> On Wed, 21 Sep 2005, James Humes wrote:
> 
> > I see. Well, why didn't they outfit Spaceship One with a warp drive?
> >  Don't flame me, I know!:)
> 
> The 3rd world country that has the only source of dilithium 
> crystals is at war with the US.
> 
> Peter


Actually, they have been invaded by the US because someone thought they were
preparing to go to war with the US, but we haven't been able to find the
"doomsday machine" they were said to be building. That gaff is being covered
up because they look sort of like these other people who actually did strike
against the USA and the President has been able to confuse the people so
they think the people who struck at the US were the same people that we
invaded. 

And the dilithium mines are only now being repaired after the war and have
not yet started producing to meet demand levels. Also, the companies that
process the dilithium, are finding that they have a captive market so they
can raise prices, and have a nice little "profit taking"

In any case, people in the US have been assured that there is no lack of
Dilitium in the long run and are happily purchasing larger and larger
spaceships to commute back and forth to work in.

And as of today, 1,907 US men and women have died invading that country.

10 miles per gallon, 2 soldiers per day.

http://www.massmind.org/images/IraqShirt.pdf

Onward to the stars...

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