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Two Women Sue Over FBI 'No Fly' List . . . - D. Spires - 4/25/2003 6:45:50 PM
- Freedom of Speech and Profiling...... - Lindy - 4/25/2003 6:30:47 PM
  - Doesn't look good at first - Occasional Reader - 4/26/2003 8:10:09 AM
    - The article doesn't say if the legal action filed against the FBI was a factor in the cessation of harrassment. - Mary Anne - 4/27/2003 2:10:34 PM
      - Another Case of Harrassment - LIndy - 4/28/2003 9:50:28 AM

Anthrax again... - Tom Brosz - 4/28/2003 8:47:03 AM

Iraqi Witness Protection Program? - Tom Brosz - 4/27/2003 5:23:41 PM
- Re: Iraqi Witness Protection Program? - gbaikie - 4/27/2003 6:00:58 PM

Canadian unilateralism - phil - 4/25/2003 9:56:11 AM
- Toronto? - Occasional Reader - 4/26/2003 7:59:18 PM
  - Toronto? - ebnelson - 4/26/2003 12:56:59 PM
    - Re: Toronto? - SM - 4/26/2003 1:45:33 PM
      - Just imagine if this had been done with AIDS - Lee - 4/26/2003 3:34:31 PM
        
        Re: Just imagine if AIDS hadn't been called a scourge from God. - Mary Anne - 4/27/2003 1:20:16 PM
        
        Re: Just imagine if morality hadn't been thrown out the window - Tom Brosz - 4/27/2003 12:37:08 PM
        
        Oh, I thought we were talking about quarantine. - Mary Anne - 4/27/2003 3:42:32 PM
        
        My attitude - Tom Brosz - 4/27/2003 5:16:28 PM
        
        Re: Just noticed you did specify 1980-81. My comment is a bit off then. (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 4/26/2003 6:52:16 PM
        
        Kind of apples and oranges - Tom Brosz - 4/26/2003 6:51:05 PM

Paper trails - Larry J - 4/27/2003 4:29:24 PM

Close to home - Don - 4/27/2003 3:05:11 PM

A.N.S.W.E.R.: "Okay, so what the hell do we do now?" - Tom Brosz - 4/27/2003 1:06:36 PM
- Re: A.N.S.W.E.R.: - Marcia - 4/27/2003 2:06:11 PM
  - Re: A.N.S.W.E.R.: - ebnelson - 4/27/2003 2:52:53 PM

Possible terrorism in Baghdad? - Tom Brosz - 4/26/2003 10:26:27 AM
- Re:After the war is still the war... - R Lannoy - 4/27/2003 12:23:44 PM
  - Re: Re:After the war is still the war... - gbaikie - 4/27/2003 11:45:21 AM
- Just more ammunition for the anti-US faction - Occasional Reader - 4/27/2003 9:14:40 AM
  - Ammunition dumps - Tom Brosz - 4/27/2003 11:46:51 AM
- Re: Possible terrorism in Baghdad? - gbaikie - 4/26/2003 10:56:26 AM
  - Re: Possible terrorism in Baghdad? - Tom Brosz - 4/26/2003 11:59:29 AM
    - Re: Possible terrorism in Baghdad? - gbaikie - 4/26/2003 12:49:31 PM
      - Re: Possible terrorism in Baghdad? - Tom Brosz - 4/26/2003 1:22:36 PM

NO GOOD DEED GOES UNPUNISHED - R.L. - 4/27/2003 9:16:59 AM
- MEANT THIS ON COMMUNITY....SORRY (n/t) - r.l. - 4/27/2003 9:21:19 AM

NYT: Assessing the Weapons Search - Don - 4/26/2003 2:34:35 PM
- A note on quotes and attribution - Robert - 4/26/2003 4:11:01 PM
  - Re: A note on quotes and attribution - Don - 4/26/2003 4:48:24 PM
    - Registration - Tom Brosz - 4/26/2003 6:46:14 PM
    - A new can of worms - Robert - 4/26/2003 6:41:54 PM
      - Re: A new can of worms - Don - 4/26/2003 7:59:14 PM
        
        Time to transfer this discussion to the Community board - Robert - 4/26/2003 8:44:03 AM

NRA Supports Giving Weapons To Infirm Minds - Mark Eby - 4/26/2003 7:57:14 PM
- Frog in the Frying Pan. - RobVG - 4/26/2003 10:46:17 AM
- My problem with the NRA... - Don - 4/26/2003 8:08:30 AM

