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U.N. Calls For Help In Iraq's Long-Term Reconstruction. - Marcia - 6/25/2003 4:27:16 PM
- re: U.N. Calls For Help - Raoul - 6/25/2003 8:54:45 PM

Inciting and sustaining terror - Splinx - 6/25/2003 5:18:14 PM
- re: Inciting and sustaining terror - Jack Herer - 6/25/2003 5:56:25 PM

Seattle PI Editorial: The other WMD debate - Don - 6/24/2003 1:01:11 PM
- Now Bush blames failure to find WMD on looters. - Jack Herer - 6/24/2003 1:45:54 PM
  - Looting....yeah...that's the ticket...looting - George Bush - 6/24/2003 2:02:18 PM
- WA POST: Giving Revisionists a Bad Name - Don - 6/24/2003 1:28:16 PM
- Tacoma News Tribune: Success, failure seem equally likely in Iraq - Don - 6/24/2003 1:22:48 PM
- NY TIMES: Denial and Deception - Don - 6/24/2003 1:13:58 PM
- LA TIMES: The Fact That Hussein's Gone Doesn't Make Lying Right - Don - 6/24/2003 1:11:28 PM
  - Thanks - Davin L. - 6/25/2003 5:21:24 PM
- Our role in Iraq affects U.S. politics - Don - 6/24/2003 1:07:22 PM
  - Meanwhile: U.S., British Forces Under Fire in Iraq - Don - 6/24/2003 1:43:59 PM

An interesting parable - Davin L. - 6/24/2003 4:39:06 PM
- I bet you and Don are kickin' back over a few beers right now. - RobVG - 6/25/2003 2:17:16 AM
  - re: I bet you and Don are kickin' back over a few beers right now. - Davin L. - 6/25/2003 4:12:59 PM
    - Your not the only one. - RobVG - 6/25/2003 4:28:11 PM
      - re: Your not the only one. - Davin L. - 6/25/2003 4:53:57 PM

Bremer: 'Be Patient' With Iraq Recovery Effort - REB - 6/25/2003 4:37:45 PM

Bremer: 'Be Patient' With Iraq Recovery Effort - REB - 6/25/2003 4:37:38 PM

Lester Maddox dies - REB - 6/25/2003 2:28:19 PM
- re: Lester Maddox dies - REB - 6/25/2003 2:32:39 PM
  - He better hope the old joke isn't true - Larry J - 6/25/2003 3:55:38 PM

I don't usually post on this CE forum anymore, but... - Jacob Samorodin - 6/24/2003 3:44:25 PM
- Thanks, - ebnelson - 6/25/2003 4:22:59 AM
- re: If the UN were right? - Raoul - 6/24/2003 9:32:28 PM
  - re: re: If the UN were right? - gbaikie - 6/25/2003 11:07:51 AM
- re: I don't usually post on this CE forum anymore, but... - Davin L. - 6/24/2003 4:07:56 PM
  - re: Concealment. - Marcia - 6/25/2003 2:30:43 AM
    - re: re: Concealment. - Davin L. - 6/25/2003 3:18:44 PM

Pakistan joins the fight against terrorism - REB - 6/25/2003 2:49:53 PM

Clinton's administration failed to implement this program. - REB - 6/25/2003 2:38:18 PM

Bush Slow on Predator Drones Before 9/11 - Don - 6/25/2003 1:39:47 PM
- And this: People in denial about the deception - Don - 6/25/2003 1:47:25 PM
- Meanwhile: Inexperience slows Iraq rebuilding - Don - 6/25/2003 1:42:20 PM
  - Bad Planning - Don - 6/25/2003 2:16:15 PM
  - And: Iraqi Police Say Angry Citizens Killed British Troops - Don - 6/25/2003 2:03:29 PM

There should be NO mention of Christ in the European Constitution - Matt Burley - 6/20/2003 9:22:41 PM
- My personal suggestion for the proper reference to religion in the EU Constitution: - David F Mayer - 6/22/2003 4:14:22 AM
  - How would that affect the Church of England? (n/t) - Lee - 6/23/2003 1:55:34 AM
    - It would sever the connection between the CofE and the UK Government. - David F Mayer - 6/25/2003 4:25:58 AM
- re: X marks the spot - Mary Anne - 6/21/2003 2:00:23 AM
- re: Perhaps there should be an outcry for . . . - D. Spires - 6/20/2003 11:10:51 PM

