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It's much better in Iraq? - Raoul - 10/11/2003 8:30:10 PM
- Yes, the secret flett of million tonne tankers is gathering in the Port of Houston even now - ebnelson - 10/11/2003 9:02:39 PM

Castro craps his pants. Film at 11. - Tom Brosz - 10/10/2003 4:39:07 PM
- Dope. You beat me by a second or two. - Scott Evil - 10/10/2003 4:43:46 PM
  - Rodriguez is right, Bush is wrong - Lindy - 10/10/2003 5:38:29 PM
    - re: *sigh* Yep, politics. - Marcia - 10/11/2003 4:07:59 AM
    - It is all about the sugar? - ebnelson - 10/11/2003 1:34:33 AM
      - Ethanol can be made out of sugar - Lee - 10/11/2003 5:35:16 PM
    - and the problem with this is...??? - p - 10/10/2003 6:54:11 PM
      - 51st=Iraq - Lindy - 10/10/2003 7:22:21 PM
        
        ALLRIGHT!!! Glad to see you on board with the program! (n/t) - p - 10/10/2003 9:04:36 PM
    - Embargo - Tom Brosz - 10/10/2003 6:10:14 PM
      - Since when does politics have to make sense? - Larry J - 10/10/2003 6:59:40 PM
        
        re: Since when does politics have to make sense? - Marcia - 10/11/2003 2:37:46 AM

Good news from Iraq: the Marsh Arabs - Tom Brosz - 10/11/2003 4:32:45 AM

Rumsfeld confesses : "It's beyond me" - FrankC - 10/11/2003 2:32:12 AM
- Full transcript - Tom Brosz - 10/11/2003 3:22:51 AM

Another soldier speaks - Tom Brosz - 10/10/2003 5:07:01 AM
- The rebuilding - ebnelson - 10/10/2003 5:18:56 AM
  - The contrast with the French/UN efforts in the Congo is pretty stark - Larry J - 10/10/2003 2:47:14 PM
    - And the Ivory Coast is tiny compared to Iraq - ebnelson - 10/11/2003 1:49:21 AM
    - death toll... quagmire ... no exit strategy (n/t) - p with Don's brain virus - 10/10/2003 3:20:51 PM
      - Bush's Iraq plan is a total failure... - Scott Evil (with Don's brain virus) - 10/10/2003 3:40:26 PM
        
        Maybe putting an Iraqi on the ISS would be a great diplomatic gesture... - Scott Evil - 10/10/2003 3:46:57 PM

Krauthammer on Iraq and WMD - Tom Brosz - 10/10/2003 3:55:00 PM
- What is apparent is that the opponents of American policy on this - ebnelson - 10/11/2003 1:46:04 AM
- re: Another writer on Iraq and WMD - Tom Brosz - 10/10/2003 6:23:48 PM
- One thing to look for... - Larry J - 10/10/2003 4:33:37 PM
  - re: One thing to look for... - Tom Brosz - 10/10/2003 4:51:00 PM
- Another factor everyone forgets is how the left was harping on the failure of the UN sanctions. - Scott Evil - 10/10/2003 4:11:16 PM

Shirin Ebadi - Raoul - 10/10/2003 6:38:38 PM
- Iranian Reformers Hail Nobel Prize Winner . . . - D. Spires - 10/11/2003 1:44:11 AM
- A good choice. I'm pleasantly surprised. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 10/11/2003 12:36:31 AM
- Man! I thought Bush had it in the bag (n/t) - FrankC - 10/10/2003 10:39:13 PM
- Religion of Peace Update - philw - 10/10/2003 7:04:30 PM

Israeli Forces Continue Major Gaza Raid . . . - D. Spires - 10/11/2003 1:31:16 AM

Iraqi Shiites Kill Two U.S. Soldiers - Don - 10/10/2003 8:20:10 PM
- re: Iraqi Shiites Kill Two U.S. Soldiers - Tom Brosz - 10/10/2003 9:07:33 PM
  - P.S. Another lesson in journalism... - Tom Brosz - 10/10/2003 9:15:12 PM
    - The agenda of many in the media - ebnelson - 10/11/2003 12:47:12 AM