U.S. Comes Up Empty in Iraq Weapons Hunt . . . - D. Spires - 4/23/2003 1:15:24 PM
- Re: U.S. Caught Red Handed Making More Nukes - SM - 4/23/2003 5:57:19 PM
  - Maybe it's for Project Prometheus. - Lee - 4/26/2003 6:43:22 PM
    - Sorry Tom, I didn't read your post below. (n/t) (n/t) - Lee - 4/26/2003 6:52:08 PM
  - Re: U.S. Caught Red Handed Making More Nukes - Tom Brosz - 4/23/2003 6:42:29 PM
    - Perhaps we could test our nukes in the vast wasteland North of the US n/t (n/t) - p - 4/24/2003 2:41:30 PM
      - Jeez, Phil, what did we ever do to you? n/t (n/t) - LJ - 4/24/2003 3:55:19 PM
        
        Seriously, I just enjoy picking on Canadians, Brits, Aussies, French... n/t (n/t) - p - 4/24/2003 5:50:05 PM
- One would think... - Don - 4/23/2003 3:11:27 PM
  - Re: Think Syria, and take it from there . . . (n/t) (n/t) - D. Spires - 4/24/2003 7:09:30 PM
    - Your evidence for this accusation? - Don - 4/24/2003 12:49:25 PM
      - Re: Read more . . . - D. Spires - 4/24/2003 10:50:09 AM
  - Re: One would think... - Tom Brosz - 4/23/2003 5:54:05 PM
    - Dunno, Tom. We've been watching pretty closely. - alcaray - 4/24/2003 5:49:34 PM
    - You have... - Don - 4/24/2003 12:48:34 PM
      - Just Common Sense & - Mark Eby - 4/24/2003 2:37:15 PM

Upcoming Space Related Shows On TV (Docs & SciFi) - Mark Eby - 4/26/2003 6:48:42 PM

Latest Iraqi capture was coming out of Syria - Tom Brosz - 4/25/2003 7:03:21 PM
- Assad: "Look what I found while cleaning out my closet. Sorry, USA." - David F Mayer - 4/26/2003 2:22:25 PM
- U.S. Captures Former Iraqi Intelligence Chief . . . - D. Spires - 4/25/2003 8:54:13 AM
- Foxnews huh? - et - 4/25/2003 8:11:32 AM
  - Re: Foxnews huh? - Tom Brosz - 4/25/2003 8:15:49 AM
    - uh Huh... - et - 4/25/2003 8:38:58 AM
      - Re: The argument placed: - D. Spires - 4/25/2003 9:05:41 AM

Follow Up - Perspective - 4/22/2003 9:39:03 AM
- I see the war is over now... - Fox - 4/22/2003 3:37:30 PM
  - Re: I see the war is over now... - Tom Brosz - 4/23/2003 7:29:06 PM
  - Why is a jury tainted if they have heard about a case through the press? - Scott - 4/23/2003 4:11:06 PM
    - Re: Why is a jury tainted if they have heard about a case through the press? - pwokenyaw - 4/23/2003 4:31:23 PM
      - One of Mark Twain's quotes on juries - LJ - 4/23/2003 8:06:40 AM
        
        Twain on astronomy - pwokenyaw - 4/23/2003 8:33:06 AM
- You know what bothers me? - Mary Anne - 4/22/2003 12:34:32 PM
  - Re: You know what bothers me? - Tom Brosz - 4/22/2003 4:25:21 PM
    - Re: "less than 4 percent of mothers do not receive proper prenatal care." - alcaray - 4/23/2003 3:14:43 PM
      - Unfortunatly (I guess?) we live in a country where you can't force people to take care of themselves... - Scott - 4/23/2003 4:19:20 PM
        
        Do you have anything to support your assertion... - alcaray - 4/23/2003 5:24:53 PM
        
        Re: Do you have anything to support your assertion - Tom Brosz - 4/23/2003 6:08:09 PM
        
        Face it. Some people are just to damned lazy to care. - Scott - 4/23/2003 8:54:39 AM
        
        Re: "Don't need a link. Its common sense." - alcaray - 4/23/2003 10:51:28 AM
        
        Re: Initiative - Tom Brosz - 4/23/2003 11:00:51 AM
        
        I'm perfectly prepared for the reason for this statistic... - alcaray - 4/24/2003 4:03:01 PM
        
        Re: I'm perfectly prepared for the reason for this statistic... - Tom Brosz - 4/24/2003 8:25:03 AM
        
        Re: I'm perfectly prepared for the reason for this statistic... - alcaray - 4/24/2003 8:48:13 AM
    - The war on poverty is a lot like the war on drugs. - Lee - 4/23/2003 1:13:28 PM
    - Your tax dollars at work - Fox - 4/22/2003 4:41:20 PM
  - Re: You know what bothers me? - Perspective - 4/22/2003 1:18:52 PM
    - PS-- I just notice you're still fixated on the unborn. - Mary Anne - 4/22/2003 2:45:19 PM
      - Re: PS-- I just notice you're still fixated on the unborn. - Perspective - 4/22/2003 4:58:53 PM
        
