half ropes are rated to catch a fall as a single strand or together as a system. however, they are rated for a fewer (but not 1) number of falls if single strands catch the fall.
didn't someone say that zarqawi's death wouldn't change anything...or that nothing good would come out of it?
you really called that one
example
or this is what you meant, you were worried about more dead insurgents??
you're assuming he's guilty just as others are assuming he's not. everyone is saying the same thing - except one side is a little less focused on the negative.
i vote for the OR jacket.
i also have the 6-month-er too... it's effin huge. got it cuz it was hella-cheap, but seams more of an expedition and/or winter parka.