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2,163 - Donald - 12/23/2005 3:32:19 PM

Doonesbury on Dover - Nick Hoffman - 12/22/2005 7:58:42 AM
- Kinda puts it in perspective - Donald - 12/22/2005 2:14:16 PM
  - re: Kinda puts it in perspective - azstrummer - 12/22/2005 4:00:51 PM
    - See also - ljk - 12/22/2005 5:48:14 PM

Major Sunnis, Shiites call Iraq vote 'fraudulent' - Bowser - 12/22/2005 4:39:46 PM

Article well worth reading - RNE - 12/22/2005 3:43:28 PM

Imagine if Abramoff was a Dem. - Bowser - 12/22/2005 5:17:43 AM

Bad Iraqi election news getting worse - Buck Galaxy - 12/22/2005 12:27:49 AM
- What Bush said about it - reminds one of what he said about Afghanistan. - Bowser - 12/22/2005 4:39:58 AM
- re: Bad Iraqi election news getting worse - Tom Brosz - 12/22/2005 1:18:13 AM

With all of this SPYING and Kidnapping going on..... - carl - 12/21/2005 12:01:18 AM
- Ask Lindy, I'm sure she has a couple of good links. (n/t) - SDAI-Tech1 - 12/21/2005 3:06:36 AM
  - Where's you winkie face? (n/t) - Lindy - 12/21/2005 5:01:46 PM
    - oh.. - SDAI-Tech1 - 12/22/2005 12:21:55 AM
      - Thanks, I feel better now - Lindy - 12/22/2005 1:15:21 AM
    - Must not be happy to see you. (n/t) - alcaray - 12/21/2005 6:02:00 PM
- Better watch it Carl.... - Lindy - 12/21/2005 2:10:19 AM

An interesting video commemorating a painful year - azstrummer - 12/21/2005 7:25:32 PM
- re: An interesting video commemorating a painful year - azstrummer - 12/21/2005 7:26:47 PM
  - now i know why they are spying on those who want to have peaceful demonstrations outside highschool recruitment centers - Lindy - 12/21/2005 10:02:44 PM
    - What got me most was putting a face to the dead - azstrummer - 12/21/2005 11:24:23 PM
      - Putting a face on the dead - Lindy - 12/21/2005 11:32:14 PM
        
        re: Putting a face on the dead - azstrummer - 12/21/2005 11:52:58 PM
        
        re: Putting a face on the dead - Lindy - 12/22/2005 12:59:17 AM

Donors Underwrite DeLay's Deluxe Lifestyle - Donald - 12/21/2005 1:43:17 AM
- And George says DeLay's done nothing wrong. Period. - Bowser - 12/21/2005 10:44:55 PM
  - Used cars - azstrummer - 12/21/2005 11:27:39 PM
    - But.... - Lindy - 12/21/2005 11:35:25 PM

Germany Releases Terrorist In Exchange for Hostage In Iraq - David F Mayer - 12/20/2005 4:48:27 PM
- He was arrested on arrival in Lebanon... - Larry J - 12/21/2005 11:00:46 PM
- re: Cowards. - Scott Evil - 12/20/2005 10:32:24 PM
  - I agree (n/t) - David F Mayer - 12/21/2005 1:35:23 PM

This should scare the hell out of everyone. - Bowser - 12/20/2005 1:36:31 AM
- "Evil" - Laurie Street - 12/20/2005 5:32:44 PM
- If I SPYED OR WIRETAPPED, MY @SS WOULD BE IN JAIL>>>> - carl - 12/20/2005 5:16:08 PM
  - You know the Golden Rule... - LJK - 12/20/2005 5:46:43 PM
    - "He who has the gold makes the rules." - Lindy - 12/21/2005 3:05:16 AM
- re: This should scare the hell out of everyone. - SteveS - 12/20/2005 4:14:46 PM
  - "the NSA had been monitoring private domestic telephone conversations on a much larger scale throughout the 1990s ' - Lindy - 12/21/2005 3:23:19 AM
  - amazing how your author neglects to mention Echelon was designed in 70s - Tony - 12/20/2005 5:40:37 PM
    - I wasn't blaming Clinton Tony - SteveS - 12/20/2005 7:28:06 PM
      - Other than the fact that it focuses on Bill.... - Tony - 12/20/2005 7:57:00 PM
- Impeachable offenses are being committed by The President of the United States (n/t) - Eric - 12/20/2005 3:34:25 AM
- I think I understand your fear. - RobVG - 12/20/2005 3:09:21 AM
  - Credit where credit is due.. - Bowser - 12/20/2005 5:19:01 AM
    - Redneck moment. (n/t) - RobVG - 12/21/2005 5:44:51 AM
- The most important questions raised by Alter's piece... - SDAI-Tech1 - 12/20/2005 2:50:17 AM
  - So we airily declare it a non-story and just move on - alcaray - 12/20/2005 3:10:14 AM
    - It is a non-story. - SDAI-Tech1 - 12/20/2005 3:26:15 AM
      - " It is a non-story" - Lindy - 12/21/2005 10:23:38 PM
      - Abuses of power - Lindy - 12/20/2005 3:13:44 PM
      - Ah. Retreat to fantasy, when confronted with something unpleasant. - alcaray - 12/20/2005 6:38:57 AM
        
