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The "Arab Street" in Lebanon - Tom Brosz - 3/17/2005 5:42:44 AM
- re: The "Arab Street" in Lebanon - SteveS - 3/17/2005 2:59:36 PM
  - Without doubt - Gary - 3/17/2005 5:12:40 PM

Corporate Lexicon for the Twenty-First Century - David F Mayer - 3/17/2005 4:35:14 PM

New Poll of Iraqi Public Opinion - David F Mayer - 3/16/2005 6:15:40 PM
- A caveat... - Tom Brosz - 3/17/2005 5:18:19 AM
- Iraq had first meeting of its parliament today. - Tom Brosz - 3/16/2005 9:41:06 PM

1,518 - Donald - 3/16/2005 2:28:45 PM
- Meanwhile: Corruption overwhelms Iraq - DOnald - 3/16/2005 2:34:11 PM
  - Awww....what did you expect?? - Living Large in Texas - 3/17/2005 4:06:53 AM
  - re: Meanwhile - Tom Brosz - 3/16/2005 8:20:02 PM
    - And back at the ranch, "Pentagon 'hid' damning Halliburton audit" - Bowser - 3/16/2005 10:35:30 PM
      - Will you quit picking on these guys? - Wanda from Wisconsin - 3/17/2005 4:10:01 AM

Justice Scalia on the Constitution - Tom Brosz - 3/16/2005 9:17:26 PM
- Great read, thanks - SteveS - 3/17/2005 12:50:17 AM

More on the source of many of he "Good News" stuff - "Administration Rejects Ruling On PR Videos" - Bowser - 3/15/2005 4:19:56 PM
- re: More on the source of many of he "Good News" stuff - Tom Brosz - 3/15/2005 4:51:32 PM
  - TB, the idea IS that you'll have a hard time identifying the source!! - Bowser - 3/15/2005 4:58:18 PM
    - Reality implosion - Tom Brosz - 3/15/2005 7:31:28 PM
      - Bowser was right on point - alcaray - 3/15/2005 7:55:38 PM
        
        re: Bowser - Tom Brosz - 3/15/2005 10:20:41 PM
        
        No he didn't. Take a breath. (n/t) - alcaray - 3/15/2005 11:27:01 PM
        
        My heading, TB. "Many of the - - - - " Another Brosz straw man. - Bowser - 3/15/2005 11:22:10 PM
        
        re: "Many of the - - - - " - Tom Brosz - 3/15/2005 11:44:24 PM
        
        Your elipse just went hyperbolic - alcaray - 3/15/2005 11:52:23 PM
        
        This is just a small bit of a larger pattern. - Tom Brosz - 3/16/2005 1:13:57 AM
        
        That's not a healthy-sounding subjectline - alcaray - 3/16/2005 5:06:12 PM
        
        It's a corrupt regime that's selling you out, not me. - Bowser - 3/16/2005 6:49:15 AM
        
        Jeez, dueling paranoids (n/t) - alcaray - 3/16/2005 5:06:49 PM
        
        Let me get this straight... - Tom Brosz - 3/16/2005 8:32:13 PM
        
        No reason the song can't be played by a trio - alcaray - 3/16/2005 10:26:43 PM
        
        My heading, TB. "Many of the - - - - " Another Brosz straw man. - Bowser - 3/15/2005 11:22:05 PM
      - The first TB post was irrational, the second ad hominem. Wanna address the topic? (n/t) - Bowser - 3/15/2005 7:54:12 PM

What is the opinion of this? - David F Mayer - 3/16/2005 7:46:33 PM

More on "looting" of weapons sites in Iraq - Tom Brosz - 3/14/2005 5:55:04 PM
- Dizzy from the spin - alcaray - 3/16/2005 7:00:12 PM
- Christopher Hitchens also comes to the obvious conclusion - Tom Brosz - 3/16/2005 1:58:00 AM
  - The $64,000 question - Gary - 3/16/2005 5:10:25 PM
  - Then there's this... - Tom Brosz - 3/16/2005 2:04:34 AM

