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L. A. Times leaps to Saddam's defense - Tom Brosz - 10/23/2003 8:00:22 AM
- Tom...you're spinning out of control - Don - 10/23/2003 1:40:48 PM
  - re: Tom...you're spinning out of control - Tom Brosz - 10/23/2003 4:56:56 PM
- LAT shows it is consistently on the wrong side, for the wrong reasons - ebnelson - 10/23/2003 12:27:10 PM
  - How convenient for you Ed - Don - 10/23/2003 2:18:28 PM
    - Thanks for the suggestion - ebnelson - 10/24/2003 1:02:01 AM

Al Jazeera exposes American shameful behavior in Afghanistan. Warning: graphic pictures! - Tom Brosz - 10/23/2003 3:26:50 AM
- Al Jazeera... - Don - 10/23/2003 3:57:09 AM
  - AJ is closer to the NYT - ebnelson - 10/23/2003 12:33:35 PM
  - re: Al Jazeera... - Tom Brosz - 10/23/2003 4:23:36 AM
    - Yup - Don - 10/23/2003 4:43:43 AM
      - re: Yup - Tom Brosz - 10/23/2003 6:52:57 AM
        
        re: Yup - Don - 10/23/2003 1:28:58 PM
        
        The big difference is Al Jezeera is the only source of news for many Arabs - FrankC - 10/23/2003 5:33:04 PM
        
        Unfortunately, that's very true - Don - 10/24/2003 12:49:50 AM

Bush visits Pearl Harbor - Tom Brosz - 10/24/2003 12:18:51 AM

U.S. soldier killed, 2 injured in Iraq - Don - 10/24/2003 12:07:37 AM

U.S., U.N. Seek Billions to Rebuild Iraq . . . - D. Spires - 10/23/2003 11:35:49 PM

300 Illegal Workers Arrested at Wal-Marts . . . - D. Spires - 10/23/2003 11:05:13 PM

What's he up to? - Raoul - 10/22/2003 4:45:28 PM
- re: What's he up to? - p - 10/23/2003 1:09:35 PM
- Maybe making sure senior decision makers don't get complacent? - ebnelson - 10/23/2003 12:31:16 PM
- re: Then you already know . . . ? - D. Spires - 10/22/2003 10:26:46 PM
- I need a translator - Tony - 10/22/2003 7:56:17 PM
  - re: I need a translator - gbaikie - 10/22/2003 11:37:14 PM
- He's telling the people not to rest on their laurels - Larry J - 10/22/2003 5:59:26 PM

North Korea - Tom Brosz - 10/22/2003 10:46:41 PM
- The sooner we face them the cheaper it will be - ebnelson - 10/23/2003 12:22:58 PM

Survey in the Middle East - Tom Brosz - 10/23/2003 6:56:12 AM

European Union...here it comes, folks. - Tom Brosz - 10/22/2003 12:11:49 AM
- And BTW - FrankC - 10/22/2003 11:35:57 PM
- Troubles me not - FrankC - 10/22/2003 11:29:58 PM
- Relax Tom...Its not that bad...In fact I might get behind a Universal ID Card program... - Anne Leftleaner - 10/22/2003 2:04:47 PM
- re: abuses - Raoul - 10/22/2003 5:46:21 AM
  - re: abuses - Tom Brosz - 10/22/2003 3:37:34 PM
    - European Healthcare - Tony - 10/22/2003 8:05:55 PM
    - re: abuses - McFly - 10/22/2003 5:59:57 PM
      - re: abuses - Tom Brosz - 10/22/2003 10:27:17 PM
      - re: abuses - Raoul - 10/22/2003 7:51:54 PM
    - re: Ombudsman - Raoul - 10/22/2003 4:10:11 PM

Two U.S. Soldiers Killed in Northern Iraq - Don - 10/19/2003 1:12:35 PM
- Keep up the good work - Buster - 10/20/2003 11:26:21 PM
- Meanwhile: What the Kay Report Really Says - Don - 10/19/2003 3:11:06 PM
  - Your tigers are chasing themselves into butter. - ebnelson - 10/19/2003 6:15:17 PM
    - Direct quotes - Don - 10/19/2003 7:06:48 PM
      - Funny how when Kay is interviewed, he is amazed at your interpretation. - ebnelson - 10/19/2003 9:18:25 PM
        
