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A useless congressional "investigation" - Donald - 12/25/2006 1:49:15 PM

Possible terror plot against Channel Tunnel - TB - 12/24/2006 9:40:58 PM

UN imposes Sanction on Iran - gbaikie - 12/23/2006 10:27:07 PM
- Serious Question - SDF - 12/24/2006 2:16:40 PM
  - Mongol II - Hans - 12/24/2006 5:46:59 PM

"Year of the Sneer" - Funny!! - Bowser - 12/24/2006 2:45:03 AM

Religion of Peace update... - TB - 12/23/2006 4:48:18 AM
- You missed one - Fox - 12/23/2006 10:38:01 PM

five kilometers below sea level - gbaikie - 12/22/2006 1:28:03 PM
- re: five kilometers below sea level - gbaikie - 12/23/2006 9:50:44 PM
- re: five kilometers below sea level - galaxion - 12/23/2006 5:55:11 PM
  - re: five kilometers below sea level - gbaikie - 12/23/2006 9:37:23 PM

Media bias.....where? what? when? - Lee - 12/21/2006 7:35:36 AM
- re: Media bias.....where? what? when? - Laurie Street - 12/22/2006 6:05:12 PM
- re: Media bias.....where? what? when? - Hank - 12/21/2006 8:44:44 PM
- Then you should be.... - azstrummer - 12/21/2006 7:23:25 PM
  - A better idea... - Lee - 12/21/2006 11:07:25 PM
    - What was the rate 6 years ago? (n/t) - alcaray - 12/21/2006 11:56:30 PM
      - In 2002, the dinar was trading at about 2000 to the dollar. (n/t) - TB - 12/22/2006 3:35:55 PM
        
        In January 2002, the dollar index was 120, now low 80's. - podrock - 12/23/2006 8:13:58 PM
        
        Then we've surpassed the embargo-days rate. Good job. (n/t) - alcaray - 12/22/2006 4:51:58 PM
    - re: A better idea... - azstrummer - 12/21/2006 11:46:06 PM
      - Currency can be exchanged anywhere. - Lee - 12/22/2006 9:29:45 AM
        
        re: Currency can be exchanged anywhere. - azstrummer - 12/22/2006 3:11:20 PM
        
        Of course, you checked the De La Rue-printed new Iraqi dinars... - Alan G. Archer - 12/22/2006 1:44:39 PM
        
        Yes... - Lee - 12/23/2006 5:29:41 AM
- Cell-phone sales are BOOMING!!! (n/t) - Alan G. Archer - 12/21/2006 6:20:08 PM

Update: Berger and the classified documents - TB - 12/21/2006 5:53:23 AM
- Link to original report - TB - 12/23/2006 4:33:41 AM
- Clinton paid off Osama Bin Laden in 1996 - SDAI-Tech1 - 12/22/2006 2:47:05 AM
  - re: It still doesn't matter. - Scott Evil - 12/22/2006 3:06:17 PM
- Too bad he got caught. - Scott Evil - 12/21/2006 2:30:37 PM
  - re: Too bad he got caught. - TB - 12/21/2006 5:56:23 PM
    - They won't... Until maybe October-November 2012 - Scott Evil - 12/21/2006 6:37:02 PM

French troops could have killed Bin Laden - Andrew - 12/22/2006 10:34:58 PM

Good News From Central Asia - TB - 12/21/2006 11:33:03 PM
- re: Good News From Central Asia - Hans - 12/22/2006 5:11:49 AM
  - That will give the Russians an excuse to invade. - Scott Evil - 12/22/2006 3:20:03 PM

Bush purges military personnel opposed to increased folly. - Bowser - 12/20/2006 7:31:07 PM
- Bowser, just once, read the damn articles you link. - TB - 12/21/2006 5:42:16 AM
  - TB, just once, understand the articles I post. More'n a paragraph. (n/t) - Bowser - 12/21/2006 7:13:12 PM
    - Yes, but that paragraph completely neutralizes your "purged" theme. - TB - 12/21/2006 7:21:52 PM
      - I will concede that it serves that purpose for you. (n/t) - Bowser - 12/21/2006 8:12:52 PM
        
