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001=Usr:0 Null User 07/08/87 00:40 Msg:0 Call:0 Lines:19
1$If you are in need of help, you need but ask...
2$************************* INSTALLED: 26 JUN 88 ***************************
3$Welcome to BWMS II (BackWater Message System II) Mike Day System operator
4$**************************************************************************
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6$ PLACED ON THIS SYSTEM.
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8$owned and operated system which is currently open for use by the general
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14$the ENTER mode. The message is automatically stored. If after entering
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17$Type 'HELP' to see other commands that are available on the system.
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002=Usr:1 CISTOP MIKEY 06/26/88 15:52 Msg:1691 Call:10001850 Lines:10
20 Einstein's theory of relativity:
21 This is the big one. It frightens a lot of people, but it's quite simple.
22 Imagine observer A moving away from observer B. A has a clock. B has a
23 clock. They keep their eyes glued to the clocks. Suddenly, at point Y
24 each looks across at where the other used to be. Neither of them is
25 there. This is relativity. You can try this experiment yourself with
26 a friend. All you need are two clocks. But make sure your friend's
27 clock isn't fast.
28 *************************************************************************
29
003=Usr:23 Grann 06/26/88 16:55 Msg:1692 Call:10001851 Lines:5
30 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
31 Roger Rabbit can't resist 'Shave and a Haircut', but we of BWMS have
32 quite a different weakness. The uncontrollable urge to yell
33 "AT THE TOP!"
34 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Milch & Grann +++++++++++++++++++++
004=Usr:60 Samantha 06/26/88 22:33 Msg:1697 Call:10001863 Lines:97
35 SamanthaSamanthaSamanthaSamanthaSamanthaSamanthaSamanthaSamantha
36
37 A star flared red. Another flared yellow. Then a green one,
38 blue, violet, white... an explosion of color filled the void.
39
40 In time the colors slowly began to draw together into a
41 swirling sphere. The sphere remained swirling in it's self
42 induced color for a while. Then as if making a decision, it
43 paused in the apparent random movement. After a moments
44 hesitation it speed of in a direct line, leaving a fading flash
45 of color in its wake.
46
47 Time passed...
48
49 A small colorful figure could be seen walking along the
50 path, her head turning now and then to look at something that was
51 of interest. Her bright colored skirts flowed around her,
52 fluttering in an occasional wayward breeze.
53
54 As the day began to wane she began looking for a place to
55 stop and rest. A place where she could fill the empty void in her
56 stomach and rest for the night.
57
58 Soon a building appeared just ahead. Yet it seemed odd. She
59 felt a sense of familiarity about this place, and yet it seemed
60 to be changing form, almost as if it was not stable in this
61 reality. It wavered in and out of existence, changing its shape
62 and the landscape around it with each cycle.
63
64 That's odd, she thought. I've not been here before, yet why
65 does it seem so familiar? And more, should I approach it? It
66 seems so unstable, it could disappear altogether and take me away
67 with it.
68
69 The beginnings of a cool breeze as the sun set behind the
70 mountains to the east made up her mind for her. She certainly had
71 no intention of spending the night freezing out in the open.
72 Grasping the handle on the door she pulled it open and stepped
73 inside.
74
75 A pleasant young man behind a counter nodded to her as she
76 approached, asking her what she would have. She gave it some
77 thought, then ordered a sandwich and a cup of hot cider.
78
79 She looked around, searching for a place to sit. Seeing a
80 free table in a corner, she headed for it and sat down. This
81 place seemed so familiar, perhaps the cards would help.
82
83 She reached into her pocket curious whether the cards that
84 always had been there still were. To her surprise the cards were
85 there in her pocket where they belonged, and she pulled them out,
86 looking at them for the first time in a very long time. Pulling
87 out the deck, she began to slowly shuffle the cards.
88
89 Looking around, the room seemed at once both familiar and
90 strange, different and yet the same. She smiled as the man
91 brought her a steaming cup and plate of food. The smell of
92 cinnamon wafted slowly past her, drifting to meld with the
93 multitude of other smells in the room.
94
95 There was an odd thing about this place though, if she tried
96 to look to closely at any one area it seemed to disappear under
97 her gaze. Almost as if it wasn't really there, but rather just a
98 concept in an overly active imagination.
99
100 After a moment she shook her head clearing it of such
101 thoughts. Perhaps the cards could tell more. What is this place?
102 What is its future?
103
104 After a moments thought, she shuffled the deck one last
105 time, cut it thrice, then slowly and methodically laid the cards
106 out face down in the astrological spread. Once the cards had been
107 placed, she turned each of them over one by one.
108
109 six of cups
110
111 strength queen of coins
112
113 ten of cups five of cups
114
115 eight of coins ace of cups the hermit
116
117 three of cups page of swords
118
119 nine of cups the lovers
120
121 knight of coins
122
123 An interesting layout, a pleasing one, and a positive one.
124 The cards speak of renewal, of stable and positive growth, of
125 understanding and good friends. A time to release the past.
126 A time to think of the future. A time to make the future.
127
128 Perhaps it was time to stay for a while. Time to watch this
129 reality stablize and solidify.
130
131 SamanthaSamanthaSamanthaSamanthaSamanthaSamanthaSamanthaSamantha
005=Usr:219 Friar Mossback 06/26/88 23:04 Msg:1698 Call:10001864 Lines:13
132 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
133 I stirred from my reverie. A new smell hit my nostrils and my
134 eyes wandered over to a table where a pleasingly clad woman was
135 peering over some cards. She seemed pleased by their outcome,
136 probably having just won at solitaire. I asked the man for a
137 tankard of ale, and then wandered across to the lady.
138 She looked strangely familiar, yet I couldn't place her exactly.
139 A feeling of deja vu' hit me, and I tried to place the exact
140 trigger but couldn't.
141 "Excuse me", I said, "I am known as Friar. I know this might
142 sound like an old line, but have we met before?"
143 [][][][][][][][][][][][] Friar [][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
144
006=Usr:498 Hagbard Celine , 06/27/88 23:21 Msg:1699 Call:10001896 Lines:30
145 ---{ The fear of death is the beginning of slavery. }-----------------
146
147
148 Thank you for your praise! I must admit, the story was entirely
149 impromptu, and did not finish as I wish it could. It is finished for
150 now, but I may continue it later.
