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"Marines free 123 from Iraq hellhole" - Larry J - 4/16/2003 4:00:14 PM
- The face of true EVIL - p - 4/16/2003 4:16:49 PM
- Have heard nothing about this from other sources... - Tom Brosz - 4/16/2003 12:23:22 PM

CNN Breaking News: "U.S. Army: 11 mobile chemical and biological labs, documents found buried near Karbala." - Larry J - 4/14/2003 4:56:55 PM
- Re: Rumsfeld Says U.S. Will Find Iraqi WMD Materials . . . - D. Spires - 4/14/2003 7:54:54 PM
- Re: So Where Are The Weapons Of Mass Destruction . . . ? - D. Spires - 4/14/2003 7:09:22 PM
  - Re: So Where Are The Weapons Of Mass Destruction . . . ? - gbaikie - 4/14/2003 10:11:31 AM
    - Or 9/11 provided a wonderful excuse to prosecute some wars we had on the back burner. History will judge which. n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 4/15/2003 9:05:29 AM
      - As did Pearl Harbor provide a wonderful excuse to prosecute some wars we had on the back burner. n/t - gbaikie - 4/15/2003 12:51:50 PM
        
        Clearly it did not. We did not use Pearl Harbor as an excuse to invade Mexico. n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 4/16/2003 3:37:47 PM
        
        Now that would have been a good idea n/t (n/t) - gbaikie - 4/16/2003 8:26:46 AM
    - Re: ;^) . . . - D. Spires - 4/14/2003 11:18:13 AM
- Awaiting Don's refutal....;-) n/t (n/t) - SDAI-Tech1 - 4/14/2003 6:43:54 PM
  - Now come on.... - LJ - 4/14/2003 6:51:37 PM
    - Never rely on online dictionaries! - SDAI-Tech1 - 4/15/2003 1:38:44 PM
    - Re: Now come on.... - gbaikie - 4/14/2003 7:57:50 PM
    - Re: Refutation.... - Raoul - 4/14/2003 6:58:47 PM
      - its all really Latin - Justin Kelly - 4/14/2003 1:33:31 PM
        
        Oh what a cheap shot Justin... - Scott - 4/15/2003 1:22:14 PM

BBC: "Abu Abbas: Unfinished business" - Don - 4/16/2003 2:21:55 PM
- Bone To Pick - Perspective - 4/16/2003 9:55:12 AM
  - Typical BBC slant - phil - 4/16/2003 10:28:47 AM

SARS - R Lannoy - 4/16/2003 8:55:06 AM
- Re: SARS - LJ - 4/16/2003 9:25:59 AM
  - That can be its downfall as well... - Scott - 4/16/2003 12:48:09 PM

Weekend protests - Tom Brosz - 4/9/2003 1:45:50 PM
- Tom you disappoint me.... - R.L. - 4/10/2003 7:05:43 PM
  - Options - Tom Brosz - 4/10/2003 7:24:37 PM
    - Tom: you are a convict of your convictions. - Davin L. - 4/10/2003 2:00:05 PM
      - Give it up already. - Tom Brosz - 4/16/2003 8:21:42 AM
      - Fundamentalist power - Tom Brosz - 4/10/2003 7:37:58 PM
        
        Re: Fundamentalist power - Davin L. - 4/10/2003 7:57:45 PM
        
        Oh, the horror! Christians are allowed to vote! - Larry J - 4/10/2003 9:28:16 AM
        
        Oh my! What a surprise! Larry J. manufactures another bogus strawman! - Davin L. - 4/10/2003 11:18:52 AM
      - Re: Tom: you are a convict of your convictions. - gbaikie - 4/10/2003 2:45:02 PM
        
        Re: Tom: you are a convict of your convictions. - Davin L. - 4/10/2003 3:00:09 PM
        
