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Religion of Peace targets Aussie women & children - p - 4/1/2003 3:54:29 PM
- Meanwhile, - Buck Galaxy - 4/1/2003 4:49:44 PM
  - update on the van incident - p - 4/1/2003 6:34:46 PM
    - Re: update on the van incident - Tom Brosz - 4/1/2003 6:56:20 PM
    - Wow. Tough read. n/t (n/t) - Buck galaxy - 4/1/2003 6:42:30 PM
  - Re: Meanwhile, - p - 4/1/2003 6:18:39 PM

Saddam a no-show for address- the reason - R.L. - 4/1/2003 11:53:04 AM
- It was His own April Fools prank....(nt) (n/t) - Davin L. - 4/1/2003 2:35:48 PM
- This war seems to have calmed Sadam down... - Scott - 4/1/2003 11:55:55 AM
  - Re: This war seems to have calmed Sadam down... - zeke - 4/1/2003 6:55:13 PM

Black Watch save the black bruthas from Africa - p - 4/1/2003 6:47:53 PM
- working link - p - 4/1/2003 10:18:46 AM

The terrorist enclave in Northern Iraq. - Tom Brosz - 4/1/2003 6:33:46 PM

The next target - OR - Bush is a hypocrite. - Bowser - 3/31/2003 3:18:13 PM
- World doctrine on Nukes - FrankC - 4/1/2003 2:33:16 PM
  - With a couple notable exceptions... - Larry J - 4/1/2003 2:43:23 PM
- Re: The next target - OR - Bush is a hypocrite. - gbaikie - 3/31/2003 5:47:06 PM
- Pakistan is one screwed up country. - Justin Kelly - 3/31/2003 3:54:53 PM
  - True. And - - - n/t (n/t) - Bowser - 3/31/2003 4:25:00 PM
- Re: The next target - OR - Bush is a hypocrite. - Perspective - 3/31/2003 3:44:10 PM
  - I agree. - Bowser - 3/31/2003 6:12:48 PM
- Back to the "one size fits all" fallacy, I see - Larry J - 3/31/2003 3:43:32 PM
  - [Snort!] [giggle] - Davin L. - 4/1/2003 2:19:05 PM
- An IQ over 90 Should be Able To Tell - Mark Eby - 3/31/2003 3:31:52 PM
  - What does that say about you? - Bowser - 3/31/2003 4:15:30 PM
    - Bowser's Right About Pakistan - Lindy - 3/31/2003 5:27:20 PM
      - Re: Bowser's Right About Pakistan - Marcia - 4/1/2003 5:56:12 PM
  - Bowser: shades of gray, man...shades of gray... - McFly - 3/31/2003 3:42:32 PM
    - What does your President say? - Bowser - 3/31/2003 4:22:54 PM
      - Re: What does your President say? - McFly - 4/1/2003 3:40:20 PM
- Re: The next target - OR - Bush is a hypocrite. - LJ - 3/31/2003 3:26:39 PM

It appears I was wrong. Proof Rumsfeld plan right on track... - Buck Galaxy - 4/1/2003 3:36:50 PM
- Some of the rotations have already taken place - Larry J - 4/1/2003 3:42:07 PM
  - Re: Some of the rotations have already taken place - Buck Galaxy - 4/1/2003 4:42:12 PM
    - Re: Some of the rotations have already taken place - Larry J - 4/1/2003 5:48:24 PM

Arnette Position - Perspective - 3/31/2003 1:18:46 PM
- Twins? - Larry J - 4/1/2003 3:15:40 PM
- He's suffering from a new strain of the Stockholm Syndrome - Lee - 3/31/2003 3:58:48 PM
- He hasn't been quite right since the last Gulf War - Mary Anne - 3/31/2003 3:50:09 PM
- He thought he could pronounce judgement on the war a la Cronkite in 1968 - ebnelson - 3/31/2003 3:11:55 PM
  - Except even Chronkite didn't go on Radio Hanoi for an interview. nt (n/t) - Larry J - 4/1/2003 3:17:06 PM
- What's The Emoticon for Head Up The Ass? N/T (n/t) - Mark Eby - 3/31/2003 2:56:10 PM
  - :-EB - Bowser - 3/31/2003 6:21:43 PM
- Re: Arnette Position - gbaikie - 3/31/2003 2:28:18 PM
- Re: Arnette Position - Marcia - 3/31/2003 1:53:05 PM
- Welcome, Perspective - Robert - 3/31/2003 1:32:32 PM
  - Geez, I NEVER use quotes in my links. They seem to work... (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 3/31/2003 4:37:42 PM
    - Same here n/t (n/t) - LJ - 3/31/2003 6:20:27 PM
      - 99% of the time they don't need quotes - Robert - 4/1/2003 4:44:11 PM
  - Doh! Not seeing the forest for the trees - Robert - 3/31/2003 1:35:16 PM
    - LOL Thanks - Perspective - 3/31/2003 1:47:36 PM
      - Don't forget the info page - FrankC - 3/31/2003 2:02:22 PM
        