        Making good on my promise - alcaray - 12/20/2005 9:37:41 PM
        
        Try again. - SDAI-Tech1 - 12/21/2005 3:35:28 AM
        
        You are the most creative person I have ever known - alcaray - 12/21/2005 8:45:07 AM
  - PS... - SDAI-Tech1 - 12/20/2005 3:00:28 AM
- Excellent commentary - Donald - 12/20/2005 1:51:35 AM
  - You know it's going to be all our fault because we hate Bush (n/t) - alcaray - 12/20/2005 3:13:33 AM
  - Meanwhile: 2,157 - Donald - 12/20/2005 2:12:43 AM

Dover Decision: ID is religion, and shall not be taught as science - Fox - 12/20/2005 6:15:22 PM
- An excellent decision - Donald - 12/21/2005 1:40:04 AM
- Good news. One down, many to go (and likely many more to come)........ (n/t) - Tony - 12/20/2005 6:44:52 PM
  - The ap[olgists in Kansas are already claiming the PA decision has no relevance - Fox - 12/20/2005 9:45:30 PM
- Link to the full decision - Fox - 12/20/2005 6:19:11 PM
  - "Breathtaking inanity" - Fox - 12/21/2005 10:08:53 PM

Metal Fatigue cause of Seaplane crash? - carl - 12/20/2005 5:13:35 PM
- National Transportation Safety Board -- Dec 2005 Aviation Accidents - Jack Herer - 12/21/2005 7:49:00 PM
- Hard to say but it seems unlikely - Larry J - 12/20/2005 10:20:49 PM
  - Yeah, sounds plausible... - carl - 12/21/2005 12:04:10 AM
    - Heard on the news this morning that they did find a fatique crack on the broken wing - Larry J - 12/21/2005 2:22:17 PM
    - United 232---DC10, 1991 (n/t) - RobVG - 12/21/2005 6:02:22 AM
- OK, so focus is on FIRE - carl - 12/20/2005 5:56:31 PM
- Explosions on aircraft are not typical malfunctions - Jack Herer - 12/20/2005 5:34:53 PM

The Fog of False Choices - Donald - 12/20/2005 5:58:27 AM
- The reason we care now - azstrummer - 12/21/2005 12:13:16 AM
  - Thanks for the thoughtful comment - SDAI-Tech1 - 12/21/2005 4:58:03 AM
    - This bit is almost exactly how I see it too - Tony - 12/21/2005 5:07:47 PM
  - There's another point that shouldn't be left out. - Tom Brosz - 12/21/2005 1:41:13 AM
    - re: There's another point that shouldn't be left out. - azstrummer - 12/21/2005 3:48:53 AM
      - re: There's another point that shouldn't be left out. - Tom Brosz - 12/21/2005 8:47:21 AM
        
        re: There's another point that shouldn't be left out. - azstrummer - 12/21/2005 4:13:48 PM
- A lot more detail and commentary - Tom Brosz - 12/20/2005 10:41:43 PM
  - Bush needs stay out front on this... - Scott Evil - 12/20/2005 10:54:09 PM
  - Bush needs stay out front on this... - Scott Evil - 12/20/2005 10:54:06 PM
- I'll bet a weeks wage that Cindy Sheehan is on that list. - Jack Herer - 12/20/2005 4:23:33 PM
- The New York Times is in a bad spot. - Tom Brosz - 12/20/2005 6:52:10 AM
  - Doesn't the media run with anything that makes the prez look bad? - Tony - 12/20/2005 2:17:12 PM
    - Okay, try the L.A. Times - Tom Brosz - 12/20/2005 6:35:55 PM
      - I'm missing nought - Tony - 12/20/2005 6:43:17 PM
        
        Do you even know what the story was about? - Tom Brosz - 12/20/2005 6:55:51 PM
        
        Now that all this is public they probably will fill their Roledex with false leads. - Scott Evil - 12/20/2005 10:40:00 PM
        
        Nobody disputs that there must be surveillance - alcaray - 12/20/2005 9:42:03 PM
        
        P.S. - Tony - 12/20/2005 8:16:59 PM
        
        Some of what I'm hearing from the Left on the extent of this program is paranoid hallucinations. - Tony - 12/20/2005 8:03:51 PM
        