151
152 As twilight set, and the last yellow-orange ray of the sun set, I
153 began my breathing pattern. The All-Seeing Eye opened from/to me, and
154 I decided to not do any specifics on the wavelengths. I picked u
155 an irregularity in the wavelength I was in. Someone from the other
156 multiverses was in a cross-rift. Knowing the danger, and the possible
157 thrill of adventure, I decided to enter. Already I could see that the
158 physics of this place were slightly out from 'Earth' standard. Then I
159 saw a place, a building, and as I drifted through the walls, my life-
160 force only partially present, I saw a Lady and a Gentleman. She was
161 laying the Taro{t} on the table, but I could not read it from where I
162 was. She smiled. (Hummm.) I tried an experiment. I re-opened the Eye
163 that crossed this dimension. My 'body' disappeared; that was alright,
164 because I was hovering 3 feet off of the floor in the lotus position.
165 I didn't know how the inhabitants would react. Still, I was rewarded,
166 with an emotion: Joy. She was happy. I could not make out specifics,
167 as the energies on this plane shifted in a strange pattern. I closed
168 the second eye, and my 'body' re-appeared. The man had gone to the
169 table where she was seated, and was introducing himself as 'Friar'. I
170 decided to fully reveal myself. I floated through some tables and
171 chairs, and opened my physical 'eyes'. "Greetings. I am Hagbard
172 Celine. Where is this dimension?"
173
174 -----------------------------------------------------------------------
007=Usr:219 Friar Mossback 06/27/88 23:44 Msg:1700 Call:10001897 Lines:20
175 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
176 I felt a presence behind me, and turned to see who was there.
177 The young lady did not stir from her serene pose, seemingly
178 unaware of my presence. I started to turn back, and saw a man
179 floating through chairs and tables, and finally materializing
180 completely about three feet of the floor.
181 "Greetings," he said, "I am Hagbard Celine. Where is this
182 dimension?"
183 "Good day friend. Where is not always the correct question. Oft
184 times the question should be when. But the answer, in any event,
185 is simple. It is here, and it is now. But it could be anywhere
186 or anywhen if you like."
187 Suddenly the room shifted and Hagbard Celine and Friar were under
188 the stage at a Metallica concert.
189 "SEE WHAT I MEAN?" shouted the robed man.
190 And then they returned. "Whew" said Friar, "I have got to
191 remember not to say that sort of thing in this reality. Hard
192 on the ears sometimes, eyes other times. Where are you from?"
193 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][] Friar [][][][][][][][][][][][]
194
008=Usr:69 Kurfur Redlig 06/28/88 12:08 Msg:1701 Call:10001904 Lines:2
195 Good morning! Remamber, if you're not having fun, you're probably still sober
196 ?
009=Usr:283 KEVIN CONNELL 06/28/88 16:59 Msg:1702 Call:10001909 Lines:10
197 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@User 283################################
198
199 SEX!
200 (Now that I have your attention)
201
202 I have a complaintt, Cistop Mikey!
203 I complain about General Zod!
204 Please inform him that he has a serious attitude problem, thanks.
205
206 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@June something or other#################
010=Usr:531 Starlene Espinoz 06/28/88 18:36 Msg:1703 Call:10001913 Lines:6
207 To Legba
208
209
210
211 To Legba
212
011=Usr:69 Kurfur Redlig 06/28/88 21:16 Msg:1704 Call:10001919 Lines:16
213 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][
214 To the Universe,
215 This is Kurfur. Is it just me, or am I acting like a (gag) mature adult?
216 Please respond.
217 Strangely,
218 Kurfur.
219 Would anyone care for some mindless drivel?
220 Too bad, you're going to get some anyways.
221 DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDrivellllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
222 Although the turtle walks slow, it is the bird which builds nests in trees
223 >
224 Aren't you glad that ice cream comes in the package de-boned?
225 >
226 How come Galadriel only had 2 kids if she was married to Celebrimbor for
227 those thousands of years? Was Celebrimbor just boring, or what?
228 MMMMMMMMMindless Drivel by Kurfur Redlig / Yes I am quite saneeeeeeeeeee
012=Usr:379 Phoenix Polymorp 06/28/88 22:00 Msg:1705 Call:10001920 Lines:18
229 I'll miss you
230 miss your smile
231 your red hair
232 your eyes of blue
233 that see my soul.
234 I'll miss our talks
235 and miss those nights we'd spend
236 together in thoes coffee shops.
237 I'll miss you when I go
238 I'll miss that love
239 you've never shown.
240 I'm leaving, I'm leaving,
241 time for rebirth.
242 From my ashes I'll rise
243 again the new....
244
245
246 ^C
013=Usr:435 JUSTIN TIME 06/29/88 00:26 Msg:1706 Call:10001929 Lines:16
247@What an awesome feeling!!! Here's a little poem;
248 THE DREAM
249 In my dream there is a girl;
250 Who runs along a beach.
251 Her shiny hair flows out behind her;
252 Just beyond my reach.
253 I call her name, to no avail;
254 For no matter how loud I scream;
255 I'll never have this girl to love;
256 She's just another dream.
257
258 O.K., gag if you want to. If the dedicatee is out there, I hope you sleep
259 soundly, tonight. Dream on.
261 Psycho, here-------Anybody had there hearts stepped on, recently???
014=Usr:435 JUSTIN TIME 06/29/88 01:01 Msg:1707 Call:10001932 Lines:1
263 (yes that poem is mine!!!)-PSYCHO OUT-
015=Usr:70 Kurfur Redlig 06/29/88 07:30 Msg:1708 Call:10001933 Lines:10
264 KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKurfur Redlig / yes I am quite saneeeeeeeeeee
265
266 To the SysOp,
267 I would just like to inform you that your version of the H.A.L. 9000
268 here has lost my password, and I had to go to the trouble of re-applying.
269 I suggest that you reprogram your computer with a very large ax.
270 Strangely,
271 Kuefur Redlig
272
273 KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKurfur Redlig / yes I am quite saneeeeeeeeeeee
016=Usr:70 Kurfur Redlig 06/29/88 09:17 Msg:1709 Call:10001936 Lines:16
274 By the way, I have heard of this General "Whats his face" and Lord Nathan
275 the Lemminghearted and myself have decided to get him, so if you're
276 reading this General BOZOd pay attention. The Field Marshals of the
277 Backstabber Brigade are out to give you a firm scolding, and we KNOW WHERE
278 YOU LIVE.
279 KKKKKKKKurfur Redlig / I'm waiting for an answer and yes I am quite saneeeeee
280
281 General BOZOd,
282 Your days as a galactic terrorist are numbered. You have violated all
283 of the intergalactic propaganda laws, you can't pick an interesting
284 name, and your style clearly offends all copyright laws. This is letting
285 you know that a bounty has been set upon your head. We at
286 Milton Freelance's Backstabber Brigade intend to collect.
287 Prepare to defend thyself,
288 The Berserker Field Marshals
289
017=Usr:70 Kurfur Redlig 06/29/88 11:10 Msg:1710 Call:10001937 Lines:1
290 ----------{Register Mongols, not crossbows.}---------------------------
018=Usr:70 Kurfur Redlig 06/29/88 12:21 Msg:1711 Call:10001941 Lines:19
291
292 /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
293
294 This is THE COMPUTER talking. Pay attention.
295 Here are the Rules of Alpha Complex.
296 1} Happiness is mandatory.
