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What the heck do we do about North Korea? - Tom Brosz - 12/26/2002 5:01:22 PM
- Not our sphere of influence - FrankC - 12/27/2002 6:05:06 PM
  - I'm less worried about NK using their nukes than selling them anonymously. (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 12/27/2002 7:23:51 PM
  - Since the end of the cold war... - Scott - 12/27/2002 6:23:08 PM
- Let the Japaneese and Chinese deal with the situation. - Scott - 12/27/2002 4:06:29 PM
- There are 100's of thousands of [1950-53] vets [US, Can, UK...]... - Jacob Samorodin - 12/27/2002 3:49:48 PM
- Re: Power Grid - SteveS - 12/27/2002 2:50:15 PM
- What to do... - SDAI-Tech1 - 12/27/2002 10:09:38 AM
- Bush blew that one! - Bowser - 12/26/2002 6:01:32 PM
  - Why doesn't Carter go fix it again? - Scott - 12/27/2002 4:14:31 PM
    - Why don't you come up with a clever argument? - alcaray - 12/27/2002 6:12:46 PM
      - Why don't you answer the point? - ebnelson - 12/27/2002 7:35:16 PM
        
        And what may be even worse... - Scott - 12/27/2002 8:50:44 PM
      - So why doesn't he? - Scott - 12/27/2002 6:14:38 PM
        
        Who knows? Who cares? n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 12/27/2002 6:22:21 PM
        
        Apparently not Jimmy Carter. N/T (n/t) - Scott - 12/27/2002 6:24:01 PM
        
        It's not his job. We elect presidents, for this sort of thing. n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 12/27/2002 9:14:51 AM
        
        It didn't stop him in 1994. - Larry J - 12/27/2002 11:01:54 AM
  - Yeah, when the NKs never complied with the agreement all through the 90's, that was definately Bush's fault. - ebnelson - 12/27/2002 2:33:02 PM
  - A little problem with chronology - Tom Brosz - 12/27/2002 9:38:54 AM
  - Re: No doubt Canada will be accepting more skilled North Korean immigrants - SM - 12/26/2002 6:09:52 PM

David Letterman, one of my Top Ten. - Tom Brosz - 12/27/2002 8:12:56 PM
- Thanks, Dave - Larry J - 12/27/2002 9:31:16 AM
  - Damn, I missed him by a year. . . n/t (n/t) - Justin Kelly - 12/27/2002 7:14:53 PM

Stating the obvious - FrankC - 12/27/2002 5:57:32 PM
- My bet is that the number of Iraqi children who starved due to US & UN actions equals the number 0. § (n/t) - ebnelson - 12/27/2002 7:36:51 PM
- Yeah, suddenly he has three times the food. (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 12/27/2002 7:21:25 PM

Anti-Americanism Abroad - a 50 Year Anniversary Spectacular! - SDAI-Tech1 - 12/26/2002 2:19:17 PM
- Agreed...Great points, accept for one thing: Americans could really care less what the Rest of the world thinks. - Scott - 12/27/2002 5:45:07 PM
  - You are confusing Republicans with Americans. There may be some overlap, but they are not the same. n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 12/27/2002 6:09:34 PM
    - Thanks for admitting that Democrats put world opinion ahead of America - Scott - 12/27/2002 6:25:42 PM
      - You argue funny! n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 12/27/2002 9:16:14 AM

Persian world view... - SDAI-Tech1 - 12/27/2002 6:25:37 PM

Offset the migrant hordes - quick! - SDAI-Tech1 - 12/27/2002 9:05:53 AM
- Sorry....but - Lee - 12/27/2002 11:10:53 AM
  - A thought for some of the anti-America conspiracy minded... - Scott - 12/27/2002 11:29:23 AM
    - But is that really a good thing? - Lee - 12/27/2002 6:11:12 PM
    - A thought for those who are a bit too hasty to condemn immigration to the USA - Matt Burley - 12/27/2002 12:04:01 PM
      - Re: Jane Luu - Raoul - 12/27/2002 1:02:21 PM