        LOLOL - Mary Anne - 4/22/2003 5:20:01 PM
        
        Re: LOLOL - Perspective - 4/23/2003 12:34:14 PM
        
        If that's the way you view it... - Mary Anne - 4/23/2003 1:28:30 PM
        
        A few points... - Tom Brosz - 4/23/2003 6:30:33 PM
        
        Oh, puleeze - Mary Anne - 4/23/2003 1:20:39 PM
        
        By the way... - Tom Brosz - 4/23/2003 6:40:28 PM
        
        PS: - Mary Anne - 4/24/2003 4:49:50 PM
        
        Consider your source - Mary Anne - 4/24/2003 4:43:57 PM
        
        You didn't notice the source, did you? - Tom Brosz - 4/25/2003 7:03:42 PM
        
        Re: Aha! found the pdf on the site - Mary Anne - 4/25/2003 12:06:16 PM
        
        Re: I'm well aware of the Alan Guttmacher Institute, thank you. - Mary Anne - 4/25/2003 11:49:10 AM
        
        Links and spin - Tom Brosz - 4/25/2003 4:17:19 PM
        
        I suppose you have interviewed many women who chose to abort. - Mary Anne - 4/25/2003 5:59:33 PM
        
        Argument premises - Tom Brosz - 4/26/2003 1:38:17 PM
        
        Re: Pregnancy - Tom Brosz - 4/23/2003 5:56:10 PM
        
        Abstinence is a good thing - Tony - 4/24/2003 7:39:35 PM
        
        Re: Abstinence is a good thing - Tom Brosz - 4/24/2003 9:15:47 AM
        
        Re: "Just because the custom is often broken, doesn't mean it's a stupid idea." - alcaray - 4/24/2003 10:14:03 AM
        
        Abstinence from low-wage jobs a good idea? Absolutely! - Mary Anne - 4/24/2003 5:44:59 PM
        
        Re: "Almost makes you think abstinence is a good idea, doesn't it?" - alcaray - 4/24/2003 5:26:12 PM
        
        Yes! THAT'S the kind of response I was looking for - Perspective - 4/23/2003 2:40:02 PM
        
        A form of birth control - Tony - 4/23/2003 3:40:39 PM
        
        Ok - Perspective - 4/23/2003 4:22:58 PM
        
        The best birth control is uglyness! (n/t) - Bill Clinton - 4/23/2003 4:20:48 PM
        
        Re: If that's the way you view it... - REB - 4/23/2003 2:32:42 PM
        
        It sounds like you assume your mother would have chosen to abort - Mary Anne - 4/23/2003 5:06:12 PM
        
        Abortion was illegal in 1966 - REB - 4/24/2003 12:37:32 PM
        
        Re: Abortion was illegal in 1966: and your point is...? - Mary Anne - 4/24/2003 4:27:15 PM
        
        Re: Abortion was illegal in 1966: and your point is...? - Perspective - 4/25/2003 3:59:35 PM
        
        Yet you forget that pre-1966 (and later) - Tony - 4/25/2003 4:14:08 PM
        
        Re: Yet you forget that pre-1966 (and later) - Perspective - 4/25/2003 4:37:19 PM
        
        Legalization - Tom Brosz - 4/25/2003 4:21:53 PM
        
        Mind reading - Tony - 4/22/2003 5:17:39 PM
        
        Re: Mind reading - Perspective - 4/23/2003 12:53:57 PM
    - Read it again - Mary Anne - 4/22/2003 2:39:02 PM
      - Re: Read it again - Perspective - 4/22/2003 3:14:17 PM
        
        Re: Read it again - Fox - 4/22/2003 4:26:09 PM
        
        -smile- - Mary Anne - 4/22/2003 4:01:10 PM
        
        Re: -smile- - Perspective - 4/22/2003 4:22:36 PM
        
        Read it again. n/t (n/t) - Mary Anne - 4/22/2003 4:32:15 PM
    - Re: 'This isn't even an abortion issue!' - D. Spires - 4/22/2003 2:29:24 PM
      - Re: 'This isn't even an abortion issue!' - Perspective - 4/22/2003 2:33:42 PM
        
        Re: The 'tragedy' is not on their agenda . . . (n/t) (n/t) - D. Spires - 4/23/2003 7:53:39 PM
        
        Granted, but it certainly provides a nice platform. n/t (n/t) - Perspective - 4/23/2003 9:12:17 AM

Who killed Daniel Pearl? - Raoul - 4/26/2003 10:57:05 AM
- You need only read the first sentence - Matt Burley - 4/26/2003 12:24:14 PM
- Re: Who killed Daniel Pearl? - gbaikie - 4/26/2003 12:12:12 PM
- It Shouldn't Be That Hard For Anti-war Types To Understand - Mark Eby - 4/26/2003 11:55:37 AM

