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   Anton to All   
   Re: Russo-Finnish relations   
   21 Aug 08 09:12:17   
   
   XPost: soc.culture.nordic   
   From: anton.usenet@gmail.com   
      
   David Friedman kirjoitti:   
   > In article ,   
   >  Anton  wrote:   
      
   >> David Friedman kirjoitti:   
   >>> In article ,   
   >>>  Anton  wrote:   
      
   >>>> David Friedman kirjoitti:   
   >>>>> Could be. But whether a "business opportunity" is a benefit or a cost   
   >>>>> depends on the price offered, at least in a situation where   
   >>>>> "opportunities" cannot be freely rejected.   
   >>>> That part is pure speculation. As you are so eager to seek solid proof,   
   >>>> perhaps you practice as you preach and provide solid proof to that claim   
   >>>> also?   
      
   >>> The claim that whether it is a benefit or a cost depends on the price,   
   >>> if opportunities can't be freely rejected? Isn't that too obvious to   
   >>> require proof? If someone offers you the business opportunity to mow his   
   >>> lawn for ten cents an hours and threatens to have you killed if you   
   >>> refuse, it isn't it obvious that the opportunity is a cost?   
      
   >> The question is, "*is* somebody threatening to kill you". Well.. how   
   >> about Mr David "I need solid proof" Friedman provides the solid proof then?   
      
   > You keep missing the fact that I'm not claiming to know what actually   
   > was happening,   
      
   Perhaps not at the beginning, but as the discussion went further you   
   were suggesting a lot of things - like that you just wrote.   
      
   > merely claiming that you (plural) don't.   
      
   I can't speak for the behalf of others, but I never claimed to be an   
   expert or an insider.   
      
   > For that   
   > purpose, possibilities are sufficient. You (still plural) need solid   
   > proof because you claim to know what happened.   
      
   That was my personal opinion - based on information that had been   
   available. Perhaps some of my assertions needed correction. I don't deny   
   that. Now that I admitted that we can move on to seek the "truth" about   
   _your_ claims.   
      
   Well David: were there threats to "kill" Finland or not?   
      
   --   
   Anton   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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