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Exactly.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Higgs" <moongateca@xxxxxxxx>
To: "Don Roos" <rosewood@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "The Funkhousers"
<funkhouser@xxxxxxxx>
Cc: <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 10:36 AM
Subject: Re: Avoid what Bin Laden wants?


> Actually, far better advice would be to stand aside when uncertainty
> overhangs the market.
>
> Regards,
> Mike
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Don Roos" <rosewood@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "The Funkhousers" <funkhouser@xxxxxxxx>
> Cc: <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 10:55 AM
> Subject: Re: Avoid what Bin Laden wants?
>
>
> > Richard:
> >
> > No one talked about walking in front of a train or other such
foolishness.
> > I only requested that we all consider hard before we speculate on the
> short
> > side during this situation.
> >
> > Don
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "The Funkhousers" <funkhouser@xxxxxxxx>
> > To: "Don Roos" <rosewood@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 9:51 AM
> > Subject: Re: Avoid what Bin Laden wants?
> >
> >
> > An admirable sentiment, Don.
> >
> > But I would suggest that nobody should ever try to fight the tape.
> >
> > After playing this game for more than 40 years I can assure you that no
> > individual, or even a group of individuals, can force the market to do
> > something
> > other than what it is already determined to do.
> >
> > Running out in front of a speeding train with your hand up, yelling
"stop"
> > will
> > only lead to your own destruction.  And if you really believe in the
> freedom
> > designed into our capitalist system, you shouldn't even think of trying.
> >
> > The markets always return to "real value."  We can only speculate that
the
> > current values are somewhat different and take positions which vary from
> > that in
> > the hopes of eventually making a profit when "real values" reassert
> > themselves.
> >
> > Sometimes, I too wish it were different, but it isn't.
> >
> > Richard Funkhouser
> >
> >
> >
> > Don Roos wrote:
> >
> > > Another thing Bin Laden wants besides unification of all of the
Islamic
> > > peoples under one flag, is for us to sell short tomorrow and in the
> coming
> > > week.  This is a crucial time: don't sell short!
> > >
> > > I see that Tokyo is down 7.5% from the pre-attack levels tonight, and
> > London
> > > is down 5.5% from Tuesday.  Those figures are not nearly as bad as I
was
> > > hearing about the German markets.  We can certainly contribute
something
> > for
> > > our country and the world by not participating in any selloff.  In
> > addition,
> > > it could be a very dangerous trade with the fed ready to jump in, if
> > needed.
> > > But please, reconsider any equity short for the coming week.  It is
the
> > > least we can do.
> > >
> > > Don
> >
> >
> >
>