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Washington Post editorial supports Bush's policies - Larry J - 1/5/2003 9:57:49 AM

Two Great Games - Defense Rules - Mark Eby - 1/4/2003 6:06:05 PM

Playing games with NK - Raoul Lannoy - 1/4/2003 12:10:31 PM
- Yep! - Bowser - 1/4/2003 5:36:04 PM
- Re: Playing games - Tom Brosz - 1/4/2003 9:11:04 AM
- It's very simple minded - Matt Burley - 1/4/2003 9:08:27 AM

Interesting...the dog that did nothing in the nightime? - Tom Brosz - 1/1/2003 3:20:53 PM
- What actually puzzles me... - Jacob Samorodin - 1/2/2003 4:34:37 PM
  - Re: What actually puzzles me... - McFly - 1/2/2003 4:47:57 PM
    - Re: What actually puzzles me... - Tom Brosz - 1/2/2003 6:09:05 PM
- Not surprising - p - 1/2/2003 2:32:37 PM
- Perhaps - RNE - 1/1/2003 5:22:10 PM
- Hard to figure - FrankC - 1/1/2003 5:15:30 PM
- Obvious. - Bowser - 1/1/2003 4:26:08 PM
  - Re: Obvious. - Tom Brosz - 1/1/2003 6:20:30 PM
    - Re: Obvious. - Bowser - 1/2/2003 3:54:01 PM
      - Maybe they are waiting for the go-ahead from their leader... - Scott - 1/3/2003 10:58:57 AM
      - Some very good points - Tom Brosz - 1/2/2003 6:11:15 PM
- Re: Interesting...the dog that did nothing in the nightime? - Robert - 1/1/2003 3:35:09 PM
  - The significance of September 11... - Mary Anne - 1/2/2003 12:27:44 PM
    - Re: The significance of September 11... - Robert - 1/2/2003 4:19:45 PM
      - Cogent - Fox - 1/4/2003 5:29:46 PM

Go George! - Tom Brosz - 1/4/2003 9:05:57 AM
- Re: Go George! - Bowser - 1/4/2003 9:49:20 AM
  - Re: Go George! (Please!) - Publius - 1/4/2003 10:32:07 AM
    - Heh, heh. - Bowser - 1/4/2003 11:03:35 AM
  - Ah, Bowser, you always come through like a champ. - Tom Brosz - 1/4/2003 9:57:55 AM
    - As I pointed out below, the true enemy of civil society and democracy - ebnelson - 1/4/2003 10:54:49 AM
    - Tom, Tom, Tom. - Bowser - 1/4/2003 10:36:50 AM
      - Holy smoking cow... - Tom Brosz - 1/4/2003 2:42:54 PM
        
        Now, lessee. - Bowser - 1/4/2003 4:00:12 PM
        
        Re: Now, lessee. - Tom Brosz - 1/4/2003 4:13:41 PM
        
        Re: Now, lessee. - Bowser - 1/4/2003 4:45:19 PM

Karl Rove trembles. - Bowser - 1/4/2003 12:36:33 PM
- Re: Karl Rove trembles. - Tom Brosz - 1/4/2003 2:29:47 PM
  - Psst. - Bowser - 1/4/2003 3:52:15 PM
    - Re: Psst. - Tom Brosz - 1/4/2003 4:03:19 PM

Zimbabwe, and so it has begun. - RNE - 1/4/2003 1:02:06 PM

What's happening in Afghanistan - Tom Brosz - 1/3/2003 2:43:17 PM
- Re: What's happening in Afghanistan (n/t) - ebnelson - 1/4/2003 10:55:47 AM
  - Who was that genius senator who said we don't do things like this? - ebnelson - 1/4/2003 10:56:53 AM
- Just propaganda ;^) (n/t) - FrankC - 1/3/2003 2:56:03 PM

A liberal loses his temper - R.L. - 1/1/2003 9:09:38 AM
- Re: Another liberal loses his temper - Tom Brosz - 1/2/2003 6:18:06 PM
- I am coming to agree with you on this one, RL. - ebnelson - 1/2/2003 5:10:43 PM
- Re: A liberal loses his temper - p - 1/2/2003 2:30:21 PM
- Re: Islam - Raoul - 1/1/2003 9:58:39 AM
  - Having actually lived in a Muslim country - Matt Burley - 1/1/2003 3:07:44 PM
    - Your characterization would fit Christianity, as well. n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 1/2/2003 5:28:32 PM
      - 400 years ago, yes. n/t (n/t) - Matt Burley - 1/2/2003 11:18:38 AM
      - Please expand on that please.§ (n/t) - ebnelson - 1/2/2003 9:07:15 AM
        