What David Kay actually says - ebnelson - 10/11/2003 12:43:34 AM

Paul Bremer on progress in Iraq - Tom Brosz - 10/10/2003 5:18:15 AM
- Reality check. - Jack Herer - 10/10/2003 4:58:45 PM
  - Yes, your comment needs a reality check - ebnelson - 10/11/2003 12:30:26 AM
  - Yes, your comment needs a reality check - ebnelson - 10/11/2003 12:30:09 AM
  - Lunacy? How do you get from the Germens killing Jews to the Drug War? - Scott Evil - 10/10/2003 5:15:45 PM
    - I don't think so... - Jack Herer - 10/10/2003 7:07:07 PM
      - Your historic illiteracy does not make Scott a Neanderthal (n/t) - ebnelson - 10/11/2003 12:32:15 AM
  - re: Reality check - Tom Brosz - 10/10/2003 5:01:40 PM
- Frontline - ebnelson - 10/10/2003 5:26:27 AM

And the winner is... - phil - 10/10/2003 4:27:32 PM
- Bogus - Larry J - 10/10/2003 4:44:31 PM
  - re: I thought MIT would have something to do with their sucess rate. (MN's 12th!) (n/t) - Marcia - 10/10/2003 5:26:01 PM
    - That wasn't part of their evaluation criteria - Larry J - 10/10/2003 5:41:53 PM
      - re: That wasn't part of their evaluation criteria - p - 10/10/2003 6:58:16 PM
        
        And who were the Patriots? - Larry J - 10/10/2003 7:26:08 PM
        
        And from high above, soaring majestically - Tony - 10/10/2003 9:30:27 PM

Another interesting article on the rebuilding of Iraq - Tom Brosz - 10/10/2003 6:07:31 PM

Arnold's transition team - Tom Brosz - 10/10/2003 3:48:37 PM
- Sounds like he has made at least one good selection - Larry J - 10/10/2003 5:49:29 PM

Bush working to make this the Age of Democracy...expect Democrats to howl in anger: Cuba is next... - Scott Evil - 10/10/2003 4:41:44 PM

Roy and the tiger...the rest of the story - Tom Brosz - 10/10/2003 3:40:22 PM
- I like animals - FrankC - 10/10/2003 4:01:27 PM

Recall Passes -- Arnold Wins . . . - D. Spires - 10/8/2003 3:05:18 AM
- Good Gawd Its Governor Groper - Don - 10/8/2003 1:29:38 PM
  - re: "Replete" . . . ? - D. Spires - 10/9/2003 11:16:31 PM
  - Convenient how they spiked Davis shoving old ladies - ebnelson - 10/9/2003 12:40:36 AM
  - We Democrats must undermine the new governor. My Gawd: What would it mean if he were to succeed where the Democrats have failed. - Anne Leftleaner - 10/8/2003 2:29:52 PM
  - One difference Sullivan missed - McFly - 10/8/2003 1:59:42 PM
    - That reminds me of Nixon's second term. - alcaray - 10/9/2003 10:49:27 PM
      - re: That reminds me of Nixon's second term. - Larry J - 10/10/2003 1:41:56 PM
    - difference - FrankC - 10/8/2003 2:35:52 PM
    - Well... - Don - 10/8/2003 2:20:45 PM
- What? The mainstream print & electronic media WRONG AGAIN??? - phil - 10/8/2003 12:59:14 PM
  - Who didn't think Arnold was winning? - alcaray - 10/9/2003 4:24:32 PM
    - re: Who didn't think Arnold was winning? - Tom Brosz - 10/9/2003 6:59:57 PM
      - re: Who didn't think Arnold was winning? - alcaray - 10/9/2003 10:43:15 PM
- The politics of sleaze fail again - Buck Galaxy - 10/8/2003 8:04:11 AM
  - good point (n/t) - ebnelson - 10/9/2003 12:41:26 AM
- Let's Gloat...Hey whaddya know...Don's favorite nudie photo didn't work?! - SDAI-Tech1 - 10/8/2003 4:38:19 AM
  - a referendum of Bush - FrankC - 10/8/2003 3:08:26 PM
  - I hate you. - Anne Leftleaner - 10/8/2003 2:37:44 PM
- Here's a future monument to the conquering hero - Lee - 10/8/2003 4:12:06 AM
- And now comes the Democratic attack... - Tom Brosz - 10/8/2003 3:49:24 AM
  - re: And now comes the Democratic attack... - Forgotten Poster - 10/8/2003 1:30:05 PM
  - not really, Arnold's a Democrat in all but name (n/t) - Greg - 10/8/2003 6:24:05 AM
    - Perhaps... - SDAI-Tech1 - 10/8/2003 4:39:00 PM