Arch-Swindler Ebbers convicted in WorlCom fraud - David F Mayer - 3/15/2005 6:47:42 PM
- Canada's gift to the USA (n/t) - LJ - 3/16/2005 4:45:50 PM
- More on Ebbers - DFM - 3/16/2005 4:03:20 PM
- This is Justice - Scott Evil - 3/16/2005 3:20:47 PM
  - "No doubt Bernie has Millions sitting offshore somewhere" - David F Mayer - 3/16/2005 3:30:11 PM
- re: Arch-Swindler Ebbers convicted in WorlCom fraud - Larry J - 3/15/2005 10:20:34 PM
- re: Arch-Swindler Ebbers convicted in WorlCom fraud - p - 3/15/2005 9:50:12 PM

SEC Sues Ex-Qwest CEO Nacchio, 10 Others - David F Mayer - 3/16/2005 8:26:08 AM

House Republicans attempt to derail peace in Palestine - alcaray - 3/15/2005 10:17:18 PM

Oh, THAT Liberal Media (again) - p - 3/14/2005 9:25:24 PM
- Are these folks talking about the same study? - alcaray - 3/15/2005 7:32:39 PM
- "U.S. media coverage of last year's election was three times more likely to be negative - - - " - Bowser - 3/14/2005 10:04:24 PM

Finally Ted Kennedy Gets It - phil - 3/14/2005 8:05:39 PM
- Alternatively - Finally The White House Gets It - Tony - 3/14/2005 8:15:19 PM
  - Bush's position - p - 3/14/2005 8:33:16 PM
    - and this differs from Fat Teddy in what way? (n/t) - Tony - 3/15/2005 5:15:39 PM
- Nah. Ted Kennedy was just too drunk to show up. (n/t) - DFM - 3/14/2005 8:09:38 PM

Another vicious threat to our rights to be removed - Tom Brosz - 3/11/2005 7:16:36 AM
- Not shedding any tears. - SDAI-Tech1 - 3/14/2005 1:26:33 PM
- Wonder when they will go after these? (326KB) - SteveS - 3/12/2005 12:55:52 AM
  - You mean the French flags? - Mary Anne - 3/12/2005 1:29:10 AM
    - re: You mean the French flags? - SteveS - 3/12/2005 2:00:42 AM
      - And some additional information: - Mary Anne - 3/12/2005 1:46:56 PM
        
        No - SteveS - 3/12/2005 2:06:48 PM
        
        You aren't good at Where's Waldo, are you? (n/t) - alcaray - 3/14/2005 9:25:08 PM
        
        "No" to what? All *what* markers? - Mary Anne - 3/12/2005 8:16:30 PM
        
        re: "If you visit the American Cemetery sites, you will see the Star of David markers too." - Davin :. - 3/15/2005 3:31:23 PM
      - All I have is a little box with a red X. - Mary Anne - 3/12/2005 12:38:06 PM
        
        My kind of box - SteveS - 3/12/2005 1:53:39 PM
        
        Public vs. private: that's the issue. If you can't get your head around that, I can't help you. - Mary Anne - 3/12/2005 8:12:33 PM
        
        OK, OK you're right on the cemeteries, but what about the state owned/run missions? - SteveS - 3/13/2005 2:01:28 PM
        
        Historical value - R.L. - 3/13/2005 7:47:37 PM
        
        re: Historical value - SteveS - 3/14/2005 3:33:11 PM
        
        History can trump religion, as the symbol is absorbed in the past - Mary Anne - 3/13/2005 4:00:12 PM
        
        But not in this case - SteveS - 3/14/2005 2:55:09 PM
- A memorial to Christian veterans. We have no other kind. - Mary Anne - 3/11/2005 3:52:55 PM
  - I'm an atheist, and have no ill feelings towards it. (n/t) - Lee - 3/12/2005 8:57:41 AM
    - Good for you. - Mary Anne - 3/12/2005 12:39:20 PM
  - To some atheists, it's an insult. - Tom Brosz - 3/11/2005 5:24:42 PM
    - Tom, Mary Anne is right and you are being silly - R.L. - 3/11/2005 9:52:32 PM
      - re: Tom, Mary Anne is right and you are being silly - Tom Brosz - 3/12/2005 6:18:23 AM
        
