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Wheres that Iraqi stooge Scott Ritter... - Scott - 4/8/2003 10:02:16 AM

UPI: "How the media changed" - Larry J - 4/8/2003 8:40:45 AM
- Re: Amazing . . . - D. Spires - 4/8/2003 8:55:12 AM
  - From the article: "Forget journalistic objectivity." No more needs to be said. n/t (n/t) - Mary Anne - 4/8/2003 9:17:01 AM
    - Re: There's always more to be said . . . - D. Spires - 4/8/2003 9:36:43 AM
    - "Journalistic objectivity" is largely a myth, anyway. - Larry J - 4/8/2003 9:31:41 AM
  - Well there you have it...the SAS is blackmailing the media into not reporting bad news... - Anne Leftleaner - 4/8/2003 9:02:02 AM
    - Re: X^D . . . (n/t) (n/t) - D. Spires - 4/8/2003 9:11:03 AM

Russia Suffers First Casualties in Iraq War . . . - D. Spires - 4/8/2003 8:46:23 AM
- Those armoured colums are always carrying medical doctors in a war zone... - Scott - 4/8/2003 8:52:14 AM

North Korea's lunatic leader - Tom Brosz - 4/7/2003 10:57:28 AM
- Trying again: "Our 'holiday from history' is over - Larry J - 4/8/2003 8:48:26 AM
- The part at the end is even more chilling - ebnelson - 4/7/2003 2:18:41 PM

Baghdad appears to be ours - FrankC - 4/6/2003 5:30:01 PM
- They better have some better pictures.... - Lee - 4/7/2003 7:22:41 PM
- Oh Goodie! Now what are we going to do with it?? (n/t) - Anne Leftleaner n/t - 4/7/2003 3:40:03 PM
- I am hearing that it is another raid. - ebnelson - 4/7/2003 12:25:29 PM

Wait for it. - Tom Brosz - 4/7/2003 7:03:13 PM

Why the military is poking into palaces... - Tom Brosz - 4/7/2003 6:57:41 PM

Baghdad's "secrets" and Middle East leaders - p - 4/7/2003 4:03:32 PM
- I hope we destroy Chiraq... - Scott - 4/7/2003 4:06:50 PM
  - Re: However - Raoul - 4/7/2003 4:39:21 PM
    - Re: However - Perspective - 4/7/2003 6:50:30 PM
      - Re: However - Raoul - 4/7/2003 8:26:02 AM
        
        This chart shows 23 countries... - Larry J - 4/7/2003 9:18:48 AM
        
        Re: Iraqi imports - Raoul - 4/7/2003 5:45:00 PM
        
        I wonder if that chart includes unnofficial and under the table sales from Germany and France - Scott - 4/7/2003 11:34:52 AM
    - 'chIraq' is saddam's pal since way back. (n/t) - ebnelson - 4/7/2003 2:49:27 PM
      - Re: '1973, while Rumsfeld's in 1984 (n/t) (n/t) - Raoul - 4/7/2003 5:43:00 PM
    - From the Times Online - Larry J - 4/7/2003 9:53:06 AM

NPR just reported on air that 300 mi. range missles with gas warheads captured. n/t (n/t) - ebnelson - 4/7/2003 1:07:27 PM
- 3 independant reports of chemical weapons finds in Iraq! - Matt Burley - 4/7/2003 5:26:30 PM
  - Re: 3 independant reports of chemical weapons finds in Iraq! - REB - 4/7/2003 6:41:14 PM
- A good beginning! - Gary - 4/7/2003 4:42:46 PM
- There has been a LOT of false fire here on this issue - Davin L. - 4/7/2003 4:37:04 PM
  - Missiles make lousy crop dusters... - Larry J - 4/7/2003 6:44:25 PM
  - absolutely correct - p - 4/7/2003 6:39:51 PM
- Current report is that those are BM-21 missiles - Larry J - 4/7/2003 3:43:34 PM
  - BM-21 missiles - well under the 90 mile limit... No UN violation there. - Anne Leftleaner - 4/7/2003 4:23:33 PM
- "Around 20 medium-range missiles equipped with potent chemical weapons" - Reuters - Matt Burley - 4/7/2003 3:15:48 PM
  - Of course they found chemicals in and around the missiles. - Anne leftleaner - 4/7/2003 3:36:41 PM

I almost admire this guy's ability to lie. - ebnelson - 4/7/2003 12:45:54 PM
- Turns out there's a good explaination... - Larry J - 4/7/2003 5:10:02 PM
- The ability to maintain a position... - FrankC - 4/7/2003 3:00:11 PM
- Maybe it explains why Bowser is missing from this bbs? n/t (n/t) - Hmmmm - 4/7/2003 2:59:11 PM
  - Great minds, eh what (nt) (n/t) - FrankC - 4/7/2003 3:02:14 PM
  - I figured Bowser = Fisk - Scott - 4/7/2003 3:02:05 PM
- Re: I almost admire this guy's ability to lie. - McFly - 4/7/2003 2:58:25 PM
- The Iraqi Propaganda Minister - Don - 4/7/2003 1:37:55 PM
  - Well, a group of rich liberals wants someone to go up against Limbaugh... - Larry J - 4/7/2003 6:28:26 PM
- "Who are you going to believe, me or your lying eyes?" - Larry J - 4/7/2003 1:17:37 PM

UN will save the day in Iraq! - Scott - 4/7/2003 5:04:23 PM
- Sure they will.... - Larry J - 4/7/2003 5:15:56 PM
  - Just like they did in Kosovo - Larry J - 4/7/2003 5:44:22 PM

No tragic pictures of these kids all over the news. - Tom Brosz - 4/7/2003 3:47:53 PM
- Personally....... - Lindy - 4/7/2003 5:07:38 PM
  - Re: Personally....... - Tom Brosz - 4/7/2003 5:41:44 PM

"Chemical Ali" found dead. - SDAI-Tech1 - 4/7/2003 8:08:52 AM
- Damn Damn Damn... - Scott - 4/7/2003 3:03:20 PM
  - We might get lucky with Saddam n/t (n/t) - Gary - 4/7/2003 4:53:38 PM
- Different Link - SDAI-Tech1 - 4/7/2003 8:10:34 AM

I miss Bowser... (warning media content) - SDAI-Tech1 - 4/7/2003 10:37:44 AM
- Re: Bowser - Tom Brosz - 4/7/2003 10:50:25 AM
  - Re: Bowser - ebnelson - 4/7/2003 3:48:01 PM
    - Re: Pipeline cleaning - Tom Brosz - 4/7/2003 3:51:03 PM