The world has made a surprise turn on us.  China is now an ally!

Who knows what's around the next switchback in history?

Karl

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jermide" <jermide@HOTMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, September 24, 2001 8:27 PM
Subject: Re: cheap tools and old glory.

> I don't blame the Chinese (here or there or anywhere), but our own elected
> officials for the import of US flags. I'd bet a dollar that over half the
> flags we've seen in the past two weeks were made in China. Meanwhile,
these
> same "profiles in courage" on the hill scream about China's human rights
> violations on a semi-annual basis for show. Don't burn those flags,
either,
> folks. Makes sense to me...
>
> News flash.....China admitted into WTO....
>
> Jeremy
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ben T" <BenTbtstr8@AOL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Monday, September 24, 2001 9:16 PM
> Subject: Re: cheap tools and old glory.
>
>
> > In a message dated 9/24/01 11:37:08 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> > JKrevnov@AOL.COM writes:
> >
> > << Thanks for the heads-up, but I really don't need a flag.  You see, I
> > already
> >  have 2 American flags which were once dustcovers on coffins.  For the
> rest of
> >  you, the next time you go to Wal-Mart to duck the falling prices and
pick
> up
> >  a flag, think of mine and be mindful that the Chinese would be all to
> happy
> >  to also deliver you your own ICBM . . . if there is a profit in it. >>
> >
> > Yeah, sure but be SPECIFIC. There are countries full of Chinese who
harbor
> > the same feelings about Communist China that you probably do. Not all
> Chinese
> > live there FYI.
> >
> > Many Chinese I know are Americans first and Chinese second. Many are
> behind
> > the controls of American ICBMs, with American uniforms and on American
> soil
> > and/or vessels. My nephew just left for the Persian Gulf this morning of
> your
> > behalf. If you happen to be on foreign soil and a Navy SEAL named Tan
> rescues
> > your butt, tell him his uncle said hello.
> >
> > Vanagon content: He was driven to the airport so he can fly to his ship
in
> a
> > 1987 Vanagon GL with an inline-4 Eurospec conversion.
> >
> > Benjamin Tan
> > only part Chinese (my big toe & eyes) but insulted none-the-less
> >
>