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"A predator becomes more dangerous when wounded." - Bowser - 3/10/2007 3:58:44 AM
- Such an analogy would fit Saddam perfectly. - Lee - 3/10/2007 9:53:18 AM
- "On one hand you've got Noam Chomsky..." - TB - 3/10/2007 4:32:06 AM
  - How many Iraqis, Iranians and Syrians were involved in WTC? Or Afghans? - Bowser - 3/10/2007 6:06:07 AM
    - re: How many - TB - 3/10/2007 2:36:00 PM
      - So Saudis attack WTC, we declare war on Iraq? And a Quiz. - Bowser - 3/10/2007 5:30:16 PM
        
        Heh. And I'm supposed to be the one whose neurons are committing suicide? (n/t) - TB - 3/10/2007 7:12:42 PM
        
        Just the one. The rational one. (n/t) - Bowser - 3/10/2007 8:00:41 PM
      - 9-11 was terrorism, not an act of war - Raoul - 3/10/2007 4:45:10 PM
        
        Don't be an idiot.... - R.L. - 3/11/2007 5:56:53 PM
        
        It was terrorism, NOT a war !! - Raoul - 3/11/2007 7:52:31 PM
        
        It was a battle between a nation (US) and a group (Al Quaida) within a nation (Afghanistan) - SDF - 3/12/2007 9:33:49 AM
        
        By your definition... - TB - 3/11/2007 10:55:10 PM
        
        re: Hijacking planes ... - Raoul - 3/12/2007 5:40:14 AM
        
        re: More on that - Raoul - 3/11/2007 7:59:45 PM
        
        re: More on that - TB - 3/11/2007 11:05:30 PM
        
        No nation involved, no invasion, no occupation, no regime change, therefore.. - Raoul - 3/12/2007 5:44:10 AM
      - "the sign of overly simple thought processes..." - Lindy - 3/10/2007 4:23:42 PM
  - re: "On one hand you've got Noam Chomsky..." - Hans - 3/10/2007 5:33:42 AM

Update on anti-terrorism from Enlightened Europe... - TB - 3/10/2007 5:09:52 AM
- Update on anti-terrorism from America - Bowser - 3/10/2007 8:06:20 PM
  - Thousands of terrorists have been killed and captured in Iraq - TB - 3/11/2007 2:05:33 AM
    - Thousands and thousands and thousands where none before. - Bowser - 3/11/2007 2:54:45 AM
      - Been over that, too. - TB - 3/11/2007 4:34:13 AM
        
        Composition of Iraqi insurgency - Alan G. Archer - 3/11/2007 1:38:29 PM
        
        re: Composition of Iraqi insurgency - TB - 3/11/2007 9:00:23 PM
- Anti-terrorism in Spain - TB - 3/10/2007 7:10:30 PM
  - The West owes a debt of gratitude to Charles Martel. - Lee - 3/10/2007 10:02:25 PM
    - Poitiers - Raoul - 3/10/2007 10:33:10 PM
- Fair Point -- street-level view - dtb - 3/10/2007 2:41:25 PM

Second Amendment Liberal - ER - 3/10/2007 11:34:56 PM
- Makes perfect sense. Unintended consequences of having a gun. - Bowser - 3/11/2007 3:29:08 AM
- re: Second Amendment Liberal - TB - 3/11/2007 2:03:26 AM
  - re: Second Amendment Liberal - ER - 3/11/2007 3:19:47 AM
    - A reference - TB - 3/11/2007 4:37:18 AM
    - If you're in favor of banning them altogether, then you are NOT a 2nd Amendment Liberal. - Lee - 3/11/2007 4:32:12 AM
      - 2nd Amendment Liberal. - ER - 3/11/2007 11:11:44 AM
- re: Second Amendment Liberal - gbaikie - 3/11/2007 1:11:33 AM

Airbus's Problems? - carl - 3/9/2007 6:29:25 PM
- Not sure - [blank] - 3/9/2007 8:43:00 PM
  - OK, Wiring an ISSUE? - carl - 3/10/2007 4:53:27 PM

General David Petraeus - folcwine - 3/10/2007 12:13:39 AM
- Video of Petraeus news conference - TB - 3/10/2007 3:56:21 PM

Europe agrees to count nuclear power as a non-carbon energy source. - TB - 3/10/2007 4:55:52 AM

Someone seems annoyed - gbaikie - 3/10/2007 2:02:59 AM

A wall falls down in Europe - Raoul - 3/9/2007 9:25:20 PM

Why? "Justice Dept.: FBI Misused Patriot Act" - Bowser - 3/9/2007 6:25:21 PM
- Ministry of PROPAGANDA - carl - 3/9/2007 6:31:21 PM

Finally some common sense - Donald - 3/8/2007 3:00:11 AM
- We're all open for suggestions... - TB - 3/8/2007 4:11:37 AM
  - Well...for starters... - Donald - 3/8/2007 5:27:42 AM
    - Good grief. - TB - 3/8/2007 7:09:43 AM
      - At least Clinton tried - Buck Galaxy - 3/9/2007 8:40:15 AM
        
        re: At least Clinton tried - TB - 3/9/2007 6:22:38 PM
      - re: Good grief. - Donald - 3/8/2007 3:12:12 PM
        
