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From: kiravuo@hila.hut.fi (Timo Kiravuo)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: NATO members and odd thoughts (was: Military Forces of Saudi...)
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Date: 6 Dec 90 02:20:58 GMT
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From: kiravuo@hila.hut.fi (Timo Kiravuo)
>and is used by several NATO armies including Sweden 

Please note: Sweden does not belong to NATO. Neither does
Finland. Norway and Denmark do belong.

Another note. It is nice to see articles like "A crossword for
our servicemen", but since this is an international net, although
USA centered, I would think before using the term "our". Now if
it were to _our_ servicemen in Golan or Namibia... ;-)

And one more. I remember having read from somewhere that a lot of
intelligence work is done by catching pieces of non-classified
information and putting them together. Like notes in this
newsgroup like "My brother who serves in the SnaFu squadron in
Fort Devnull just shipped out to the Persian Gulf with 30 F-19
planes. And then my uncle in the Yellow Berets..." 

Remember that this newsgroup goes to all ower this world. Even
Soviet Union is now in the net, although I don't know if they get
sci.military. And many universities have foreign students. So it
is quite possible that all the information is this group is going
straight to Iraq. They might get it otherwise, too, but this
might make their job easier. I suppose, don't know for sure.

[mod.note:  The USSR on the net, huh ?  That explains those subscription
requests I keep getting from "ivan@kremvax.stavka.mil". 8-)
    Seriously, though, the points raised above are worth keeping in
mind, especially at this time.  To briefly repeat my position on
classified material; I cannot judge the secrecy of submissions to this
newsgroup, and responsibility for content rests with the authors.  Please
be careful. - Bill ]

--
Timo Kiravuo, kiravuo@hut.fi
Helsinki University of Technology, Computer Center, Finland


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