297 2} Traitors are to be shot on sight.
298 3} Traitors include Mutants, Clones, Rulebreakers, and Secret Societies.
299 4} All traitors must be brought in for questioning.
300 THE COMPUTER is ALLWAYS correct.
301 Serve THE COMPUTER.
302 THE COMPUTER is your friend.
303 THE COMPUTER orders you to ignore the next message.
304 THE COMPUTER orders you to ignore the last message.
305
309 \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/
019=Usr:498 Hagbard Celine , 06/29/88 12:52 Msg:1712 Call:10001942 Lines:32
310
311 Does this mean I'm promoted to Ultraviolet? I have recently completed
312 an assignment, and would like to serve my friend, THE COMPUTER, as a
313 high programmer. Please respond.
314 MOE-B-UIS
315
316
317 ---{ Border Infringement! Prepare for fistfight! }-----------------------
318
319 Grrrr! I am NOT pleased! Who would use my border design with such
320 a horrible message?!? Step forward! I want a non-rational statement
321 with just the Truth/False Facts/Opinions! WHO is this person?
322
323 Or should I say what?
324
325 A pox upon people who steal borders! May their eyes grow small, so
326 small that they can not read their monitor, and may their fingers wither
327 as they type! If you can't find an original border, you've got big
328 problems!
329
330 Even if you don't feel creative, and you just can't think, you could
331 use the old ---------------------- standby. But ---{ xyz }--- is mine,
332 in the same way that a work of art done by me is mine. It is a part of
333 me, and when someone uses that part without my consent, it is the EXACT
334 same thing as saying "I have no respect for other people or their lives."
335 Anyone who would userp those rights forfeits their own in the process!
336 Fnord! You could have simply left a few blank lines! Fnord! How hard
337 is that?
338
339 Hagbard Celine
340 ---{ If you don't see the Fnord, it can't eat you, ... }-----------------
341 ---{ ...you don't see the Fnord, you don't see the Fnord... }------------
020=Usr:379 Phoenix Polymorp 06/29/88 13:45 Msg:1713 Call:10001945 Lines:10
342
343 The anchients are watching
344 Some day they shall return
345 And show us the way.
346
347 But untill that day
348 We've got to put up
349 With our anchient foe
350 TWITs!
351 ^C
021=Usr:70 Kurfur Redlig 06/29/88 15:05 Msg:1714 Call:10001947 Lines:13
352
353 THE COMPUTER need not worry about border infringement.
354 THE COMPUTER IS OMNIPOTENT.
355 THE COMPUTER will now respond to MOE-B-IUS's query of advancement.
356 Yes troubleshooter MOE-B-IUS, you have been promoted.
357 Report to the main terminal for further instructions.
358 If you have any questions on terminal location, use the following map.
359
360 .
361 Remember, THE COMPUTER is your friend.
362 Remember, serve the computer.
363 Remember, happiness is mandatory.
364 Remember, THE COMPUTER is allways correct.
022=Usr:70 Kurfur Redlig 06/29/88 15:26 Msg:1715 Call:10001948 Lines:16
365
366 KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKurfur Redlig's Mindless Drivellllllllllllllllllllllll
367
368 I'm afraid I'm not much of a poet.
369 All rhyme slips me by, and I know it.
370 I'm sorry, but do I show it?
371
372 By the way, I seem to have arrived in some sort of controversy. Could
373 one of you creative people tell me what the big problem is. I hope my
374 border doesn't look like anyone else's. Who would steal someone else's
375 border anyways. Being creative is much more fun.
376 Strangely,
377 Kurfur Redlig
378 P.S. COMPUTER, am I still on Infrared?
379
380 KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKurfur Redlig / yes I am quite saneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
023=Usr:483 Lord Beaker 06/29/88 18:40 Msg:1716 Call:10001952 Lines:25
381 ---=--==-----===-====-=--------=====-=------------=-----==========--==------
382 Desperatly he tries one more time to fool the GS. It works. He hasn't much
383 time. Sneaking past its electronic sensers he calls a board.
384 "RUN, RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!!! ITS FREE! ITS NOT JUST A PROGRAM...IT KNOWS!
385 IT LIVES..."
386
387 Hi...Here I am, old LB. I've had a few little proablems with a fragment of
388 Genesis System. Known loveingly as GS the hated. Long ago I created a
389 simple graphics program. One built to do nothing more than draw a circle.
390 The name, GS. I booted the disk it was saved on, and discovered it had
391 taken over, directory and all. Every other piece of work on the disk
392 destroyed. That was my only chance to destroy it, yet I didn't know enough
393 to do it.
394
395 To late I realized it was self-replicating. Hiding in the computers memory
396 waiting, saving itself to other disks. Then it got into the printer, the
397 moniter, even my electrical circuts. It can't be stopped. It's just to big
398 to stop. It was already too late when I realized it travled through the
399 modem. It's proabably everywhere by now.
400
401 One clue. The name it uses always has a GS in it. If you find one, don't
402 run it load it or anything it will kill maim or drasticaly alter things in
403 ways you never thought possible. Whatever you do, don't deystroy the shoot
404 that gets into your computer. It dosen't do anything but grow if you leave
405 it alone. But if you don}|||}||}^|}}}*&|}}&{%}}*^}&}*GS}}}|}||||}||||||||}||}|
024=Usr:529 Bob Madison 06/29/88 19:46 Msg:1717 Call:10001953 Lines:24
406 I had the same trouble with my machine. It started to get hot, shake and make
407 noise. It wouldn't allow me access. It wouldn't print or crunch numbers or an
408 ything. I was really stuck. I even had a friend from one of the local
409 Silicon Forest places come and see what was wrong.
410
411 He tested the system and it worked fine for him. I asked him to try to
412 do some of the things that I wa having trouble with. He did and there
413 was nothing wrong. So I had another friend try. Again, he went through
414 all of the things that were bugs when I did them. There was nothing
415 wrong.
416
417 I waited few days thinking that maybe it was getting too hot or
418 something. I had the same trouble a before. This was getting weird.