Iraqi intelligence chief nabbed - p - 4/25/2003 4:04:15 PM
- You gotta wonder... - Scott - 4/25/2003 5:17:14 PM
  - Patience! The War Against Terrorism will NOT be one in any single battle. One dragon at a time, as they say in Camelot. - David F Mayer - 4/25/2003 5:47:07 PM
    - OOPS! I meant "won" not "one". Sorry. (n/t) - DFM - 4/25/2003 5:48:01 PM
      - is that DFM or DF'nM? Ø (n/t) - et - 4/25/2003 7:46:48 PM
        
        Perhaps I should insert a smiley here... :) Ø (n/t) - et - 4/25/2003 8:07:49 AM

No man left behind... - Tom Brosz - 4/25/2003 7:38:56 PM

First sailors coming home - Tom Brosz - 4/25/2003 7:08:36 PM

Illinois will Play Role of Terrorist Target in Disaster Exercise . . . - D. Spires - 4/25/2003 6:47:31 PM

Noose closing on Galloway - Tom Brosz - 4/24/2003 6:46:17 PM
- I wonder if he paid taxes on that $10 million - Scott - 4/25/2003 5:39:35 PM

Stop the looting! - p - 4/25/2003 12:35:06 PM
- "Well she didn't know" is the best excuse they can come up with? - Scott - 4/25/2003 5:22:05 PM
- Re: Stop the looting! - Tom Brosz - 4/25/2003 3:53:10 PM
  - Well a little quiet in capitals would be very nice for a change...N/T (n/t) - Scott - 4/25/2003 5:22:59 PM

There is something going on with this WMD stuff - Gary - 4/24/2003 3:38:54 PM
- My thoughts on why there isn't a "smoking gun" - Scott - 4/25/2003 5:02:24 PM
- Re: There is something going on with this WMD stuff - gbaikie - 4/24/2003 7:36:42 PM
  - A very good point. N/T (n/t) - Scott - 4/25/2003 5:06:21 PM
- Re: There is something going on with this WMD stuff - REB - 4/24/2003 5:07:32 PM
- Re: There is something going on with this WMD stuff - Tom Brosz - 4/24/2003 5:03:03 PM
  - You can fit 500 tons of chemicals in a suitcase these days? n/t (n/t) - Tony - 4/24/2003 5:38:40 PM
    - No, but you can fit a hell of a lot of smallpox virus, cultures, and toxins. (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 4/24/2003 7:53:41 PM
      - So where are the several hundred tons and thousands of litres of the bulky stuff that we KNOW they have? n/t (n/t) - Tony - 4/24/2003 9:14:50 AM
        
        Your house could hold several hundred tons and thousands of litres of the bulky stuff n/t (n/t) - gbaikie - 4/24/2003 12:14:37 PM
- Are You Suggesting A Russian Connection? - Mark Eby - 4/24/2003 4:03:30 PM
  - Re: Are You Suggesting A Russian Connection? - Gary - 4/24/2003 5:22:57 PM
- Re: There is something going on with this WMD stuff - McFly - 4/24/2003 3:56:39 PM
  - Re: There is something going on with this WMD stuff - Gary - 4/24/2003 5:10:33 PM
- All is not as it appears. - SDAI-Tech1 - 4/24/2003 12:37:57 PM
  - Or, and let me play DA here - Tony - 4/25/2003 3:55:42 PM

"some people just have a deep conviction that a certain group of people has to be wrong" - Tom Brosz - 4/24/2003 7:59:36 PM
- A bit more on the guys who were wrong...they're STILL wrong. - Tom Brosz - 4/24/2003 8:14:08 AM
  - Another liberal that I like - FrankC - 4/24/2003 9:55:25 AM
    - I agree with you - alcaray - 4/24/2003 10:38:06 AM
  - Would you like to repost your pre-invasion predictions? - Tony - 4/24/2003 9:16:40 AM
    - I thought Sadam would use Chemical weapons... - Scott - 4/25/2003 4:44:03 PM
    - I didn't publish many predictions - alcaray - 4/25/2003 4:28:13 PM
    - Re: Would you like to repost your pre-invasion predictions? - Tom Brosz - 4/24/2003 12:47:37 PM
    - Re: Not a prediction -- a promise . . . - D. Spires - 4/24/2003 11:35:20 AM
    - Re: Would you like to repost your pre-invasion predictions? - gbaikie - 4/24/2003 10:41:27 AM

How's this for a can of worms? Glowing ones. - Tom Brosz - 4/25/2003 3:56:28 PM

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