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Followup on Zarqawi mission - Tom Brosz - 6/15/2006 5:43:57 PM
- Text of Document Found in Al-Zarqawi House - David F Mayer - 6/16/2006 5:37:05 PM
  - Again, authenticity of this document is not a slam-dunk IMO (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 6/16/2006 8:05:51 PM
  - Rebuilding Iraq has been stalled for how many years? - alcaray - 6/16/2006 6:18:27 PM

Talking points - alcaray - 6/15/2006 6:17:28 PM
- re: Talking points - Lindy - 6/15/2006 6:43:40 PM
  - Really has been a bad week for the Left, hasn't it? (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 6/15/2006 6:44:39 PM
    - More seriously... - Tom Brosz - 6/15/2006 6:50:01 PM
      - Glad to see GWB in Iraq............ - Publius - 6/16/2006 1:15:48 PM
        
        Bush and the troops - Tom Brosz - 6/16/2006 8:03:00 PM
      - re: More seriously... - Robert - 6/15/2006 9:12:58 PM
        
        Slightly more accurate... - Tom Brosz - 6/15/2006 11:06:44 PM
        
        re: Slightly more accurate... - Robert - 6/16/2006 3:40:21 PM
        
        You really don't watch politics at all, do you? - Tom Brosz - 6/16/2006 6:36:11 PM
        
        And BTW, the Republicans in the House haven't been doing half bad. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 6/16/2006 6:37:14 PM
      - re: Much more seriously..... - Raoul - 6/15/2006 9:00:26 PM
      - "Dead-certain guarantee of failure with Democrats doing it?" - Lindy - 6/15/2006 7:40:36 PM
        
        Yes. - Tom Brosz - 6/15/2006 8:43:40 PM

Getting in the last word - ER - 6/16/2006 1:25:43 PM
- Sean Hannity calls this squabbling a "shoot out" - Tom Brosz - 6/16/2006 7:21:24 PM
- I agree with you, but... - alcaray - 6/16/2006 2:52:27 PM
  - I agree with you too, but... - ER - 6/16/2006 3:42:56 PM

This video made me sick to my stomach - Laurie Street - 6/14/2006 3:55:03 PM
- Link - Laurie Street - 6/14/2006 9:37:49 PM
- You couldn't have picked a better way to advertise it. (n/t) - ER - 6/14/2006 6:03:21 PM
- Link was not usable. Please try again. (n/t) - DFM - 6/14/2006 4:32:43 PM
  - Bet a dollar it was the "Marine music video" one. - Tom Brosz - 6/14/2006 6:53:13 PM
    - re: Bet a dollar it was the "Marine music video" one. - Laurie Street - 6/14/2006 9:39:32 PM
      - Is this little amateur film really the best they can do as an example of our evil military? - Tom Brosz - 6/15/2006 1:12:46 AM
        
        The Culture of Death - Lindy - 6/15/2006 4:29:19 PM
        
        re: Is this little amateur film really the best they can do as an example of our evil military? - Laurie Street - 6/15/2006 4:05:52 PM
        
        Not that it's important... - Tom Brosz - 6/15/2006 5:32:07 PM
        
        re: Not that it's important... - Laurie Street - 6/15/2006 6:55:58 PM
        
        re: Not that it's important... - Tom Brosz - 6/15/2006 11:49:19 PM
        
        Tom, are you proud of this?! - R.L. - 6/16/2006 12:26:06 AM
        
        No. "Not important" has an exact meaning. - Tom Brosz - 6/16/2006 1:03:32 AM
        
        That's what I got too - Lindy - 6/15/2006 6:27:41 PM

Iraq reveals 'al Qaeda plans - SteveS - 6/15/2006 5:26:09 PM
- re: Iraq reveals 'al Qaeda plans - Tom Brosz - 6/15/2006 5:29:05 PM

Terrorists Convicted In France and Given Rather Short Sentences - David F Mayer - 6/14/2006 6:57:06 PM
- they should receive the French Legion of Honor - Achmed Ibn Mamzer al-Capone - 6/15/2006 4:20:34 AM

Anarchism in the 19th century and Jihadism in the 21st - Raoul - 6/13/2006 9:40:32 PM
- Fanaticism is all the same thing. Only the names change. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 6/14/2006 1:22:42 PM
- significant differences actually - Daniel - 6/14/2006 7:12:24 AM
  - re: significant differences - Raoul - 6/14/2006 4:36:43 PM
- Anarchists and Jihadists - ER - 6/14/2006 3:02:10 AM
  - Namesake - Fox - 6/15/2006 12:39:07 AM
- Interesting post......................both movements...... - Publius - 6/14/2006 2:07:04 AM

