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Did I miss the Great Good Friday Attack on Iran? - TB - 4/7/2007 4:43:26 PM
- So much for psychic abilities (n/t) - ARRELL - 4/7/2007 5:13:22 PM
- For one, the hostages were freed - Lindy - 4/7/2007 4:57:49 PM
  - Lindy, the prediction wasn't from the hostage situation. - TB - 4/7/2007 5:20:17 PM

Cheney's Never-Never-Land - Donald - 4/6/2007 1:47:06 PM
- A failed presidency has cornered him. His errors are obvious and blatant. - Bowser - 4/6/2007 2:24:47 PM
  - You are absolutely right. - Donald - 4/6/2007 3:03:11 PM
- Saddamâ€™s pre-war ties to al-Qaeda discounted - Donald - 4/6/2007 2:02:07 PM
  - re: Saddamâ€™s pre-war ties to terrorism - TB - 4/6/2007 5:05:40 PM
    - re: Saddamâ€™s pre-war ties to terrorism - SDAI-Tech1 - 4/7/2007 12:15:05 AM
      - re: Saddamâ€™s pre-war ties to terrorism - ER - 4/7/2007 1:58:23 PM
  - Links - TB - 4/6/2007 3:35:34 PM

There are those who reject negotiation out of hand. - Bowser - 4/6/2007 2:37:00 PM
- Self-fulfilling prophecies - Robert - 4/6/2007 3:14:15 PM
  - re: Self-fulfilling prophecies - TB - 4/6/2007 3:41:24 PM
    - Cute - Robert - 4/6/2007 8:33:59 PM
      - re: Cute - TB - 4/7/2007 4:08:02 AM
    - re: Self-fulfilling prophecies - Lindy - 4/6/2007 4:24:17 PM
      - I'm chock-full of mighty phlogiston! (n/t) - TB - 4/6/2007 4:28:14 PM
        
        Is that what they're calling it these days.? (n/t) - ER - 4/6/2007 5:23:08 PM

The Gonzales sled is throwing the babys to the wolves. - Bowser - 4/6/2007 10:41:19 PM

Debriefing of British former captives begins - TB - 4/6/2007 4:20:09 PM
- Oh my God...The Iranians flushed tea down the potty! - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 4/6/2007 7:50:23 PM

Employment report - TB - 4/6/2007 4:10:13 PM
- re: Employment report - father earth - 4/6/2007 7:25:03 PM
- In context - ER - 4/6/2007 5:57:21 PM
  - Sorry, I'm missing the point. (n/t) - TB - 4/6/2007 6:33:54 PM
    - My point exactly. - ER - 4/6/2007 6:58:25 PM
      - Okay, to keep it simple: - TB - 4/6/2007 7:08:01 PM
        
        Not to be denied, - ER - 4/6/2007 7:29:32 PM
- of course! You go Bush! - [blank] - 4/6/2007 4:44:54 PM

We're paying this guy for this? "Gonzales prepares to fight for his job." - Bowser - 4/5/2007 6:31:24 PM
- He has two choices; resign or go down with Bush. He will resign. (n/t) - Eric - 4/6/2007 9:44:38 AM
  - Either that, or..... - Lindy - 4/6/2007 4:30:30 PM
- Practising testimony?? - Lindy - 4/5/2007 10:54:00 PM
  - Not so unusual. - Mary Anne - 4/6/2007 1:02:07 AM
    - How'd you feel about Robert Kennedy? (n/t) - TB - 4/6/2007 4:24:26 PM
      - I think he had enough spine to tell his brother off. - Mary Anne - 4/6/2007 7:27:41 PM
    - Rehearsing the truth - Lindy - 4/6/2007 2:44:04 AM

"12,000 more Guard troops may be going to Iraq." Over and above. - Bowser - 4/5/2007 11:07:50 PM
- Serious question. What would it take to prove to Conservatives the Iraq situation is lost? (n/t) - Bowser - 4/6/2007 3:00:52 AM
  - re: Thats Easy: When a Democratic President is elected. (n/t) - Yeti - 4/6/2007 5:19:48 PM

Iraq oil contracts to be widely spread - TB - 4/6/2007 5:37:25 AM
- "The contracts under consideration are small." (n/t) - Bowser - 4/6/2007 2:07:46 PM
  - Well, they gotta start somewhere. - Lindy - 4/6/2007 4:27:52 PM