        It would do so for any rational person. - TB - 12/21/2006 11:14:48 PM
- "Only one vote counts" - Robert - 12/20/2006 9:51:18 PM
  - Not so much Adolph Hitler - alcaray - 12/20/2006 10:04:11 PM
    - Dang it. That was supposed to comment on Bowser's post. (n/t) - alcaray - 12/20/2006 10:05:13 PM

Under Bush life for Iraqi women much more difficult than under Saddam. - Bowser - 12/18/2006 8:15:23 PM
- re: life for Iraqi women - TB - 12/18/2006 9:20:12 PM
  - You never quit - azstrummer - 12/18/2006 11:17:10 PM
    - re: never quit - TB - 12/19/2006 4:07:32 AM
      - Any group of people, no matter what color... - R.L. - 12/20/2006 2:09:59 AM
        
        re: Any group of people, no matter what color... - TB - 12/20/2006 4:55:24 AM
      - Police report - azstrummer - 12/19/2006 6:25:39 PM
        
        re: Police report - TB - 12/19/2006 7:22:07 PM
        
        Eyewitness reports - azstrummer - 12/19/2006 10:36:34 PM
        
        Then keep your mouth shut. - Lee - 12/21/2006 5:24:24 AM
        
        The day I care about your input on an issue regarding bigotry .... - azstrummer - 12/21/2006 7:34:11 PM
        
        re: Eyewitness reports - TB - 12/20/2006 1:27:15 AM
        
        re: Eyewitness reports - REB - 12/20/2006 6:06:22 PM
        
        White racist? - azstrummer - 12/20/2006 3:34:26 PM
        
        You're the one who used "WASP" and "WASC." - TB - 12/21/2006 5:45:03 AM

US Navy sends armada of ships to the Persian Gulf, including the nuclear aircraft carrier Eisenhower - Lindy - 10/3/2006 12:38:41 AM
- re: US Navy sends armada of ships to the Persian Gulf, including the nuclear aircraft carrier Eisenhower - Rob - 12/21/2006 6:52:34 PM
- re: US Navy sends armada of ships to the Persian Gulf, including the nuclear aircraft carrier Eisenhower - RNE - 10/3/2006 5:05:31 PM
  - Well, what do I know? - Lindy - 10/3/2006 8:37:31 PM
- Remember what happened to the Armada. - ER - 10/3/2006 1:22:53 PM
  - If just the destination part of the story is true... - alcaray - 10/3/2006 4:17:07 PM
    - re: If just the destination part of the story is true... - ER - 10/3/2006 5:46:59 PM
  - Thanks for the insider's view - Lindy - 10/3/2006 2:57:13 PM
  - Touche on the last line. (n/t) - azstrummer - 10/3/2006 1:57:46 PM
- re: Eisenhower - Tom Brosz - 10/3/2006 3:08:42 AM
  - a hypothetical - azstrummer - 10/3/2006 5:15:10 AM
    - re: another hypothetical - Scott Evil - 10/3/2006 2:19:49 PM
    - Who would go to war with Iran with only two carrier battle groups? - Lee - 10/3/2006 7:31:29 AM
      - Yep, just like we did with the Iraqis, Afghanis and Vietnamese. (n/t) - ER - 10/3/2006 12:53:35 PM
        
        I recall people arguing that we took Iraq too fast. - Scott Evil - 10/3/2006 2:16:08 PM
        
        "Taken" Iraq? Define that, if you will. - Bowser - 10/3/2006 2:33:55 PM
        
        What a lame attempt at argumentation... - Scott Evil - 10/3/2006 2:37:01 PM
        
        Heh, heh. Good thing I don't suggest you are in school!!! - Bowser - 10/3/2006 3:43:48 PM
    - re: a hypothetical - Tom Brosz - 10/3/2006 5:23:11 AM
      - A well measured response. Thanks (n/t) - azstrummer - 10/3/2006 1:55:48 PM
        