        He works for the Bush administration... - Don - 10/20/2003 2:27:07 PM
        
        So his integrity is sold out? - ebnelson - 10/21/2003 12:17:44 PM
  - Good God, I can't believe you people. - Tom Brosz - 10/19/2003 3:59:18 PM
    - Dear god, have some intellectual integrity! All of you denizens of the Zone! - Davin L. - 10/20/2003 2:15:46 AM
      - "Right Wing Bobble Heads" - Lindy - 10/21/2003 3:30:32 AM
        
        Amazing - FrankC - 10/21/2003 5:01:54 AM
        
        Yes, indeed: Amazing - Davin L. - 10/21/2003 5:17:47 PM
        
        Talking about a lost cause - FrankC - 10/21/2003 5:41:20 PM
        
        More selective reading from Frank - Davin L. - 10/21/2003 6:47:38 PM
        
        re: More selective reading from Davin - FrankC - 10/21/2003 7:56:42 PM
        
        re: More selective reading from Davin - Davin L. - 10/21/2003 8:44:26 PM
        
        Okay speaking for myself - FrankC - 10/22/2003 3:57:30 AM
        
        re: "Right Wing Bobble Heads" - Tom Brosz - 10/21/2003 3:47:45 AM
        
        re: "Right Wing Bobble Heads" - Lindy - 10/21/2003 3:59:17 AM
        
        re: "Right Wing Bobble Heads" - Tom Brosz - 10/21/2003 4:08:38 AM
        
        re: "Right Wing Bobble Heads" - McFly - 10/22/2003 1:29:03 PM
        
        Oh, what the heck. Here it is: - Tom Brosz - 10/22/2003 4:31:34 PM
        
        Meaningful elections - Tom Brosz - 10/22/2003 3:43:13 PM
      - Polls - Tom Brosz - 10/20/2003 6:22:33 PM
        
        Tom cherry picks. - Davin L. - 10/20/2003 10:22:16 PM
        
        Jeez Davin.... - SDAI-Tech1 - 10/20/2003 11:39:23 PM
        
        Cherry picking?? - Tom Brosz - 10/20/2003 11:18:50 PM
        
        The cherry picking comment was in reference to - Davin L. - 10/21/2003 12:52:09 AM
        
        Thanks. I misunderstood your use of the reference. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 10/21/2003 3:40:37 AM
      - Excellent piece - Don - 10/20/2003 1:25:01 PM
      - Intellectual integrity. - Tom Brosz - 10/20/2003 6:18:50 AM
        
        re: Intellectual integrity. - Davin L. - 10/20/2003 4:23:31 PM
        
        re: Intellectual integrity. - Tom Brosz - 10/20/2003 5:49:19 PM
        
        re: Intellectual integrity. - Davin L - 10/20/2003 6:49:34 PM
        
        Terror links - Tom Brosz - 10/20/2003 8:10:02 PM
        
        re: Intellectual integrity. - Tom Brosz - 10/20/2003 7:36:37 PM
        
        re: Intellectual integrity. - Davin L. - 10/20/2003 10:07:10 PM
        
        Knowledge and certainty - Tom Brosz - 10/20/2003 11:38:18 PM
        
        who is applying hindsight now? - Tony - 10/21/2003 4:48:03 PM
        
        re: Knowledge and certainty - Davin L - 10/21/2003 1:00:11 AM
        
        A few brass tacks - Tom Brosz - 10/21/2003 3:36:14 AM
        
        so by 'brass tacs', what you really mean is rusty nails - Davin L. - 10/21/2003 5:03:51 PM
        
        "It IS my assertion that we have clear, un-contradicted evidence of a threat before we take military action." - Tom Brosz - 10/21/2003 5:45:23 PM
        
        re: "It IS my assertion that we have clear, un-contradicted evidence of a threat before we take military action." - Davin L. - 10/21/2003 7:18:48 PM
        
