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From: tim@ism780c.UUCP (Tim Smith)
Newsgroups: net.columbia
Subject: Re: Challenger Destruct
Message-ID: <664@ism780c.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 17-Feb-86 15:59:29 EST
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Posted: Mon Feb 17 15:59:29 1986
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References: <1732@bbnccv.UUCP> <464@tekig5.UUCP> <437@ism780c.UUCP> <48@cad.UUCP>
Reply-To: tim@ism780c.UUCP (Tim Smith)
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In article <48@cad.UUCP> hijab@cad.UUCP (Raif Hijab) writes:
>In article <437@ism780c.UUCP>, tim@ism780c.UUCP (Tim Smith) writes:
>> In article <464@tekig5.UUCP> halb@tekig5tes.UUCP (Hal Bates) writes:
>> >
[This is the original article]
>> >The laser idea is weird, however, I am suprised that some Arab nut hasnt
>> >claimed to have planted a bomb. Seems most logical to me that they would
>> >try get some free press. And the press would have been more than glad to
>>
[This is my response]
>> I think they realized that either they would not be believed, in which
>> case they would look silly for claiming credit, or they would be
>> believed, in which case Reagan would bomb the heck out of them!
>
> [probably justified complaints about people trying to blame everything
>  on "arab nuts", the media treating Arabs badly, etc. ]

Uh, why is my response included in the above?  I don't think I said anything
against Arabs.
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Tim Smith       sdcrdcf!ism780c!tim || ima!ism780!tim || ihnp4!cithep!tim