Any man who has been in heavy combat for 30 minutes would trade that for childbirth any day of the week..
I think the only reason why Bloomberg HAD to be mayor was to prevent an honest, timely and competent forensic investigation of 911 being carried out.
When you lose your cool they win. Not worth it.
The discussion was about Typhus not Typhoid. Big difference.
There's nothing medieval about typhus. Until the name was developed (c. 1760), typhus was called gaol or jail fever. It was associated with wars and prisoner of war camps. In the late 1750s, British medical authorities estimated that 25% of all prisoners died from typhus per year. It is believed that most of Napoleon's army was decimated by typhus during the retreat from Moscow. Napoleon's rearguard, quartered in the city of Vilnius, was wiped out by typhus. British observers and Russian officers reported in December 1812 that skeletal bodies were stacked 30 feet high and rattled in the wind. They were also found stuffed closets, rooms, you name it.
Typhus is incredibly virulent. Lice and fleas are common carriers but flys, which do not bite humans, can infect food supplies and spread the disease. Survivors of the disease can still be carriers if not isolated. To make matters worse if not properly diagnosed and treated within about 2 weeks 50 to 70% of typhus victims will die. Often accompanied by dysentery, the victims appear as if starved.
During WW I in Poland and Russia 5 to 10 million people are estimated to have contracted typhus (Not to be confused with typhoid). The death toll from this outbreak is believed to be about 3 million. It almost derailed the Bolshevik revolution.
Between the wars trains entering Germany from Poland were routinely fumigated in special train barns where hydrocyanic acid vapors were circulated throughout the train. This was done in order to k**l the larvae of the insects as well as any insects themselves.
In WW II the commercial product Zyklon B was used to fumigate clothing, hair, shoes etc. The United States possessed DDT, a secret weapon which was very effective in controlling the spread of the disease.
The research on this disease and its history is fascinating.
Didn't Curtis Sliwa refer to "Fredo"'s family as Cuomo Nostra?
These people calling for violence against Republicans are skirting with an extended jail sentence.
One can never have a civil discourse with a Kripkian dogmatist.
Wh**ever that means.
I repeat. When did Americans start referring to other Americans by their religion? As in "I saw three Methodists breaking the law", or "Hey stop those Buddhists!".
Since when do Americans characterize people by their religion?
Shut down Mueller and the inquisition.
This is BS and insults our intelligence.
As for Korea, that was a sticky situation. MacArthur wanted to seed atomic bombs along the border with China, ie. the Yalu River. Unfortunately, the USSR and C*******t China were thick as thieves and the USSR had the A-Bomb and the means to deliver it over the battle field.
Also, the US was crawling with Soviet sympathizers, read "Downright t*****rs", who were well represented in the mainstream media. The last thing we wanted was an atomic war.
It was a very dangerous time.
I think Patton said "Nobody ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor bastard die for his country".