'll not fade out too soon Not in this finest hour Whistle your favourite tune We'll send a card and flower Saying

It's a mistake, it's a mistake It's a mistake, it's a mistake

-- Steve (unreal@home.com), December 26, 2002

Answers

Besides the fact that our troops live on nearly poverty wages, this is how much our government cares about the young folks it sends out to fight its stinkin wars:

whole article:

silver bullet

snip....

"Pentagon spokesmen said yesterday that US troops are being given no new DU protection training for any Iraq campaign. In the mid-1990s, US troops were required to wear full protective suits and masks within 50 yards of a tank struck with DU bullets. Those rules, based on Nuclear Regulatory Commission safety guidelines, were dramatically revised in the late 1990s.

In most cases, the rules now say, any face mask is sufficient. Pentagon officials note their policy has been "inconsistent," but admitted in 1998 that their "failure" to alert soldiers to the risks before the Gulf War resulted in "thousands of unnecessary exposures." The latest rules, a US Army spokesman said yesterday, "reflect the most current ... data regarding DU."

Critics charge that the official downplaying of DU's dangers keeps the magic bullet in the arsenal, while thwarting DU-specific compensation claims by Gulf War vets."

-- Earthmama (earthmama48@yahoo.com), December 27, 2002.

http://www.stopthebombs.org/y12/index.html

-- Steve (u@h.com), December 27, 2002.

Some thing to leave our great great grandchildren so they will never forget us .

http://www.americanscientist.org/articles/02articles/02- 11crowleycap1.html

http://www.americanscientist.org/articles/02articles/02- 11crowleyp1.html

-- Steve (unreal@home.com), December 27, 2002.

http://www.americanscientist.org/articles/02articles/02- 11crowleycap1.html

there was a space between the 02-11crowleyscap1.html that should not be there

-- s (u@h.com), December 27, 2002.