Global warming brain fart update... - TB - 4/3/2007 1:53:19 AM
- Brain Fart Update 2 - TB - 4/4/2007 5:27:35 AM
  - APRIL FOOL! - nick hoffman - 4/6/2007 1:22:16 AM
    - Yeah, I figured as much. Hope ER sees this... (n/t) - TB - 4/6/2007 5:50:08 AM
  - re: Brain Fart Update, updated... - TB - 4/5/2007 4:25:39 PM
- re: Global warming brain fart update... - ER - 4/3/2007 2:13:20 AM
  - You think this is fun... - TB - 4/3/2007 2:27:04 AM
    - re: You think this is fun... - ER - 4/3/2007 3:32:35 AM
      - Another way to save energy. - REB - 4/3/2007 5:14:06 PM
      - We can thank Henry Ford for this. - REB - 4/3/2007 1:49:53 PM
        
        re: We can thank Henry Ford for this. - ER - 4/3/2007 2:21:18 PM
        
        Who buys the commuter car? - TB - 4/3/2007 3:51:29 PM
        
        re: Who buys the commuter car? - Laurie Street - 4/3/2007 5:05:59 PM
        
        Efficiency - TB - 4/3/2007 10:06:08 PM
        
        re: Efficiency - Laurie Street - 4/5/2007 6:42:37 AM
        
        percentages - nick hoffman - 4/6/2007 1:03:34 AM
        
        re: Who buys the commuter car? - REB - 4/3/2007 4:47:25 PM
        
        Car trains - nick hoffman - 4/6/2007 1:20:50 AM
        
        Car trains - TB - 4/3/2007 5:06:26 PM
        
        re: Car trains - REB - 4/3/2007 5:16:18 PM
        
        re: We can thank Henry Ford for this. - REB - 4/3/2007 2:37:03 PM
        
        We can thank Ferry Porsche for this. - ER - 4/3/2007 3:17:20 PM
        
        Get you one. - REB - 4/3/2007 4:34:29 PM
      - re: You think this is fun... - TB - 4/3/2007 3:52:07 AM
        
        It's not fun any more - ER - 4/3/2007 4:17:54 AM
        
        other angles - nick hoffman - 4/3/2007 12:22:05 PM
        
        Deja vu all over again. - ER - 4/3/2007 1:25:03 PM
        
        re: Deja vu all over again. - gbaikie - 4/3/2007 8:50:06 PM
        
        CO2 - TB - 4/3/2007 4:46:29 AM
        
        re: CO2 - ER - 4/3/2007 5:10:13 AM
        
        Gentlemen, - ER - 4/3/2007 10:55:15 AM
        
        And on ideology... - TB - 4/3/2007 5:54:00 AM
        
        re: And on ideology... - SDAI-Tech1 - 4/3/2007 6:08:36 AM
        
        I think the Carter shot is unfair... - TB - 4/3/2007 3:53:08 PM
        
        My views on Carter have evolved - SDAI-Tech1 - 4/4/2007 1:21:01 AM
        
        That's the entire point. - TB - 4/3/2007 5:43:22 AM

Solving the helicopter shootdowns in Iraq - TB - 4/5/2007 5:22:20 PM
- That's a Condoleeza Rice answer. - Bowser - 4/5/2007 11:21:20 PM
  - Hey, we're going to do some THINKING now! - TB - 4/5/2007 11:50:42 PM
    - Yer gonna have to supply something to think with. - Bowser - 4/6/2007 2:59:19 AM
      - Yeah, I thought I'd lost you. - TB - 4/6/2007 4:06:39 AM
- A machine-gun hidden in the back of a truck a new weapon? - Bowser - 4/5/2007 5:39:30 PM
  - No, as I said twice, it was a new tactic. - TB - 4/5/2007 5:48:52 PM
    - Camoflauge isn't new. It still sounds like an excuse. - Bowser - 4/5/2007 6:24:22 PM

serious question... - father earth - 4/5/2007 9:52:13 PM
- Virgin Earth - Lindy - 4/5/2007 10:34:50 PM
  - re: Virgin Earth - father earth - 4/5/2007 10:58:36 PM