        Yes several thousand to million dead make it much easier to stick your neck out - Buster - 10/21/2003 10:38:18 PM
        
        re: Yes several thousand to million dead make it much easier to stick your neck out - Davin L. - 10/22/2003 12:34:49 AM
        
        Stereotyping? - Buster - 10/22/2003 11:10:56 PM
        
        re: Intellectual integrity. - Davin L. - 10/20/2003 6:04:19 PM
        
        Errors of knowledge - Tom Brosz - 10/20/2003 6:45:26 PM
    - Don fulfills the prediction made ehre sometime ago: - ebnelson - 10/19/2003 6:17:30 PM
      - Ed fulfills his own prophesy - Don - 10/19/2003 7:11:27 PM
        
        No, you want to redefine this so you can declare defeat - ebnelson - 10/19/2003 9:15:26 PM
    - Don fulfills the prediction made ehre sometime ago: - ebnelson - 10/19/2003 6:17:16 PM
    - re: Good God, I can't believe you people. - Don - 10/19/2003 5:53:10 PM
      - They're just preaching to the choir here.......Don - Lindy - 10/19/2003 7:02:47 PM
        
        "all the people that are dead, dying and injured was for naught" - SDAI-Tech1 - 10/20/2003 11:56:28 PM
        
        Yup - Don - 10/19/2003 7:22:24 PM

Sniper Suspect Ends Stint As Own Lawyer . . . - D. Spires - 10/22/2003 10:38:26 PM

Bush to Talk Trade, Terror in Australia . . . - D. Spires - 10/22/2003 9:57:57 PM

U.S. Commander: Iraq Attacks on Troops Up . . . - D. Spires - 10/22/2003 9:42:49 PM

Bush Heaps Praise on Megawati . . . - D. Spires - 10/22/2003 9:31:04 PM

Pakistan Cautious on India Offer . . . - D. Spires - 10/22/2003 9:12:24 PM

Talking with Iran - Raoul - 10/21/2003 6:43:06 PM
- Eminent front - SteveS - 10/22/2003 7:13:32 PM

Federal deficit for 2003: 374.2 billion. - Tom Brosz - 10/20/2003 8:35:14 PM
- It's no prob. Really! ;-) - SDAI-Tech1 - 10/20/2003 11:03:58 PM
  - So let me get this straight - Don - 10/21/2003 2:00:36 PM
    - Depends on how you fix it - SDAI-Tech1 - 10/22/2003 5:02:59 AM
    - re: So let me get this straight - Tom Brosz - 10/21/2003 4:01:25 PM

The U.S. military has re-evaluated its "iron fist" policy in Iraq, but the damage may already have been done. - Jason - 10/22/2003 1:58:50 AM

Debate: It is a complete fabrication that the Bush administration argued in the runup to the war that there was an imminent threat from Iraq - Greg - 10/21/2003 7:46:50 AM
- Interesting, thx! (n/t) - Davin L. - 10/22/2003 1:00:32 AM
- I know - Don Rumsfeld - 10/21/2003 2:25:57 PM

Some good stuff on Cuba - Tom Brosz - 10/22/2003 12:14:44 AM

Al Qaeda attacking the Internet? - Tom Brosz - 10/21/2003 11:31:07 PM

Iraqi civilians - Raoul - 10/21/2003 6:34:31 PM
- Yes the death toll was much better under Saddam - Buster - 10/21/2003 10:47:39 PM

Oscar-Winning Actor De Niro Diagnosed With Cancer . . . - D. Spires - 10/21/2003 1:06:21 AM
- re: Oscar-Winning Actor De Niro Diagnosed With Cancer . . . - McFly - 10/21/2003 7:25:24 PM
- I heard some things about that, just things, but... - FrankC - 10/21/2003 4:09:38 PM

Progress exceeds prognostication in Iraq - Tom Brosz - 10/21/2003 5:14:47 PM

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