I always thought that it was the US that spent them into the ground!
And if you think that it was functional, you never spent time there
hey? Put a man into space, sure. Design a flush toilet that works and
has a roll of paper next to it - no hope.
AndrewF
On 20/09/2005, at 9:32 PM, Piers Hemy wrote:
>
> Without a doubt, they spent themsleves into the ground - although the
> spending was not just on intelligence work. What, in hindsight, is so
> remarkable is that the system managed to keep going for seventy years,
> running *everything*. Just think, FEMA running Walmart, or DoD
> running GM.
> And contriving to keep both of them supplied in paperclips along with
> everything else!
>
> --
> Piers
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Subject: [OM] Re: OT OT Sekret stuff
>
>
> --snip
>
> It has always astounded me that the KGB spent enough on their own
> intelligence work to be able to keep track of little ol' me and my
> whereabouts. No doubt that's part of the reason the USSR is no
> more. I
> think they spent themselves into the ground.
>
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