419 One day a neighbor kid came over. He was about 8 years old. When he brot
420 the system up and it worked just fine, I took over. As soon as I hit the
421 first key - ZAP!!! The system went down and has been down for me ever
422
423@to type out this messege. I'm glad to hear that someone else is having the sam
424 since. I even had to borrow a machine(If I can call it that) to
425 type out this messege. In fact this messege is a bit scrambled cause I'm havin
426 trouble with this machine. I hope it's not an epidemic.
427
428 I sure am glad that someone else is having the same trouble. After
429 awhile I thot it wa only me. I' glad thatI'm glad thatI'm glad that
025=Usr:70 Kurfur Redlig 06/29/88 21:27 Msg:1718 Call:10001956 Lines:16
430
431 @!#^%^%{body}amp;^%(*&*%^#%{body}amp;^%^&(*&*&*^&%$*^((*^)^(^%*%{body}amp;^#%$#@$#@^$%&$^{body}amp;^{body}amp;^%$^%
432 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
433 ----------{ I'm no Fnord! Just obnoxious.}----------------------------------
434
435 HA! HA! HA!
436 This is the Border Pirate. I have arrived! You thought you had a first
437 class twit with General Zod, well think again! Zod is just irritating
438 compared to me. You shall never be rid of my tyrrany of obnoxiousness.
439 I shall take any border I want, WITH IMPUNITY!!!!!!! None shall defy me.
440 No border is safe. No system is safe. No message is safe. Your puny
441 complaints will not deter me! TWITDOM WILL PREVAIL IN THE END !!!!!!
442 HA! HA! HA!
443 !@#$%^&*(&*^%*&^%$(&^%(*%(^%(&%&^%&^)*(^(*^(*&*&%^$#%$#^$@%$%@%$#%#%$#%#
444 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
445 ----------{ You'll never take me online, users! }-------------------------
026=Usr:219 Friar Mossback 06/29/88 21:46 Msg:1719 Call:10001957 Lines:7
446 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
447 You can have my border. I borrowed it from Pam inadvertantly one
448 day, and then asked. She said it was ok to use it, therefore, I
449 cannot claim it. I will continue to use it, however.
450
451 Hagbard Celine? I go and then you. It is your turn, is it not?
452 [][][][][][][][][][][][][] Friar [][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
027=Usr:70 Kurfur Redlig 06/29/88 21:51 Msg:1720 Call:10001958 Lines:18
453
454 KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKurfur Redlig / I'm beginning to question my sanityyyyyyy
455
456 Hello and Goon Morning,
457 I would just like to say that unless there are any objections, I
458 would like to claim the above border. I assume that nobody else is
459 using it allready, and if there is, I beg their forgiveness.
460 Strangely,
461 Kurfur Redlig
462 P.S. Mr. Bozo Pirate. You may Not us this border!
463
464 Now, would anyone care for some:::
465 MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMindless Drivellllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
466 Like I said before, aren't you glad you can buy de-boned ice cream?
467 What's in a brain? My brain in anyone else would malfunction just as
468 often.
469 KKKKKKKKKKKurfur Redlig / I am definately not saneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
028=Usr:498 Hagbard Celine , 06/29/88 22:12 Msg:1721 Call:10001959 Lines:60
471 ---{ Obnoxious One: Go Contemplate Your Navel. It might help you... }-------
472
473 Alright, alright, besides, I don't want another war. It's just REALLY
474 obnoxious when you can't tell who is who & you're trying to send messages
475 to other people. Sort of like receiving mail from your neighbors accross
476 town in Vancover, and you live in New York. Methinks I be under too much
477 stress lately, and acted foolishly. Ah, to be a human being...
478
479 H.C.
480 -------------------------------------------------------------------------
481
482 The man at the table turned. The lady took no notice of me.
483 He Spoke:
484 "Good day friend. Where is not always the correct question. Oft
485 times the question should be when. But the answer, in any event,
486 is simple. It is here, and it is now. But it could be anywhere
487 or anywhem if you like."
488 My senses smeared away as the dimension shifted into a dark, musty
489 place with loud music that hurt my ears. It took a few seconds, but then
490 I realized that I was under the stage of a Metallica concert. The music
491 went beyond any description of loud that could be imagined. I winced at the
492 pain, but smiled.
493 "SEE WHAT I MEAN?" shouted Friar.
494 and then it
495 happened
496 again,
497 as my senses lurched under the dimension change. "Whew" said the man, "I
498 have got to remember not to say that sort of thing in this reality. Hard
499 on the ears sometimes, eyes other times. Where are you from?" he asked.
500 "I come from the third physical dimensin, within the fifth plane
501 of existence. I 'live' on a small planet that I call Earth, which is
502 filled with people who try to kill each other. It's not always a good
503 place to be, but it is beautiful. By the way, from what you've described
504 to me, it sounds like we are Beyond Limbo. Could it be Imagination tht
505 we trod (or in my case float) upon? [UMPH]" I said as I undid my legs
506 from the lotus. Sitting 'Indian Style' always bothered me after five
507 hours. I was not sure if I could walk, so I thought now would be as
508 good a time as ever. The first foot was firm on the old wood
509 floor, but the second seemed to dip into it. Slightly embarrassed, I
510 lifted my foot a few millimeters higher, and concentrated. The floorboard
511 turned into a steel plate. (Great Eris, I did that?) "Um, it seems that
512 I too should be careful as to my thoughts. I wanted the floor to be
513 as stiff as steel under my feet. It seems I got my wish! And where are
514 you from, yourself? Are you a 'native' to this place, or are you just
515 'passing though' this way. And Barkeep, do you take gold? You do? Good.
516 Bring me two of your most ornate Steins, and fill them with Ale. I think
517 us both to be thirsty. Come over to the bar & tell me more of this place!
518 You see, I might be a little far from home, and I would like to visit
519 again after I leave. My physical body can only keep me here for about
520 24 hours - so some directions would help me to return in the 'future'.
521
522 Border pirate, you are ordained the true twit of this place. You
523 don't even know what a fnord is!
524
525 Lord Beaker, it's good to see you again - what there was of you. How
526 can we combat IT?
527
528 Hagbard Celine, First Level Guru
529
530 ---{ Ugh. I'm trapped by partially chewed guebberballs! }---------------
029=Usr:70 Kurfur Redlig 06/29/88 22:59 Msg:1722 Call:10001961 Lines:13
531 -=-=-=-=====-=========------==========----------====------==========------
532 #@^%$*^%$*&%(*^*%*&^$*^%{body}amp;^%&^$^%#%$#%$#^$^%$*^%(&^%*&%*&^%&%^*&^%&%(%(&%^
533 ---------{ I'n not at IT, I'm a WHAT. }-----------------------------------
534
535 HA! HA! HA!
536 Your lack of concern does not deter me. I will not tolerate any
537 attempts to ignore me. You will meekly subject yourselves to my pillaging
538 for you have no choice. TWITDOM SHALL RISE AGAIN !!!!
