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With the recent discovery of abundant water on Mars, in the form of dirty ice, that alone, would reduce the cost of a manned mission to the red planet by at least 50% percent! They would only need to have enough fuel, oxygen, and water for the trip out.

Once they get to Mars, they can extract the water from the ice, and then break it down into oxygen, and hydrogen fuel for the return trip.

All that being said, I believe we should urge our elected officials, especially the president, to put forward plans for a manned mission to Mars.

This would give us something to look forward to, but unfortunatly, America is preoccupied with the war in Afghanistan, and the possiblilty of more terrorist attacks.

Personally, I think Osama Bubba Bin Ladin is dead, buried in a cave somewhere, scattered about in fifty-eight pieces! He's been issued his, Leaving The Planet Papers, and is down in the Smokey Pokey doing the hot-foot dance, where he has been added to Satan's collection of chew toys! 

As for the terrorists making more threats against America. . .

Since we have increased security at our airports, the terrorists can't do jack! All they can do is pump their fists up and down in the air, and make verbal threats!

Yes, we were taken by surprise in the 911 attack on the World Trade Centers, and the Pentagon. But now, these terrorist scum-bags are announcing where and when they will strike next. I think its all bull! They are yanking our chains, getting us all scared and nervous, and it's working.

But that's what terrorism is all about! If not, actual physical attacks, verbal threats can be just as effective for inducing paranoia.

Of course, that doesn't rule out the possibility of some copy-cat, domestic scum, going into a resturant, wired with explosives attached to his body, and turning everyone into pizza toppings! :angry:

These terrorists look forward to death, as we Americans look forward to life, and it's time we started looking forward to the future, after we have made short work of these terrorist gutter thugs!

I say we take all those Taliban prisoners we're holding in Cuba, wrap them up in pig skins, and hang them all on a short rope, and broadcast it to all the world, to scare the living bee-jeebers out of any would-be terrorist to let them know that they will meet up with the same fate when they're caught.

Then after all the terrorists are tagged and bagged, we can move on to more important things, like getting on with our lives, doing what Americans do best.

I say, lets wrap this up, once and for all, and then we can go to Mars!

From The Night Owl in El Paso Texas

Abnocto exhibeo, quod ultra noctis occulto!

The night reveals, far more than it conceals!

Keep looking up!