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Re[2]: World Trade Center attack

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Joe Shaw)
Tue Sep 11 20:14:19 2001

Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 17:30:46 -0500 (CDT)
From: Joe Shaw <jshaw@insync.net>
To: Richard Welty <rwelty@averillpark.net>
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On Tue, 11 Sep 2001, Richard Welty wrote:

> i would imagine that they've issued M-16s to the civilian guards, and
> issued M-16 ammunition to the MPs (it seems it's a bad idea to give the
> civilian guards ammunition w/o adult supervision, but that's another story.)

Not to be pedantic, but I'm assuming you mean the NATO 5.56MM round, which
is also used in many other rifles around the world.

I know several non-active servicemen who've just been activated.  One is
headed to Manhattan (I believe he's a doctor), and I'm not sure about the
others.

Regards,
--
Joseph W. Shaw II
Network Security Specialist/CCNA
Proud owner of a pre-ban Colt AR-15.


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