        Re: Tom: you are a convict of your convictions. - gbaikie - 4/10/2003 5:21:50 PM
      - Also, Tom, to address your misdirections in your last post on our last thread. - Davin L. - 4/10/2003 2:29:47 PM
  - Why does the left think war wasn't war a valid option this time? - Scott - 4/10/2003 4:34:00 PM
- Let them show themselves for who they have always been: - ebnelson - 4/9/2003 4:52:19 PM
- The 5th column is not amused - Gary - 4/9/2003 4:47:17 PM
  - The original Tim Blair blog - Tom Brosz - 4/9/2003 5:05:56 PM
    - Did you read Fisk's pos quote? - ebnelson - 4/10/2003 12:59:49 PM
- How about "Stop statue abuse!" n/t (n/t) - McFly - 4/9/2003 1:56:04 PM

Bad Boy Syria . . . - D. Spires - 4/14/2003 11:04:02 AM
- Baby Assad should remember what happens to those who refuse to cooperate, like Saddam Hussein and Mohammed Omar. He can shape up, or be shipped out. - David F Mayer - 4/15/2003 7:13:55 PM
- Re: Bad Boy Syria . . . - ebnelson - 4/15/2003 12:15:52 PM

Fallout from the media cover-up of Saddam's brutality spreads - p - 4/15/2003 12:34:12 PM
- CNN Saddam suckup update - p - 4/15/2003 3:49:50 PM
  - Sadam got hummers before interviews? Dan Rather ought to be ashamed of himself. - Anne Leftleaner - 4/15/2003 4:48:33 PM
- Some would call that "journalistic objectivity" - Larry J - 4/15/2003 1:19:27 PM
  - To bad they don't have a professional standards board - Scott - 4/15/2003 1:30:02 PM
- Even the News media's anti-war poster child is unhappy with the news media - Scott - 4/15/2003 12:56:29 PM
  - A different "spin" on this - Don - 4/15/2003 1:24:24 PM
    - Let's see what actually happens. (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 4/15/2003 6:02:04 PM
    - How many members does the Limbless Association have? (n/t) (n/t) - Lee - 4/15/2003 8:53:01 AM
      - Lee....cut it out. Must confess I laughed though...Bad Andy. (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 4/15/2003 9:40:19 AM

Latest SARS stats - LJ - 4/15/2003 4:02:14 PM
- SARS genome decoded - p - 4/15/2003 5:23:40 PM
  - Re: SARS genome decoded - LJ - 4/15/2003 5:57:11 PM
  - Still no FAA directive to recirculate airline cabin air - E.P. Grondine - 4/15/2003 5:54:11 PM
  - My favorite quote - Davin L. - 4/15/2003 3:11:39 PM

Interesting look at tactics - RNE - 4/14/2003 12:30:58 PM
- Re: Interesting look at tactics - D. Spires - 4/14/2003 6:37:54 PM
  - Now you did it - RNE - 4/14/2003 7:42:42 PM
- About the embedded reporters - Larry J - 4/14/2003 2:49:55 PM
  - You guys ripped me a new one when I stated that our campaign in Afganistan needed some reporting. - alcaray - 4/14/2003 9:22:25 AM
    - Yes, I've changed my tune - Scott - 4/15/2003 1:07:15 PM
    - Most of the action in Afghanistan involved Special Ops - Larry J - 4/14/2003 10:14:21 AM
      - To my knowledge, no reporter asked to go with Special Ops - alcaray - 4/14/2003 10:51:44 AM
        
        They can ask all they want... - Larry J - 4/14/2003 1:21:34 PM
        
        You are having a conversation with yourself. Nobody's talking special ops. n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 4/15/2003 4:50:29 PM
        
        I see you're still having reading comprehension problems - Larry J - 4/15/2003 5:44:50 PM
        
        Correction: you say I'm talking about special ops, when I am talking about MEF and later conventional ground ops. n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 4/15/2003 9:09:01 AM
        