Meanwhile, back at the economy... - Tom Brosz - 6/14/2006 7:11:13 PM

More from the Federal Emergency Mismanagement Agency - David F Mayer - 6/14/2006 1:20:29 PM
- Strippers+sex change ops - carl - 6/14/2006 3:28:46 PM

A meditation on torture. - ER - 6/8/2006 9:41:35 PM
- re: A meditation on torture. - Tom Brosz - 6/12/2006 4:14:29 PM
  - It used to be common wisdom - Tony - 6/12/2006 8:38:23 PM
  - Common wisdom? - ER - 6/12/2006 5:16:26 PM
    - The Shadow of the Torturer - Fox - 6/13/2006 2:19:27 AM
      - "We claim to represent civilized society." - Tom Brosz - 6/13/2006 6:47:44 AM
  - the FBI aoparently are experienced at psychological methods - Daniel - 6/12/2006 5:00:29 PM
- Frankly, classical torture is not very effective. - David F Mayer - 6/12/2006 2:20:09 PM
  - interesting idea - Daniel - 6/12/2006 4:42:05 PM
    - It would be tough recruiting a bunch of - David F Mayer - 6/12/2006 5:12:36 PM
- I'm saddened no one, Left or Right, took the time to comment on this post (n/t) - ER - 6/12/2006 1:25:46 PM
  - re: I'm saddened no one, Left or Right, took the time to comment on this post - Lindy - 6/13/2006 11:24:21 PM

Military Draft Bill H.R. 4752: Men and Women 18 and 42 to perform a period of military service - Jack Herer - 5/26/2006 7:58:08 PM
- re: Military Draft Bill H.R. 4752: Men and Women 18 and 42 to perform a period of military service - Mjordan - 6/13/2006 11:02:28 PM
- I oppose all forms of mandatory government service. - Tom Brosz - 5/26/2006 9:48:42 PM
  - re: I oppose all forms of mandatory government service. - Tracy - 6/5/2006 1:50:32 AM
  - and you call yourself a Heinleinian... - Fox - 5/27/2006 6:30:12 PM
    - wow, great idea - SDG - 5/30/2006 2:42:48 PM
      - Thanks, Steve - Fox - 6/5/2006 3:02:04 AM
    - I'd read more Heinlein if I were you. - Tom Brosz - 5/27/2006 6:44:15 PM
      - re: I'd read more Heinlein if I were you. - ljk - 5/30/2006 7:28:51 PM
- Seems to be a perrennial - Robert - 5/26/2006 9:01:08 PM
  - re: Seems to be a perrennial - SDG - 5/27/2006 2:00:01 PM
    - just speculating - Robert - 5/27/2006 3:34:47 PM

AP: Al-Zarqawi Lived for 52 Mins. After Strike - Donald - 6/12/2006 1:36:34 PM
- Media Bad Timing Department... - Tom Brosz - 6/13/2006 6:13:23 PM
  - now the story is that Zarqawi's death "won't change anything." - David F Mayer - 6/13/2006 7:50:36 PM
  - More on the media's sudden "180" on Zarqawi's importance - Tom Brosz - 6/13/2006 6:20:06 PM
    - Conveniently ignoring the admin/military - Tony - 6/13/2006 7:08:33 PM
      - Doesn't invalidate the examples I showed. - Tom Brosz - 6/13/2006 7:53:32 PM
      - Al Qaeda will certainly be hurt. That does NOT mean - David F Mayer - 6/13/2006 7:52:14 PM
- Via a milblogger - Tom Brosz - 6/12/2006 7:08:09 PM
- He was worth more alive than dead. (n/t) - ER - 6/12/2006 3:26:44 PM
  - Not really. - Scott Evil - 6/12/2006 6:50:40 PM
  - Not really. - Tom Brosz - 6/12/2006 3:34:47 PM
    - Perhaps he had a "wardrobe malfunction." (n/t) - McFly - 6/12/2006 5:05:09 PM
    - I suppose that he sent it to the cleaners to be laundered. - David F Mayer - 6/12/2006 5:00:27 PM
- The most important things about this attack, IMHO, are: - David F Mayer - 6/12/2006 2:03:33 PM
  - re: The most important things about this attack, IMHO, are: - LJK - 6/12/2006 8:23:43 PM
  - The first casualty - ER - 6/12/2006 3:43:43 PM

