From: David N. Barnett 

On Wed, 24 Dec 2003 10:44:37 +0100, Phil Payne
 wrote in message
:

| > Depends on whether or not you're including the 51st state, Israel...
|
| Here the UK is often referred to as the 51st state.  Israel would be the | 52nd.

I don't think we'd care as much if the UK was perceived to be in jeopardy
from a neighboring mad tyrant...  :^)

(By "we" I mean the neo-cons in the DOD, of course)

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