K4YZ wrote:

The "internal fantasy" here, is yours. That being that you know
anything truly meaningful about Amateur Radio or any of it's associated
programs.

Steve, K4YZ

Steve, there sure is lots of protesting and denial in your post, and
lots of claims of "not headline news" hostile actions. Len would be
pleased. Very pleased.

Can you give us some examples of what you consider hostile actions?

Probably not. OK, I'll give some.

Scenario 7: You are heading to the "actionable area" to train USA
personnel at a RADAR site. The hills are painted green and have very
large numbers on them. You reach a checkpoint manned my Host Nation
Army. They point guns in your face and tell you "No." They apparently
have no other vocabularly.

Is that a hostile action?

Scenario 6: Same general area. You are deployed to an -exercise-
location. A round of artillery explodes about 200 meters away from
your tent.

Is that a hostile action?

Scenario 5: You are involved in on a meals on wheels operation. As
you travel through a primary city, you see a vehicle paralleling your
convoy, and it has it's 50 cal pointing directly at you.

Is that a hostile action?

Scenario 4: Same location. While "in-garrison" you receive fire from
a nearby building which overlooks the compound. The bullets go wide.

Is that a hostile action?

Scenario 3: Same location. It is New Year's Eve, Dec 31, 1992 and you
see rockets going back and forth outside your compound. Thirty cal
fire kicks up sand in front of you.

Is that a hostile action?

Scenario 2: Same location. Later in January, while moving toward the
just opened chow hall, it is hit by a single 30mm round.

Is that a hostile action?

And Secnario 1: Okinawa. The "A" NCOIC of a MARS shop gets short
sheeted by his troops because he doesn't know dink about comms.

Is that a hostile action?