Bush in surprise visit to Iraq - Tom Brosz - 6/13/2006 5:55:54 PM

Good News From Iraq - Tom Brosz - 6/13/2006 5:28:12 PM

2,497 - Donald - 6/13/2006 12:53:36 PM
- re: 2,497 - SteveS - 6/13/2006 5:27:47 PM
- Got your balloons for 2,500? (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 6/13/2006 4:27:46 PM

Merry Fitzmas! - Tom Brosz - 6/13/2006 4:31:34 PM

Zarqawi killed -- again. - David F Mayer - 6/8/2006 9:44:34 AM
- re: Right now the terrorists are fighting over who will be their next leader. - Scott Evil - 6/8/2006 4:14:00 PM
- Good news. - Tom Brosz - 6/8/2006 2:35:46 PM
  - Even more. - Tom Brosz - 6/8/2006 4:02:02 PM
  - More bitter media response - Tom Brosz - 6/8/2006 3:45:01 PM
    - The date of that article is March 2, 2004 (n/t) - Robert - 6/8/2006 5:01:44 PM
      - Dang, you're right. - Tom Brosz - 6/8/2006 5:32:06 PM
        
        Probably a blog - Robert - 6/8/2006 6:30:39 PM
        
        blogs have their place... - R.L. - 6/13/2006 9:14:21 AM
        
        P.S. - Tom Brosz - 6/8/2006 10:36:47 PM
        
        Hey, if so, the mistake here is not the blog's fault, but mine. - Tom Brosz - 6/8/2006 10:34:46 PM
        
        re: Probably a blog - gbaikie - 6/8/2006 7:37:57 PM
    - To bad Bin Ladin doesn't appear to be among the collateral dead. - Scott Evil - 6/8/2006 4:22:52 PM
- Looks like the real thing.... - Donald - 6/8/2006 1:12:15 PM
- re: Zarqawi killed - SteveS - 6/8/2006 12:36:54 PM
  - Military video of air strike - SteveS - 6/8/2006 6:21:23 PM
    - Possibly even MORE important than his death. - David F Mayer - 6/8/2006 8:03:29 PM
      - re: Possibly even MORE important than his death. - SteveS - 6/8/2006 8:30:06 PM
- This stylish martyr is wearing white New Balance tennis shoes! - Virgin in Paradise - 6/8/2006 11:37:25 AM
- re: Zarqawi killed -- again. - gbaikie - 6/8/2006 10:20:20 AM
  - re: Zarqawi killed -- again. - ER - 6/8/2006 12:23:45 PM
    - re: Zarqawi killed -- again. - gbaikie - 6/8/2006 8:08:13 PM
    - Zarqawi killed - Lindy - 6/8/2006 1:41:38 PM
      - re: Zarqawi killed - SteveS - 6/8/2006 5:30:35 PM
        
        72? - 79? how many? - ER - 6/8/2006 6:22:32 PM
        
        Thatâ€™s just what I meanâ€¦ - SteveS - 6/8/2006 8:01:50 PM
        
        I'd rather have the virgins than the anti-Christ, myself (n/t) - alcaray - 6/9/2006 8:02:54 PM

Bush Administration Developing Plans To Keep 50,000 U.S. Troops In Iraq For Decades - Jack Herer - 6/12/2006 1:12:58 PM
- Giant U.S. Embassy rising in Baghdad - Jack Herer - 6/12/2006 7:06:06 PM
- USA forces are STILL in Europe, Japan & Korea after over 50 years. - David F Mayer - 6/12/2006 2:04:49 PM
  - Sounds like Imperialism to me (n/t) - Jack Herer - 6/12/2006 6:14:53 PM
    - re: Sounds like Imperialism to me - R.L. - 6/13/2006 9:01:11 AM
    - I wish it were. - Scott Evil - 6/12/2006 6:53:45 PM
- The price of folly - Donald - 6/12/2006 1:45:14 PM
- Good news! Thanks! - SDAI-Tech1 - 6/12/2006 1:35:14 PM
  - Yes. - Scott Evil - 6/12/2006 1:38:48 PM