        Excellent advice Frank ;) n/t (n/t) - RobVG - 3/31/2003 2:48:23 PM
      - If you forget... - RobVG - 3/31/2003 1:57:54 PM
- Re: Arnette Position - SDAI-Tech1 - 3/31/2003 1:28:34 PM
  - British press hires Arnett. Guess we saw that one coming down Broadway. (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 3/31/2003 5:11:25 PM

war going poorly - p - 3/31/2003 9:51:40 AM
- A very good essay. - Scott - 3/31/2003 11:18:39 AM
- Reject Eject - Robert - 3/31/2003 10:27:34 AM
  - By the way, Robert... - Tom Brosz - 3/31/2003 5:31:04 PM
    - Facts? - Robert - 4/1/2003 4:34:51 PM
    - I especially liked his equating pacifists with cowards - Mary Anne - 4/1/2003 12:34:24 PM
  - Good Call Robert - Mark Eby - 3/31/2003 3:42:39 PM
  - Re: Reject Eject - gbaikie - 3/31/2003 2:08:08 PM
    - Re: Reject Eject - Robert - 3/31/2003 3:00:25 PM
      - Re: Reject Eject - gbaikie - 3/31/2003 5:01:51 PM
  - Re: Reject Eject - Tom Brosz - 3/31/2003 12:03:21 PM
    - "So might the American press have spoken" - Mary Anne - 3/31/2003 12:53:57 PM
      - I hope you read the rest of it, too. (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 3/31/2003 5:31:40 PM
        
        I did - Mary Anne - 4/1/2003 12:28:32 PM
        
        oleaginous - Robert - 4/1/2003 4:39:29 PM
    - Well, yeah... - Robert - 3/31/2003 12:21:02 PM
      - This is why I love this the Zone so much - SDG - 3/31/2003 12:47:08 PM
  - Contrary to what some people believe... - Larry J - 3/31/2003 10:34:26 AM
    - Smell test - Robert - 3/31/2003 11:12:54 AM
      - It may be as bogus as those "Nostradamus quotes" about Bush... - Larry J - 3/31/2003 3:24:39 PM
        
        I posted a polite request there for the source. (n/t) (n/t) - Robert - 3/31/2003 3:29:49 PM
        
        You aren't the first - Tom Brosz - 3/31/2003 4:58:11 PM
        
        More requests this morning; still no reply (n/t) (n/t) - Robert - 4/1/2003 4:31:10 PM
      - Re: Smell test - p - 3/31/2003 11:18:31 AM

Okay, does this bother anyone else? - Tom Brosz - 3/31/2003 5:24:47 PM
- It's got to be disinformation - LJ - 3/31/2003 6:29:16 PM
  - Or... - Perspective - 4/1/2003 1:46:53 PM
    - Freedom of information - Mary Anne - 4/1/2003 2:02:00 PM
      - Re: Freedom of information - Perspective - 4/1/2003 3:07:45 PM
      - The public has a right to know... - Larry J - 4/1/2003 2:17:46 PM
      - Re: Freedom of information - Marcia - 4/1/2003 2:14:50 PM
- No. Not really... - SDAI-Tech1 - 3/31/2003 5:49:35 PM
- Re: Yes. - Marcia - 3/31/2003 5:35:20 PM
  - lol. - RobVG - 4/1/2003 3:51:02 PM

Tribute - Vince - 4/1/2003 3:25:05 PM

A response to Buck's citation of Old Military criticism - phil - 3/31/2003 10:24:09 AM
- url problems - p - 3/31/2003 10:27:39 AM
  - Rummy the Dummy - Buck Galaxy - 3/31/2003 4:08:41 PM
    - Re: Rummy the Dummy - p - 4/1/2003 2:53:46 PM
      - You skipped right over an important fact - Buck Galaxy - 4/1/2003 3:11:13 PM

