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From: [e-mail] (Bob Blackshaw)
Subject: Re: What is United States of America like?
Message-ID: <bob1.725129827@cos>
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Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 16:57:07 GMT
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In <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Jyrki Kuoppala) writes:

>In article <[e-mail]>, pdchapin@unix (PAUL D CHAPIN) writes:
>>I just realized where you got this item.  The UN Secretary General wants the
>>US to do this.

>No, it was from U.S. newspaper reports copied to usenet (somewhwere in
>the somalia group I think).  The U.S. troops were saying they have a
>duty to seize khat when confronted.

I saw this in the Washington Post (not that I believe everything I
see in the Post :-/). However, I also saw an interview with one
of the 'technicals' (is that how you spell bandit these days?) last
night and he was saying something to the effect that they chew this
stuff until they get real high and then go out and shoot up the
town. So who are we to believe? Some claim it is just like our
coffee break, some claim it is a lot worse. The expression on
that'technical's' face was enough to convince me of the latter
view. BTW it was on PBS and it was not the sort of show that
the government would have done, if you get my drift.

>//Jyrki

Bob.