arndt@lymph.DEC (02/25/85)
Thanks for not trying to impugn my character - when it would have been so
easy!
As for my source of information about the Grenada rifles - well, would
GUNG HO magazine lie????
Keep chargin'
Ken Arndttrio@idis.UUCP (02/26/85)
In reference to Ken Arndt's article on his source of information on arms winding up moving from Grenada, I must admit that most of the stuff I've read in GUNG HO magazine is accurate (I'm not always sure about those "I was run over by an M-1 Abrams tank" type articles. However, their editor, Jim Schultz does have the credentials (he was in the U.S. Special Forces during Vietnam and used to work for Soldier of Fortune magazine). Speaking for myself, I tend to prefer SOLDIER OF FORTUNE magazine for its accuracy. In fact, I've used articles from "SOF" in papers I've submitted while in graduate school. Also, I know one of their occasional writers, and contrary to popular belief, those guys are the type of folks that you can sit with and have a beer (not rape, pillage, and plunder). So Ken, I do trust your source and thank you for calling the info to my attention. By the way, I'm still waiting for more responsises to my "Hostage Incidents" article in net.politics (I only got two responses!) before I summarize to the net. -- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- Nick Trio -If you don't like the answer, Grad Student - Sociology don't ask the question- U. of Pittsburgh ...decvax!mcnc!idis!trio ---All of these views are mine and no one else's. So What?---
gjk@talcott.UUCP (Greg Kuperberg) (02/26/85)
> As for my source of information about the Grenada rifles - well, would > > GUNG HO magazine lie???? > > Keep chargin' > > Ken Arndt Yes. --- Greg Kuperberg harvard!talcott!gjk "2*x^5-10*x+5=0 is not solvable by radicals." -Evariste Galois.
david@fisher.UUCP (David Rubin) (02/27/85)
> > Thanks for not trying to impugn my character - when it would have been so > easy! > > As for my source of information about the Grenada rifles - well, would > > GUNG HO magazine lie???? > > Keep chargin' > > Ken Arndt Gung Ho magazine?!? You must have forgotten to put a smiley face after your authoritative (:-)) source, Ken. David Rubin
edhall@randvax.UUCP (Ed Hall) (02/28/85)
> In reference to Ken Arndt's article on his source of information on arms > winding up moving from Grenada, I must admit that most of the stuff I've > read in GUNG HO magazine is accurate (I'm not always sure about those "I > was run over by an M-1 Abrams tank" type articles. However, their editor, > Jim Schultz does have the credentials (he was in the U.S. Special Forces > during Vietnam and used to work for Soldier of Fortune magazine). > > Nick Trio This is supposed to make GUNG HO look credible? Oh, come on now! Having been in US Special Services or worked for SOF magazine doesn't establish a reputation for factuality. Credentials? It's like using The National Enquirer as a source of information on medical treatment. There are many independent journals on military and defense subjects, with sound academic reputations. GUNG HO (or SOF) isn't one of them. The Rand library doesn't even subscribe to them (and it subscribes to dozens of journals on all aspects of military and defense policy). You can be sure that if there is a substantial factual basis for the serial-number story, we'll hear more about it. And it won't be from SOF or GUNG HO. (Concerning the matter at hand--it really wouldn't surprise me too much if weapons went through Grenada. After all, we've known all along that the Nicaraguans have been getting Soviet weapons, as have the Cubans and the former administration of Grenada. Where else could they get them from? The US??? Now, Grenada certainly seemed to be storing a lot more weapons than they could use for self-defense. So it wouldn't be surprising if they were on their way to Central America. But citing ``proof'' of this from GUNG HO??? Good grief!) -Ed Hall decvax!randvax!edhall This is my personal opinion, of course, and has little to do with the opinion of my employer.