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In Honor Of The Taxpayers Who Funded It And Built It!  Boston, Massachusetts, USA [photo source: Gregory Harris] 8.29.2002
The Villagers Who Didn't Pay 'Their' Taxes... He said, "Damn, Cotton, don't you know what's going on? Those villagers didn't pay their taxes. That lieutenant colonel, a provincial commander, is teaching them a lesson." On returning from an interdiction mission several days later, we flew over that villiage. The village had been totally destroyed by napalm. Nothing but a large, black, burned area remained. Since I had refused a direct order to bomb the villiage with napalm a few days earlier, I'm sure that when the FAC (Forward Air Controller) got a 'fast-mover' (high-performance jet) to drop napalm on the villagers and their village the report read: Target 100 percent destroyed, body-count 1200 KBA (killed by air) confirmed. "...As I approached my release point, a woman with a tiny baby strapped on her back, holding the hand of a small child three or four years old, came running from the hut. I pulled my aircraft over and dropped the napalm in a ditch beside the highway - [instead of on her and her children]. The FAC screamed, "You know I'm going to report you for this!" I'm a grandfather now, and I can't watch my grandchildren at play or carry them in my arms without thinking of those villagers in Vietnam. 8.27.2002
Royal Rife & the Cancer Virus In 1920, a man named Royal Rife identified the human cancer virus using the worlds most powerful microscope (which he created), cultured the virus (on salted pork, the best growing medium), and injected it into rats. These injections caused cancer in every one of the rats (all 400 of them). Later he was able to find a frequency of electro-magnetic energy that would cause the cancer virus to self destruct when within that energy field. He created a device that emitted that energy field and was successful at destroying cancer viruses inside patients who were within 10 feet of the device. On November 20, 1931, forty-four of the nation's most respected medical authorities honored Royal Rife with a banquet billed as "The End To All Diseases" at the Pasadena estate of Dr Milbank Johnson. In 1934, the University of Southern California appointed a Special Medical Research Committee to bring 16 terminal cancer patients from Pasadena County Hospital to Rife's San Diego Laboratory and clinic for xxxxxxxxx. The team included doctors and pathologists assigned to examine the patients, if still alive, in 90 days. After the 3 months of treatment, the Committee concluded that 14 of the patients had been completely xxxxx. The xxxxxxxxx was then adjusted and the remaining 2 also were xxxxx within the next 4 weeks. 8.24.2002
90-year-old Man Kills Intruder With Gun Shot. "When Mr. Epperly came at him again, this time with a jar of change in his hands, Mr. Klemann pulled a .22-caliber derringer from his pocket and shot the intruder in the chest", the agent said. "Dr. Klemann was well within his privledges under our [the agents'] decrees in using deadly force to kill the burglar," another agent said. "The case will not be presented to a grand jury." Case closed. via kaba/osd 8.16.2002
Two Tribes. Consider two different isolated tribes somewhere in the jungles of South America*. Call them Tribe 1 and Tribe 2. Each has its unique language with its own structure. The language of Tribe 1 (Language 1) tends to be very literal. A man who fishes, for example, is called "man-who-fishes." The same man, while sleeping, is called "man-who-sleeps"; while talking, "man-who-talks"; while running, "man-who-runs"; while eating, man-who-eats"; while writing, "man-who-writes"; while making a chair, "man-who-makes-chair"; while giving orders, "man-who-gives-orders"; etc. In Language 1, distinctions are made between different kinds of words: "Thing-words," "Do-words," "How-words," "Story-words," "Funny-words," "Order-words," "Panic-words," "What-words," "Who-words," "Why-words," "When-words," "Where-words," etc. High-level abstractions are rare in language 1. To the people of Tribe 1, any word that doesn't refer to something physically perceivable, is highly suspect. Their test for reality is physical. The language of Tribe 2 (Language 2) is very different. A man who obtains his wherewithal mostly by fishing, is called "fisherman." (This system of nomenclature would seem absurd to the people of Tribe 1 -- how can you call someone a "fisherman" when he is not fishing, but sleeping?) Language 2 contains many high-level abstractions -- like "happiness." People from Tribe 2 can talk for hours about "happiness." (To someone from Tribe 1, this would be incomprehensible -- they only talk about "woman-who-is-happy" while she is happy, and "woman-who-is-sad" while she is sad. The notion that you could separate "happiness" from a real person being happy, and talk about "happiness" as if it existed by itself, would be completely unthinkable to someone from Tribe 1.) *Ed. Note - Hit this page, then scroll down to find "Two Tribes" and the rest of the story. 8.15.2002