        Please refresh yourself on who's in charge of the Palestinians now. - TB - 3/8/2007 3:30:23 PM
        
        Technical point - Buck Galaxy - 3/9/2007 8:20:02 AM
        
        Point noted. - TB - 3/9/2007 3:39:33 PM
  - Stop killing 'em, and treat them like human beings. - Bowser - 3/8/2007 4:19:32 AM
    - You're absolutely right! - Buck Galaxy - 3/9/2007 8:36:03 AM
- Meanwhile: Nearly 70 percent pessimistic on war outcome - Donald - 3/8/2007 3:08:15 AM

Washington Times: US "outmanned and outgunned" at border - with Mexico. - Bowser - 3/9/2007 4:37:56 PM
- Why do they even bother carrying guns? - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 3/9/2007 6:08:22 PM

US Household Networth Skyrockets to $55.6 Trillion - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 3/9/2007 4:07:49 PM

New armored vehicle doing very well. - SDAI-Tech1 - 3/8/2007 9:23:58 PM

Just got back from the Delta region of Louisiana... - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 3/7/2007 2:48:52 PM
- Still thousands of New Orleans residents living in Houston - REB - 3/7/2007 3:31:33 PM
  - the sad thing is... Everywhere you go in the delta the Help Wanted shingles are out... - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 3/7/2007 4:22:46 PM
    - Sorry to break up your right-wing smug fest - Yeti - 3/7/2007 5:56:43 PM
      - Yes I know that you are holier than thou... - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 3/7/2007 9:21:48 PM
        
        I must admit, I only saw a 3 of 4 bums per hour in New Orleans. - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 3/7/2007 9:33:15 PM
      - I have persoanlly helped these people. - REB - 3/7/2007 6:19:03 PM
    - certain trades are doing very well - Daniel - 3/7/2007 4:42:45 PM
      - In places like Grand Isle there are US$1 Million Plus homes being built on stilts... - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 3/7/2007 5:15:55 PM
        
        That's not what I meant - Daniel - 3/8/2007 3:20:01 AM
        
        Yeah, I thought you were speaking a little bit in jest. - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 3/8/2007 5:18:55 PM
        
        insurance - TB - 3/7/2007 7:27:23 PM
        
        Well if those structures are insured, it is a complete waste... - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 3/7/2007 9:27:25 PM

What Jenna Bush has been up to. - REB - 3/7/2007 3:28:40 PM
- Keywords: Bush, Land, Paraguay - Eric - 3/7/2007 11:53:10 PM
  - You couldn't say anything nice about a Bush, could you? (n/t) - REB - 3/8/2007 1:48:05 PM
  - Keywords: Bush, Bought, Land, In, Paraguay, Is, Old, Rubbish, Rumor (n/t) - Alan G. Archer - 3/8/2007 9:35:29 AM

Iranian general missing - TB - 3/7/2007 2:10:03 AM
- More details - TB - 3/8/2007 7:18:50 AM
- Don't worry...he'll turn up. ;-) (n/t) - SDAI-Tech1 - 3/7/2007 4:49:01 AM

Ex-Convict Guilty in Florida Girl's Slaying - REB - 3/7/2007 9:59:58 PM
- Alas, I do not believe in 'hell' - ARRELL - 3/7/2007 10:07:10 PM
  - re: Alas, I do not believe in 'hell' - REB - 3/7/2007 10:18:18 PM

Prediction on the VA scandals - Bowser - 3/7/2007 1:52:44 AM
- Government ran healthcare....gotta love it. - Lee - 3/7/2007 8:27:25 AM
  - Again, the issue is Walter Reed. - TB - 3/7/2007 6:49:48 PM
  - You nailed that on the head. - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 3/7/2007 2:50:51 PM
- The issue is Walter Reed. - TB - 3/7/2007 2:04:48 AM

I'll bet we could have purchased Iraq for the money we've spent. - Bowser - 3/6/2007 6:52:16 PM
- re:What fun would that have been? - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 3/7/2007 3:01:02 PM

12 men and women unanimously confirm Culture of Corruption. - Bowser - 3/6/2007 5:40:42 PM
- Correction: 11 jurors. (n/t) - Bowser - 3/6/2007 6:22:22 PM
- Mountain labors, brings forth mouse. - TB - 3/6/2007 6:15:37 PM
  - If he is guilty, then he got what he deserved. - REB - 3/6/2007 7:47:42 PM
  - How is this possibly a mouse? - Yeti - 3/6/2007 6:55:41 PM
    - re: It squeaks. - TB - 3/6/2007 9:14:57 PM
      - The testimony in the trial, supported the other items. (n/t) - alcaray - 3/6/2007 10:26:11 PM
      - Good lord. This is impossible. - Yeti - 3/6/2007 9:39:14 PM
        
        re: This is impossible. - TB - 3/7/2007 1:21:59 AM
        
        re: This is impossible. - Yeti - 3/7/2007 3:09:06 AM
        
        What does "libertarian" have to do with it? - TB - 3/7/2007 3:53:22 AM
      - Conservatives and True Believers v. morality - Bowser - 3/6/2007 9:28:57 PM
        
