From: Adam <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near
the bridge">

Ellen K. wrote:
> Guess the subway bombings are still fresh in their minds.
>

Not from the polls.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4566826.stm

"The war in Iraq and the Asian tsunami were considered the most
significant global events of 2005, an international survey for the BBC has
suggested.

The US hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and the Pope's death were the other
most common unprompted answers in a poll of nearly 32,500 people in 27
countries.

"Global citizens see 2005 mainly as a year of natural and man-made
disasters," said pollster Doug Miller.

Poll analysts noted similar views across countries. "

The diff's between the countries are interesting but so are the global
similarities, showing how globalizaed we're becoming.

The pdf is worth reviewing:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/30_12_05_ws_events_poll.pdf

Adam

> On Mon, 19 Dec 2005 22:56:13 -0500, "Dave Ings"

> wrote in message :
>
>
>>I was in England last week (Winchester) and noticed this item in the press.
>>I also noticed that the bill was (apparently) authored by Britain. I
>>couldn't help but draw the correlation between the British authorship of
>>this invasive bill, and all the CCTV and speed cameras that have long since
>>sprouted like weeds everywhere you look in Britain.
>>
>>One evening I watched a BBC show which portrayed the extensive use of CCTV
>>to catch petty shoplifters fleeing the scene of the crime. I was amazed that
>>not once during the hour was there even a single allusion to how creepy this
>>massive state intrusion was. It was just good police work.
>>
>>So much for privacy in the land of Orwell. And according to my colleagues
>>there, other than some modest wimpering about the speed cameras, nary a peep
>
>>from the populace.
>

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