[meteorite-list] RE: [off topic] Fwd: To all interested Parties
From: mark ford <markf_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Jun 23 12:40:50 2005 Message-ID: <6CE3EEEFE92F4B4085B0E086B2941B313B2A56_at_s-southern01.s-southern.com> Yes obviously 911 was very different to this but, how would you like it if you or your family was snatched in the middle of the night because you 'sounded a bit suspect' to some intelligence analyst, based on patchy information) then held in a cell for months/years, interrogated etc, without any trial or anything? It's very easy to say they must all automatically be terrorists, but the rule of law has been in place for centuries for a very good reason, - dangerous route to go down that. As for Oman and Meteorites it's still not exactly clear if the government wants to control the export of meteorites!? there is a massive cultural difference between 'them and us' and you have local officials and soldiers etc who can (and do) basically what they want, the very fact that a bribe had to allegedly be paid illustrates the point... the rules seem inconsistent and subject to change without notice. The unfortunate events that John and his colleagues have undergone, have sent a clear enough message, don't go there if you don't want the chance of something similar happening to you. It won't be on my top 10 holiday destinations for a while! :) Best Mark -----Original Message----- From: JKGwilliam [mailto:h3chondrite_at_cox.net] Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 5:12 PM To: DALMASSO Thomas; meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] RE: [off topic] Fwd: To all interested Parties How does collecting meteorites in the Omani desert compare to the killing of thousands of human beings? You are compring apples to oranges. To me, the solution is simple. If the Oman government wants to control or curtail the collection and export of meteorites from their country all they have to do is share that information on any of several forums (like this list) that are available. That way, meteorite hunters from around the world would know what the official position is on the issue. Why do you think it is that they allowed tons of meteorites to clear Customs prior to this incident? Maybe a few strategically placed signs (in several languages) posted in the airports and near the customs areas stating that collection and exportation of meteorites is forbidden would be helpful. Best, JKGwilliam At 08:23 AM 6/23/2005, DALMASSO Thomas wrote: >Hello all, >Sorry for the off-topic, but we seem to always point to the same >countries, but do you think actually that what is written below never >happened in the USA after Sept. 11th? >Best Regards, > >Thom, Bruges, Belgium. > >-----Original Message----- >From: AL Mitterling [mailto:almitt_at_kconline.com] > >Any country that holds people without charges, doesn't permit them to >contact their countries embassies when trouble arises (reasonable length >of time), takes property is in my opinion guilty of crimes themselves. >Such countries should be avoided at all costs. >______________________________________________ >Meteorite-list mailing list >Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com >http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list Received on Thu 23 Jun 2005 12:40:15 PM PDT |
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