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    Mercury March .MP3

    Yes, I saw that, thanks.  Unfortunately, I haven't received a reply back from the indiv that said he has a copy of the .mp3, so I'm casting net wider now. DL
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    Mercury March .MP3

    Folks-- I have a rather urgent need for an .mp3 of The Mercury March, the Signals march-past.  It's for a mess dinner I'm leading.  I guess I really only need an excerpt of the first 30 seconds or so.  Can a kind soul out there arrange to share either the full .mp3 or an excerpt of the first 30...
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    British Soldiers Banned in Medicine Hat

    Lies, all lies.  Every officers' mess dinner I've been to has been all, "harumph, harumph, I say, old chaps...there's a good fellow...let's have the pipes, then, and a round of The Blackbear..." and then we'd do foursome and eightsome reels, have a final whiskey and off to bed, lads...PT comes...
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    AIRPORT SECURITY IN 1A'S

    While passing through an unnamed airport in Canada, my wife happened to mention something about her knitting and the fact she wished she could bring it along on the flight, for something to do.  The reply she got from the CATSA folks was that knitting needles were fine to bring, as long as they...
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    Looking for experienced opinions on training for BIQ

    Running is actually very hard on your body mechanically.  I used to be a long distance runner (even did rather well in competitions in high school); I loved running.  Now, however, I can see the wear and tear it put on my body, especially my knees.  Running in moderation (like anything else) is...
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    Moving from BC and looking for secret gems across Canada

    I'll second (or third, or whatever) the plug for Thunder Bay, since I live here.  Following are the things to see in the Thunder Bay area: -Kakabeka Falls (provincial park 30 km west of Thunder Bay; it's right on the Highway and you quite literally can't miss it) -Fort William Historical Park...
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    WW2 German fighter pilot saved U.S. bomber crew

    Possible.  Johnson didn't think so, but of course, without being able to ask this anonymous German pilot, we have no way of knowing.  I can only go by what Johnson wrote; he seemed to believe the Luftwaffe pilot had spared him.  That was what impressed me as a young teenager, not the prosaic...
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    WW2 German fighter pilot saved U.S. bomber crew

    Robert Johnson, in his book "Thunderbolt!", describes how, after his P-47 was badly damaged and he was trying to limp home to England, he was bounced by a Focke-Wulf 190.  The German, perhaps sensing an easy kill, made several passes, hammering away at the Thunderbolt with his guns.  A...
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    Notes from Operation Rolling Thunder

    There always is. A cigar is almost never a cigar.
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    "Worst Movie Of All Time"

    "Snakes On A Plane" So bad, it was...fantastic!  ;D  Right up there in "Plan 9 From Outer Space", "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes" and "Santa Claus Versus the Martians" territory. Another favourite stinker--"Conqueror", with John Wayne...playing Genghis Khan!?  :o
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    Afghanistan: Why we should be there (or not), how to conduct the mission (or not) & when to leave

    Some of his points have merit (it is somewhat more hazardous for Canadians to travel abroad these days...but that's because it's just generally more hazardous to travel, thanks, in part, to the very people we're fighting in Afghanistan).  But some are just dumb.  Like #2... "From what I read...
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    Targeted killings

    Well put.  You've articulated it better than I did, obviously  :-\
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    Targeted killings

    Feel free to disagree with me, but your ad hominen attack is...odd, since you know nothing about me. As for your points, I was, indeed, suggesting we adhere to both national and international law.  That only makes sense, no?  And if we're going to do so, then we need to do so wholly.  My point...
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    Targeted killings

    First of all, whether you like the Supreme Court or not, they are the highest court in the US (or Canada, if you're talking about ours).  Since what fundamentally separates us from terrorists and their ilk is the rule of law, you can certinaly complain about the SC--but you also have to abide by...
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    Targeted killings

    Just to be clear, I'm NOT advocating against taking out Taliban leaders.  However, if we're going to do so under the guise of conducting legitimate military operations, then it becomes problematic when you adopt the above attitude.  Some of the individuals currently in custody in places like...
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