        People pursue philosophical objectives for personal reasons all the time. - Mary Anne - 3/12/2005 1:25:56 PM
        
        What is a 'Dolphin-rider'? - R.L. - 3/12/2005 8:29:47 AM
    - If you think they're nuts, would you rather have them in court... - Mary Anne - 3/11/2005 6:03:45 PM
      - re: If you think they're nuts, would you rather have them in court... - gbaikie - 3/11/2005 7:56:19 PM
        
        "bent on destroying religious artifacts": thank you for reinforcing my point. - Mary Anne - 3/11/2005 8:04:03 PM
        
        thank you for reinforcing my point. - gbaikie - 3/11/2005 10:34:37 PM
        
        Tax exemptions are given to all religions that ask for them. Large monuments are not. - Mary Anne - 3/12/2005 12:12:54 AM
        
        re: Tax exemptions are given to all religions that ask for them. Large monuments are not. - gbaikie - 3/12/2005 2:35:52 AM
        
        Reaching for incoherence and succeeding again, I see. - Mary Anne - 3/12/2005 1:07:35 PM
        
        re: Reaching for incoherence and succeeding again, I see. - gbaikie - 3/12/2005 8:04:10 PM
        
        Nothing has to be destroyed. Only removed. - Mary Anne - 3/12/2005 8:21:54 PM
        
        re: Nothing has to be destroyed. Only removed. - gbaikie - 3/12/2005 10:25:28 PM
        
        So the law is inscrutible to you. It's good you went into a technical field. (n/t) - Mary Anne - 3/13/2005 12:23:01 AM
        
        You are making an idiot of yourself, as usual - R.L. - 3/12/2005 11:25:11 PM
        
        re: You are making an idiot of yourself, as usual - gbaikie - 3/13/2005 2:21:02 AM
        
        The word "establishment" has been tortured beyond all recognition. - Tom Brosz - 3/11/2005 8:13:07 PM
        
        "Related" isn't good enough. - Mary Anne - 3/11/2005 8:55:27 PM
      - Yeah, that's the way to do it. - Tom Brosz - 3/11/2005 6:13:32 PM
        
        When Christian children must sing hymns to Krishna as part of their music curriculum... - Mary Anne - 3/11/2005 7:17:20 PM
        
        re: Christian children - Tom Brosz - 3/11/2005 8:05:22 PM
        
        Do your schools have Hanukkah off? - Mary Anne - 3/11/2005 8:36:12 PM
        
        Smile when you say that, pardner - Fox - 3/11/2005 8:22:11 PM
- For sure. I was afraid that it would fall down and kill somebody. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 3/11/2005 3:49:02 PM

Perspective on the anti-Syrian demonstrations in Lebanon - Tom Brosz - 3/15/2005 7:36:14 AM
- A good thing - Donald - 3/15/2005 2:06:35 PM

Good News from Iraq, Part 23 - Tom Brosz - 3/15/2005 7:23:33 AM

Gitmo Recivists - p - 3/14/2005 8:30:41 PM
- Mr Pipes seems to ignore the bleeding obvious - tony - 3/15/2005 12:19:23 AM
  - re: Mr Pipes seems to ignore the bleeding obvious - Bowser - 3/15/2005 12:43:23 AM

"Bush confidante tasked with bettering U.S. image in Muslim world" - Bowser - 3/14/2005 10:18:16 PM

The Free Lebanese Flag - gbaikie - 3/14/2005 6:00:33 AM
- Lebanese opposition: "I see your hundred thousand pro-Syria demonstrators and raise you..." - Tom Brosz - 3/14/2005 4:42:46 PM
  - Zoom Out! (n/t) - gbaikie - 3/14/2005 7:48:25 PM

