only ruins have been preserved until today. 55% of their missions failed due to either bad weather or failure to make contact with the reception operator. which days are considered the weekend. you're never told, "this is how they did it: it was a joke, a trick." when i think of our condition my heart is heavy—but we must fight to protect ourselves. and what does spike have to do with it?' later he backed off from this pledge due to pressure from hard-liners. he was also a good speaker, and he never hesitated to ask shocking questions. 