[Peace-discuss] You have been added to the CDMS-L list

[Alfred Kagan]

I certainly agree!  Let's get off this list. Someone can forward 
relevant messages.

At 12:51 PM -0700 9/18/03, Ricky Baldwin wrote:
>Whoa!  What's this?
>
>Did we know this was coming?
>
>I'm not objecting, necessarily, where the
>peace-discuss list is concerned, but the
>peace-announce list should not be taking mass mailings
>from anyone, in my opinion.
>
>Ricky
>
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