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How the judges are being picked... - Tom Brosz - 2/5/2003 7:42:46 PM
- And the US chose not to play, so it doesn't get to choose n/t (n/t) - Tony - 2/6/2003 3:25:54 PM
  - Good point, but it wasn't just the U.S. that was getting edged out. (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 2/6/2003 6:08:28 PM
  - Wow.. Can you believe that we gave up so much power... - Scott - 2/6/2003 3:54:29 PM
    - In case you hadn't noticed - Tony - 2/6/2003 4:09:49 PM
      - Some people are already immune from prosecution? - Scott - 2/6/2003 6:59:57 PM

Talking Heads - Lindy - 2/3/2003 6:17:37 PM
- Another journalist's perspective... - Larry J - 2/4/2003 2:53:30 PM
  - Julie Birchill must have changed - Tony - 2/5/2003 4:41:44 PM
  - Re: Another journalist's perspective... - Lindy - 2/4/2003 7:50:15 PM
    - Re: Another journalist's perspective... - McFly - 2/4/2003 8:36:46 PM
    - Lindy (shaking my head) - Robert E. B. - 2/4/2003 8:24:48 PM
      - Social change in Afghanistan for Women.... - Publius - 2/6/2003 2:14:29 PM
        
        Not funny Publius....... - Lindy - 2/6/2003 6:52:28 PM
    - Re: Another journalist's perspective... - Larry J - 2/4/2003 10:02:38 AM
      - Absurd? - Lindy - 2/4/2003 12:58:56 PM
        
        The reason is very simple - Larry J - 2/4/2003 2:58:55 PM
- I wonder what the 200,000+ casualties of Saddam would say? - SDAI-Tech1 - 2/3/2003 7:27:54 PM
  - Re: I wonder...... - Lindy - 2/4/2003 8:11:22 PM
    - it always becomes a personal attack... - McFly - 2/4/2003 8:39:38 PM
    - I apologize SDAI........ - Lindy - 2/4/2003 12:32:44 PM
      - Apology accepted, but there is no need... - SDAI-Tech1 - 2/5/2003 12:46:03 PM
      - Approaching the mental Schwartzchild Radius... - Tom Brosz - 2/4/2003 5:56:33 PM

Not Hispanic enough - p - 2/6/2003 5:52:40 PM
- They only want frito bandidtos, I guess. - ebnelson - 2/6/2003 9:50:56 AM

Risks of bombing WMD facilities in Iraq? - Robert - 2/4/2003 1:02:13 PM
- There's no risk if he doesn't have any WMD factories, is there? - Larry J - 2/4/2003 3:05:47 PM
- Concern - Lindy - 2/4/2003 1:40:33 PM
  - How do you know those vets aren't already suffering from Sadam's WMD? - Scott - 2/4/2003 1:42:59 PM
    - Uranium - Tony - 2/6/2003 3:44:26 PM
    - Re: There is no such thing as non-radioactive Uranium n/t (n/t) - Johannes - 2/5/2003 4:45:15 PM
      - Come to that, there's no such thing as non-radioactive almost anything - Tom Brosz - 2/5/2003 7:30:51 PM
    - Uh Scott...... - Lindy - 2/4/2003 1:58:26 PM

Leading the Horse to Water - SDAI-Tech1 - 2/5/2003 2:45:27 PM
- Remarkable - Tony - 2/6/2003 3:35:02 PM
  - Tony, Tony, Tony... - SDAI-Tech1 - 2/6/2003 10:53:26 AM
- applause led by one hand clapping.... - Publius - 2/5/2003 3:24:20 PM
  - Death and Destruction. - SDAI-Tech1 - 2/5/2003 3:55:16 PM

