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Tuesday, June 25, 2002 |
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News: Not 'bin 'bloggin' much today. Very busy. But looking forward to getting home, where my new Meade hardshell case is waiting, courtesy of UPS. For all of you eager to get still another update on my telescope...last night I observed a couple double stars in Bootes. Doubles are among the few objects you can get a look at when the Full Moon is in the sky. Saw Chi and Epsilon Bootes. Epsilon was very tough. I had seen it years ago with the C-8, but I had my doubts I could split it with the ETX-125. But I did, thanks to my 7mm Ortho eyepiece. News: Pundits blather on about Bush's proposal for peace in the Middle East -- http://www.opinionjournal.com/best/?id0001892 Comment: In my opinion, Bush's speech resonates with ordinary Americans. He called for a democratic, free Palestine that can live in peace next to Israel. What is the problem with that? It goes without saying that a democratic Palestine has no support in the Arab world, where no other democracies exist right now. It's worth remembering our history: Democracies did not arise in Germany and Japan until those countries had been utterly crushed militarily. Does the same thing need to happen to the Arab world? Click here to see current comments and add your own. 4:52:58 PM 
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