        Sorry, thought it was obvious. - alcaray - 1/2/2003 9:47:31 AM
        
        Broken symmetry. - ebnelson - 1/2/2003 9:49:24 AM
        
        I'm lost here - alcaray - 1/2/2003 10:52:19 AM
        
        Geography lesson: - ebnelson - 1/2/2003 11:07:03 AM
        
        Desi: "Aiii yiii yiii" - alcaray - 1/2/2003 11:38:44 AM
        
        Clarification? - Tom Brosz - 1/2/2003 12:45:27 PM
        
        Re: Clarification? - ebnelson - 1/3/2003 3:15:41 PM
        
        Sorry guys, I was just not getting it. - alcaray - 1/3/2003 6:13:26 PM
        
        Whichis exactly why the Bush policy - ebnelson - 1/3/2003 7:50:38 PM
        
        Re: Good point - Tom Brosz - 1/3/2003 7:04:47 PM
    - Re: Having actually lived in a Muslim country - Robert E. B. - 1/2/2003 12:14:03 PM
    - the nature of Al Quaeda and the Taliban - Justin Kelly - 1/1/2003 6:07:21 PM
      - But keep in mind that Al Quaeda is much more than that - Matt Burley - 1/2/2003 11:49:26 AM
      - Re: the nature of Al Quaeda and the Taliban - Tom Brosz - 1/1/2003 6:27:02 PM
        
        I have to agree - Justin Kelly - 1/1/2003 6:38:10 PM
  - why it seduces more and more people - FrankC - 1/1/2003 2:41:51 PM
  - Atatürk reformed Turkey; there's hope for other Muslim countries - Matt Burley - 1/1/2003 2:31:36 PM

Predictions for 2003 - Tom Brosz - 1/2/2003 8:32:56 PM
- Way too specific - ebnelson - 1/2/2003 11:04:19 AM
- As many people have noted... - Larry J - 1/2/2003 9:14:34 AM
  - Re: As many people have noted... - Robert E. B. - 1/3/2003 2:39:04 PM

Amid Brutal Poverty in Iraq, Saddam's Favored Few Enjoy Riches - Matt Burley - 12/31/2002 9:56:37 AM
- Do you really, really think there isn't wealth AND poverty in the US? - Bowser - 12/31/2002 11:02:07 AM
  - All poverty is brutal - FrankC - 1/1/2003 6:13:44 PM
  - It's totally irrelevant to the article but... - Matt Burley - 1/1/2003 5:24:31 PM
    - Notice that instead of actually addressing the issue - ebnelson - 1/2/2003 2:51:18 PM
  - Re: Do you really, really think? - Tom Brosz - 12/31/2002 11:34:15 AM
    - Re: Do you really, really think? - R.L. - 1/1/2003 7:50:30 PM
    - Absolutely delighted in your new-found interest in the poor. - Bowser - 12/31/2002 11:53:25 AM
      - Re: Absolutely delighted - Tom Brosz - 12/31/2002 1:00:02 PM
        
        Re: Absolutely delighted - Bowser - 12/31/2002 2:08:33 PM
        
        Re: Measure 23 - Tom Brosz - 12/31/2002 2:40:13 PM
        
        $50K vs. $1.5M campaign??? - alcaray - 1/2/2003 6:30:32 PM
        
        Re: $50K vs. $1.5M campaign??? - Tom Brosz - 1/2/2003 8:50:47 PM
- Original link - Tom Brosz - 12/31/2002 10:12:58 AM
- Re: Brutal Poverty in Iraq - Tom Brosz - 12/31/2002 10:09:06 AM

Lindows.com sues Microsoft for releases of tradmark on "windows" - Justin Kelly - 1/2/2003 8:27:29 PM
- Savy judge. Should be interesting. n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 1/2/2003 5:49:43 PM
- Can MS trademark or copyright "*indows"? n/t (n/t) - Bowser - 1/2/2003 12:46:44 PM

U.S. puts strings on Israel aid - Tom Brosz - 12/31/2002 2:09:40 PM
- Pointless and hypocritical - Tony - 1/2/2003 5:45:53 PM
- A - holy jumpin' up and down Martha - men!!! - Bowser - 12/31/2002 2:30:49 PM
  - Bi-partisan agreement on this one - E.P. Grondine - 1/2/2003 8:16:29 PM
  - What economic developement? - Justin Kelly - 1/1/2003 6:12:27 PM

Try this one: Eastern Georgia; coastal Georgia; Romania - E.P. Grondine - 12/31/2002 6:51:12 PM
- LOL who cares? - R.L. - 1/1/2003 8:40:21 PM
  - Try everyone trying to find bin Laden.... - E.P. Grondine - 1/2/2003 8:13:36 PM

Is there a doctor in the House? - Larry J - 1/2/2003 3:44:32 PM
- Dave Weldon? - E.P. Grondine - 1/2/2003 8:10:43 PM

Waiting for Bush to wuss out on economic program - Tom Brosz - 1/2/2003 7:23:37 PM
- What program? - Bowser - 1/2/2003 11:55:19 AM
  - I'm no happier about his steel tariffs and farm program than you are. (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 1/2/2003 12:38:15 PM
- There you go again - ebnelson - 1/2/2003 9:06:26 AM

