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Bet you didn't hear much about this in the media. Happy Veteran's Day. - Tom Brosz - 11/20/2002 5:50:37 PM
- I've been watching that case - RNE - 11/21/2002 1:20:10 PM
  - Some politician could make a lot of mileage fixing this. (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 11/21/2002 4:29:25 PM
- What a lousy thing to do. - SDAI-Tech1 - 11/20/2002 6:13:00 PM

Giuliani Calls It 'Premature' to Discuss WorldCom Role . . . - D. Spires - 11/20/2002 1:28:31 PM
- Worldcom announced 500 more layoffs in Colorado Springs yesterday - Larry J - 11/21/2002 3:01:55 PM

Why does it seem everyone wants to claim victim status? - Larry J - 11/20/2002 11:14:10 AM
- Re: A british newspaper - Raoul - 11/20/2002 6:48:02 PM
  - I don't have a link to the German article... - Larry J - 11/21/2002 2:20:20 PM
- From the Twilight Zone? - Tom Brosz - 11/20/2002 6:47:25 PM
- Re: For the better profit-margin . . . - D. Spires - 11/20/2002 11:29:38 AM

Summit Puts NATO Transformation in High Gear . . . - D. Spires - 11/21/2002 1:40:16 PM

Pentagon to Track American Consumer Purchases - Bowser - 11/20/2002 2:14:06 PM
- We know where you are now. And btw, your blockbuster account is overdue. § (n/t) - ebnelson - 11/20/2002 4:05:36 PM
- Pentagon Blue Sky - Tom Brosz - 11/20/2002 2:57:26 PM
  - Nope - Robert - 11/21/2002 9:13:17 AM
    - Waste? In Government? Perish the thought. - Tom Brosz - 11/21/2002 11:22:40 AM
      - Yes? And the problem with that would be...what? (n/t) (n/t) - Robert - 11/21/2002 11:50:28 AM
        
        Excellent point! (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 11/21/2002 1:24:48 PM
  - Re: Pentagon Blue Sky - Tom Brosz - 11/20/2002 5:31:17 PM

Flight Mission 4 Missile Test Successful . . . - D. Spires - 11/21/2002 1:14:37 PM

"íÊÎáøì Çááøå Úäåã" translation: God forsakes them - SM - 11/21/2002 10:51:26 AM
- Re: Religious war - Tom Brosz - 11/21/2002 11:07:48 AM

CNN: "Top al Qaeda operator arrested" - Larry J - 11/21/2002 9:11:08 AM

Venezuela: Chavez Regime Favors Violence Over Talks . . . ? - D. Spires - 11/20/2002 7:45:41 PM
- In a few more months, his Cuban advisors will simply kill him and install a Cuban puppet. - ebnelson - 11/20/2002 8:37:17 PM

NYDN: "Hellfire homed in on terrorists cell phone" - Larry J - 11/20/2002 8:36:30 PM

Well, well. Look who's come crawling back... - Tom Brosz - 11/20/2002 7:20:26 PM
- If this is true, the only true path for him - ebnelson - 11/20/2002 9:28:00 AM
- Truely the biggest political loser since Judas turned over Christ... - Scott - 11/20/2002 9:09:43 AM

P.S. - Tom Brosz - 11/20/2002 5:52:53 PM
- Oops. Was supposed to be under the veteran post below. (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 11/20/2002 6:17:27 PM

The Prestige has sunk - Raoul - 11/19/2002 9:04:54 AM
- If the tanks hold up, and they likely will. - ebnelson - 11/19/2002 9:37:32 AM
  - Re: If the tanks hold up - Tom Brosz - 11/19/2002 9:45:44 AM
    - Greenpeace - Gary - 11/20/2002 5:22:53 PM
    - Re: If the tanks hold up - Bowser - 11/19/2002 2:51:38 PM
      - Good point - Tom Brosz - 11/19/2002 3:47:09 PM
        
        I don't know. - Bowser - 11/19/2002 7:24:06 PM
        
        Critters - Tony - 11/20/2002 3:15:25 PM
        
        Why not? - Larry J - 11/20/2002 3:52:52 PM
    - Re: Congealing . . . - D. Spires - 11/19/2002 11:44:08 AM
      - Re: Congealing . . . - ebnelson - 11/19/2002 5:22:19 PM
    - An interesting thought - Scott - 11/19/2002 10:11:24 AM
  - There's still an oil slick at the USS Arizona memorial - Scott - 11/19/2002 9:43:14 AM
    - If it all came out at once it would be horrible. - ebnelson - 11/19/2002 10:09:45 AM
    - The Arizona is only a few feet underwater (and it's relatively warm water). - Larry J - 11/19/2002 10:03:54 AM
- Its really simple. You make the country which flagged the ship responsible for the damages - Scott - 11/19/2002 9:34:15 AM