Text and video of Powell statement - Tom Brosz - 2/5/2003 8:34:40 PM
- Iraq and the rest of the blithering idiots: "It's All Lies!" - Tom Brosz - 2/5/2003 8:41:11 PM
  - Jubilation T. Cornpone - Publius - 2/5/2003 3:31:07 PM
    - Sterling example of said "blithering idiot" - Tom Brosz - 2/5/2003 7:48:48 PM
      - Some positions are political - FrankC - 2/6/2003 3:07:22 PM
    - Blood and guts - Tom Brosz - 2/5/2003 7:29:10 PM
    - God loves you dearly. § (n/t) - ebnelson - 2/5/2003 4:07:54 PM
  - Sounds like lots of Democrats are now coming on board - Matt Burley - 2/5/2003 11:59:33 AM

"France talks peace but sends warships east" - Larry J - 2/6/2003 10:12:44 AM
- there's an old French saying... - McFly - 2/6/2003 10:22:11 AM

In the interests of balance, an example of a reasonable liberal - Tom Brosz - 2/6/2003 9:13:44 AM

Souns like Powell is providing substance at last...n/t (n/t) - Tony - 2/5/2003 4:56:09 PM
- Wait for what the opposition says. This isn't going to make a dent in them. (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 2/5/2003 8:25:13 PM
  - France wants more inspections - Robert E. B. - 2/5/2003 8:32:31 PM
- Damning evidence - p - 2/5/2003 7:43:09 PM
- And look for stories like this - Larry J - 2/5/2003 6:15:00 PM
- Re: Souns like Powell is providing substance at last...n/t - Robert E. B. - 2/5/2003 5:38:16 PM
- Key points link - Tony - 2/5/2003 4:59:32 PM
  - It's irrefutable. Saddam is toast with marmelade. - SDAI-Tech1 - 2/5/2003 6:04:21 PM

ABC news on Powell's impending UN speech - Splinx - 2/4/2003 12:01:20 PM
- Re: ABC news on Powell's impending UN speech - Robert - 2/4/2003 12:29:03 PM
- Based on your love of conspiracy theories... - Larry J - 2/4/2003 12:27:41 PM
  - Don't bother, Larry - Tom Brosz - 2/4/2003 5:30:20 PM
  - What I love - Splinx - 2/4/2003 12:38:33 PM
    - You wouldn't know the truth if it bit you in the ass - Larry J - 2/4/2003 3:00:21 PM
      - Re: - Splinx - 2/4/2003 4:30:04 PM
      - Woops! - Lindy - 2/4/2003 3:43:29 PM
        
        Based on previous posts - Tony - 2/5/2003 3:30:36 PM
        
        Re: previous posts - Splinx - 2/5/2003 5:25:01 PM
        
        Most of 'em - Tony - 2/5/2003 5:52:07 PM
        
        I don't think so - Splinx - 2/5/2003 6:31:55 PM
        
        Get Robert to add a search engine - then we'll talk n/t (n/t) - Tony - 2/5/2003 7:20:06 PM
        
        But I thought you said - Splinx - 2/5/2003 8:26:55 PM
        
        Who do you think I am, Tom? - Tony - 2/5/2003 10:23:21 AM
        
        Re: Who - Splinx - 2/5/2003 2:35:35 PM

DEBKAfile again. - Tom Brosz - 2/5/2003 8:08:54 PM

Dang. - Tom Brosz - 2/4/2003 6:04:19 PM
- Re: Dang. - Publius - 2/5/2003 1:48:52 PM

Military men urge caution - YoursTruly - 1/31/2003 6:51:37 PM
- CHB corrected link - YoursTruly - 1/31/2003 8:32:06 PM
- Re: Military men urge caution - D. Spires - 1/31/2003 7:49:17 PM
  - Re: Military men urge caution - Raoul - 1/31/2003 11:03:47 AM
    - Re: That's what happens when the U.S. contains an enemy nation . . . - D. Spires - 2/5/2003 9:04:06 AM
    - Re: Military men urge caution - Tom Brosz - 1/31/2003 1:06:34 PM
      - The impression I get from Raoul - FrankC - 1/31/2003 4:57:16 PM
        
