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"Was it Worth It?" - Larry J - 11/19/2002 5:42:06 PM
- And in the meantime this story gets lost in the noise. - Bowser - 11/19/2002 6:18:05 PM
  - The US still has thousands of people in Afghanistan - Larry J - 11/19/2002 7:22:48 PM
  - You'll Never be happy. IMS2BU - Scott - 11/19/2002 12:12:38 PM
    - Re: Points are difficult for some . . . - D. Spires - 11/19/2002 2:13:27 PM
      - Silly. - Bowser - 11/19/2002 2:45:24 PM
        
        Re: U.N. coalition, knuckles . . . - D. Spires - 11/19/2002 6:17:32 PM

dems playing more games with Homeland Security. - ebnelson - 11/18/2002 1:44:16 PM
- A rule of thumb on government liability protection - Tom Brosz - 11/19/2002 7:06:21 PM
- Furthermore, if you want to know who has been playing games with homeland security... - alcaray - 11/19/2002 6:18:16 PM
  - When the Democrats in the Senate... - Larry J - 11/19/2002 6:27:16 PM
    - I'm sorry, but did you read the part about: - alcaray - 11/19/2002 7:14:45 PM
      - Game plan - Tom Brosz - 11/19/2002 9:48:13 AM
        
        It purports to be a response. How come there's no connection to prior post? n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 11/19/2002 12:11:21 PM
        
        Sorry...should probably have been under first post. (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 11/19/2002 1:07:27 PM
    - A history of DHS and how the dems blew a golden opportunity - Tony - 11/19/2002 6:54:44 PM
      - It is still too kind to the dems - ebnelson - 11/19/2002 10:29:54 AM
- "This homeland security bill, the bill the president supported, was 35 pages long. The bill that I've been asked to vote on Monday or Tuesday is 484 pages long, filled with special interest legislati… - alcaray - 11/19/2002 6:11:27 PM
  - Read past the headline. I thought it was Republican feeding frenzy, until I actually read what Daschole was doing. § (n/t) - ebnelson - 11/19/2002 6:43:37 PM
    - I read the whole sad thing, Ed. Is it really ok with you that the House decided to add all this crap to this most holy bill? n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 11/19/2002 7:19:42 PM
      - I would have put the institute somewhere else. - ebnelson - 11/19/2002 10:26:24 AM
- If they succeed, they should rename this legislation... - Larry J - 11/18/2002 2:28:54 PM

"Holes in the story as big as Ground Zero" - Splinx - 11/17/2002 5:10:36 PM
- Repost (ignore above) - Splinx - 11/17/2002 5:30:33 PM
- Corrected link - Splinx - 11/17/2002 5:18:07 PM
  - Gods and monsters - Tom Brosz - 11/17/2002 6:51:49 PM
    - Re: Gods and monsters - Larry J - 11/19/2002 3:03:20 PM
    - Eyes open or shut - Splinx - 11/18/2002 4:16:08 PM
      - Re: Eyes crossed - Tom Brosz - 11/18/2002 5:14:04 PM
        
        Re: Unburnt paper - Splinx - 11/18/2002 7:43:00 PM
        
        Post the link that supports what you say about his passport. - ebnelson - 11/18/2002 8:58:44 PM
        
        Links and BONUS Excellent New Fact ! - Splinx - 11/18/2002 1:18:10 PM
        
        Re: You sure bollixed that one . . . - D. Spires - 11/18/2002 4:02:03 PM
        
        typical attack on source -- as expected n/t - Splinx - 11/18/2002 4:08:43 PM
        
        Re: Really . . . ? - D. Spires - 11/18/2002 4:10:33 PM
        
        Attacking the source is still a fallacy - Splinx - 11/19/2002 2:15:39 PM
        
        Re: Not a source attack, sp . . . - D. Spires - 11/19/2002 3:19:33 PM
        
        You always have to consider the source. - Larry J - 11/19/2002 3:09:42 PM
        
        And here's an example... - Larry J - 11/19/2002 6:33:35 PM
        
        Re: Another 'impossibility' . . . ? - D. Spires - 11/18/2002 7:56:06 PM
        
        Before 9-11, there were no antiaircraft emplacements at the Pentagon - Larry J - 11/18/2002 8:05:14 PM
        