        You are so prejudice against Christians. - REB - 3/6/2007 9:35:24 PM
  - Compare: 4 felonies involving national security v. lying about a blow job. - Bowser - 3/6/2007 6:21:29 PM

I really don't like John Edwards - [blank] - 3/6/2007 8:10:34 PM
- I got that impression when he was a VP candidate - azstrummer - 3/6/2007 8:34:16 PM
  - I don't like him cuz he's a protectionist idiot. (n/t) - Tony - 3/6/2007 9:04:50 PM

CIA in hot pursuit. Closin' in. Got 'im cornered. - Bowser - 3/6/2007 2:46:05 AM
- Not sure where everyone else has been. - TB - 3/6/2007 3:14:20 AM
  - And fer damn sure what OBL has been. Geez! (n/t) - Bowser - 3/6/2007 6:22:42 AM
- You really come across as someone... - R.L. - 3/6/2007 2:54:54 AM
  - Just wondering - Laurie - 3/6/2007 6:22:38 AM

"Nemesis" - a review,worth a glance, depressing as can be. - Bowser - 3/2/2007 8:45:45 PM
- re: "Nemesis" - a review,worth a glance, depressing as can be. - Eric - 3/2/2007 9:25:59 PM
- re:The best part - SteveS - 3/2/2007 9:21:45 PM
- Makes a good companion to the reviewer's other article... - TB - 3/2/2007 9:10:02 PM
  - "while continuing to hallucinate about the same impending Amerikkkan fascism the Left has been predicting since I was in college." - Robert - 3/3/2007 6:56:23 PM
    - At what point does it start to get ridiculous? - TB - 3/4/2007 12:13:36 AM
      - Damn Tom, I think that was a flame! - Lindy - 3/4/2007 4:35:07 PM
      - My God, we have "Night and Fog", the full range of Gestapo tactics. Now. In the US. - Bowser - 3/4/2007 3:39:00 AM
        
        Ah. The Invisible Turtle Heads theory. - TB - 3/4/2007 4:26:56 AM
        
        "When absence of evidence is proof..." - Lindy - 3/4/2007 4:43:39 PM
        
        Any reporting on it would lead to jail. Instantly. (n/t) - Bowser - 3/4/2007 5:26:04 PM
        
        No, it's the ostrich mentality. "The FBI now issues more than 30,000 national security letters a year - - - " - Bowser - 3/4/2007 4:40:23 AM
        
        Common sense - TB - 3/4/2007 5:40:58 AM
        
        Common sense says they demanded it for a reason. Now what might that be? - Bowser - 3/4/2007 3:59:05 PM
    - So Robert... - Lee - 3/3/2007 9:04:27 PM
      - re: So Robert... - Robert - 3/3/2007 10:44:14 PM
        
        re: So Robert... - gbaikie - 3/4/2007 4:48:26 AM
        
        Just out of curiosity... - TB - 3/4/2007 12:15:50 AM
        
        Tom... - R.L. - 3/5/2007 9:58:54 AM
        
        Check this out... - TB - 3/6/2007 3:49:37 AM
        
        "Hard sciences." - TB - 3/5/2007 7:01:18 PM
        
        re: Just out of curiosity... - Yeti - 3/4/2007 12:55:48 AM
        
        Went to the U of Minn year ago, and more recently I worked at Stanford for a few years. - TB - 3/4/2007 1:16:31 AM
        
        You have done a superb job documenting the conspiracies. - Bowser - 3/4/2007 4:46:44 AM
        
        I work at an east coast so-called 'liberal' academic bastion - Yeti - 3/4/2007 2:18:41 AM
    - It's impossible to like Bush AND love America. - Bowser - 3/3/2007 8:43:19 PM
  - As long as you just go ad hominem, define "worshipping at the feet", would you? - Bowser - 3/2/2007 9:36:51 PM
    - You haven't read the second article, have you? - TB - 3/2/2007 9:48:29 PM
      - TB - See start of thread. There's content. That's the topic. - Bowser - 3/3/2007 12:56:15 AM
        
        Haven't read the book. Doubt you have. Was making a point about the reviewer. (n/t) - TB - 3/3/2007 2:00:39 AM
        
        That makes some sense, I'll grant. Now, "worshipping at the feet"? (n/t) - Bowser - 3/3/2007 2:22:14 AM
        
        For instance. - Bowser - 3/3/2007 2:28:39 AM
        
        You might want to quit while you're behind... - TB - 3/3/2007 7:30:55 AM
        
        Yer funny! Sad, but true. (n/t) - Bowser - 3/3/2007 2:43:02 PM

Hearts and minds, again. US blows away innocent Afghani civilians. Again. - Bowser - 3/5/2007 2:20:38 AM
- And again. Two 2000 lb. bombs on a home. - Bowser - 3/5/2007 10:42:37 PM

Latest dispatch from Michael Yon in Iraq - TB - 3/5/2007 10:29:22 PM

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