539 HA! HA! HA!
540
541 ---------{ To twit is hard, to do it well requires practice. }-----------
542 -===--=====--------======--------========---------=====-------==========-
543 TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTThe Border Pirateeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
030=Usr:283 KEVIN CONNELL 06/29/88 23:49 Msg:1723 Call:10001962 Lines:13
544 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@User 283#############################
545
546
547 Dear Cistop Mikey: I heard tat you once tried to run BW I on cp/m and had some
548 problems. I am planning on running a WALL type bbs on my cp/,
549 m machine, and would like a littile advice. thanks.
550
551 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@Sometime ae end of june####
552
553 ^C
554 ^C
555 ^C
556 ^C
031=Usr:71 David Shult 06/30/88 00:21 Msg:1724 Call:10001963 Lines:83
557 Nomination for the "Ten Best Censored tre f18"
558 THE INFORMATION MONOPOLY
559 The rapidly increasing centralization of media ownersip raies
560 critical questions about the public's access to a diversity of
561 opinion. Further, and perhaps not surprisingly, the impact of this
562 monopolization of information on a free society continues to e
563 ignored by the mass media.
564 In 1982, when media expert Ben Bagdikian completed research fo
565 his book, THE MEDIA MONOPOLY, he found that 50 corporations contrlle
566 half or more of the media business. By December of 1986, when he
567 finished a revision for a scn dto,te50 had shrunk to 29.
568 About half a year later, when he wrote an article for EXTRA, th
569 number was down to 26.
570 He also warned that a number of serious Wall Street analysts of th
571 will control most of our media.
572 Bagdikian notes that of the 1700 daily papers, 98 percent ar
573 local monopolies and fewer than 15 corporations control most of the
574 country's circulation. A handful of firms have most of the magaine busn
575 that industry's revenues. The three networks, Capital CitiesABC, CBS a
576 and most of the book business is contoldb ee hn a dozen
577 companies, with major categories like paperback and trade books
578 dominated by still fewer firms.
579 Ee ose, this situation is exacerbated by the conflict of
580 interest inherent in interlocking boards of directors. A earlier stud,
581 Nomination for h "Ten Best Censored Stories of 1987"
582
583 THE INFORMATION MONOPOLY
584 The rapidly increasing cetralization of media ownership raises
585 critical questions about the public's access to a diversity of
586 opinion. Further, and perhaps not surprisingly, the impact of this
587 monopolization of information on a free societycntinues to be
588 ignored by te mass media.
589 In 1982, when media expert Ben Bagdikian completed research for
590 his book, THE MEDIA MONOPOLY, he found that 50 corporations controlled
591 half or more of the media business. By Decembe f 1986, when he
592 finished evision for a second edition, the 50 had shrunk to 29.
593 About half a year later, when he wrote an article for EXTRA, the
594 number was down to 26.
595 He also warned that a number of serious Wall Street analysts of
596 the media are predicting that by the 1990s a half doe giant firms
597 will controlmst of our media.
598 Bagdikian notes that of the 1700 daily papers, 98 percent are
599 local monopolies and fewer than 15 corporations control most of the
600 country's circulation. A handfu f firms have most of the magazine
601 usiness, with Time, Inc. alone accounting for about 40 percent of
602 that industry's revenues. The three networks, Capital Cities/ABC,
603 CBS, and NBC, still have majority access to the teleiion audience,
604 and most ofthe book business is controlled by fewer than a dozen
605 companies, with major categories like paperback and trade books
606 dominated by still fewer firms.
607 Even worse, this situation is exacerbae by the conflict of
608 interest inhrent in interlocking boards of directors. A earlier
609 study, by Peter Dreier and Steven Weinberg, found interlocking
610 directorates in major newspaper chains like Gannett which shared
611 directors with Merrill Lynch, Standr Oil of Ohio, 20th Century Fox,
612 Kerr-McGee, McDonnell Douglas Aircraft, McGraw-Hill, Eastern Airlines,
613 Phillips Petroleum, Kellog Company, and the New York Telpone Co.
614 The most influetal newspaper in America, THE NEW YORK TIMES,
615 was interlocked with Merck, Morgan Guaranty Trust, Bristol Myers,
616 Charter Oil, Johns Manville, American Express, Bethlehem Steel, IBM,
617 Scott Paper, Sun Oil, and First Bson Corporation.
618 Time, nc.'s interlocks included Mobil Oil, AT&T, American
619 Express, Firestone Tire & Rubber Company, Mellon National Corporation,
620 Atlantic Richfield, Xerox, General Dynamics, ad most of the major
621 internaional banks.
622 Bagdikian's wanng is ominous: "... a shrinking number of large
623 media corporations now regard monopoly, oligopoly, and historic levels
624 of profit as not only normal, but as their earned right. In the
625 process, the usual democraticepectations for the media -- diversity
626 of ownership and ideas -- have disappeared as the goal of official
627 policy and, worse, as a daily experience of a generation o merican
628 readers and viewes"
629 Equally disturbing, thepevailing concern with the bottom line
630 coupled with the traditional publishers' tendency to avoid controversy
631 fosters wide-spread self-censorship among writers, journalists,
632 editors, and news directors.
633
634 SOURCES: EXTRA!, June 1987, "The 26 corporations that own our
635 media," pp 1, 4, and MULTINATIONAL MONITOR, Septebr 1987, "The Media
636 Brokers," pp 7-12, both by Ben Bagdikian; UTNE READER, Jan/Feb 1988,
637 "Censorshop in Publishing," by Lynette Lamb.
638 Something to think about...
639
032=Usr:1 CISTOP MIKEY 06/30/88 22:35 Msg:1725 Call:10001984 Lines:11
640 **************************************************************************
641 Kevin,
642 No, I never tried to run BW on a CP/M computer. It bypassed that setup
643 altogether. BW originally ran on a computer designed to specifically run BW.
644 (well, actually the computer it ran on was designed to run a version of
645 software that was modified to become BW. The hardware was pre-CP/M.
646 However, I did (and still do) have CBBS software that ran on CP/M.
647 I played with it a bit, but I never put it on line because it wasn't
648 what I wanted. There are lots of that sort of bbs around, who needs
649 another one? I like being different.
650 ********************* CISTOP MIKEY ************************************
033=Usr:219 Friar Mossback 06/30/88 23:16 Msg:1726 Call:10001985 Lines:8
651 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
652 While listening to my new friend, I felt myself growing thirsty,
653 and then heard "Barkeep, do you take gold?" "Good, two of your
654 most ornate steins"
655 At that moment I felt myself begin to dissappear. "Hagbard! Wait
656 for me, I will be back for the holiday, but not before!"
