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1,799 - Donald - 8/2/2005 12:43:38 PM

Scientist links global warming to rising ferocity of hurricanes - Donald - 8/1/2005 1:34:43 PM
- re: It seems to me that if the kinetic energy of the air molecules is increased, then... - Johannes - 8/1/2005 11:09:04 PM
  - Give it up, or take it to OT - Fox - 8/2/2005 12:44:53 AM
    - Giving it up? - Lindy - 8/2/2005 3:45:01 AM
      - See my reply to Johannes (n/t) - Fox - 8/2/2005 5:36:19 AM
    - re: I apologize if I posted on the wrong board, it just seemed to me that... - Johannes - 8/2/2005 3:21:08 AM
      - Perhaps I was hasty - Fox - 8/2/2005 5:27:54 AM
- Interesting study - Sam F. - 8/1/2005 4:47:58 PM
  - BDS - Lindy - 8/1/2005 6:51:31 PM

Dean's latest lie - p - 8/1/2005 2:16:58 PM

Stop Press: man falls twice from building - Daniel - 7/31/2005 4:11:36 PM
- No problem, he's an Aussie - p - 7/31/2005 8:09:46 PM
  - phil .. - daniel - 7/31/2005 8:36:29 PM
- It appears that he underestimated the Gravity of the situation.... - R.L. - 7/31/2005 7:01:58 PM
  - Gravity: It's not just a good idea. It's the law. (n/t) - Larry J - 7/31/2005 8:24:23 PM
  - competition for magpies - daniel - 7/31/2005 7:32:45 PM
    - Speaking of the Darwin Award.... - FrankC - 7/31/2005 8:13:34 PM
      - bizarre name for a city, I'd agree .. - Daniel - 7/31/2005 8:42:15 PM

1,796 - Donald - 7/31/2005 2:54:49 PM

Iraq Building Up Military, Police Force - David F Mayer - 7/28/2005 1:34:31 PM
- David, have you read the draft of the new Iraqi constitution? - Alan G. Archer - 7/28/2005 11:54:40 PM
  - It is NOT the constitution yet. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 7/29/2005 2:24:32 PM
    - re: It is NOT the constitution yet. - Alan G. Archer - 7/30/2005 12:12:14 AM
      - Probably the USA will prohibit it, or at least water it down. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 7/31/2005 3:10:30 AM
        
        re: Probably the USA will prohibit it, or at least water it down. - Alan G. Archer - 7/31/2005 4:03:33 AM
        
        Civil war between Sunnis on one side versus Shi'ites & Kurds on the other - David F Mayer - 7/31/2005 5:03:42 AM
        
        re: Civil war between Sunnis on one side versus Shi'ites & Kurds on the other - Alan G. Archer - 7/31/2005 12:51:48 PM
- Link - David F Mayer - 7/28/2005 3:30:43 PM

And Lance expected in Paris! - Raoul - 7/23/2005 10:38:25 PM
- I expect France to bar Americans from the Tour de France next year. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 7/31/2005 3:11:46 AM
- Outstanding - Donald - 7/24/2005 10:02:54 PM
- Go Lance! (n/t) - Eri - 7/24/2005 3:57:59 AM

Frist breaks ranks re: stem cell research - Fox - 7/29/2005 7:09:45 PM
- Its a good move - Donald - 7/30/2005 3:10:51 PM
  - re: Its a good move - Tom Brosz - 7/30/2005 6:03:02 PM
    - Well said, most biotech research is privately funded. (n/t) - Lee - 7/31/2005 12:10:25 AM
    - tempest in a teapot - phil - 7/30/2005 6:20:27 PM
- Hardly extremism - p - 7/30/2005 12:36:18 AM
- I think that Bush's restrictions on funding stem cell research are stupid. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 7/29/2005 8:00:23 PM
- My guess - too little, too late - Tony - 7/29/2005 7:58:11 PM
  - Another view - Eri - 7/29/2005 10:53:51 PM

American Cleric Fatwa - SDAI-Tech1 - 7/29/2005 9:28:29 PM
- Some see the Fatwa as bogus and PR - p - 7/30/2005 8:31:32 PM
  - Hitler said he wanted peace. - Lee - 7/31/2005 12:05:24 AM

Latest on attempted assassination of Bush - Tom Brosz - 7/30/2005 5:55:19 PM
- Perspective - Robert - 7/30/2005 7:06:59 PM
  - re: Perspective - Tom Brosz - 7/30/2005 8:02:02 PM
    - re: Perspective - Robert - 7/30/2005 8:49:42 PM
      - re: Perspective - Tom Brosz - 7/30/2005 9:48:45 PM
        
        Common sense - Robert - 7/30/2005 10:59:15 PM
        
        re: Common sense - Tom Brosz - 7/30/2005 11:18:38 PM
- re: Latest on attempted assassination of Bush - p - 7/30/2005 6:10:35 PM