Non Sequitur - David F Mayer - 6/11/2006 9:31:30 PM
- re: Non Sequitur - azstrummer - 6/12/2006 7:18:02 PM
  - Another Rorschach test? - Tom Brosz - 6/12/2006 7:33:01 PM
    - re: Another Rorschach test? - azstrummer - 6/12/2006 7:55:39 PM
      - re: Another Rorschach test? - Tom Brosz - 6/12/2006 9:34:59 PM
        
        Lookout Tom! - azstrummer - 6/12/2006 9:47:51 PM
        
        re: Lookout - Tom Brosz - 6/13/2006 4:24:50 AM
- re: Non Sequitur - Publius - 6/12/2006 12:46:48 AM
  - re: Non Sequitur - Tom Brosz - 6/12/2006 6:34:18 PM
  - After WW2, my grandmother's house was a stoping-off - David F Mayer - 6/12/2006 1:04:09 AM

CNN Quickvote - Who in Government is FOR the People? - Eric - 6/13/2006 3:46:58 AM
- All online polls are...well, you know. - Tom Brosz - 6/13/2006 4:23:14 AM

CNN Refrained From Reporting Atrocities about Saddam Hussein Until After the War in Iraq-Truth! - David F Mayer - 6/12/2006 10:40:54 AM
- re: CNN Refrained From Reporting Atrocities about Saddam Hussein Until After the War in Iraq-Truth! - azstrummer - 6/12/2006 9:40:56 PM
- in other current events - tony - 6/12/2006 12:39:55 PM

Media in action - Tom Brosz - 6/10/2006 9:53:31 PM
- re: Media in action - D. - 6/12/2006 5:53:30 AM
  - re: Media in action - Tom Brosz - 6/12/2006 3:52:25 PM
    - Gaza beach deaths - D. - 6/12/2006 4:31:37 PM
      - re: Gaza beach deaths - Tom Brosz - 6/12/2006 6:46:53 PM
- Anonymous reports like this... - Donlad - 6/11/2006 1:55:28 PM
  - Media bias - Tom Brosz - 6/11/2006 7:04:39 PM
- The "Official" version is usually a spin. I never trust it. (n/t) - Eric - 6/11/2006 12:21:00 AM
  - You trust this instead? (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 6/11/2006 12:57:40 AM

More items on Zarqawi - Tom Brosz - 6/8/2006 5:36:03 PM
- Some more commentary on Zarqawi - Tom Brosz - 6/11/2006 6:03:24 AM
- PsyOps - ER - 6/9/2006 3:20:26 AM
- re: On The Significance - Mark Eby - 6/9/2006 2:23:34 AM
- How was there anything left to identify? - azstrummer - 6/8/2006 6:31:51 PM
  - I wondered that myself.... - R.L. - 6/12/2006 12:34:02 AM
  - re: How was there anything left to identify? - Tom Brosz - 6/8/2006 10:41:09 PM
    - re: How was there anything left to identify? - Laurie Street - 6/9/2006 6:39:51 AM
      - Possibly he was in an underground bunker built UNDER the building that was bombed. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 6/9/2006 4:51:04 PM
      - He was alive after the bombing - Laurie Street - 6/9/2006 3:33:41 PM
  - Blowed him up REAL GOOD - carl - 6/8/2006 9:55:17 PM
  - I was wondering the same thnig - Laurie Street - 6/8/2006 8:12:47 PM

Poll: U.S. Disapproves of War in Iraq - Donald - 6/9/2006 1:03:11 AM
- re: "44 minutes ago" - Mark Eby - 6/9/2006 2:28:41 AM
  - Uh...Mark... - Donald - 6/9/2006 4:39:46 AM
    - Boy Did You Miss The Point. (n/t) - ID - 6/9/2006 4:39:15 PM
      - The point you're missing... - Donald - 6/10/2006 1:25:12 PM
- Meanwhile: 2,489 - Donald - 6/9/2006 2:03:31 AM

This is a nice coincidence... - Tom Brosz - 6/8/2006 5:54:47 PM
- Don't Think So - Mark Eby - 6/9/2006 2:30:37 AM
  - Boy, Did You Miss The Boat :-p (n/t) - PPD - 6/10/2006 1:53:44 AM
  - Nope, Cole was in Club Med. - Tony - 6/9/2006 1:16:39 PM
- More Navy news - Tom Brosz - 6/8/2006 6:01:00 PM

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