Just Can't Win Dept. - TB - 4/4/2007 5:39:29 PM
- re: Just Can't Win Dept. - ER - 4/4/2007 7:11:41 PM
  - One assumption you simply can't make - azstrummer - 4/4/2007 10:46:54 PM
    - The power of obviousness - Robert - 4/5/2007 12:33:47 AM
      - "Bush has done fairly well at the things he's had no choice but to do, " - ER - 4/5/2007 1:26:05 AM
        
        Huh - Robert - 4/5/2007 2:52:44 AM
        
        It just keeps getting stupider - Robert - 4/5/2007 4:15:20 AM
        
        And on Sam Fox... - TB - 4/5/2007 4:42:46 AM
        
        Funding dirty, dishonest tricks ain't legitimate campaign contributions. - Bowser - 4/5/2007 2:13:54 PM
        
        The Fort Irwin speech - TB - 4/5/2007 4:31:06 AM
        
        Actually it was Keith Olbermann... - Robert - 4/5/2007 5:01:58 AM
        
        Imagine my surprise. - TB - 4/5/2007 2:40:20 PM
        
        "Military audiences are usually quiet during a speech" - Robert - 4/5/2007 3:12:53 PM
        
        My blood pressure? Fine. - TB - 4/5/2007 4:22:29 PM
        
        Glad to hear that (n/t) - Robert - 4/5/2007 5:01:11 PM
        
        Katrina - TB - 4/5/2007 1:47:23 AM
        
        re: Katrina - ER - 4/5/2007 2:37:18 AM
        
        re: Katrina - TB - 4/5/2007 3:43:34 AM
        
        Classic Brosz, BTW, ER - Yeti - 4/5/2007 4:00:36 AM
        
        Heh. That's the way you remember it? (n/t) - TB - 4/5/2007 4:23:49 AM
    - I certainly didn't mean diplomatic/milkitary policy - ER - 4/4/2007 11:11:15 PM
  - Terrorists couldn't have done more damage than they did. - Bowser - 4/4/2007 10:33:03 PM
- You are absolutely correct. Bush can't win. - Bowser - 4/4/2007 6:12:16 PM
  - Thank you Bowz.... - Lindy - 4/4/2007 11:50:09 PM

Bush futher muzzles NOAA scientist keeping the public misinformed - Eric - 4/5/2007 9:00:49 AM

Iranians announce hostages to be released. - TB - 4/4/2007 5:23:57 PM
- Great news - McFly - 4/4/2007 5:55:17 PM
  - So... - Lee - 4/5/2007 6:43:44 AM
  - "Decency" would have been not holding them hostage in the first place. (n/t) - TB - 4/4/2007 6:00:13 PM
    - And how 'bout the "disappeared" Iranians the US holds? What about them? (n/t) - Bowser - 4/4/2007 6:13:11 PM
      - re: Abduction - Raoul - 4/4/2007 7:47:54 PM
      - Just curious: You read anything except Akhavi's story on this subject? (n/t) - TB - 4/4/2007 6:31:12 PM

Go for it, Nancy! - Raoul - 4/3/2007 6:12:13 PM
- Cleanup detail. - TB - 4/5/2007 1:15:41 AM
- Pelosie reads the riot act to Syrian leader. - SEN NEWS EXCLUSIVE - 4/4/2007 2:41:43 PM
  - Had me going for about 30 seconds... - ER - 4/4/2007 2:58:21 PM
    - That it had you going past the first few words is depressing. (n/t) - TB - 4/4/2007 5:25:16 PM
      - Surely you give me more credit than that. - ER - 4/4/2007 7:18:43 PM
- Outstanding Move - Donald - 4/4/2007 12:54:58 AM
  - re: Outstanding Move - TB - 4/4/2007 12:59:09 AM
    - Showboating - Donald - 4/4/2007 1:51:12 AM
      - We'll wait and see what Pelosi's trip accomplishes. - TB - 4/4/2007 3:16:17 AM
        
        What is it supposed to accomplish? - Bowser - 4/4/2007 3:50:17 AM
        
        Nothing, of course. - TB - 4/4/2007 5:19:49 AM
        
        re: Nothing, of course. - gbaikie - 4/4/2007 8:31:55 AM
        
        This board and the media are proving my point. - TB - 4/5/2007 12:51:06 AM
      - Did you see the picture of Bush holding an old man's hand? Heh, heh. (n/t) - Bowser - 4/4/2007 2:08:30 AM
- Agreed - McFly - 4/3/2007 9:55:31 PM
  - Peace for our time. - Lee - 4/3/2007 11:11:13 PM
    - Read history. Chamberlain was wildly successfull. - Bowser - 4/4/2007 12:49:21 AM
      - LOL - Lee - 4/4/2007 2:33:52 AM
        