US conducted secret nuclear tests in the Sudan in 1962!!! - ReaL upset by this - 3/14/2005 3:27:11 AM
- More proof that the nutcases are in charge of Sudan. (n/t) - DFM - 3/14/2005 3:38:25 PM
  - How so? (n/t) - alcaray - 3/14/2005 5:39:25 PM
    - Uh...because they bought this all based on a typo? - Tom Brosz - 3/14/2005 6:50:40 PM
      - Until it was ID'ed as a typo, it was a reference in official US doc about a test in Sudan. - alcaray - 3/14/2005 7:11:51 PM
- You're joking, right? Sudan / Sedan (n/t) - Gary - 3/14/2005 5:50:02 AM
  - By the way- you surprised me - oh well... - 3/14/2005 6:22:36 AM
  - :) Of course I was joking... - R.L. - 3/14/2005 6:04:14 AM
    - You even put your initials capitalised in the first word of the subject - Sam F. - 3/14/2005 10:05:39 AM

Strange posturing with the Israelis and the underground Iranian nuclear weapon' plant - Gary - 3/13/2005 8:02:54 PM
- So now add this to the mix - Gary - 3/14/2005 6:25:02 AM
  - re: So now add this to the mix - SteveS - 3/14/2005 7:05:23 PM

Free Muslims Against Terrorism - David F Mayer - 3/14/2005 6:24:22 PM

Bush Announces Exit Strategy from Iraq "We'll go through Iran" - David F Mayer - 3/14/2005 4:10:48 PM
- That news flash came from "the ONION" (n/t) - Gary - 3/14/2005 4:42:52 PM
  - I posted a link for all to follow. (n/t) - DFM - 3/14/2005 4:52:53 PM
    - Your link goes to "the ONION" (n/t) - Gary - 3/14/2005 5:04:26 PM
      - Of course it does. That's where I got it. (n/t) - DFM - 3/14/2005 6:23:05 PM

A former Marine writes on the Calipari/Sgrena checkpoint shootings - Mary Anne - 3/13/2005 10:49:43 PM
- re: A former Marine writes on the Calipari/Sgrena checkpoint shootings - Tom Brosz - 3/14/2005 1:18:34 AM
  - The use of deadly force requires more than a guess as to the nature of the target. - Bowser - 3/14/2005 8:20:36 AM
    - Split-second decisions are tough to make - David F Mayer - 3/14/2005 5:03:22 PM
  - re: Sgrena - Raoul - 3/14/2005 6:38:46 AM
    - re: Sgrena - Tom Brosz - 3/14/2005 5:21:38 PM

Saddam attempted to bribe U.N. inspector - Tom Brosz - 3/12/2005 5:21:18 AM
- If the honest inspector turned down the money, why have we no report that documents WMD? - Mary Anne - 3/14/2005 2:10:46 AM
  - Even you would have to admit that that's reaching a bit. - Tom Brosz - 3/14/2005 4:03:04 AM
- you're barking up the wrong tree - tony - 3/14/2005 1:37:49 AM
  - Enlighten me. - Tom Brosz - 3/14/2005 1:55:25 AM
    - couldnt possibly be along the lines of - tony - 3/14/2005 4:23:06 AM
      - Reports - Tom Brosz - 3/14/2005 4:41:06 AM
- "Why would Saddam pay two million dollars to doctor the evidence on weapons that we are now endlessly told did not exist?" (n/t) - McFly - 3/13/2005 6:55:24 PM
- Tom, they were inspection TEAMS - R.L. - 3/13/2005 5:33:39 AM
  - Why bribe anyone at all? (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 3/13/2005 7:10:15 AM
    - Why sneak spies onto the team against the agreed upon rules? - R.L. - 3/13/2005 9:23:59 AM
      - The article didn't mention anything about spying, did it? - Tom Brosz - 3/13/2005 7:53:56 PM
- if you think about it with something other than your knee - tony - 3/13/2005 3:43:47 AM
  - I'm waiting to hear it. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 3/13/2005 7:12:15 AM
- CIA Was With UN in Iraq for Years, Ex-Inspector Says... (Guess you forgot this scandal...) - R.L. - 3/12/2005 10:07:22 AM
  - The point eluded you too, huh? - Tom Brosz - 3/12/2005 9:38:27 PM
- And the US didn't!! - Bowser - 3/12/2005 6:56:49 AM
  - I expected the significance to completely elude you. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 3/12/2005 7:06:17 AM
    - The US had subverted the process. What did you expect? - Bowser - 3/13/2005 3:48:15 AM

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