U.S. Decries Abuse but Defends Interrogations - Bowser - 12/26/2002 4:19:56 PM
- Okay, Bright Boy... - Tom Brosz - 12/26/2002 8:53:30 PM
  - What separates us from the "bad guys"? - Bowser - 12/26/2002 9:01:32 AM
    - Yout think Eisenhower would have met your standards? - ebnelson - 12/26/2002 9:17:40 AM
    - Still babbling. Not hearing any constructive alternatives. (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 12/26/2002 9:12:08 AM
      - Only weak people let others determine their morality. - Bowser - 12/26/2002 12:13:17 PM
        
        Its real mean to put a human being in a jail cell too. - Scott - 12/27/2002 4:42:12 PM
        
        Still babbling. Looking for real ideas and methods of interrogation here. (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 12/26/2002 4:55:06 PM
        
        Babbling, indeed. - Bowser - 12/26/2002 6:16:37 PM
        
        Re: Babbling. - Tom Brosz - 12/27/2002 9:44:42 AM
        
        Mirror Principle Applies... - SDAI-Tech1 - 12/26/2002 1:02:03 PM
- One of the cited tactics... - Larry J - 12/26/2002 8:03:55 PM
  - Torture Tactics - Freakin Humanity - 12/26/2002 8:33:02 PM
  - Did you see anything else in that article? - Bowser - 12/26/2002 8:28:31 PM
    - Boo Freaking Hoo - Larry J - 12/26/2002 8:51:15 PM
      - You can go back to sleep. Apologies for disturbing you. n/t (n/t) - Bowser - 12/26/2002 9:02:50 AM
- Is this all you can come up with? - Scott - 12/26/2002 10:28:56 AM

The ethnic cleansing continues. - Bowser - 12/26/2002 6:31:18 PM
- Sounds bad, all right. - Tom Brosz - 12/27/2002 9:36:45 AM

Newt's Wish List - Tom Brosz - 12/25/2002 6:58:02 PM
- Newt? Isn't he the guy who ripped Clinton? - Bowser - 12/26/2002 8:44:08 PM

War on Frist started right after the election - Tom Brosz - 12/25/2002 6:50:24 PM
- Looting the country, and loving it. - Bowser - 12/26/2002 3:44:52 PM
  - Just when did Frist work for this company? - ebnelson - 12/26/2002 4:08:40 PM
    - Sound of crickets chirping. Cool breeze from hell freezing over. § (n/t) - ebnelson - 12/26/2002 5:12:24 PM
      - Sorry, did you say something? ?? (n/t) - ebnelson - 12/26/2002 8:36:26 PM
- I liked this story. - Lee - 12/26/2002 10:07:34 AM

Advisors Put Under a Microscope - Bowser - 12/23/2002 5:05:34 PM
- Re: Advisors Put Under a Microscope - Tom Brosz - 12/23/2002 7:46:21 PM
  - P.S. - Tom Brosz - 12/23/2002 7:50:17 PM
    - Re: P.S. - R.L. - 12/24/2002 10:40:18 AM
      - RL to posit that higher education is open to conservative political beliefs - ebnelson - 12/26/2002 4:45:18 PM
      - Academic diversity - Tom Brosz - 12/25/2002 7:14:06 PM
    - The bigotry of higher education - ebnelson - 12/23/2002 10:38:25 AM

Rolling up Al Qaeda step by step. - ebnelson - 12/26/2002 4:36:03 PM

US rejects N Korea nuclear 'blackmail' - Bowser - 12/23/2002 5:47:07 PM
- Except for the fact that NK's own statements show they were continuously developing nukes since 1998, you are almost believable. - ebnelson - 12/24/2002 3:27:38 PM
- Don't worry, Clinton and Carter will fix it. - Scott - 12/24/2002 2:58:08 PM
  - Sorry, Scott, it'll be persons like our own Justin Kelly, and 37,000 other... - Jacob Samorodin - 12/24/2002 3:48:18 PM
    - For you, Justin. 1,000,000 NKA / 37,OOO USM. - Jacob Samorodin - 12/24/2002 3:57:25 PM
      - Luckily we we moved to 40 round magazines. . . - Justin Kelly - 12/25/2002 10:41:49 AM
        