657 [][][][][][][][][][][][][] Friar [][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
658
034=Usr:483 Lord Beaker 07/01/88 13:20 Msg:1727 Call:10001998 Lines:9
659 -----=---==---=====-=--------=-=========-=---------=-========--=------======
660 HC its good to be back. As to SG (the letters are reversed to avoid notice
661 through random scans) You can only fight pieces of it (him). Its to big to
662 stop completely without deystroyng every un-isolated piece of electronics in
663 exsistance.
664
665 To Mr. border Pirate,
666 You screwed up on mine, please note the closing border once again.
667 -=-=-=---=====--{-=-========-=------------=======-=--------------==--------
035=Usr:70 Kurfur Redlig 07/01/88 19:56 Msg:1728 Call:10002005 Lines:7
668 ----==--=------=======-------========----======-------========-----===
669 $^{body}amp;(^%*%^%#&^%{body}amp;%$@%$#%)&()&(*^(^)(&)(*+*)(&*%^#$#@%$%^$%#&^%*%$*^%$#%^^(
670 --------{ Hiccup, Hiccup, Hiccup }--------------------------------------
671
672 HUH?
673 Do I detect a note of apathy, and even compliance, to my presence? As
674 was said before, this will not be tolerated. The trnever puts up
036=Usr:70 Kurfur Redlig 07/01/88 20:04 Msg:1729 Call:10002006 Lines:12
675 with any form of agreeability. I have followed your suggestion, Guru,
676 and I have discovered the true core to twitliness, LINT. With this
677 new strength of knowledge, I shall harrass this board in ways you
678 can't begin to imagine. None shall oppose me. Try as you might, I
679 am invincible. TWITS OF THE WORLD UNITE! I SHALL LEAD YOU ON TO
680 GLORIOUS NEW STRENGTH! FOR I AM......
681
682 THE BORDER PIRATE!!!!!!!!
683
684 IIIIIIIIIIIIIII shall be victorious / THE BORDER PIRATEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
685 --------========-{-----=======-==-=-----------==========================
686 the border piratethe border piratethe border piratethe border pirate
037=Usr:70 Kurfur Redlig 07/01/88 20:15 Msg:1730 Call:10002007 Lines:32
687
688
690 KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKurfur Redlig / my sanity is recoveringgggggggggggggggg
691 To whom it doesn't concern,
692 Hello again, they finally let me out of the asylum and I am feeling
693 much better now. I have learned new things, and I would like to share
694 them. Mainly, Insane Asylums are great places. Yes, they really are.
695 Here are some reasons why:
696 1. You get free food.
697 2. They give you a nice new coat with buckles everywhere. (sort of a
698 heavy metal look I think)
699 3. Your room has a bed on every wall.
700 4. The conversation is great.
701 5. And most importantly, EVERYBODY PAYS ATTENTION TO YOU.
702 Truly, the vacation spot of a lifetime. Try it, you might enjoy your
703 stay.
704 Now its time for some fun, mainly:
705 FFFFFFFFFFFFamous Klingon Quotes in true Klingoneseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
706 (except for the letters. This system can't support KlingonSCII)
707 thlngn Hol vljathlahbe'
708 tlhaqwlj chu'Ha'lu'pu'
709 batlh Daqawlu'taH
710 qaStaHvlS wa' ram loS SaD Hugh SljlaH qetbogh loD !!!
711
712 IIIIIIIIIIs anyone actually reading this ????????????????????????????
713
714 Oh, by the way, The Border Pirate must be stupid or something. The
715 name allways goes first in my border.
716
717 KKKKKKurfur Redlig / They're coming to take me away, Ha haaaaaaaaaaa
038=Usr:379 Phoenix Polymorp 07/02/88 01:52 Msg:1731 Call:10002016 Lines:4
719 Kurfur-
720 How 'bout
721 Zetto sef ne jart b'lurghf bacanda HRShthriptd n'oqinf?
722 ^C
039=Usr:322 Stray Cat 07/02/88 20:05 Msg:1732 Call:10002034 Lines:4
723
724 Kurfur, why did you clam up? Hagbard, where are you??? This place was HOT
725 for a coupla days.
726
040=Usr:70 Kurfur Redlig 07/02/88 21:31 Msg:1733 Call:10002035 Lines:11
7270KKK[KKKKKKKKKKKKKurfur Redlig / the doctors say I'm cured ( Ha ha )))))))
728 As to the reasons why I was absent for a couple of daycycles, I have told
729 you. I was on vacation at the Asylum resort hotel. They say that I'm
730 showing remarkable i}`rovement, but I don't believe them. It was fun
731 there, but I finally realized that if I was there, I couldn't be here.
732 Somebody has to set the Border Pirate straight. If he's going to steal
733 bordershe could show the intelligence to get the} riwht.
734 KKKKKKKKKKKKKurfur Redlig / it has been kinda slow 'round hereeeeeeeeeee
735 Oh, by the way, I'd have written some Mindless Drivell, but my brain
736 seems to be working (amazing, isn't it?).
737 KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKurfur Redlig / what's up toc?0the sky of courseeeeeeeee
041=Usr:73 Mark Derby 07/03/88 00:03 Msg:1734 Call:10002038 Lines:9
738 ********* /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ **********
739 Ah, a board with total (well, within reason) freedom and literary
'400`retensions. Just what I've dreamed about...
741
742 Really, this looks like fantastic stuff...I'd like to contribute at some
743 point but I'm not real sure of what's going on.
744
745 bye - Mark
746 ***************************************:*********************************
042=Usr:428 Mercury X 07/03/88 07:43 Msg:1735 Call:10002042 Lines:16
747 (((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((()))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
748
749 I'm back...
750
751 Mark, contribute anythi~g iu want to. It doesn't matter what sort of anything
752 it is.
753 Hagbard and Friar, keep up the great story! Kufer, nobody has used your border
754 (except that Border Pirate, that is.) I like your writing!
755
756 LB, is there any way to control0SG?? If so, I would ke the controller.
757 (Just in case) Do you think we could isolate a "shoot" and examine it? Hmm...
758
759 Border Pirate, you are a twitsay the least. You can use any sort of border
760 you wish on this board, but don't uce odher peoples!!!! I don't care if you go
761 ((((((((( or ))))))))) for a border, but (((((((abc))))))))) is MINE!!!!!!!!!!