        It's all relative. - Bowser - 4/4/2007 2:47:44 AM
        
        If that's the extent of your argument... - Lee - 4/4/2007 3:08:01 AM
        
        Learn to read. Then read history. (n/t) - Bowser - 4/4/2007 3:20:40 AM
        
        So show me where I'm wrong. - Lee - 4/5/2007 12:34:52 AM
      - That has got to be the most amazing spin ever. (n/t) - TB - 4/4/2007 12:55:19 AM
- Great idea. And Bush doesn't have the guts to do it. - Bowser - 4/3/2007 7:53:20 PM
  - Remember, for Democrats negotiation is an end, not a means. - TB - 4/3/2007 9:57:38 PM
    - Force is good. Beat 'em up. Always coerce. Never talk. And you get Iraq. - Bowser - 4/3/2007 11:54:08 PM
      - And you get a nuclear armed Iran. (n/t) - Lee - 4/4/2007 2:39:33 AM
        
        That's what you get with Bush's methods. They HAVE to. (n/t) - Bowser - 4/4/2007 4:27:30 AM
        
        Is it your contention that Iran's nuclear program started in 2001? - TB - 4/4/2007 6:00:53 AM

US strike against Iranian nuclear installations scheduled for April 6 - Lindy - 4/4/2007 3:04:23 AM
- I'll bring the popcorn! - Adam Bomber - 4/4/2007 3:02:05 PM
- Yeah, so I've heard. - TB - 4/4/2007 3:19:17 AM
  - She compromised the plan, so the strike has been postponed. (n/t) - ER - 4/4/2007 12:54:07 PM
    - Actually Aminajehad released the British hostages today - Lindy - 4/4/2007 1:57:18 PM
      - But not one cent for tribute - ER - 4/4/2007 2:51:19 PM
        
        re: But not one cent for tribute - Lindy - 4/4/2007 7:59:19 PM
  - Hey, I'm just the messenger - Lindy - 4/4/2007 4:17:07 AM

KOSHER GAS - carl - 4/3/2007 4:21:52 PM
- I've been had! - ER - 4/3/2007 5:42:23 PM
- gotcha!!!!!!!!! - carl - 4/3/2007 5:18:25 PM
  - April Fools... - TB - 4/3/2007 5:29:45 PM
- We need a Talmudic scholar here... - ER - 4/3/2007 4:57:46 PM
  - re: a Talmudic scholar.. nu? - Reb Fox - 4/4/2007 2:18:42 AM
    - cee over lambda - ER - 4/4/2007 3:13:01 PM
      - Accidents happen - Fox - 4/4/2007 5:51:11 PM
  - Or a few minutes of research... - TB - 4/3/2007 5:14:58 PM

The testing of Britain... - TB - 4/3/2007 4:49:53 PM
- You are now seeing "soft power" in all its glory. (n/t) - TB - 4/4/2007 3:33:09 AM
- Analysis - SDAI-Tech1 - 4/4/2007 12:06:19 AM
- Wonder if they'll follow the Reagan strategy. - Bowser - 4/3/2007 11:59:13 PM
- Everybody is starting to pick on the poor Brits... - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 4/3/2007 9:30:13 PM
  - Britain doesn't have battle groups anymore. (n/t) - Lee - 4/3/2007 11:16:26 PM
    - Well then... They aren't paying enough in taxes. - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 4/4/2007 2:53:19 PM
- Actually, in reality - Yeti - 4/3/2007 5:58:57 PM
  - In reality, actually - ER - 4/3/2007 6:42:19 PM
    - Well we could level the playing field. - Lee - 4/3/2007 8:02:59 PM
      - re: Well we could level the playing field. - ER - 4/3/2007 8:59:22 PM
        
        Sounds a lot like 1991. - Lee - 4/3/2007 11:22:57 PM
        
        We could always let Rumsfeld plan the campaign. - ER - 4/3/2007 11:53:16 PM
    - re: In reality, actually - Yeti - 4/3/2007 7:18:41 PM
      - You're absolutely right - ER - 4/3/2007 7:57:18 PM
        