        If things turn ugly... - Larry J - 12/26/2002 4:04:21 PM
  - The naive extremists want to pretend that the world was rosy in Jan 2001 - ebnelson - 12/24/2002 3:43:30 PM

How to spin news into a negative pov. - ebnelson - 12/26/2002 12:18:30 PM
- Re: How to spin news - Tom Brosz - 12/26/2002 9:11:18 AM
  - Well sales did blow chuncks...But somehow I think we'll survive. - Scott - 12/26/2002 10:33:55 AM

Democracies - Raoul Lannoy - 12/26/2002 10:36:41 AM
- Just wait until the 'democratic revolution' occurs in Iran - Matt Burley - 12/26/2002 12:07:30 PM

The Charles De Gaulle - Raoul Lannoy - 12/26/2002 9:31:45 AM
- Will we have to sink it to prevent their surrender of it to the enemy? - ebnelson - 12/26/2002 9:35:00 AM
  - Be nice, Ed. (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 12/26/2002 9:59:14 AM
  - Re:a city - Raoul - 12/26/2002 9:46:30 AM

Lott Furor Could Spark GOP Shift - SDAI-Tech1 - 12/23/2002 2:40:11 PM
- Maybe the Republicans will come out in favor of slave reparations... - Scott - 12/23/2002 5:56:08 PM
- There's nothing wrong with the GOP rehabilitating the party's image on race - Matt Burley - 12/23/2002 5:05:44 PM
- Isn't that a racist statement? - Lee - 12/23/2002 4:05:18 PM
  - You noticed that, did you? - Tom Brosz - 12/24/2002 5:40:50 PM
  - To help African Americans vote better - ebnelson - 12/23/2002 4:27:47 PM
- Yes--it's called the GOP (n/t) (n/t) - Robert - 12/23/2002 3:31:59 PM
  - Well I'm glad someone's looking out for our interests. - Lee - 12/23/2002 4:13:26 PM
    - 'my own people' - Robert - 12/23/2002 8:02:27 PM
      - Re: 'my own people' - Tom Brosz - 12/23/2002 8:27:28 PM
        
        Re: 'my own people' - Robert - 12/23/2002 9:03:40 AM
        
        Or here's a better idea - Lee - 12/23/2002 9:09:30 AM
        
        even better... - R.L. - 12/24/2002 4:11:43 PM
        
        Lessee? You're not Bowser are you? - Lee - 12/24/2002 5:00:56 PM
        
        nope... I Think he is 50% BS...WHEREAS you are... - R.L. - 12/24/2002 5:40:07 PM
        
        And I suppose your version of America is... - Lee - 12/24/2002 6:37:14 PM
        
        Wow are you putting us on...? - R.L. - 12/25/2002 10:44:10 AM
        
        If believing that makes you feel better, then go ahead. - Lee - 12/25/2002 11:31:33 AM
        
        OOOOOhhh...A MASTERS degree....oh well! - R.L. - 12/25/2002 11:44:02 AM
        
        Well that's the funny thing about public opinion. - Lee - 12/25/2002 5:03:30 PM
        
        It is considered bad, Lee - R.L. - 12/24/2002 2:24:10 PM
        
        Missing the point - Tom Brosz - 12/23/2002 4:26:24 PM
        
        Re: Or here's a better idea - Robert - 12/23/2002 10:05:29 AM
        
        Isn't ethnic cleansing what's being done now? - Lee - 12/23/2002 2:45:50 PM
        
        Crap - Robert - 12/24/2002 5:31:59 PM
        
        As I said, Lee missed the point. You're missing one too. - Tom Brosz - 12/24/2002 6:04:12 PM
        
        And here's a few questions for you. - Lee - 12/24/2002 9:59:01 AM
        
        Exactly what I was thinking. - Lee - 12/23/2002 9:03:32 AM
        
        Complete tripe - Tony - 12/23/2002 9:42:30 AM

Flipping us the Byrd - Tom Brosz - 12/22/2002 7:57:22 PM
- The Confederates did have the best looking uniforms - Lee - 12/23/2002 4:14:13 PM
  - About a million repeating rifles would have been better - FrankC - 12/23/2002 4:48:23 PM
    - Right - alcaray - 12/24/2002 6:36:53 PM
    - You must of read "Guns of the South" - Lee - 12/24/2002 10:02:53 AM
      - I read that one. Poor old Lincoln! n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 12/24/2002 10:22:39 AM