        Interview - Tom Brosz - 12/20/2005 10:01:14 PM
        
        Where did he claim that? - tony - 12/20/2005 10:38:26 PM
        
        re: Where did he claim that? - Tom Brosz - 12/20/2005 10:58:39 PM
        
        So now you're making it up, huh? - tony - 12/21/2005 1:37:57 AM
        
        Yeah, that's it. I made it all up. - Tom Brosz - 12/21/2005 1:59:30 AM
        
        re: Yeah, that's it. I made it all up. - Tony - 12/21/2005 3:49:06 PM
        
        Hoping pigs fly south for the winter to visit little bo peep? - SDAI-Tech1 - 12/20/2005 11:54:02 PM
        
        Making any progress on that US vs. US link I provided? (n/t) - alcaray - 12/21/2005 2:56:37 AM
  - Shooting the messenger - Donald - 12/20/2005 2:04:47 PM

Syria and Iran - Tom Brosz - 12/20/2005 7:13:13 PM
- Iran is heading for a confrontation with the UN - Scott Evil - 12/20/2005 7:21:45 PM
  - In that case, Iran has nothing to fear. (n/t) - Lee - 12/20/2005 8:13:56 PM
    - re: In that case, Iran has nothing to fear. - LJK - 12/20/2005 8:22:49 PM
      - China and NK - FrankC - 12/20/2005 10:49:08 PM
        
        "...they are probably getting some laughs since they do not face the same problems that we must deal with." - Buck Galaxy - 12/21/2005 9:08:28 AM

Some interesting story snippets - alcaray - 12/21/2005 12:03:03 AM
- Musharraf backs the Taliban, and we send him F-16s! - Lindy - 12/21/2005 2:59:57 AM
- re: Some interesting story snippets - podrock - 12/21/2005 2:08:51 AM

Widescale vote counting fraud by Iraqi Government - Buck Galaxy - 12/20/2005 4:55:25 PM
- 20,000 Sunnis accidently voted for Pat Buchanan (n/t) - Abdul - 12/21/2005 2:02:24 AM
- Reuters story - Tom Brosz - 12/20/2005 7:06:48 PM
- More on this - Tom Brosz - 12/20/2005 6:50:17 PM
  - third party observers - FrankC - 12/20/2005 11:42:05 PM
- This is where we find out - Tony - 12/20/2005 5:04:55 PM
  - re: This is where we find out - Tom Brosz - 12/20/2005 6:28:31 PM

Bad tactics, inadequate forces, inadequate equipment - alcaray - 12/20/2005 5:08:33 PM

Jack Anderson dies - Fox - 12/18/2005 3:06:28 PM
- LA Times link repaired - Fox - 12/18/2005 7:05:54 PM
  - I listened to an interview with him once. - et - 12/19/2005 5:59:56 PM
    - he was an interesting voice - RNE - 12/20/2005 5:08:24 PM

Federal Emergency Management Agency former head speaks. - David F Mayer - 12/19/2005 6:28:36 PM
- What FEMA does and does not do. - Tom Brosz - 12/19/2005 9:37:15 PM
  - What FEMA does NOT do is to Manage Emergencies. - David F Mayer - 12/20/2005 1:49:12 PM
- Is it a real quote from a former FEMA head? (n/t) - alcaray - 12/19/2005 7:09:17 PM

Iraq voting - "Analysts: High turnout, low violence a positive step but not a turning point" - Bowser - 12/16/2005 4:31:09 PM
- MSNBC craps on the election. Imagine my surprise. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 12/16/2005 7:42:07 PM
  - EVERYONE says the voting isn't a solution. Imagine your surprise!!! (n/t) - Bowser - 12/16/2005 9:27:51 PM
    - "EVERYONE" translates to leftists who resent others their freedoms while whining about their own. (n/t) - SDAI-Tech1 - 12/20/2005 6:30:03 AM
    - The reason people don't think the voting is all that important..... - Lindy - 12/19/2005 10:50:51 PM

King Bush II decrees that his felony isn't felonious... - et - 12/19/2005 6:23:31 PM
- I need some help understanding this story - alcaray - 12/19/2005 7:07:51 PM
  - re: I need some help understanding this story - tony - 12/19/2005 8:47:12 PM

Considering the Rs block all investigations they can, this isn't a bulletin. - Bowser - 12/19/2005 5:54:11 AM
- Please Bowser, the repubs don't want to be reminded of the Abramoff scandals (n/t) - Lindy - 12/19/2005 7:31:48 PM

UCLA Study: Mainstream media IS liberal (leaning) - Sam F. - 12/18/2005 6:07:29 AM
- Some doubts - dtb - 12/18/2005 11:26:08 PM
  - An isolated example of media bias... - alcaray - 12/19/2005 6:29:32 PM

Next on NOVA: "Spies That Fly" - LJK - 12/19/2005 4:17:07 PM

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