        Plenty of precedents - SDAI-Tech1 - 4/4/2007 12:38:07 AM
        
        Every empire collapses when it's businessmen becoming too greedy. - ER - 4/4/2007 1:11:45 PM
    - Splitting up Iraq. - REB - 4/3/2007 7:00:32 PM
      - breaking into separate countries didn't help India and Pakestan... - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 4/3/2007 8:51:27 PM
        
        re: breaking into separate countries didn't help India and Pakestan... - REB - 4/3/2007 8:57:04 PM
        
        re: breaking into separate countries didn't help India and Pakestan... - Yeti - 4/3/2007 9:04:10 PM
        
        17 meaningless UN resolutions were passed... - Lee - 4/3/2007 11:28:19 PM
        
        re: breaking into separate countries didn't help India and Pakestan... - REB - 4/3/2007 9:10:30 PM
      - An indep. state of kurdistan - Yeti - 4/3/2007 7:31:06 PM
        
        A bit more complicated. - Bowser - 4/3/2007 8:05:56 PM
        
        Also - Yeti - 4/3/2007 7:32:57 PM
      - re: Splitting up Iraq. - ER - 4/3/2007 7:22:30 PM
        
        re: Splitting up Iraq. - REB - 4/3/2007 8:42:55 PM
        
        re: Do you guys really think these people are so barbaric they can do nothing but kill each other?. - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 4/3/2007 8:56:10 PM
        
        re: Do you guys really think these people are so barbaric they can do nothing but kill each other?: SEE EUROPE AND WW I (n/t) - Yeti - 4/3/2007 9:04:56 PM
        
        Don;t worry,,,I think the current "peaceful moment" in European history is just that... - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 4/3/2007 9:13:17 PM
        
        You know, I almost used Europe as an example. - REB - 4/3/2007 9:12:31 PM
        
        re: Do you guys really think these people are so barbaric they can do nothing but kill each other?. - REB - 4/3/2007 9:02:49 PM
        
        I'm sure the vast majority want peace. - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 4/3/2007 9:09:45 PM
        
        re: I'm sure the vast majority want peace. - REB - 4/3/2007 9:14:23 PM
        
        And... - REB - 4/3/2007 8:48:43 PM
        
        the problem is that in an age of terrorism, the majority doesn't always get what it wants. - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 4/3/2007 9:02:42 PM

The green fervour - gbaikie - 4/4/2007 9:08:46 AM

The Rose Garden Offensive , or "You'd think the Ds DIDN'T pass the defense spending bill." - Bowser - 4/4/2007 2:07:27 AM

RAF pilots consider Kamikaze missions - Jack Herer - 4/3/2007 12:11:53 PM
- The scenarios listed are wildly different - TB - 4/3/2007 4:05:52 PM
  - That's why they are different questions. (n/t) - Bowser - 4/3/2007 9:44:04 PM

Gary McKinnon might be extradited to the US - Lindy - 4/3/2007 5:43:16 PM
- They should just pick him up in the dead of night... - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 4/3/2007 9:31:53 PM

Iran update... - TB - 4/2/2007 11:07:59 PM
- Only a concern for aggressors. - Bowser - 4/2/2007 11:20:54 PM
  - Yeah, nobody would dare to attack the U.S. for fear of retaliation. - TB - 4/3/2007 1:42:42 AM
    - Not a single country attacked the US since WW2 (n/t) - Raoul - 4/3/2007 5:50:40 PM
    - Come on, T - Laurie Street - 4/3/2007 2:03:15 AM
      - re: Come on, T - gbaikie - 4/3/2007 8:20:00 AM
        
        re: Come on, T - Laurie Street - 4/3/2007 5:25:27 PM
      - re: Come on - TB - 4/3/2007 2:06:21 AM
        
        Iran DOESN"T have 'em. Now, "Bush refuses to rule out nuclear (first) strike on Iran" - Bowser - 4/3/2007 3:04:04 AM
  - re: Only a concern for aggressors. - gbaikie - 4/2/2007 11:53:41 PM

Speaking of farm subsidies...Opium in Afghanistan? - TB - 4/2/2007 10:51:55 PM
- Where do the $$$$$$ come from $ USA BLACK OPS Projects? - carl - 4/3/2007 5:21:28 PM
- The Law of Supply and Demand. - Bowser - 4/2/2007 11:04:11 PM
  - re: The Law of Supply and Demand. - gbaikie - 4/3/2007 12:42:09 AM

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