Mainstream Media continued - p - 10/9/2003 7:35:24 PM
- The real Nazis... - SDAI-Tech1 - 10/10/2003 6:47:04 AM
  - Extremely well said (n/t) - ebnelson - 10/10/2003 12:45:08 PM
- re: Mainstream Media continued - Tom Brosz - 10/10/2003 5:01:57 AM
- What it really proves is that liberals are whoosies - ebnelson - 10/10/2003 3:22:18 AM
  - re: What it really proves is that liberals are whoosies - Tom Brosz - 10/10/2003 3:47:33 AM
    - re: What it really proves is that liberals are whoosies - ebnelson - 10/10/2003 4:53:19 AM
- That's just nasty, no pun intended - McFly - 10/9/2003 11:29:57 PM
- So, I guess all Austrians are Nazis? (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 10/9/2003 10:10:28 PM

The Sad State of Mexican Politics - SDAI-Tech1 - 10/10/2003 7:38:32 AM

Bucket of bile from the L. A. Times - Tom Brosz - 10/8/2003 5:13:18 PM
- re: Bucket of bile from the L. A. Times - ebnelson - 10/9/2003 12:38:11 AM
  - Posted - Tom Brosz - 10/9/2003 4:10:33 AM
    - Actually, I think he's right. - Lee - 10/10/2003 4:42:30 AM
      - The kneejerk response of the Left when they lose elections is that the electorate is stupid. It's getting a bit old. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 10/10/2003 5:39:50 AM
        
        That's true - Lee - 10/10/2003 6:57:43 AM
      - No, just the losers who are uninfomred (n/t) - ebnelson - 10/10/2003 5:23:23 AM
    - "raw, bloody bigotry" ? - Tony - 10/9/2003 3:51:07 PM
      - re: raw, bloody bigotry - Tom Brosz - 10/9/2003 4:52:30 PM
        
        Oh come on...They are Europeans... - Scott Evil - 10/9/2003 5:16:50 PM
    - Perhaps he'd like some cheese with that whine (n/t) - p - 10/9/2003 12:49:19 PM
    - Thanks - ebnelson - 10/9/2003 11:28:22 AM

In Yellowstone, a Subterranean Volcano Exerts Its Influence - Jason - 10/10/2003 12:31:06 AM
- "It's Bush's fault" - ebnelson - 10/10/2003 4:56:14 AM
- 'Earthquake swarm' likely hitting Reidsville, NC - Jason - 10/10/2003 12:40:51 AM

Arafat dead? dying? - FrankC - 10/10/2003 3:21:12 AM
- re: Arafat dead? dying? - Tom Brosz - 10/10/2003 3:59:47 AM

President Addresses Top Priorities: Economic & National Security . . . - D. Spires - 10/9/2003 10:12:46 PM

U.S. Soldier Killed, Baghdad Rocked By Fresh Violence - Don - 10/9/2003 1:18:44 PM
- rMeanwhile: Bush launches Iraq "spin" campaign - Don - 10/9/2003 1:21:42 PM
  - Bush Says Iraq Is 'Better Than You Probably Think' . . . - D. Spires - 10/9/2003 9:52:18 PM
  - So now the truth about Iraq progress is "spin?" - Tom Brosz - 10/9/2003 5:04:24 PM
  - And: Inept U.S. Diplomacy Fails Once Again - Don - 10/9/2003 1:24:47 PM
    - And: Inept management causes confusion - Don - 10/9/2003 1:41:03 PM

Arafat Diagnosed With Stomach Ailment . . . - D. Spires - 10/9/2003 9:46:34 PM
- Arafat in "Good Health" After Examination by Egyptian Medics . . . - D. Spires - 10/9/2003 9:49:20 PM

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