        Which didn't answer your question, by the way. (n/t) - Bowser - 10/3/2006 3:44:45 PM
        
        re: Which didn't answer your question, by the way. - azstrummer - 10/3/2006 5:27:19 PM
        
        re: answer - Tom Brosz - 10/3/2006 6:40:49 PM
        
        Thanks again. - azstrummer - 10/3/2006 9:58:45 PM
        
        Outrage - Tom Brosz - 10/4/2006 12:03:11 AM
        
        re: Outrage - Lindy - 10/4/2006 12:31:14 AM
      - Gee... - Donald - 10/3/2006 1:08:44 PM
        
        re: Actually, we wouldn't be opening a third front in the Middle East. - Scott Evil - 10/3/2006 2:23:00 PM
        
        It's a matter of interpretation... - ER - 10/3/2006 3:19:29 PM
        
        It's rhetorical Scott... - Donald - 10/3/2006 3:01:06 PM

"Hard Iraq choices loom, says Bush " We know he'll choose whatever he thinks makes him look tough. - Bowser - 12/21/2006 5:38:03 AM

Pot is called biggest cash crop - U.S. exceeds $35 billion - Eric - 12/19/2006 12:16:08 AM
- heard about the lethal Cambodian strain..? - D. - 12/21/2006 5:05:11 AM
- I don't believe the police are actually prosecuting people involved in the drug trade - SDF - 12/19/2006 3:44:36 PM
  - The vast majority of the people in prison or in some other stae in the penal system would be surprised to hear that. (n/t) - Yeti - 12/20/2006 6:33:50 AM
    - I'm not so sure. I think the seriousness of the problem is underestimated generally. - SDF - 12/20/2006 1:58:49 PM
      - And as I said before... - SDF - 12/20/2006 2:08:42 PM

"the battle against the Sunnis" - alcaray - 12/20/2006 9:59:03 PM

Powell pushes for drawdown, says U.S. losing war in Iraq - Donald - 12/18/2006 2:11:56 PM
- Agree Mostly - M.A.E, - 12/18/2006 6:16:37 PM
- Let's set aside the pointless statement that the U.S. should not have invaded in the first place. - SDF - 12/18/2006 3:18:50 PM
  - Cattle prods - azstrummer - 12/18/2006 11:29:19 PM
    - Well, the problem seems to be equal representation in government - SDF - 12/20/2006 4:02:46 PM
      - Boy you make it tough - azstrummer - 12/20/2006 9:28:54 PM
      - It helps if you ignore salient facts - Tony - 12/20/2006 5:07:41 PM
        
        Tattoos - azstrummer - 12/20/2006 9:11:13 PM
  - WHY is that a pointless statement? - R.L. - 12/18/2006 5:21:13 PM
    - Because it was done, and can't be undone. - SDF - 12/18/2006 6:48:32 PM
      - So let's not admit our mistakes and try to learn from them... - R.L. - 12/18/2006 8:56:45 PM
        
        Like.... what? (n/t) - SDF - 12/19/2006 8:48:48 AM
        
        Like throwing out all government only because they were members of the party - Tony - 12/20/2006 5:02:07 PM

More about the Mt. Hood climbers. Some puzzling. - Bowser - 12/18/2006 10:38:31 PM
- Sorry, but the words "Darwin Prize" keep on coming to mind - E.P. - 12/19/2006 11:29:08 PM
- PORTABLE CELL Towers? - carl - 12/19/2006 6:04:51 PM
- re: More about the Mt. Hood climbers. Some puzzling. - dtb - 12/19/2006 6:26:47 AM
  - Is it known that they didnt have a locator beacon? - R.L. - 12/20/2006 2:21:48 AM
    - My understanding is you have to be concious to turn it on... - R.L. - 12/20/2006 2:55:19 AM
      - Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELTs) - Bowser - 12/20/2006 4:50:17 PM
        