        Ah, but there were - Splinx - 11/18/2002 2:22:21 PM
        
        Just shows he doesn't know what he's talking about - Larry J - 11/18/2002 3:46:48 PM
        
        No mistake - Splinx - 11/18/2002 4:05:34 PM
      - And also... - Splinx - 11/18/2002 4:22:57 PM
        
        Follow the money. - Tom Brosz - 11/18/2002 4:50:38 PM
        
        Re: And they love conspiracies . . . - D. Spires - 11/18/2002 5:04:59 PM
      - You are wrong aboput the passport.§ (n/t) - ebnelson - 11/18/2002 9:02:20 AM
    - I think it is much simpler: greed. - ebnelson - 11/18/2002 1:11:16 PM
  - Re: Corrected link - RobVG - 11/17/2002 6:41:05 PM

I am a peace protest convert - p - 11/19/2002 4:54:39 PM
- Re: I am a peace protest convert - Tom Brosz - 11/19/2002 5:18:39 PM
  - I guess you like the young ones, Tom - Larry J - 11/19/2002 5:23:15 PM
- Wow. This peace movement sure knows how to advertise - Scott - 11/19/2002 5:02:18 PM
  - And in the meantime, this story gets lost in the noise... - Larry J - 11/19/2002 5:20:24 PM

New York Mayor drops Republican act - Tom Brosz - 11/17/2002 11:52:12 AM
- What's your solution to the city's budget hole? - alcaray - 11/18/2002 12:23:06 PM
  - solution to the city's budget hole - Tom Brosz - 11/18/2002 4:57:58 PM
    - Your first link said: - alcaray - 11/19/2002 5:07:34 PM

Pakistan getting scared - of FBI. - Bowser - 11/17/2002 2:19:22 PM
- Re: I feel so -- ‘misinformed’ . . . - D. Spires - 11/18/2002 2:16:09 PM
  - It's the stuff you read - using AFNS as "news", for instance. n/t (n/t) - Bowser - 11/18/2002 8:40:50 PM
    - Re: More doubtful . . . - D. Spires - 11/18/2002 9:10:26 AM
  - I love the concept that we are 'unfair to our enemies' - ebnelson - 11/18/2002 4:03:23 PM
  - I realize that something about Bowser just invites these refutations... - alcaray - 11/18/2002 12:44:13 PM
    - Re: It remains misinformation . . . (n/t) (n/t) - D. Spires - 11/18/2002 12:51:58 PM
      - Do you have knowledge of this Doctor's whereabouts? n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 11/19/2002 4:58:00 PM
        
        Re: He's in Dr. Mudd's cell on Devil's Island . . . (n/t) (n/t) - D. Spires - 11/19/2002 5:07:04 PM

NTY: "Militia Force and Students Clash in Continuing Tehran Protest" - Larry J - 11/19/2002 4:37:13 PM
- Very shortly, I will wager, the reactionary religious bigots - ebnelson - 11/19/2002 4:52:12 PM

NYT: "Questions Arise on Accounting at United Way" - Larry J - 11/19/2002 4:05:17 PM

Now this I'd love to watch! - RNE - 11/18/2002 9:53:11 AM
- Media Representatives Get Taste of Military Training . . . - D. Spires - 11/18/2002 12:45:50 PM
- An active link - RNE - 11/18/2002 9:55:44 AM
  - Re: David Janssen . . . - D. Spires - 11/18/2002 10:28:23 AM
    - I should have realized - RNE - 11/18/2002 11:18:13 AM
      - We were soldiers - SDG - 11/18/2002 11:33:59 AM
        
        The movie is good - Larry J - 11/19/2002 2:59:22 PM

GOP attacking supporter of strong borders - Tom Brosz - 11/19/2002 9:52:37 AM

Homeland Security Bill: 35 pages is now 484! - Tom Brosz - 11/18/2002 8:09:24 PM

Prediction: - Tom Brosz - 11/17/2002 4:34:28 PM
- Larry King: Carter last night, Woodward tonight, Gore tomorrow night. (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 11/18/2002 7:16:57 PM
  - Re: May I see the whine list, please . . . X^D (n/t) (n/t) - D. Spires - 11/18/2002 7:19:34 PM
  - Well since the dims won such an historic election, I guess the press needs to introduce us to their agenda.§ (n/t) - ebnelson - 11/18/2002 9:16:45 AM
    - Re: Well, in all fairness . . . - D. Spires - 11/18/2002 9:29:59 AM
      - Idle hands are the devil's plaything. Or something like that. (n/t) - ebnelson - 11/18/2002 10:44:32 AM
- The poor guy! - Bowser - 11/18/2002 5:33:19 PM
  - Re: Re: A few more exclamation points regarding a comment that was not a charge in the least would be nice . . . - D. Spires - 11/18/2002 7:13:01 PM
- Re: Prediction: They move left...Again - Scott - 11/18/2002 4:28:44 PM