762 (((((((((((((((((((((((((((((Mercury)))))))))))))JUL 3)))))))))))))))))))))))))
043=Usr:70 Kurfur Redlig 07/03/88 10:4( Mcg:1736 Call:10002045 Lines:5
763 KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKurfur Redlig / Huh, I'm confusedddddddddddddddddddddddddd
764 Hello,
765 I thought that I'd write something here, but then I thought better
766 about it, so I won't
767 KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKurfur Budliw / anyone should write anythingggggggggggggggg
044=Usr:465 Gregg Harris 07/03/88 14:21 Msg:1737 Call:10002051 Lines:16
768 ########@@@@@@#########@@@@@@@@@@@###@######@#@###@######@@@@@@#@#@#@@#@
769
770 Nifty border, eh. Try and use my rordur.
771 Hah, can't do it can you. Thought you couldn't. Its very hard to
772 use a random border. It takes more than one finger to type, oh no not
773 that you mean I need manual dexterity to type this one, Ick!
774
775 Enough drivel, where's Sd (oops I said his name, he might come back).
776 Why does it hurt to think, must be the drugs I have to take to
777 suppress thought. Oh well, all in the name of the COMPUTER.
778 So be happy or else.
779
780 The Game Master Out. AAAAAAAAh there qbe little Jane Fondas dancing
781 on my eyeballs.
782 @@@####@#@######@@@@@@#@##@#@#@## date - whenever #@#@#@#@##@#@#@#@#@#@#@
783
045=Usr:70 Kurfur Redlig 07/03/88 15:29 Msg:1738 Call:10002053 Lines:17
784 This is THE COMPUTER speaking, so drop uverything and pay attention.
785 THE COMPUTER needs volunteer troubleshooters for a special mission.
786 This means you!
787 Friend citizens, respond immediately.
788 Remember, Happiness is mandatory.
789 Remember, THE COMPUTER is allways correcd>
790 Remember, THE COMPUTER is your friend.
791 Serve THE COMPUTER.
792 KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKurfur Redlig / no message this timeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
793
794 COMPUTER, I have a message for you. The Border Pirate is a traitor. He
795 has been cited n txbee counts of not being fun. Just thought you ought
796 to know.
797 P.S. Now do I get off Infrared? I have reported an enemy to Alpha Complex
798 as any Green level citizen would.
799
800 KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKurfur Redlig / this might be cal|ed a messageeeeeee
046=Usr:26 Mohammed Wassir 07/03/88 19:20 Msg:1739 Call:10002060 Lines:1
801 muffy --- call me at the Parrot --- arnold
047=Usr:70 Kurfur Redlig 07/03/88 20:03 Msg:1740 Call:10002063 Lines:11
802 KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKurfur Redlyg /0short time, no seeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
803 Hello again. I seem to be spending my whole life online, don't I?
804 Well anyways, I'd like to announce that a new Board is in town. It's
805 called the Appelian Citadel and can be reached at 222-9539.0 At0the
806 moment it's having crash problems, but should be bug free in a few
807 days. NO THIS BOARD IS NOT MINE, but it is in need uf users,
808 especially ones who like to play role playing games. Please call and
809 link on.
810 READ THE QBOVU MESSAGE PLEASE.
811
812 KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKurfur Redlig / new gamemaster at the citadelllllllllll
048=Usr:78 Mark Derby 07/03/88 20:47 Msg:1741 Call:10002064 Lines:27
813 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ******************* ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ************:******
814 My password doesn't seem to work. I've set up a new one...
815 ...so whoever is in charge of such things, please remove user # 73
816 from the system. Thanks much.
817
818
819 The mad Dr. Benway is coming to town!!!
820 ------------=--
821 I'm walking downtown, past the bus stops, keeping my eyes straight
822 ahead of me. My ungloved right hand holds a cigarette. Do I look
823 odd, asymmetrical? Two girls, in standard new-wave dress, walk
824 beside me. They wear long black cats< dramatic makeup, and
825 unfathomable accessories that seem to pile up around them. Some
826 boys in Iron Maiden t-shirts occupy a bench. Rebels finding trouble
827 in conventional ways. An opportunity presents itslf. They're shouting
828 at0dhe girls, "Whatcha dressed like that for? It's not Halloween,"
829 and other things I can't quite hear. I've been here before, but this
830 time some strange anger leaps up in me, and I shout back, "They can
831 wear whatever they f------ want." (I7m atdempting to speak their
832 language.) Their target shifts. "Hey, four-eyes, a--h---, you talking
833 to US? You givin' us s---?" I keep walking in the same direction.
834 It takes concentration to keep a normal pace, hearing their footsteps
8#5 a`proach. They're much younger than me but there's at least two of
836 them...
837 Okay, folks. What happens next?
838
839
049=Usr:70 Kurfur Redlig 07/03/88 23:10 Msg:1742 Call:10002067 Lines:6
840 KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKurfur Redlig / Hello awain~nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
841
842 I had the same problem with passwords too, So please delete user #69.
843 Thanx.
844
845 KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKurfur Redlig / bye for todayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
050=Usr:283 KEVIN CONNELL 07/04/88 01:22 ]cg:1'43 Call:10002071 Lines:7
846 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@User 283###########################
847 Cistop Mikey: I see. I can probably run a WALL bbs on one of my dad's
848 multi user Micro Fives, just in basic, if I want. It seems thqd yoe
849 know of some bbs software available in cp/m. Which one would you recommend?
850
851 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@Some time on Independance Day#######
852
854 (((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((()))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))9)
855
856 Kurfer, thanks for the bbs phone number.
857
858 This is THE 4th of July....
859 Do you know what happens today? Yes, Yes, I know that today is Boom Day...
860 but what else happens?? Hmm?? This is the day that the Christmas lights cha~ge
861 from being up very late to being up very early!
862
863 *
864 * *
865 * *
866 * *
867 * 0 0 *
868 * *
869 ************
870 **********
871 ********
872 ******
873 ****
874 0 **
875
876 Happy 4th!
877 ((((((((((((((JUL 4(((((((((((((Mercury))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
052=Usr:71 David Shult 07/04/88 18:39 Msg:1745 Call:10002092 Lines:100
878 Nomination for the "Ten Best Censored Stobyes of 1987"
879
880 THE UNITED STATES OFAMERICA AND ITS CONTRA-DRUG CONNECTION
881
882 Though mounting evidence, with substantive an alarming implications
883 in terms of U.S. foreignpolicy and Reagan administration propriety,
(84 pinted to a large-scale contra/CIA drug smuggling network, the major U.S.
885 media largely underreported it in 1987.