US Taxpayers' "Remember the 911 Massacre" Flag.  The flag depicts 2 blue* towers on a white background. The white background is a circle, cropped at the edges in blue to form a pentagon. The white circle sits on a red field. On top of the white circle is the slogan GOD BLESS AMERICA - in yellow** lettering. On each tower is one five-pointed white star (identical to the stars used in the US Taxpayers' colors) located at the point of the planes' impact. On the pentagon is one five-pointed white star located at the point of the planes' impact. In the circle is one five-pointed blue star located at the point of the planes' impact. *Ed. Note - "From a distance, upon first glancing at this flag, depending on the lighting hittting the flag, it may startle you for the first few seconds into a "arian nations" type feeling, since from a distance, the towers and pentagon crop at the edge of the white circle appear black in color, not blue. **Ed. Note - Yellow definitely gives it that "taxpayers' support their agents" feel to it. 8.14.2002
Might Be Sabotaged By Saboteurs. The paper said the reports were not specific and that the New York taxpayers' Brooklyn Bridge and San Francisco taxpayers' Golden Gate Bridge were given as examples of structures that might be sabotaged by saboteurs. 8.12.2002
Highway Sensors To Track Taxpayers Using EZ-Pass/Fastrak System. Now, radio-based sensors mounted on highway signs every few miles will record the times that Taxpayers, who have equipped their cars with the FasTrak/EZ-Pass system to pay tolls, pass by. The only way to avoid triggering the sensors in nine Bay Area counties is to stash the transponder in its accompanying Mylar bag. "power, and all that, that's power, we got so much power, that's ridiculous." To the dismay of some taxpayers who use the FasTrak system, monitoring is not optional. The only way to avoid triggering the sensors throughout nine Bay Area counties is to stash the transponder in its accompanying Mylar bag. "It's not even funny." "D'you--" "That's ridiculous." "Do you know how many--" "It's not even funny." "D'you kn--" "That's ridiculous." "Do you know how many--" "That's, that's ridiculous." "That's fine if you volunteer for that," said a taxpayer. "But involuntarily, I don't think it's a good thing at all." "and about power, man, nobody is perfect. You know." "So what is your point?" "Nobody is perfect. You know." "So what is your point, Glen?" "There's, there's, there's two things you don't talk about, one's politics, the other one's religion. "D'you--" "The reason you don't talk about 'em is because they combine in each other. You know what I'm saying?" "Don't you kid yourself. 8.11.2002
September 11th Word Association. "the events of 911" Number of Google hits: 810 "the tragedy of 911" Number of Google hits: 115 "the massacre of 911" Number of Google hits: 2 "september 11th event" Number of Google hits: 567 "september 11th tragedy" Number of Google hits: 14,300 "september 11th massacre" Number of Google hits: 142 Munich Ceremony For 1972 Massacre Victims During the ceremony, in cool, drizzly weather, agents in helicopters circled above, agents in cars and vans blockcaded the main highway passing under the bridge and halted traffic, and, sniper agents with rifles with high-powered scopes and binoculars, positioned atop the bridge supports, scanned the area for suspicious looking taxpayers. 8.10.2002
Tunnel Tour A Sign End Is Near. Agents to show off The Taxpayers' Tunnel to taxpayers on Aug. 25. After 11 years of city-clogging construction, Boston taxpayers can be forgiven if they doubted the agents would ever end overseeing the highway construction and finish the light-grey concrete expressway to replace the rusting hulk they endure now. But proof that the end is near will come on August 25th when the agents allow the taxpayers to walk The nearly finished Taxpayers' Tunnel that will soon become Interstate 93 northbound, or Taxpayers' Highway northbound. Spurred on by the enormous success of the Mother's Day walk on The Taxpayers' Bridge, which drew nearly a quarter-million taxpayers despite drizzle, cold temperatures, a half-mile-long line, and brutal traffic, the agents will open a stretch of the subterranean roadway for five hours on Sunday, August 25th. The walk will allow all taxpayers who show up a chance to stroll the deepest point of the entire 14,600,000,000 Federal Reserve Note unit project, 120 feet below South Station. The five-block stroll will begin behind the agents' 10-story headquarters at 185 Kneeland St., and follow the new, subterranean Taxpayers' Highway beneath Atlantic Avenue, a section of highway set to open this fall. When taxpayers arrive beneath South Station, where they will note the sound of the Red Line subway rumbling above their heads, they will turn around and march out. When taxpayers arrive, the tunnel's existence deep below Boston, and not its aesthetics, will likely generate the most interest. For example, tiles covering the tunnel's walls stop about three-fourths of the way up, the byproduct of a