        I thought Ollie North did some reporting from Special Ops... - Scott - 4/15/2003 1:14:12 PM

Library in Baghdad burns - LJ - 4/15/2003 4:50:26 PM
- Regarding the museum looting... - Larry J - 4/15/2003 5:40:40 PM
- Fisk probably started the place on fire so he could report on it. N/T (n/t) - Scott - 4/15/2003 4:57:51 PM
  - man, you are absolutely insane. (n/t) - Davin L. - 4/15/2003 8:22:18 AM
    - No just a Right wing nut. - Scott - 4/15/2003 9:11:46 AM
      - Yeah, well, like I said- insane (JK) (n/t) - Davin L. - 4/15/2003 3:17:26 PM
- Speechless..... :`( ...well, almost - Mary Anne - 4/15/2003 8:09:40 AM
  - Re: Records - Raoul - 4/15/2003 9:52:57 AM
  - Re: Speechless..... :`( ...well, almost - LJ - 4/15/2003 8:46:31 AM
    - The link works now. Thanks. n/t (n/t) - Mary Anne - 4/15/2003 10:08:55 AM
    - Re: Thanks, LJ - Marcia - 4/15/2003 9:17:44 AM

Bush & Chirac speak - phil - 4/15/2003 5:28:29 PM

"(No historical) parallel to one country that spends more on its military than the combined total of the next 14 biggest powers." - Buck Galaxy - 4/12/2003 2:36:17 PM
- And just think, that's peanuts for us. - Lee - 4/13/2003 3:25:21 PM
  - No Instinct Needed The Answers Are - Mark Eby - 4/13/2003 4:20:51 PM
- Good article - ebnelson - 4/13/2003 1:48:18 PM
- Relative Stats - Mark Eby - 4/12/2003 4:31:53 PM
  - I think the article's theme was the overwhelming power of US military - alcaray - 4/14/2003 9:33:02 AM
    - Read Title Of Buck's Post - Mark Eby - 4/14/2003 12:32:38 PM
      - Read your post - alcaray - 4/15/2003 4:53:46 PM
        
        Title Post = Title Article? - Mark Eby - 4/15/2003 2:07:43 PM
  - Re: Relative Stats - Tom Brosz - 4/12/2003 4:39:49 PM
- Re: Good article - Tom Brosz - 4/12/2003 3:38:08 PM
  - The Axis of Weasels made this war inevitable and more costly. - ebnelson - 4/13/2003 1:50:15 PM
    - Re: The Axis of Weasels made this war inevitable and more costly. - gbaikie - 4/13/2003 8:58:47 AM
  - Re: Wall Street Journal - Raoul - 4/13/2003 11:29:41 AM
    - Re: Wall Street Journal - gbaikie - 4/13/2003 12:51:50 PM
    - They were expressing their opinion... - Larry J - 4/13/2003 11:20:23 AM

The soldier wearing a helmet riddled with bullet holes was playing a prank! - Don - 4/15/2003 4:30:07 PM

The summation of the Iraq war for the immediate future. - Jacob Samorodin - 4/15/2003 4:02:10 PM

CNN: Tests rule out suspect bio-labs - Don - 4/15/2003 2:33:45 PM

Marines in Tikrit, Encounter Sporadic Resistance . . . - D. Spires - 4/14/2003 7:49:18 PM

Marines Sweep Through Tikrit . . . - D. Spires - 4/14/2003 7:34:20 PM

Museum looting in Baghdad - LJ - 4/14/2003 4:02:06 PM
- Re: Museum looting in Baghdad - Raoul - 4/14/2003 5:51:32 PM
  - Re: Museum looting in Baghdad - LJ - 4/14/2003 6:54:41 PM
    - Re: Museum looting in Baghdad - Raoul - 4/14/2003 7:06:33 PM
      - Re: Museum looting in Baghdad - Tom Brosz - 4/14/2003 9:59:02 AM
        