GWB unscheduled press conference. - FrankC - 4/1/2003 11:53:51 AM
- GWB and teaching Saddam to kill Iraqis. - Bowser - 4/1/2003 1:33:48 PM
- It's scary that I have to ask if that's an April Fool's joke (n/t) (n/t) - Robert - 4/1/2003 11:56:09 AM
  - Well... - FrankC - 4/1/2003 12:03:53 PM
    - Exactly - Robert - 4/1/2003 12:13:01 PM

Only 34 percent of Americans think war is going well? - Tom Brosz - 3/31/2003 9:23:00 AM
- Put it in the context of what Arnett tried to pull. - enelson - 3/31/2003 1:45:38 PM
  - The thing about Arnet that is surprising... - Scott - 3/31/2003 3:03:10 PM
  - Re: Friendly Fire Incidents have not been punished - SM - 3/31/2003 2:11:47 PM
    - Re: Punished for what . . . ? - D. Spires - 3/31/2003 7:17:02 PM
      - Re: Censored reports you've read have obviously left out the facts - SM - 3/31/2003 8:59:32 PM
        
        Very simple, Kuwait was stealing oil from Iraq, angle drilling at the borders. - €sunblok€ - 3/31/2003 10:02:53 AM
        
        Re: Ri-i-ight . . . - D. Spires - 4/1/2003 12:15:34 PM
        
        Re: The go-ahead was received . . . - D. Spires - 3/31/2003 9:34:32 AM
        
        Was it? - LJ - 3/31/2003 10:00:40 AM
        
        Re: Yes . . . - D. Spires - 4/1/2003 12:19:31 PM
    - Puposeful? would you care to explain? (nt) (n/t) - FrankC - 3/31/2003 2:56:50 PM

Al Jazeera and NYSE & NASDAQ - Raoul - 3/31/2003 7:14:54 PM
- Re: Al Jazeera and NYSE & NASDAQ - Vince - 3/31/2003 8:33:32 PM
  - Re: Al Jazeera and NYSE & NASDAQ - Raoul - 3/31/2003 8:53:03 PM
    - Re: Al Jazeera and NYSE & NASDAQ - Vince - 3/31/2003 10:39:40 AM
- Al Jazeera Editorial Cartoons - Tom Brosz - 3/31/2003 12:31:41 PM
  - Some examples: - Tom Brosz - 3/31/2003 4:32:27 PM
  - Good Lord! - Perspective - 3/31/2003 3:13:00 PM
    - Re: Good Lord! - gbaikie - 4/1/2003 11:22:55 AM
- Re: Al Jazeera has competition. - Marcia - 3/31/2003 11:13:46 AM

Is it me? - R.L. - 4/1/2003 9:55:35 AM
- Is it you? - SDAI-Tech1 - 4/1/2003 10:11:10 AM
  - wait a second, there, Tech - Davin L. - 4/1/2003 10:20:06 AM
    - I suspected as much. - SDAI-Tech1 - 4/1/2003 10:33:59 AM
      - Re: I suspected as much. - Davin L. - 4/1/2003 10:58:57 AM

American friends - LJ - 3/31/2003 4:57:33 PM
- Re: American friends - McFly - 3/31/2003 7:38:01 PM
- Beware!! - Bowser - 3/31/2003 6:01:14 PM
- We are an engrained Republic - FrankC - 3/31/2003 5:28:02 PM
  - Does "engrained" mean that we take a stain well? If so, I agree. - alcaray - 3/31/2003 7:05:15 PM
    - Re: Skeptical - Tom Brosz - 3/31/2003 8:57:00 PM
      - Sad you had to make it partisan. My comment was not. n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 3/31/2003 9:50:08 AM
        
        Re: Sad you had to make it partisan - Tom Brosz - 3/31/2003 12:06:18 PM
    - cynicism is a differnt subject (nt) (n/t) - FrankC - 3/31/2003 10:18:08 AM
  - Re: Parliament-Government - Raoul - 3/31/2003 6:45:48 PM
    - How many French governments have there been since 1950 - FrankC - 3/31/2003 10:38:03 AM
  - Re: We are an engrained Republic - LJ - 3/31/2003 6:14:13 PM
    - Re: We are an engrained Republic - gbaikie - 3/31/2003 10:56:40 AM
      - Re: We are an engrained Republic - LJ - 3/31/2003 11:34:44 AM
        