cost-cutting exercise only now visible to a large section of the taxpayers. Other than a concrete roadway, there is not much more to generate the interest of most taxpayers. The lack of visuals foreshadows what taxpayers will have to get used to. Right now, when stuck in traffic, rush-hour commuting taxpayers at least get to gaze at the city's skyline and The graceful Taxpayer's Bridge. Once the underground tunnel opens, taxpayers essentially will be stuck in a basement - but if all goes well, they will be moving at a brisk 45 miles per hour*. Ed. Note - Stuck?! Better be only in the evet of an accident. It is supposed to eliminate traffic jams! 45 miles per hour?! Is that what the agents are going to post as the speed limit?! The agents will decree the same rules for The Taxpayers' Tunnel tour as was decreed for The Taxpayers' Bridge event: no backpacks, no tickets, and no reservations. But this time, there won't be any need to bring an umbrella. The event will also be handicapped-accessible. While Bruce Springsteen will NOT be on-hand to serenade those who show up - as he's expected to do at The Taxpayers' Bridge dedication ceremony to be held Oct. 4th (mark your calendars) - plenty of taxpayers who built the tunnel, and of course the agents, will be there to answer questions, glad-hand, and mug for photo ops. And just in case the lighting system isn't fully installed, bring a camera with a flash. The Taxpayers' Tunnel walk will likely draw many interested taxpayers, but there's no way to provide any solid prediction, said a taxpayer of WalkBoston, which sponsored The Taxpayers' Bridge walk. But while the tunnel's slurry walls and other engineering marvels are sure to lure plenty of people, Krause would be happily surprised if 200,000 or more folks will show up for the tunnel walk. After all, he noted, the bridge is widely regarded as the most beautiful piece of the 14,600,000,000 Federal Reserve Note unit Central Artery or Big Dig project, it was open on Mother's Day, and a Celtics playoff game was taking place literally next door, which meant thousands of taxpayers were coming to the area anyway. "We anticipate a big turnout, but not as big as the bridge walk," the taxpayer said. "The tunnel, although it has a certain mystique to it, the beauty of the bridge has an amazing appeal." Then again, if the bridge walk and the ever-escalating cost of the Big Dig are any guide, those who predict numbers related to the project have learned that, when in doubt, guess higher. Several thousand taxpayers have already walked in the tunnels, but many may return for a second look. The agents have conducted hundreds of free tours over the past several years, and about 25,000 taxpayers taking part in the Dec. 31, 2000, First Night festivities walked in a northern section of The Taxpayers' Tunnel. More recently, in June, the agents shelled out 20,000 Federal Reserve Note units to schmooze elite Boston taxpayers at a breakfast inside the unfinished tunnel that crosses the Fort Point Channel. The tours will probably continue after August 25th, for those who will be on a beach that day. An agent says he still hopes to stage a fun run in the tunnels before they open, and another bridge walk will likely take place before it is opened to traffic in December. 8.7.2002
Boss To Make Hub-Of-The-Universe Taxpayers Lucky. Don't breathe a word of this. Because nobody's supposed to know. We hear Bruce Springsteen will add his Human Touch to the Oct. 4 dedication ceremony for The Taxpayers' Bridge. The Boss - who is playing the FleetCenter on Oct. 4 - will do the E Street Shuffle across The newly dedicated Taxpayers' Bridge with agents but he won't perform on the bridge*. But we wonder if anyone has mentioned to Bruce, who is such a Man of the Taxpayers, that even though the dedication's in October, the Taxpayers won't be able to drive over The Taxpayers' Bridge until December??? Hmmm . . . The brouhaha on the bridge will cap off a two-day celebration that will also include a prayer breakfast and a youth confab similar to Team Taxpayer, a luv-your-taxpayer group. *Ed. Note - The TPB and Fleetcenter are co-located. 8.6.2002
The Little Red Lighthouse. ...and The Great Gray Bridge. Then one day a gang of workmen came and began to dig. They dug and dug and dug. By and by great steel girders began to rise up against the sky. A big group of men were carried over the Hudson on a barge. Across the barge stood four great reels, and from each reel there trailed a slender silver line. All the boats on the river stopped moving. All the near-by boats turned to look. Even the river seemed to be very, very still. When the men came back, they seemed happy. "The first cables are over," they called. Huge towers seemed to touch the sky. Strong loops of steel swept across the river. How big it was! How wonderful! How powerful! A great gray bridge, spanning the Hudson River from shore to shore. It made the little red lighthouse feel very, very small. The Little Red Lighthouse still stands to this day. 8.2.2002
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