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Well, actually it would appear that they have. Not much buzz in the media, not even a nod in the direction of the various commemorations around the world (in the U.S., Poland, South Korea and Japan just to name a few) on the evening news... But in the unlikely event that someone here might have found him/herself feeling regret, sympathy or some other positive human emotion towards the victims of the attacks - who were, lest we forget, majoritarily American, the government-run Channel 3 here in France decided to program a two-hour-long documentary on the war crimes (rapes, murders, rapes, murders, rapes, murders....) committed by American soldiers stationed in France in the months following D-Day. A surprizing and little-known aspect of the war, tonight was the night when France 3 decided that the truth had to be told. With clinical precision, case after case was presented (and there were apparently thousands of them), to the point where you got the feeling that the entire American army had somehow turned into a demented horde of psychopathic serial rapists and killers. This being a French production and therefore particularly clever, viewers were treated to the added refinement of the proof of the innate racism of Americans: repeatedly, it was explained how whites were let off the hook whereas blacks were court-martialed and hung - with the unspoken insinuation that they were executed more for being black than for being rapists. I have no doubt that these events really happened, and under other circumstances I would have felt no particular unease at seeing them related, but on this particular evening I have to ask myself why someone at France 3 thought it would be a good idea to schedule this particular documentary for broadcast precisely on 11 September. No country is perfect, but I certainly get the impression that France increasingly gets it wrong more than most. /rant off.

So far, this has not been the greatest week in my life. Now what was the subject of this thread? Oh yes...something about my bunions.

Mine: http://monadfm.com/ Crappy and insipid music that will totally rot your mind. Don't go there.

I stand...corrected?

err...are we talking about the same photo here? I was referring to gioarmani's...

I'm often the house contrarian around here, and this is no exception. You must have shot that pic on or very near to the tenth 'anniversary' of Lady Diana's death - which indeed occurred in an underpass just a few meters away. To my knowledge, there never has been any sort of official or unofficial remembrance of 9/11 in Paris. Oh yes, one exception: a student in the private electronics engineering school where I teach came dressed in a 'Jihad!' tee-shirt this morning.

Groundbreaking for the construction of the World Trade Center began on August 5, 1966, and was completed in December 1970. Plans, projects and propositions for its construction had been discussed for more than a decade before construction even began. Now factor in the incredibly complex aftermath of 9/11 and do a little math concerning the reconstruction. Conclusion: it's all Bush's fault. Or, Americans can't get anything right anymore. Or, if you can do it better, faster or more intelligently, then be my guest. Be sure to let us all know how you're making out! And have a nice day

I believe that's exactly what's being done...more or less...

"As is our plumbing and heating." But I'm sure he didn't mention that.

Good for you, Ken.... Actually, and according to Bloomberg, they sound like pretty decent items - with the added advantage of being able to connect to any phone service provider. Keep us posted!

Interesting story: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=206...&refer=news

I hope we haven't given anyone any ideas....

Yes, it was me all right...otherwise known as 'Mr. 50%', which was actually pretty generous. A lot of girls got even less.... Ah, those were the days: a new 'husband' (or two or three) every night: as the French say, 'Vive l'amour!' eh Miss Barrett?

Will you be taking special requests?

We could just encourage Slay to post more....

If you're not in agreement, please pass on this quietly: http://www.defenddemocracy.org/programs/pr...attrib_id=12193 (Admin. if you feel that this is not appropriate, please let me know)

It would be nice to see some pics - you can copy and paste them without having to show the whole page....

The pics, Miss Barrett, the pics.....

I'm afraid that some things are so far over my head as to appear nearly invisible to my failing eyesight.

Are we finally going to see a little frontal nudity, Miss Barrett? Aside: What a freak-show: people posting heavy artillery, others saying they can 'get by' with box-cutters and gutting-knives - all of them convinced that they are somehow culturally superior to the next guy. And everyone dead serious about their position: Nightsticks and water cannons, tear gas, padlocks, Molotov cocktails and rocks behind every curtain... - Bob Dylan: Jokerman Bring on the pics, Vicky....

Sorry Pug, but when I saw 'Cannibals' in the list, I lost all self-control. As your friend TTK keeps reminding us, nobody's perfect.

Do they accept PayPal?

Andropause must be a real b.i.t.c.h. for you. So much gracelessness, so little grace. /undersized wit: off.