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2008-12-15 Africa Subsaharan

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Posted by tu3031 2008-12-15 12:48|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 "Oh, my goodness! Enemies all around!"
-- Billy Fish, "The Man Who Would Be King"

Posted by mojo">mojo 2008-12-15 15:13|| 2008-12-15 15:13|| Front Page Top

#2 Pretty bad when Bostwana wants too kick your ass

Posted by sinse 2008-12-15 16:13|| 2008-12-15 16:13|| Front Page Top

#3 And, more to the point, when Botswana can kick your ass.

Posted by Steve White 2008-12-15 17:10|| 2008-12-15 17:10|| Front Page Top

#4 Of all the African basket cases Botswana is likely the best of the lot - least corrupt government, socially stable, centrally controlled military, basically free economy, rich in diverse resources, all with an horrific AIDS rate. They may be the local neighbor which can best lead the change in ZimBob - giving all the others plausible cooperation.

Posted by Halliburton - Mysterious Conspiracy Division 2008-12-15 19:34|| 2008-12-15 19:34|| Front Page Top

#5 Electric cars are a serious waste of resources unless we get more nuclear generation and beef up the distribution grid. We don't have the generation or distribution capacity to convert anything but an insignificant portion of our national transportation needs to electric power.

It would practically double fuel consumption at our conventional plants and our grid would melt. And in case of a blackout, people would be stranded.

Posted by crosspatch 2008-12-15 22:55|| 2008-12-15 22:55|| Front Page Top

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