        Re: The impression - Raoul Lannoy - 2/1/2003 8:27:01 PM
        
        Re: That doen't matter, Raoul . . . - D. Spires - 2/5/2003 9:08:08 AM
      - Re: "Invasion" - Marcia - 1/31/2003 2:12:58 PM
    - Re: Neither was Russia. - Marcia - 1/31/2003 11:26:32 AM
      - Re: Saddam - Raoul - 1/31/2003 11:51:23 AM
        
        Re: Reminds me... - Marcia - 1/31/2003 12:26:20 PM
- Key Sentence - Larry J - 1/31/2003 7:48:14 PM
  - Rumsfeld re-cycled........ - Publius - 2/1/2003 12:49:03 PM
    - Hey, we weren't the ones who hauled Mondale and Lautenberg outta mothballs last election...(n/t) (n/t) - Recycled - 2/1/2003 6:29:24 PM
    - Re-cycle - Lindy - 2/1/2003 6:09:33 PM
  - Re: Key Sentence - Publius - 1/31/2003 11:44:02 AM
- Read the article. § (n/t) - ebnelson - 1/31/2003 7:27:40 PM
- Now let the bad-mouthing of Stormin' begin....;-p n/t (n/t) - Tony - 1/31/2003 6:59:35 PM

In other news... - Robert E. B. - 2/3/2003 6:37:40 PM
- Re: Two kids looking for a high . . . ? - D. Spires - 2/3/2003 9:30:32 AM
  - Re: Two kids looking for a high . . . ? - Robert E. B. - 2/4/2003 2:28:25 PM
    - Re: I have no doubt he enjoys the high . . . - D. Spires - 2/5/2003 9:01:33 AM

the smoking gun? - McFly - 2/4/2003 7:55:53 PM

Was Bill Clinton an Anti-war CIA plant at Oxford? - Scott - 2/4/2003 4:24:35 PM
- Re: Was Bill Clinton an Anti-war CIA plant at Oxford? - p - 2/4/2003 4:37:21 PM
  - It is beginning to make a lot of sense now isn't it... - Scott - 2/4/2003 5:30:46 PM

In defense of the pending war against Iraq..... - Publius - 2/1/2003 12:22:09 PM
- Noting your sarcasm - alcaray - 2/3/2003 10:30:43 AM
  - Alcaray! - Lindy - 2/3/2003 12:10:30 PM
    - Well you would be right... - alcaray - 2/4/2003 4:09:08 PM
    - Bad Alcaray! Lindy cannot approve of such thoughts! n/t (n/t) - McFly - 2/4/2003 2:02:29 PM
    - An old Bloom County strip - Tony - 2/4/2003 1:33:57 PM
- Faith-based militias...... - Lindy - 2/1/2003 6:30:18 PM
- Re: In defense of the pending war against Iraq..... - Tom Brosz - 2/1/2003 12:27:55 PM
  - What......me worry? - Publius - 2/1/2003 12:40:54 PM
    - uhh Pub, that's benighted... - FrankC - 2/1/2003 4:15:57 PM
      - spellng edbonics frum ebnelson....n/t (n/t) - Publius - 2/1/2003 4:22:20 PM
        
        Glad to help. :^) n/t (n/t) - ebnelson - 2/1/2003 4:36:01 PM

latest from peace and love headquarters - FrankC - 2/2/2003 8:31:52 PM
- well b4 you get too high and mighty - tony - 2/3/2003 6:24:54 PM
- Tell me (with a straight face) you were surprised - Mary Anne - 2/3/2003 12:46:49 PM
  - Hardly surprised - FrankC - 2/4/2003 11:23:47 AM
  - God's test...... - Publius - 2/3/2003 3:29:00 PM
    - Re: God's test...... LOL - Mary Anne - 2/3/2003 3:43:13 PM
      - Re: God's test...... LOL - Publius - 2/4/2003 2:11:21 PM
      - Re: God's test...... LOL - SDAI-Tech1 - 2/3/2003 7:32:19 PM
        
        perhaps SHE will feel our pain?.........n/t (n/t) - Publius - 2/4/2003 3:11:55 PM
- Re: Ignorance must be sheer bliss. - Marcia - 2/2/2003 11:35:04 AM