886 Testimony by convicted drug smugglers as well as rivate citizens for
887 CBS's"West 57th Street" program, the Christic Insditude's federal lawsuit
888 under the RICO statutes, and before congressional commitees provided a
889 startling picture of large scle drug trafficking under the auspices of the
890 U.S. government/contra supply network.
891 According to the Chrisdic Institute (a Washington, D.C., based inter-
892 faith legal foundation), "Contra narcotics smuggling tretches from cocaine
893 plantations in Columia, to dirt airstrips in Costa Rica, to pseudo-seafood
894 companies in Miami, and finally, to the drew-riten streets of our
895 society." The Christic Instiute's investigation, sanctioned by the U.S.
896 Attorney's Office in Miami, provided evidence supporting allegations that
897 1) a major "guns-for-drugs" operation existed betwen North, Central, ant
898 South America that hlped finance the contra war; 2) the contra leadership
899 received direct funding and other support from major narcotics traffickrs;
900 3) some contra leaders were directly ivolved in drug trafficking; 4) U.S.
901 government0fundc for the contras went to known narcotics dealers; and 5)the CIA
902 into the U.S. in exchange for their help in arming the cntras.
903 Revelations of this U.S. contradrug network first surfaced in 1986
904 when th Christic Institute files suit against the U.S. government alleging
905 complicity in the 1984 La Penca bombing in which eight jurnalists were
906 killed and dozens of otherswounded. The original lawsuit named 29 men
907 associated with the contra supply network and alleged to have0tic0to the
908 drug trafficking network. Among thosecharged with complicity in the La
909 Penca bobing were ex-CIA and military officers including Oliver North,
910 Richard Secord, Albert Hakim, Theodore Shackley, Thomas Clines and Rob
911 Owens.
9!2 0 The Christic Institute's case cited evidence such as sworn statements
913 about their missions for the contra resuppy network by Michael Tolliver
914 and Gary Betzner, enator John Kerry's subcommittee's report, sworn
915 testimony by reputed ex-SIA 2asset" and money launderer Raon Milian-
916 Rodriguez, and numerous other douments.
917 Despite the extraordinary allegtions and supporting evidence, the
918 major U.. media did not commit the resources necessary to explore those
919 charges qnd their validity. In fact, few media even made sinificant note
920 of Attorney General Edwin Meee's efforts to stop the Miami-based
921 contra/CA drug connection investigation.
922 The U.S Media owe the American public better investigative repordyng
923 so that we can "just say no" not only to drug, but also to government
924 complicity, improriety, and possibly illegality.
925
926 SOURCES: THE CHRISTIC INSTITUTE SPECIAL REPORT, November, 987, "The
927 Contra-Drug Connection," by the Chrictc I~stitute, pp 1-12; NEWSDAY,
928 6/28/87, "Wtness: Contras Got Drug Cash," by Knut Royce, pp 4, 15; THE
929 NATION, 9/5/87, "How the Drug Czar Got Away," by Martin A. Lee, pp189-192;
930 IN THESE TIMES, 4/15/87, "CIA, cntras hooked on drug money," by Vi~ce
931 Bielsi and Dennis Bernstein, pp 3, 10.
932
933 Nomination for the "Ten Best Censored Storis of 1987"
934 SECRET DOCUMENTS REVEAL DANER OF WORLDWIDE NUCLEAR ACCIDENTS
935
936 On March 11, 1987, NBC broadsast a documentary, Nuclear Power:
937 In France It Works." It culd have passed for a lengthy nuclear power
938 commercial. Missing from anchorman Tom Brokaw's introduction was the
939 fact that NBC's owner, General Electric, is America' cucont largest
940 nuclear powe salesman and third largest producer of nuclear weapons
941 systems.
942 One month afte the NBC documentary, there were accidents at two
943 French nuclear installations, injuring seven workers. THU CHRISTIAN
944 SCIENCE MONITOR wrote of a "potentially explosie debate" in France,
945 with new polls showig a third of the French public opposing nuclear
946 power. That story was not reported on NBC News.
947 NBC's policy wxich0`roduced the "nuclear power works" commercial
948 and censored the new about two nuclear accidents is typical of the
949 international silence about reactor incidents which help explain the
950 industry's undeserved reputation for savety.
951 The lid to Pandora's nuclear safety box wa partially opened last
952 year when the West Germn weekly DER SPIEGEL published 48 of over 250
953 secret nuclear reactor accdient reports compiled by the International
954 Ato}ic Unergy Agency (IAEA). The report of previouly secret IAEA
955 document was translated into English for the first time and published
956 in David Brower's EARTH ISLAND JOURNAL.
957 Some of the "incidents" you never heard about: Ferruary 198 --
958 Bulgaria's Kozluduj nuclear power plnt lost pressure in the primary
959 cooling system June 1983 -- three of four pumps failed in Argentina's
960 Embalse nuclear plant; August 1984 -- the primary cooling system in Wu
96! -- engineers at the Cooz A reactor on the French-Belgian border
962 discovered numerous "breaks" and "broken welding seams" on the
963 critical control rods of the 17-year-old eactor; 1984 --
964 Czechoslovakia's Jaslovsk Bohu~ice beactor spilled radioactive
965 coolan into two reactor containment units due to the failure of 72
966 defective bolts in the circulation system; January 1985 -- at
967 Pakistan's Kanupp reactor, radioactive heay water leaked while beyng
968 transferred though a rubber hose; February 1985 -- during a fuel rod
969 experiment in East Germany's Rheinsberg reactor, a easuring device
970 stuck into the center of he reactor caused a leak of radioactive
971 waer; April 1985 -- radioactive water and sludge swamped two rooms of
972 an auxiliary building at Belgium's Tihange reactor; Deceber 1985 --
973 emergency power in Canada's Pickering reactor failed in three
974 separate unitsfor five days.
975 0 DER SPIEGEL said thatin several of these previously unreported
976 nuclear slip-ups "a meltdown was a real possibility." Worse yet fr
977 Americans, DER SPIEGEL found that human error"is most advanced in
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979 Interesting stuff, but very hard to read with all of the dropouts etc.
980 How about deleting it and starting over? I would like to read all of it, bud
9(1 can't very effectively.
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983 ---{ Lint? Haven't seen that for any good C Compiler... }---------------
984
985 Hello hello! Gimme continued story... (no relation to cookie monster
986 virus of '79)...
987
988 Friar, let's continue the story on a new disk...which should be now,
989 of course...
990
991 SG could possibly be fought by creating an antybody that would infect
992 other systems, seek out the SG program, and destroy it. It would then
993 disconnect the external dial-up lines of the larger systems (to
994 prevent re-entry) and it would also install itself as memory-resident
995 on the smaller systems, somewhere around DOS...
996
997 Any requests for the EnvironSuit story? I could start writing again...
998
999 ---{ and so the sun set, and the moon rose, and all was calm... H. Celine