        Re: Museum looting in Baghdad - gbaikie - 4/14/2003 12:00:53 PM
  - Re: Museum looting in Baghdad - gbaikie - 4/14/2003 6:49:59 PM
    - Bingo! - p - 4/14/2003 7:27:46 PM
- The Museums in Afghanistan were also looted - Gary - 4/14/2003 4:42:13 PM
- Re: Museum looting in Baghdad - Tom Brosz - 4/14/2003 10:11:39 AM

The Truth About Israel . . . - D. Spires - 4/14/2003 7:26:16 PM
- Re: The Truth About Israel . . . - gbaikie - 4/14/2003 8:14:54 AM
  - Re: The Truth - Tom Brosz - 4/14/2003 9:47:19 AM

The truth is beginning to come out about Saddam's reign of terror - Larry J - 4/14/2003 5:25:37 PM
- What did CNN (etc.) know and when did they know it? n/t (n/t) - p - 4/14/2003 7:26:03 PM
- Re: The truth is beginning to come out about Saddam's reign of terror - Perspective - 4/14/2003 9:17:57 AM
  - Re:Don't hold your breath - Scott - 4/14/2003 11:43:57 AM

A Baghdad Neighborhood Proud Of Resisting U.S. Forces . . . - D. Spires - 4/14/2003 7:16:45 PM

DNA issues for Hussein . . . - D. Spires - 4/13/2003 6:36:27 PM
- Remember when 2 of this sons-in-law defected back in 1995... - Larry J - 4/13/2003 9:47:09 AM
  - Re: Yes -- I'd forgotten about them . . . (n/t) (n/t) - D. Spires - 4/14/2003 6:25:47 PM
  - Hussein Kamal was the son-in-law who revealed much of Saddam’s secret biological weapons program - Matt Burley - 4/13/2003 9:59:53 AM

Some good news on the Israel front? - Tom Brosz - 4/13/2003 12:55:31 PM
- I still think that resettlement of the Palestinians is the way to go. - Lee - 4/13/2003 4:01:53 PM
  - Yea. Ship em all back to Africa! n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 4/14/2003 6:02:53 PM
  - Be serious. It's 36 years too late for that. - Matt Burley - 4/13/2003 4:24:54 PM
    - Maybe we need two Palestinian States - Scott - 4/14/2003 12:46:27 PM

Attitude adjustments...hopefully first of a series - Tom Brosz - 4/13/2003 4:08:09 PM
- Re: Attitude adjustments...hopefully first of a series - LJ - 4/14/2003 4:19:06 PM
- When you beat the crap out of one troublemake, the others start to behave themselves. - David F Mayer - 4/14/2003 1:28:30 PM
- "Be nice, until it's time to not be nice" - RNE - 4/14/2003 1:18:19 PM
- You mean a punk faced with certain knowledge of certain doom might back off? - ebnelson - 4/14/2003 12:46:42 PM
  - Amen, brother. The victory of common sense over idealistic delusions. - David F Mayer - 4/14/2003 1:30:03 PM

Interesting financial future for Iraq...... - Publius - 4/12/2003 9:46:19 AM
- Re: Interesting financial future for Iraq...... - pwokenyaw - 4/12/2003 1:24:55 PM
  - Re: Intellectualy challenged Prez.... - ebnelson - 4/13/2003 4:31:42 PM
    - Bill was morally challenged, not intellectualy n/t (n/t) - LJ - 4/13/2003 7:42:41 PM
- One lead-pipe certainty... - Tom Brosz - 4/12/2003 12:55:33 PM
  - Mobius Question - Scott - 4/13/2003 6:08:46 PM
    - Re: Moebius* Question - LJ - 4/14/2003 4:14:47 PM
- Looks like a deal's in the works to bring Russia and Old Europe into Iraqi reconstruction efforts - Matt Burley - 4/12/2003 12:43:34 PM

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