South Korea and North Korea - Raoul Lannoy - 1/2/2003 5:24:53 PM
- Re: South Korea and North Korea - McFly - 1/2/2003 6:39:45 PM
  - Be careful what you wish for. - ebnelson - 1/2/2003 9:47:49 AM
    - Re: Chess - Raoul - 1/2/2003 10:33:43 AM
    - Good cop, bad cop? :-) n/t (n/t) - McFly - 1/2/2003 10:15:44 AM
      - Could be - ebnelson - 1/2/2003 10:18:17 AM

Happy 20th B'day to the Internet - philw - 1/2/2003 5:33:52 PM
- Y'know, Gore *still* hasn't seen a dime for the dang thing n/t (n/t) - McFly - 1/2/2003 6:14:00 PM

Response to Raoul on the Human Clone story - Justin Kelly - 12/31/2002 9:51:39 AM
- I'm not sure about the fuss. - Bowser - 12/31/2002 5:24:36 PM
  - Fuss - Tom Brosz - 12/31/2002 5:43:34 PM
    - yes and no - Robert - 12/31/2002 6:43:16 PM
      - Re: Yes - Tom Brosz - 12/31/2002 10:34:50 AM
        
        Do these guys deserve more of my concentration than the white supremecists? - alcaray - 12/31/2002 11:41:01 AM
        
        Perhaps - Larry J - 1/1/2003 5:39:46 PM
        
        There are thousands of wierd groups... - alcaray - 1/2/2003 5:21:27 PM
        
        An isolated group of kooks isn't a concern... - Larry J - 1/2/2003 10:04:06 AM
        
        No - Robert - 12/31/2002 11:16:41 AM
        
        Re: Well... - Tom Brosz - 12/31/2002 11:39:50 AM
        
        Maybe - Robert - 12/31/2002 12:09:10 PM
    - Re: Food supply - SteveS - 12/31/2002 6:25:30 PM
- Re: the being - Raoul Lannoy - 12/31/2002 4:58:58 PM

Bush fiddles. - Bowser - 12/31/2002 2:03:26 PM
- Re: Bush fiddles. - Tom Brosz - 12/31/2002 2:06:07 PM
  - Shhhhh!!!!! Tom don't do this - ebnelson - 1/2/2003 9:50:42 AM

Democrat wants the draft? - Tom Brosz - 12/30/2002 1:44:05 PM
- Heh, heh, heh. - Bowser - 12/31/2002 5:36:11 PM
  - Good a way as any to put an end to the military industrial complex - E.P. Grondine - 12/31/2002 6:48:55 PM
    - Maybe because 50 years of this policy didn't work? (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 12/31/2002 10:36:31 AM
      - Sort of like Israel, huh? n/t (n/t) - Bowser - 1/1/2003 8:37:32 PM
- Good take on it. - ebnelson - 12/31/2002 4:42:30 PM
- Evil. Pure evil. - SDAI-Tech1 - 12/30/2002 3:28:36 PM
- Don't be too surprised - Fox - 12/30/2002 2:26:40 PM
  - I don't see any need for a draft - Larry J - 12/31/2002 5:44:26 PM
  - Re: Don't be too surprised - Tom Brosz - 12/30/2002 5:51:54 PM
    - It all depends on the number of wars we decide to fight at the same time. n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 12/31/2002 5:57:54 PM

Bush blinks big-time. - Bowser - 12/29/2002 4:39:05 PM
- "Role Reversal" - Larry J - 12/30/2002 3:37:26 PM
- Didn't Clinton give North Korea Nuke technology? - Robert E. B. - 12/30/2002 12:48:34 PM
  - Here it is. - Robert E. B. - 12/30/2002 2:48:12 PM
    - We never gave the reactors - ebnelson - 12/30/2002 3:18:48 PM
      - We gave them something. - Robert E. B. - 12/30/2002 3:44:34 PM
- Blink is your word for it - FrankC - 12/29/2002 6:21:22 PM
- Re: Bowser blinks and misses reality check - SteveS - 12/29/2002 6:10:12 PM
  - Arf is giving us a great lesson in the traps of equivalency. - ebnelson - 12/29/2002 6:18:21 PM
    - Pay no never mind (n/t) - Robert - 1/1/2003 6:29:12 PM
- LOL! - SDAI-Tech1 - 12/29/2002 12:17:23 PM

Under Republican Administration. “U.S. emissions in biggest decade drop.” - Bowser - 12/24/2002 3:24:42 PM
- Re: U.S. emissions - Tom Brosz - 12/24/2002 5:08:15 PM
  - I have to find the name of that WWII British war movie - ebnelson - 12/24/2002 3:18:13 PM
    - Ignore me, just puttering around (n/t) - Robert - 1/1/2003 6:17:33 PM

Dr. Kwak! I love it! - SDAI-Tech1 - 12/30/2002 3:22:02 PM
- Re: Walks like a Kwak, talks like a Kwak - SM - 12/31/2002 8:14:22 PM

Somehow there must be a way to blame Ashcroft for this... - Tom Brosz - 12/31/2002 6:30:00 PM
- GPS signals are incredibly weak - Larry J - 12/31/2002 7:02:53 PM

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