At 09:31 PM 11/14/1997 -0500, John Young wrote:
Jim Bell's mug shot from US News (and mine): http://jya.com/jbjy.jpg The terrifying story itself: http://jya.com/next-wave.htm
One of the articles was on the increase in government SWAT teams More shoe leather Among the biggest beneficiaries is the FBI, which has seen its counterterrorism budget nearly triple to $243 million since 1994. Bureau officials vow to "double the shoe leather" of agents working on chemical and biological terrorism and are outfitting their elite Hostage Rescue Team with $3.3 million worth of gas masks and protection suits. Doubling the shoe leather is easy - they're replacing gumshoes with jackboots..... Thanks! Bill Bill Stewart, stewarts@ix.netcom.com Regular Key PGP Fingerprint D454 E202 CBC8 40BF 3C85 B884 0ABE 4639