U.S. growth rate for last quarter: 3.4 percent. - Tom Brosz - 7/29/2005 8:01:58 PM
- Strong bones. - RobVG - 7/30/2005 6:21:23 PM
  - P.S. - Tom Brosz - 7/30/2005 8:06:01 PM
  - Most new businesses fail. - Tom Brosz - 7/30/2005 8:04:58 PM
    - Maybe loose money isn't a problem. - RobVG - 7/30/2005 9:26:20 PM

The French have got something right - Gary - 7/30/2005 7:38:37 PM
- re: The French have got something right - phillippe - 7/30/2005 8:05:31 PM

Uzbekistan: bad news, or good news? - Tom Brosz - 7/30/2005 4:47:53 PM
- re: Uzbekistan: bad news, or good news? - gbaikie - 7/30/2005 6:46:29 PM

1,791 - Donald - 7/30/2005 1:33:31 AM
- re: 1,791 - gbaikie - 7/30/2005 2:53:34 AM

Eric's crop circles moved to OT, by (n/t) - Fox, as Moderator - 7/29/2005 7:01:15 PM
- What frightens you boys about this phenomena? Just curious. n/t - Eric - 7/30/2005 1:27:08 AM
- Hmmmmm?? - FrankC - 7/29/2005 11:55:33 PM
- ????????????????????????? (n/t) - DFM - 7/29/2005 8:00:57 PM
- Moved by a plasma vortex in the dark of night? (n/t) - Sam F. - 7/29/2005 7:06:51 PM
  - Bright cloudless daylight here... 1413 CDT (GMT -5) (n/t) - Fox - 7/29/2005 7:13:15 PM

New Americans fighting for America - Tom Brosz - 7/30/2005 12:48:37 AM

One very good reason Cheney should run in '08 - p - 7/29/2005 7:09:13 PM
- Well, if he could get an acceptable V.P. running mate.... - Eri - 7/29/2005 10:59:26 PM
  - re: Well, if he could get an acceptable V.P. running mate.... - p - 7/30/2005 12:34:38 AM
- Another - Fox - 7/29/2005 7:16:13 PM
  - Another - Tony - 7/29/2005 7:53:37 PM

Leaving Gaza - Tom Brosz - 7/28/2005 9:08:49 PM
- Will the EU impose economic sanctions on Israeli settlements in the West Bank? (n/t) - E.P. Grondine - 7/29/2005 2:41:51 PM
- Why not move them? - Lee - 7/29/2005 8:57:31 AM
  - The problem with this - Donald - 7/29/2005 1:41:13 PM
  - Egypt gets $2b+ a year. It's the least they can do. - Sam F. - 7/29/2005 1:00:53 PM
    - "When Egypt controlled Gaza, what did they ever do for the 'Palestinians'?" - Tom Brosz - 7/29/2005 4:59:13 PM
      - Which is why Israel should've annexed the Occupied Territories. - Lee - 7/29/2005 6:45:32 PM
        
        Wouldn't have changed anything. - Tom Brosz - 7/29/2005 7:49:41 PM
        
        Which is why Israel should take it. - Lee - 7/29/2005 10:17:17 PM
- re: Leaving Gaza - Donald - 7/29/2005 4:27:53 AM
  - hopefully that's the idea - Daniel - 7/29/2005 4:34:46 AM
    - Defensible Borders - Donald - 7/29/2005 4:45:06 AM
- Wasn't that the plan? - Tony - 7/28/2005 9:14:47 PM

1,788 - Donald - 7/28/2005 2:35:31 PM
- Protecting You, Me, and many others who's names they never knew. (n/t) - Scott Evil - 7/28/2005 4:58:41 PM
  - Iraq had nothing to do with protecting you or I - Donald - 7/29/2005 2:25:46 AM
    - Iraq was a threat to the region, and a potential terror threat. - Tom Brosz - 7/29/2005 5:01:52 PM
  - From what exactly? (n/t) - Tony - 7/28/2005 6:52:11 PM
    - You tell me. - Scott Evil - 7/28/2005 8:02:08 PM
      - Tony and Michael Moore are not alone....... - Publius - 7/29/2005 2:16:00 PM
      - That was actually coherent - Tony - 7/28/2005 8:14:34 PM
        
        Brilliant..........Tony (n/t) - Lindy - 7/29/2005 5:16:32 AM
        
        re: That was actually coherent - gbaikie - 7/28/2005 10:04:11 PM
        
        You really need to change that post title, because coherent didn't get a look in in your post. (n/t) - Tony - 7/29/2005 2:44:42 PM
        