CNET: U.S. won't support Net "hate speech" ban - Larry J - 11/20/2002 5:01:38 PM

LMAO !!!! Toyota will lease fuel cell cars for 30 months @ $10,000 per month - Success_Machine - 11/19/2002 6:16:26 PM
- Re: Here's the real solution - Success_Machine - 11/19/2002 6:59:34 PM
  - Re: Canada falling behind - Success_Machine - 11/19/2002 8:32:30 PM
- Don't worry, they know the bleeding hearts in California will spend whatever it takes - Scott - 11/19/2002 9:37:52 AM
  - You are welcome! - alcaray - 11/20/2002 4:31:02 PM
    - Re: That's why we keep you there . . . ;^) (n/t) (n/t) - D. Spires - 11/20/2002 4:48:34 PM
    - Enjoy the sunny weather. You can have it! - Scott - 11/20/2002 9:04:45 AM
  - Re: Hollywood fad-mobiles . . . - D. Spires - 11/19/2002 2:20:16 PM

Dems cant catch a break at all - Tony - 11/19/2002 9:51:03 AM
- Shoulda stuck by their guns after going this far. - alcaray - 11/19/2002 12:19:51 PM
  - Re: Shoulda stuck by their guns - Tom Brosz - 11/19/2002 1:02:41 PM
    - I agree - alcaray - 11/20/2002 4:26:13 PM
- What I will denounce... - FrankC - 11/19/2002 10:32:10 AM
- I have mentioned my concerns - Tom Brosz - 11/19/2002 9:59:49 AM
  - That is what Bush proposed for months. The dems were kicking his ass, remember? - ebnelson - 11/19/2002 10:43:42 AM
    - Now the Democrats are getting what they want - Scott - 11/19/2002 11:53:42 AM
      - Tort reform! Damn straight! - Tom Brosz - 11/19/2002 12:59:52 PM
        
        I dunno...Think of the economic strength unleashed - Scott - 11/19/2002 1:06:49 PM
        
        That's part of what the fight over Homeland Security was about - Larry J - 11/19/2002 3:35:21 PM
        
        Jackpot! - Scott - 11/20/2002 3:07:20 PM
  - Barriers to communication - Larry J - 11/19/2002 10:39:08 AM

Harvard attempts to supress free speech - philw - 11/19/2002 2:16:14 PM
- Unused words tend to fade away - FrankC - 11/19/2002 7:46:25 PM
- Learning to accommodate diversity. - Bowser - 11/19/2002 6:56:09 PM
- Sounds like a very healthy discussion. n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 11/19/2002 6:06:26 PM
  - Ruth Simmons the President of Brown's opinion - philw - 11/19/2002 9:39:52 AM
    - This quote... - alcaray - 11/19/2002 12:06:11 PM
    - Shock! Horror! - Tony - 11/19/2002 9:54:40 AM
      - Re: Shock! Horror! - p - 11/20/2002 3:42:00 PM
- Oh what a can of worms the left has brought on itself with this whole "Political Correctness" movement. - Scott - 11/19/2002 4:55:56 PM
- It sounds like the University of Chicago got it right... - Larry J - 11/19/2002 4:28:26 PM
- Harvard is rapidly going the way of the New York Times: Irrelevancy. - ebnelson - 11/19/2002 3:09:52 PM

U.S. Seeks to Strengthen Inter-American Systems . . . - D. Spires - 11/20/2002 2:43:28 PM
- Rumsfeld Proposes Initiatives to Strengthen Hemisphere's Capabilities . . . - D. Spires - 11/20/2002 2:52:31 PM

Tower 7 Plans Unveiled . . . - D. Spires - 11/20/2002 1:46:23 PM

NATO Faces Different Threats Today From 50 Years Ago . . . - D. Spires - 11/20/2002 10:28:51 AM
- Today, the biggest threat to NATO... - Larry J - 11/20/2002 10:38:45 AM
  - Prague Summit Poised to Remake NATO, Make History . . . - D. Spires - 11/20/2002 10:42:49 AM

U.S. Forces Take Fire in 3 Afghanistan Incidents . . . - D. Spires - 11/20/2002 10:18:38 AM

Bush Lauds Passage of Law Approving Homeland Security Department . . . - D. Spires - 11/20/2002 9:33:58 AM

FWIW, no FL in AL - FrankC - 11/19/2002 8:57:35 PM

Rumsfeld Discusses U.N. Resolution, Patterns of Iraqi Behavior . . . - D. Spires - 11/18/2002 10:50:52 AM
- Rumsfeld, Chileans Discuss Iraq, Mutual Interests . . . - D. Spires - 11/18/2002 12:02:50 PM
- Iraq Fires on Northern Watch Pilots . . . - D. Spires - 11/18/2002 11:52:35 AM
  - Kofi Annan says firing on our aircraft is OK by him - Larry J - 11/19/2002 4:48:08 PM
    - Re: Technicality . . . - D. Spires - 11/19/2002 8:53:23 PM
      - Re: Technicality . . . - Larry J - 11/19/2002 10:25:05 AM
      - Smaller Technicality . . . - Tony - 11/19/2002 10:03:53 AM
        
        A matter of semantics - Larry J - 11/19/2002 10:13:52 AM

James Coburn - ebnelson - 11/19/2002 3:36:07 PM
- He was one of my favorites - FrankC - 11/19/2002 7:38:37 PM
  - A Shame to Lose This Man - Lindy - 11/19/2002 5:29:57 PM
- Re: Jim, I will truly miss . . . - D. Spires - 11/19/2002 5:01:29 PM

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