Gephardt made a bizarre statement yesterday - Larry J - 6/24/2003 2:27:26 AM
- You're going to have to be a lot more specific... - Tom Brosz - 6/24/2003 2:40:33 AM
  - Sure. A Republican president would never think of using an executive order to circumvent a law he didn't like. (n/t) - alcaray - 6/24/2003 3:02:07 PM
    - Care to list some examples... - Larry J - 6/24/2003 3:42:25 PM
      - Supreme court rulings are just statement of the law - alcaray - 6/24/2003 4:24:54 PM
        
        They're frequently more than that - Larry J - 6/24/2003 8:25:53 PM
        
        Quite so - alcaray - 6/24/2003 8:55:03 PM
        
        re: Quite so - gbaikie - 6/25/2003 12:42:58 AM

Six British Troops Killed in String of Iraq Attacks - Don - 6/24/2003 7:37:47 PM

Why Howard Dean will be the Democratic candidate? - E.P. Grondine - 6/24/2003 3:58:06 PM
- One can only pray that it be so (n/t) - p - 6/24/2003 5:25:11 PM

What George Will actually said, outside of selective quotes - ebnelson - 6/24/2003 2:38:35 AM
- Glad I didn't say that. Tom would have clobbered me. (n/t) - alcaray - 6/24/2003 2:59:47 PM

Increasingly, Fox's Blog on the missing WMDs is looking prophetic - ebnelson - 6/24/2003 11:57:10 AM

Blix starts backtracking on his own work and Saddam's own admissions - ebnelson - 6/24/2003 11:18:26 AM

Walking with Cavemen On Today - Mark Eby - 6/21/2003 6:35:20 PM
- re: Walking with Cavemen - Fox - 6/22/2003 1:56:48 PM
  - re: re: Walking with Cavemen - Mark Eby - 6/22/2003 5:35:48 PM
    - I think I got it... - Fox - 6/24/2003 6:00:43 AM
- Please explain this paragraph: - David F Mayer - 6/22/2003 3:54:46 AM
  - re: Please explain this paragraph: - Mark Eby - 6/22/2003 5:20:23 PM
- how appropriate - r.l. - 6/21/2003 8:07:15 PM

Library filters approved by Supreme Court - Tom Brosz - 6/24/2003 2:47:33 AM
- Except the ACLU prevented local control - ebnelson - 6/24/2003 4:02:01 AM

North Korea Says It Will Never Give Nuclear Weapons Program Up Without U.S. Concessions . . . - D. Spires - 6/20/2003 10:57:31 PM
- Here's an idea: US apology for Roosevelt/Taft 1905 actions - E.P. Grondine - 6/21/2003 5:52:09 PM
- Some things the US should concede to the North Koreans - ebnelson - 6/21/2003 4:15:53 AM
- Report: North Korea has Nuclear Ballistic Missiles . . . - D. Spires - 6/20/2003 11:54:44 PM
  - Koizumi Says No Firm Evidence North Korea Has Nuclear Missiles . . . - D. Spires - 6/20/2003 11:56:15 PM
- North Korea Issues Nuclear Warning . . . - D. Spires - 6/20/2003 10:59:23 PM
  - I see our Invasion of Iraq taught them the intended lesson... (n/t) - Davin L. - 6/20/2003 11:04:13 PM
    - re: the intended lesson - Tom Brosz - 6/21/2003 4:15:34 PM
      - re: Erring on the side of caution with WMD threats means . . . - D. Spires - 6/23/2003 8:57:06 PM
      - LMLSyndrome at work. - ebnelson - 6/22/2003 3:52:32 AM
        
        CCNE syndrome - Davin L. - 6/22/2003 6:05:10 AM
        
        So just when did the evidence stop existing? - ebnelson - 6/22/2003 1:49:20 PM
        
        Mommy! bu-bu-buut they did it Tooo!!!! - Davin L. - 6/22/2003 4:48:12 PM
        
        No, but it shows the shallowness of the "Bush made it up" scam - ebnelson - 6/23/2003 4:24:11 AM
        
        re: No, but it shows the shallowness of the "Bush made it up" scam - Davin L. - 6/23/2003 8:43:23 PM
        
        If you can't follow the argument, it is only your fault - ebnelson - 6/24/2003 1:31:09 AM
        
        Oh, come now Ed. We both know you have no argument... (n/t) - Davin L. - 6/24/2003 3:19:19 AM

