From: "Robert Bononno" 

Could be, but then the US has many "friends of
convenience"--including Saudi Arabia. Iraq was such a
"friend"--once.


Jeff Shultz  wrote in message
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> On Sat, 14 Dec 2002 19:47:39 -0500, "Robert Bononno"
>  wrote:
>
> >They are our "ally" after all, are they not? It was part
of a joint exercise
with the Spanish Navy. Someone got a bit overexcited, that's all. The
cement bags? Safety?
> >
> >Jeff Shultz  wrote in message
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> >> On Wed, 11 Dec 2002 20:19:44 -0500, "Geo."
 wrote:
> >>
> >> >They released the missiles for delivery.
> >> >
> >> And why were the missiles hidden in the first place? Oh yeah... the
> >> Yemeni's said they weren't going to order any more stuff like that.
> >>
> I consider the Yemeni's to be a friend of mostly convenience... they
> are a "friend" because they find that preferrable to going the way of
> the Taliban.

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