America's technical difficulties. - Bowser - 12/23/2002 4:52:39 PM
- Same old crap. - Tom Brosz - 12/23/2002 8:18:10 PM
  - Re: Same old crap. - Robert - 12/23/2002 8:48:01 PM
    - Re: Same old crap. - Tom Brosz - 12/23/2002 4:06:21 PM
      - Weak - Robert - 12/24/2002 5:44:21 PM
        
        Okay, try this: - Tom Brosz - 12/24/2002 6:17:43 PM
      - Re: Same old crap. YES same on both sides - R.L. - 12/24/2002 2:10:55 PM
  - Ignore the other post. Gotta do some more research on the disabled veterans part. - Larry J - 12/23/2002 11:42:44 AM
    - Let us know. I've only heard some scattered stuff on this. (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 12/23/2002 2:54:11 PM
  - Gotta do some more research on the (n/t) - Larry J - 12/23/2002 11:37:12 AM
- Opposing foreign aid is un-American? - Lee - 12/23/2002 6:29:21 PM
- Maybe it's about time we lost our innocence - RobVG - 12/23/2002 5:30:50 PM
  - Re: Who'll replace him? - Raoul Lannoy - 12/23/2002 8:28:48 PM
    - Who replaced Hitler, Mussolini and Tojo? (n/t) (n/t) - RobVG - 12/23/2002 9:12:50 AM
      - Re: but... - Raoul - 12/23/2002 10:49:28 AM
        
        I believe the shoe is on the other foot. - RobVG - 12/23/2002 2:08:50 PM
        
        Which might explain France's apparent change of heart - Larry J - 12/24/2002 3:11:01 PM
        
        Re: Iraqi's interest - Raoul Lannoy - 12/24/2002 11:46:45 AM
        
        Link - RobVG - 12/23/2002 2:14:10 PM
        
        Sounds like you're making excuses - Larry J - 12/23/2002 11:48:10 AM
- Says the creators of it are idiots. § (n/t) - ebnelson - 12/23/2002 9:42:49 AM

Rumsfeld warns N. Korea: U.S. can fight two wars at once! - Bowser - 12/23/2002 12:31:22 PM
- Don't worry about North Korea. Clinton and Carter fixed it. - Scott - 12/24/2002 3:03:31 PM
- If you don't use it, you lose it..... - Fighting two wars with one sword - 12/23/2002 5:01:22 PM
  - Military experience - Tom Brosz - 12/24/2002 5:31:45 PM
  - This has for a long time been our standard - Justin Kelly - 12/23/2002 7:48:35 PM
    - Justin, don't waste facts on the sillies. - ebnelson - 12/24/2002 3:39:58 PM
      - Ditto - Tom Brosz - 12/24/2002 5:14:14 PM
        
        I don't think Justin Has to worry about North Korea - Scott - 12/24/2002 5:29:55 PM

Who were the Axis of evil countries again? - Scott - 12/24/2002 5:15:21 PM
- Re: Who were the Axis of evil countries again? - Scott - 12/24/2002 5:26:31 PM

May There Be Peace on Earth and May We Show Good Will To All Humans - alcaray - 12/24/2002 9:39:49 AM
- Peace on Earth, Goodwill Towards Men - Lindy - 12/24/2002 3:30:27 PM
  - For a whole week? You could be missing out on a lot. (n/t) (n/t) - Lee - 12/24/2002 4:36:35 PM

Hey, Merry Christmas everybody! - Islamic militants - 12/24/2002 3:06:10 PM

Hundreds of US Marines confront alien intruder in the Kuwaiti desert! - ... - 12/24/2002 10:26:32 AM
- Darn!! - Santa - 12/24/2002 10:28:49 AM

Israeli forces kill top Palestinian Militants - SDAI-Tech1 - 12/23/2002 2:52:41 PM
- I get to be the shallow-end-of-the-gene-pool kid! (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 12/23/2002 8:25:35 PM

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