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Arab News: "Muslims Rescue Baghdad’s Jewish Community Center" - Larry J - 4/14/2003 1:37:41 PM

Saddam's Information Minister Surrenders. Still denies Coalition in Baghdad - ebnelson - 4/13/2003 1:54:03 PM
- Former Iraqi Minister of Information Said Sahaf has new job. - David F Mayer - 4/14/2003 1:36:17 PM
- Baghdad Bob: "I was never in Baghdad...yeah... - Don - 4/13/2003 5:29:16 PM

Bush's Partial Defeat - Mark Eby - 4/11/2003 2:56:10 PM
- Re: Bush's Partial Defeat - gbaikie - 4/11/2003 5:14:06 PM
- Isn't it all about tax revenue? - FrankC - 4/11/2003 3:55:00 PM
  - Reagan's Caused Big Deficits - Mark Eby - 4/11/2003 4:12:01 PM
    - Revenue is only one side of the equation... - Larry J - 4/14/2003 1:30:27 PM
    - Re: Reagan's Caused Big Deficits - ebnelson - 4/11/2003 4:34:37 PM
    - Re: Reagan's Caused Big Deficits - FrankC - 4/11/2003 4:32:45 PM
      - Laffer curve - Tom Brosz - 4/11/2003 5:08:32 PM
    - Re: Revenue - Tom Brosz - 4/11/2003 4:32:02 PM

Fomer Taliban loser and 3 other terrorists accidently blow themselves up - Matt Burley - 4/13/2003 3:53:38 PM
- Ya don' hava to be smart - RNE - 4/14/2003 1:25:19 PM
- Re: Fomer Taliban loser and 3 other terrorists accidently blow themselves up - Scott - 4/14/2003 12:49:25 PM
- Proof again that there is no such thing as a "Pretty Good" explosives expert. - David F Mayer - 4/14/2003 12:47:28 PM

Before Baby Assad decides to stonewall hiding Iraqi leaders, - David F Mayer - 4/14/2003 12:06:46 PM
- Why don't we... - Don - 4/14/2003 1:21:59 PM

Avoiding Armagedon series starts tonight. - Scott - 4/14/2003 10:51:34 AM
- I heard an excerpt Saturday - RNE - 4/14/2003 12:53:37 PM
- Will it have a political slant? - ebnelson - 4/14/2003 12:43:03 PM

Ali's plight - Raoul - 4/14/2003 12:01:17 PM

Iraq leaders in Syria - Tom Brosz - 4/14/2003 10:55:12 AM

Brent Sadler "clueless idiot or self aggandizing fool.... - R.L. - 4/13/2003 7:05:12 PM
- Watched the whole thing live - Don - 4/13/2003 3:44:14 PM
  - Trying to keep up with Fox news can be murder. lol (n/t) (n/t) - Lee - 4/13/2003 4:25:50 PM
- Re: Brent Sadler - gbaikie - 4/13/2003 9:12:59 AM
  - Re: Brent Sadler - Davin L. - 4/13/2003 3:28:16 PM
    - Ah, the old tree falls in a forest argument again! - Scott - 4/14/2003 10:35:29 AM
    - Re: Brent Sadler - gbaikie - 4/13/2003 5:32:40 PM

Welcome to the 21st Century - Buck Galaxy - 4/14/2003 9:37:35 AM
- Re: Welcome to the 21st Century - Tom Brosz - 4/14/2003 9:51:16 AM

Deck of Cards Helps Troops Identify Regime's Most Wanted . . . - D. Spires - 4/13/2003 7:46:56 PM
- Re: The link . . . - D. Spires - 4/13/2003 7:48:45 PM
- Another use for a deck of cards... - Larry J - 4/13/2003 9:48:53 AM
- Those decks will probably be hot items on eBay soon - Larry J - 4/13/2003 9:39:27 AM