        Re: We are an engrained Republic - Marcia - 3/31/2003 4:58:35 PM
- Only dead Presidents appear on money. - Scott - 3/31/2003 5:08:21 PM
  - Thanks for reinforcing my impression, Scott n/t (n/t) - LJ - 3/31/2003 5:20:44 PM
- Dissonance - Mary Anne - 3/31/2003 1:55:34 PM

SARS close to home - LJ - 3/31/2003 5:19:10 PM
- Calls for a ban on flights from China - Scott - 3/31/2003 5:26:14 PM
  - Quarantine too late? - LJ - 3/31/2003 6:24:07 PM
    - I thinks so. We already have it here in the US. - REB - 3/31/2003 6:33:13 PM
      - No SARS cure in sight - LJ - 3/31/2003 7:13:01 PM
        
        Re: No SARS cure in sight - Tom Brosz - 3/31/2003 8:25:10 PM
        
        Treating the symptoms - Mary Anne - 3/31/2003 8:46:40 PM
        
        Re: Treating the symptoms - LJ - 3/31/2003 9:38:46 AM
        
        Still no absolute verdict on cause - LJ - 3/31/2003 9:44:41 AM
        
        Re: Still no absolute verdict on cause - Marcia - 3/31/2003 12:11:03 PM
  - More info on SARS - Scott - 3/31/2003 5:30:56 PM
    - Re: More info on SARS - Perspective - 3/31/2003 7:28:20 PM
- Modern day plague - SDAI-Tech1 - 3/31/2003 9:26:46 AM

Californian residents...here they come again. - Tom Brosz - 3/31/2003 8:42:34 PM

Geraldo getting the boot too? - Tom Brosz - 3/31/2003 8:21:36 PM
- Re: Geraldo was denying - FrankC - 3/31/2003 8:40:25 PM
- Re: Mentioned . . . - D. Spires - 3/31/2003 8:31:06 PM
- Isn't Geraldo kind of off-topic? - LJ - 3/31/2003 10:06:39 AM
- Confusion Over Status of Geraldo - FrankC - 3/31/2003 9:49:49 AM
- I would consider that as objective proof of divine intervention n/t (n/t) - p - 3/31/2003 9:17:03 AM

Pondering (Slow Monday at Work. For now) - RNE - 3/31/2003 2:35:35 PM
- Re: It'll take time . . . - D. Spires - 3/31/2003 8:24:18 PM
- There's always rear guard action... - Larry J - 3/31/2003 3:01:32 PM

New Home? - Perspective - 3/31/2003 1:29:29 PM
- Re: New Home? - Fox - 3/31/2003 6:36:09 PM
  - Re: New Home? - Perspective - 3/31/2003 6:47:55 PM
    - LOL -- Our vocabulary range is broader here, anyway... - Mary Anne - 3/31/2003 8:21:12 PM
      - Kites? - Tom Brosz - 3/31/2003 9:12:06 AM
    - Re: New Home? - Tom Brosz - 3/31/2003 8:12:24 PM
      - Do you also suffer from near-sightedness(US) ?? n/t - €sunblok€ - 3/31/2003 9:46:34 AM
- Howdy - RNE - 3/31/2003 2:40:13 PM
- Welcome - FrankC - 3/31/2003 1:52:46 PM
- Re: Welcome Home! - Mary Anne - 3/31/2003 1:43:36 PM

Arab News: "In our hearts we feel something else." - Larry J - 3/31/2003 8:20:16 PM
- Re: Arab News: - p - 3/31/2003 9:08:41 AM
  - From Today: "‘If They Stop Now We’re As Good As Dead’" - Larry J - 3/31/2003 9:40:32 AM

Reuters: "China Appears to Be Trying to Rein in North Korea" - Larry J - 3/31/2003 7:23:50 PM
- About time! - Tom Brosz - 3/31/2003 8:16:12 PM
- Let's Hope - Perspective - 3/31/2003 7:46:17 PM

IRAQ: Today in Pictures . . . - D. Spires - 3/31/2003 8:10:24 PM

Leftist talking points - Tom Brosz - 3/31/2003 9:00:36 AM
- Forgot one... - Tom Brosz - 3/31/2003 7:57:34 PM
- Help me, Tom. Which pundits? - alcaray - 3/31/2003 7:20:00 PM
  - Now you are stealing from Anne Leftleaner's worn out book. n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 3/31/2003 9:52:24 AM
    - Oops! Shoulda been under Tom's post, above. n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 3/31/2003 9:59:55 AM
- It's going well - FrankC - 3/31/2003 2:16:22 PM
- Rightist talking points - Tony - 3/31/2003 12:32:16 PM

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