Axis of Weasels losing ground - phil - 2/4/2003 11:19:59 AM

Zone link on MSNBC - RobVG - 2/3/2003 6:15:55 PM
- Re: Thank you Alan Boyle . . . - D. Spires - 2/3/2003 8:01:35 PM
- I should have noticed the author - RobVG - 2/3/2003 6:19:04 PM
- Zone link on Instapundit, too - Larry J - 2/3/2003 3:01:53 PM
- Hats off to Robert - Lee - 2/3/2003 10:06:58 AM

Leaping to conclusions - Splinx - 2/3/2003 5:42:47 PM

German elsections...a change in France's Iraq position forthcoming? - p - 2/3/2003 10:40:29 AM

More on the Bush anti-AIDS approach - Tom Brosz - 2/2/2003 1:44:36 PM
- Re: More on the Bush anti-AIDS approach - Publius - 2/2/2003 3:26:29 PM
  - Re: More on the Bush anti-AIDS approach - Tom Brosz - 2/2/2003 3:35:46 PM

Anti-nuke groups open another battle front - Tom Brosz - 1/30/2003 12:46:18 PM
- Tom, your article raises some serious questions - ebnelson - 1/31/2003 1:50:34 PM
  - Serious questions - Tom Brosz - 1/31/2003 4:46:32 PM
- Get with it Tom...... - Publius - 1/30/2003 2:53:07 PM
  - Re: Get with it Tom...... - Tom Brosz - 1/30/2003 4:54:55 PM
    - Re: Get with it Tom...... - Robert E. B. - 1/31/2003 1:15:54 PM
      - damn straight it sounds right, after all..... - Publius - 2/2/2003 2:33:58 PM
      - And I'll take Rab c. Nesbitt over all o ye - Tony - 1/31/2003 5:23:49 PM
        
        Re: And I'll take Rab c. Nesbitt over all o ye - Robert E. B. - 1/31/2003 5:49:38 PM
        
        An old British joke - Tony - 1/31/2003 6:05:32 PM
        
        My daughter... - Tom Brosz - 1/31/2003 7:05:09 PM
        
        When memorizing Python remember - Tony - 1/31/2003 7:48:00 PM
        
        Re: An old British joke - Robert E. B. - 1/31/2003 6:20:17 PM
        
        "Mulberry" - Mary Anne - 1/31/2003 10:27:54 AM
        
        You liked that??? You're weird...;-) n/t (n/t) - Tony - 1/31/2003 10:30:00 AM
      - Carter used to mispronounce it too, and he used to WORK in the business. (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 1/31/2003 4:40:18 PM
        
        Okay, it's a southern thing, and not just Texas - Robert E. B. - 1/31/2003 4:50:29 PM
        
        Re: Okay, it's a southern thing, and not just Texas - Publius - 2/2/2003 2:38:08 PM
      - Y'all got that one right, Robert. n/t (n/t) - ebnelson - 1/31/2003 3:44:59 PM
- Greenhous Environmental Science Syndrome (GESS) - SDAI-Tech1 - 1/30/2003 1:58:37 PM
  - War IS Terror - Lindy - 1/30/2003 4:28:58 PM
    - Why do YOU keep SHOUTING all the FRUKING time? It MaKeS YoU LoOk PsYcHo... N/T (n/t) - McFly - 1/31/2003 2:49:50 PM
    - What Tom said there young lady! - SDAI-Teach2 - 1/30/2003 5:19:32 PM
    - Uh...sorry, Lindy - Tom Brosz - 1/30/2003 4:53:28 PM
      - Re: Uh...sorry, Lindy - Publius - 2/1/2003 3:06:48 PM

VDH: "So long to all that" - Larry J - 1/31/2003 7:14:34 PM
- Re: Israeli and Pelestinians - Raoul Lannoy - 2/1/2003 9:18:39 AM
  - Maybe if the Palestinians quite blowing up Israelis... - Larry J - 2/1/2003 6:09:42 PM

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