So when the heck are we getting out of Saudi Arabia? - pwokenyaw - 4/12/2003 6:02:03 PM
- From where I stand you are correct. - FrankC - 4/12/2003 6:45:11 PM
- Your premise is silly. - ebnelson - 4/12/2003 3:48:44 PM
  - okay, I'll bite - pwokenyaw - 4/13/2003 5:47:37 PM
    - You forgot one - Mary Anne - 4/13/2003 7:46:01 PM
      - I dunno - pwokenyaw - 4/13/2003 8:53:06 AM
    - Actually those are good reasons to stay... - Scott - 4/13/2003 6:44:53 PM
    - Re: okay, I'll bite - ebnelson - 4/13/2003 6:33:39 PM
      - Reasons for staying S. Arabia - pwokenyaw - 4/13/2003 7:18:21 PM
        
        I think Orwell, in 1984, pointed out very poignantly the faallacy of thinking people who write carefully are necessarrily thinking great thoughts. - ebnelson - 4/13/2003 11:34:55 AM
- Haven't we promised to leave Iraq? - RobVG - 4/12/2003 10:31:27 AM
  - We promised democracy, not specifically to leave - pwokenyaw - 4/12/2003 1:07:29 PM

Documents found suggest Russia was helping Iraq spy on the west - Scott - 4/13/2003 5:32:34 PM
- The $64,000 question.. - Gary - 4/13/2003 6:16:58 PM
  - You could be right....Unless it was all a clever ruse... - Scott - 4/13/2003 6:22:40 PM
    - It is probably all true. - ebnelson - 4/13/2003 7:28:59 PM
    - Re: Byzantine games - Mary Anne - 4/13/2003 7:07:10 PM
      - Re: Byzantine games - Tom Brosz - 4/13/2003 3:51:52 PM

No Part of Iraq Under Regime Control, Franks Says . . . - D. Spires - 4/13/2003 7:23:02 PM

7 US POWs recued - FrankC - 4/13/2003 2:54:27 PM
- Confirmation - Tom Brosz - 4/13/2003 6:53:51 PM
- They were also rsecued (nt) (n/t) - FrankC - 4/13/2003 2:58:19 PM
  - And rescued (nt) (n/t) - FrankC - 4/13/2003 2:59:12 PM
    - You are ecued, I mean ecxused...er excused - Don - 4/13/2003 5:26:42 PM

Arab stereotypes etc. - FrankC - 4/12/2003 4:37:40 PM
- Sadam probably used greed (as well as fear) to breed loyalty - Scott - 4/13/2003 6:50:12 PM
- Of course, you are correct. The average Arab has the same interests as everybody else. - David F Mayer - 4/12/2003 2:40:24 PM

Okay, so what ABOUT Syria? - Tom Brosz - 4/13/2003 12:52:37 PM
- ABOUT Syria - Don - 4/13/2003 4:00:07 PM
  - Re: Syria - Tom Brosz - 4/13/2003 4:24:08 PM

Record $22.5 billion in pork this year - Tom Brosz - 4/13/2003 4:21:52 PM

This phase of the war seems to be shaping up into a clear out of the ba'athist dictatorships - ebnelson - 4/13/2003 2:52:31 PM

Prelim nerve warhead test negative - Don - 4/13/2003 1:22:36 PM
- REUTERS: U.S. Still Searching for Banned Weapons in Iraq - Don - 4/13/2003 1:57:49 PM

Bush We Salute You. (Polls, Prizes & Pandects) - SDAI-Tech1 - 4/10/2003 1:23:41 PM
- News flash, SDAI - the nobel prize isn't awarded by American populaor opinion n/t (n/t) - LJ - 4/10/2003 1:50:36 PM
  - No, it's awarded by sardine eating socialists n/t (n/t) - p - 4/10/2003 5:12:18 PM
  - The Nobel Prize Committee... - Tom Brosz - 4/10/2003 4:35:27 PM
  - I know, howevfer I hear we are sending M1A1s to the selection commitee ;-) n/t (n/t) - SDAI-Tech1 - 4/10/2003 2:01:38 PM
    - We are arming the Nobel committee? n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 4/10/2003 4:52:40 PM
      - What for? Don't they have plenty of dynamite? (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 4/10/2003 7:32:42 PM
    - As bribes or as threats? n/t (n/t) - LJ - 4/10/2003 3:12:09 PM
    - How much do I have to pay you to stop using " ;-) " on every post? (n/t) - Davin L. - 4/10/2003 2:34:24 PM
      - ;-) = Valid BBS Communication - SDAI-Tech1 - 4/13/2003 1:55:24 PM
      - I've begun to look at it as punctuation - Mary Anne - 4/10/2003 3:30:16 PM
      - I'll contribute to that fund, Davin n/t (n/t) - LJ - 4/10/2003 3:11:21 PM
        