        Brilliant..........Tony - gbaikie - 7/29/2005 7:03:34 PM
        
        re: That was actually coherent - gbaikie - 7/28/2005 10:19:32 PM
        
        I was almost an English Major - FrankC - 7/28/2005 9:31:02 PM
        
        I would have thought, a US Colonel - Daniel - 7/29/2005 5:59:48 PM
  - Going into an illegal war, for nebulous political and financial reasons, standing behind a warped CIC sure of his own importance - Lindy - 7/28/2005 5:08:48 PM
    - re: Destroy what Muslim culture? - Scott Evil - 7/28/2005 5:14:30 PM
      - Please explain how you are writing off the "Muslim Culture?" - Publius - 7/28/2005 7:10:28 PM
        
        Please describe the elements which one must possess to be a part of this alledged "Muslim culture" - Scott Evil - 7/28/2005 7:52:25 PM
        
        Apparently it is more convenient to attack Lindy than to... - Publius - 7/29/2005 2:02:46 PM
      - Well.......... - Lindy - 7/28/2005 5:29:19 PM
        
        C'mon Lindy. It's just not true. - SDAI-Tech1 - 7/29/2005 12:36:23 AM
        
        re: Well.......... - Tom Brosz - 7/28/2005 7:06:48 PM
        
        Right On Lindy!!! n/t - Jack Herer - 7/28/2005 6:47:27 PM
        
        Now that's a stretch. - Scott Evil - 7/28/2005 5:37:31 PM
        
        Loose, cheap, and weak. - Lindy - 7/29/2005 5:09:22 AM
        
        Careful, Lindy... - PETB - 7/28/2005 5:36:46 PM
        
        re: Careful, Lindy... - McFly - 7/29/2005 5:36:51 PM
        
        re: Careful, Lindy... - Scott Evil - 7/28/2005 5:39:53 PM
        
        Speaking out - Lindy - 7/29/2005 5:14:42 AM

A few props for Canada - Tom Brosz - 7/28/2005 8:40:43 PM
- Thanks Tom. (n/t) - McFly - 7/29/2005 5:30:18 PM

London bomb photos from ABC news - Tom Brosz - 7/28/2005 7:48:53 AM
- An even scarier picture from the Times Online - Larry J - 7/28/2005 8:38:34 PM
  - The stuff of nightmares - Sam F. - 7/29/2005 1:03:21 PM
- I've heard the British police asked them not to publish the bomb photos.. - Larry J - 7/28/2005 6:19:56 PM
  - Heard that after I posted the picture. - Tom Brosz - 7/28/2005 7:07:44 PM
    - I hope the British deport all ABC news personel from their country. - Scott Evil - 7/28/2005 8:03:47 PM
- My guess is that they are ordinary plastic (not gelatin) capsules - David F Mayer - 7/28/2005 4:52:36 PM
  - try 'tri-' instead of 'di-' - R.L. - 7/28/2005 5:44:54 PM
    - Either one is explosive. There is little difference. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 7/29/2005 2:25:33 PM
- Meanwhile 9 more arrested - p - 7/28/2005 1:42:04 PM
  - wasn't one of those Islands contaminated with anthrax during the 50's? - Scott Evil - 7/28/2005 4:55:15 PM
- Military explosives? - Jack Herer - 7/28/2005 12:21:02 PM

The Basic Conflict Between Al Qaeda and the West - David F Mayer - 7/27/2005 5:33:41 PM
- re: The Basic Conflict Between Al Qaeda and the West - pitrio - 7/28/2005 12:34:28 PM
- Its a dying cause - Donald - 7/28/2005 1:15:11 AM
  - Probably - Problem Is - Mark Eby - 7/29/2005 11:10:00 AM

Our Egyptian Allies - p - 7/28/2005 2:17:16 PM
- The Muslim Brotherhood started in Egypt - Gary - 7/29/2005 5:57:03 AM
- re: Our Egyptian Allies - Scott Evil - 7/28/2005 5:08:21 PM

1,784 - Donald - 7/27/2005 2:15:43 PM
- Meanwhile: US failed to plan for post-war Iraq-report - Donald - 7/27/2005 8:10:59 PM
  - The actual report... - Tom Brosz - 7/27/2005 9:23:18 PM
    - Like an ostrich... - Donald - 7/28/2005 12:55:58 AM
      - Bi-partisan is still partisan. - Scott Evil - 7/28/2005 5:04:42 PM
        
        Yes you do... - Donald - 7/29/2005 4:00:08 AM
      - Settle down. - Tom Brosz - 7/28/2005 5:18:40 AM
        
        re: Settle down. - Donald - 7/28/2005 6:00:03 AM

A New Blacklist for "Excuse Makers" - PETB - 7/28/2005 12:27:53 PM
- re: A New Blacklist for "Excuse Makers" - Lindy - 7/28/2005 5:19:47 PM
- So, where do I send my proposed list of "blacklist" names? (n/t) - p - 7/28/2005 1:34:14 PM
  - It may exist by some other name now, but you might try... - Alan G. Archer - 7/28/2005 11:43:24 PM

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