American Library Assn members claim that their dissent is being crushed - phil - 6/21/2003 8:42:45 PM
- re: Quotes from your article - Mary Anne - 6/22/2003 2:10:09 PM
  - Quote from ALA - Fox - 6/22/2003 2:33:33 PM
    - They're kissing Fidel's hind end, and you know it as well as I do. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 6/23/2003 3:49:03 AM
    - The other side of this issue - Mary Anne - 6/22/2003 3:10:00 PM
      - re: There is no other side. - Tom Brosz - 6/23/2003 4:32:25 AM
        
        Fine - Mary Anne - 6/24/2003 2:47:13 AM
    - When the left is busted, the pretend equivalency - ebnelson - 6/22/2003 2:59:24 PM
      - The American embargo forbids the shipment of medicines to Cuba. - Mary Anne - 6/22/2003 3:23:19 PM
        
        MA, you are wrong on two important points - ebnelson - 6/22/2003 5:04:27 PM
        
        No, I'm not. - Mary Anne - 6/22/2003 6:40:02 PM
        
        Well yes, you are. - ebnelson - 6/22/2003 8:24:12 PM
    - re: Quote from ALA - the link - Fox - 6/22/2003 2:37:09 PM
- The treatment of Castro proves that the left only hates tyrants with poor media presence. - ebnelson - 6/22/2003 2:18:41 AM
- Careful... - Tom Brosz - 6/22/2003 12:21:03 AM
  - ALA hypocrisy is very rank - ebnelson - 6/22/2003 4:02:37 AM
    - Yeah, to hell with the First Amendment - Mary Anne - 6/22/2003 2:13:29 PM
      - Is that what the ALA is after? - ebnelson - 6/22/2003 2:53:28 PM
        
        No, dear, that's sarcasm. - Mary Anne - 6/22/2003 3:12:14 PM
        
        re: No, dear, that's sarcasm. - ebnelson - 6/22/2003 8:19:26 PM

Another reason the revisionists will fail: - ebnelson - 6/22/2003 4:59:59 PM
- You're suggesting that Mr. Bush "will Fail?!?" - Don - 6/22/2003 7:30:21 PM
  - Childish word games only emphasize the emptiness of your argument - ebnelson - 6/22/2003 8:05:26 PM
    - Call me... - Don - 6/22/2003 9:32:05 PM
      - Call you - ebnelson - 6/23/2003 4:21:59 AM
        
        re: Call you - Davin L. - 6/23/2003 7:54:42 PM
        
        Ignorance is Bliss - Lindy - 6/23/2003 5:47:11 AM
        
        Are your contrails making you feel special? n/t (n/t) - ebnelson - 6/24/2003 2:40:04 AM
        
        Very well said Lindy - Joe - 6/23/2003 5:28:06 PM
        
        On second thought... - Don - 6/23/2003 5:20:50 AM
        
        On second thought... - Don - 6/23/2003 5:20:25 AM

Supreme Court Verdict on Affirmative Action - Tony - 6/23/2003 9:14:25 PM
- "Racial criteria are irrational, irrelevant, odious to our way of life and specifically proscribed under the Fourteenth Amendment." - Larry J - 6/24/2003 2:37:14 AM
- Sounds fine to me - FrankC - 6/24/2003 1:55:37 AM
- Actually, it sounds like a more common sense approach to Affirmative Action - Matt Burley - 6/24/2003 1:22:57 AM
- It sounds like they decided racial discrimination is legal so long as it is not a formal written policy - Scott Evil - 6/23/2003 11:56:45 PM
- Social Guilt Doesn't Trump the Constitution. - SDAI-Tech1 - 6/23/2003 10:51:08 PM
- re: Supreme Court Verdict on Affirmative Action - Tom Brosz - 6/23/2003 9:42:55 PM

Hagel: Iraqi WMD Clouds Bush Credibility - Don - 6/22/2003 9:40:34 PM
- Senators: Bush should clarify 5-year Iraq plan - Don - 6/23/2003 12:39:35 AM
  - And a key quote you left out - Matt Burley - 6/23/2003 1:01:41 AM
    - Now the troops are realizing they've been duped. - Joe - 6/23/2003 7:22:45 PM
      - Where in this article does it say that "the troops are realizing they've been duped."??? - Scott - 6/23/2003 10:06:43 PM
      - re: Specialist Bremen missed the point . . . - D. Spires - 6/23/2003 9:21:13 PM

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