        TeeHee: as in Bribes or as in Threats? Got an M1A1 with Tech1 written on a shell? ;-) (n/t) - Davin L. - 4/10/2003 3:22:24 PM

Not so Dumbsfeld - Buck Galaxy - 4/11/2003 3:32:02 PM
- Sanctions Did Not Work. Massive Ammo Depots All Over Iraq - Mark Eby - 4/11/2003 4:16:44 PM
  - Not banned weapons - Don - 4/11/2003 4:36:29 PM
    - Supplying Any Weapons Was A NoNo - Mark Eby - 4/12/2003 3:46:49 PM
      - Not accurate - Don - 4/12/2003 4:03:54 PM
        
        Can you say EMBARGO? - FrankC - 4/12/2003 4:49:12 PM
        
        So much for the "let sanctions work" argument - Larry J - 4/13/2003 10:04:19 AM
        
        Serbia violates embargo - FrankC - 4/12/2003 4:56:12 PM
        
        Re: Not accurate - gbaikie - 4/12/2003 4:42:18 PM
    - Re: Not banned weapons - gbaikie - 4/11/2003 4:57:38 PM
- It goes witout saying - Don - 4/11/2003 4:15:06 PM
  - Re: It goes witout saying - ebnelson - 4/11/2003 4:31:41 PM
    - Not at all - Don - 4/11/2003 4:41:03 PM
      - Amazing how fast we went from "quagmire" to "Saddam is a weenie." (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 4/11/2003 5:04:30 PM
        
        I remeber Bowser saying months ago it would be a slaughter of the Iraqi army n/t (n/t) - LJ - 4/12/2003 5:27:35 PM
        
        Excuse me Tom, but... - Don - 4/12/2003 1:17:09 PM
      - Saddam seemed to survive the 1998 strategy just fine. § (n/t) - ebnelson - 4/11/2003 4:49:31 PM
- On strategy - FrankC - 4/11/2003 3:45:22 PM
- Re: Not so Dumbsfeld - ebnelson - 4/11/2003 3:43:30 PM

Taxes - Mark Eby - 4/12/2003 5:33:55 PM
- You Got A Bug Guys - Mark Eby - 4/12/2003 5:36:02 PM
  - Re: You Got A Bug Guys - Mary Anne - 4/12/2003 7:19:38 PM

CNN: "Suspected chemical warhead found in Kirkuk" - Don - 4/12/2003 4:08:05 PM
- Saddam's Science Adviser Surrenders - Still Denies WMDs - Don - 4/12/2003 4:12:45 PM
  - Re: Saddam's Science Adviser Surrenders - Still Denies WMDs - Tom Brosz - 4/12/2003 7:01:46 PM
- Chemical Weapons in Iraq: My fearless prediction! - David F Mayer - 4/12/2003 2:44:28 PM
  - Slight modification of your prediction: they won't be found in Iraq. (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 4/12/2003 5:38:50 PM
- The latest on this... - Don - 4/12/2003 8:42:22 AM

What's next? - Raoul - 4/12/2003 1:20:15 PM
- Re: What's next? - gbaikie - 4/12/2003 5:19:33 PM
- Re: What's next? - Don - 4/12/2003 1:56:39 PM
  - Re: What's next? - Raoul - 4/12/2003 6:16:58 PM
    - Re: What's next? - gbaikie - 4/12/2003 6:44:18 PM
      - Amazing - Lindy - 4/12/2003 6:58:48 PM
        
        We liberated the Indians, didn't we? - Publius - 4/12/2003 9:52:25 AM
        
        I got no problem with the casinos. About time they got SOMETHING out of the deal. (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 4/12/2003 12:56:54 PM

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