        "No one listens for that signal until someone reads a formal climb plan somewhere and decides the climber is long overdue." - R.L. - 12/20/2006 5:27:10 PM
        
        You're right. Newer, better stuff. - Bowser - 12/20/2006 6:46:33 PM
  - Helicopter rescue. - Bowser - 12/19/2006 6:44:15 AM

Al Qaeda Leader Captured in Iraq; Najaf Province Handed Over - REB - 12/20/2006 5:58:21 PM

WE LUV Global WARMING!!!!!!!!!!!! :) - carl - 12/16/2006 5:44:12 PM
- re: WE LUV Global WARMING!!!!!!!!!!!! :) - Yeti - 12/16/2006 8:54:40 PM
  - re: WE LUV Global WARMING!!!!!!!!!!!! :) - gbaikie - 12/17/2006 2:18:02 AM
    - I couldn't have said it better myself... - Scott Evil - 12/18/2006 2:34:51 PM
      - You know.... - R.L. - 12/18/2006 4:10:53 PM
        
        re: You know.... - gbaikie - 12/18/2006 7:20:19 PM
        
        Clearcutting all the lumber fit for ship-building on England is on my list. - alcaray - 12/18/2006 10:08:56 PM
        
        re: Clearcutting all the lumber fit for ship-building on England is on my list. - gbaikie - 12/19/2006 12:55:26 AM
        
        So you think man has either 1) some magic protection that prevents him from causing disasters, or 2)... - alcaray - 12/19/2006 4:19:23 PM
        
        Here's a thought - gbaikie - 12/19/2006 7:38:53 PM
        
        Another thing that's fun about talking to you: reminding you what you were talking about. - alcaray - 12/19/2006 8:55:23 PM
        
        re: Another thing that's fun about talking to you: reminding you what you were talking about. - gbaikie - 12/20/2006 12:41:52 PM

One of our fence-builders... - alcaray - 12/19/2006 11:23:45 PM
- which side of the fence were they working on? (n/t) - podrock - 12/19/2006 11:32:36 PM
  - Them gov't contractors work both sides. (n/t) - Bowser - 12/20/2006 2:23:43 AM

Trump lets MISS USA Keep her title - carl - 12/19/2006 6:24:54 PM
- That despicable bastard! That rotten S-O-B! - Bowser - 12/19/2006 7:50:00 PM

Harry Reid babbling.... - azstrummer - 12/18/2006 4:51:21 PM
- We got to him... - SDAI-Tech1 - 12/19/2006 9:00:45 AM
  - old time Arizonan - azstrummer - 12/19/2006 6:28:11 PM
- Probably smart politically. - Bowser - 12/18/2006 7:15:22 PM
  - Tired of politically correct - azstrummer - 12/18/2006 8:20:43 PM
    - The Democrats got handed the steering wheel. - TB - 12/18/2006 9:26:33 PM
      - Of a truck already over the cliff. But wait! Bush is still CinC. - Bowser - 12/18/2006 9:54:51 PM
        
        You haven't been following any of the early moves of the Democrats, have you? (n/t) - TB - 12/18/2006 10:20:23 PM
        
        For God's sake, just accept responsibility for once. It's ALL yours. - Bowser - 12/18/2006 11:18:59 PM
        
        Early moves are just bluster - azstrummer - 12/18/2006 10:49:42 PM

"Gates: Iraq Failure Would Be 'Calamity'" He's absolutely correct. - Bowser - 12/19/2006 5:51:27 AM
- "Saudi Arabia first warned Washington that a U.S. attack on Iraq could lead to chaos- - - " - Bowser - 12/19/2006 6:21:41 AM

"Attacks in Iraq at record high: Pentagon" - Bush still CinC. - Bowser - 12/19/2006 1:41:58 AM
- Link to the full report - TB - 12/19/2006 4:22:20 AM

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