Ron White wrote on 14/9/01 1:05 am > > are we willing to see money diverted from education or the >environment back into Defense? > >Not these areas, but there are plenty of other areas that can be cut... NMD for one, as it doesn't appear to be fit for stated purpose. Achieve the result without hitting other departmental budgets - sounds like a win-win to me. Cheers Martin _______________________________________________ email: martin at easyweb.co.uk PGP ID: 0xA835CCCB martin at members.evolt.org snailmail: 30 Shandon Place tel: +44 (0)774 063 9985 Edinburgh, url: http://www.easyweb.co.uk Scotland