dnc still in denial.§ - ebnelson - 11/18/2002 1:29:38 PM
- Re: An interesting game . . . - D. Spires - 11/18/2002 5:16:19 PM
- McAuliffe is in there for only one reason: to be Clinton's sock puppet. (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 11/18/2002 4:08:34 PM

This needs to be terminated. It is a rdiculous display of lawyer-drioven greed.§ - ebnelson - 11/18/2002 2:56:58 PM
- The Arabs must laugh like hyenas when they read this stupidity n/t (n/t) - Gary - 11/18/2002 4:24:00 PM
  - African Americans should get in on this action... - Scott - 11/18/2002 4:36:23 PM

Lou Dobbs: "Don't be such a crybaby" - Larry J - 11/18/2002 3:56:43 PM

al-Qaida promises attacks will continue unless America becomes an Islamic nation - Larry J - 11/17/2002 2:07:25 PM
- I guess we'll have to decline their kind offer... - Gary - 11/17/2002 2:57:34 PM
  - Re: Converting isn't so bad . . . - D. Spires - 11/18/2002 1:48:19 PM

New Batch of Chinese Military Leaders Will Be Viewed Warily by Taiwan . . . - D. Spires - 11/18/2002 1:23:55 PM

Professional Screeners Hired to Improve Airport Security . . . - D. Spires - 11/18/2002 12:37:35 PM

U.S. Medevac Crews Stay Busy in Afghanistan . . . - D. Spires - 11/18/2002 12:26:55 PM

Need a protest movement? Attack Capitalism!!! - Scott - 11/18/2002 9:35:25 AM
- Well sure. And the big tobacco companies made the people smoke. And McDonalds makes peopel eat - ebnelson - 11/18/2002 10:43:34 AM
  - Re: Well sure. - Tom Brosz - 11/18/2002 11:33:26 AM
    - My daughter is there doing an internship - ebnelson - 11/18/2002 12:16:28 PM

Closer Ties at Heart of Ministerial of the Americas . . . - D. Spires - 11/18/2002 11:02:54 AM

Rumsfeld Says Don't Sweat DARPA Info Awareness Experiment . . . - D. Spires - 11/18/2002 10:42:52 AM

Here is what the Village Voice (hardly a RW rag) - ebnelson - 11/18/2002 9:01:35 AM
- Re: Thank you, Ed . . . - D. Spires - 11/18/2002 9:25:01 AM

Saddam plans ahead - ebnelson - 11/16/2002 9:26:12 AM
- Libya? That’s convenient. - RobVG - 11/17/2002 7:49:16 PM
- How much you wanna bet a good chunk of that $3.5 billion - Matt Burley - 11/17/2002 6:08:37 PM
  - Where else could it have come from? (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 11/17/2002 10:47:45 AM
- Doesn't sound right - Gary - 11/17/2002 3:04:52 PM
- Saddam's 'Search for Family Bolthole' . . . - D. Spires - 11/16/2002 11:41:35 AM

American Public 'First Line of Defense' Against Attacks . . . - D. Spires - 11/15/2002 11:49:56 AM
- The right to be left alone - Mary Anne - 11/17/2002 7:04:36 PM
  - Re: The right to be left alone - Lindy - 11/17/2002 6:25:09 PM
    - Big Brother - Lindy - 11/17/2002 7:48:54 PM
  - Yes and No - Larry J - 11/17/2002 2:29:19 PM
  - You make some very good points. - Tom Brosz - 11/17/2002 11:23:13 AM
- Re: Something disturbing - Raoul - 11/17/2002 9:22:21 AM
- Re: 'First Line of Defense' - Fox - 11/16/2002 5:52:35 PM
  - Re: 'First Line of Defense' - D. Spires - 11/16/2002 7:02:53 PM
  - Fox, I seriously don't see the problem. - ebnelson - 11/16/2002 5:48:17 PM
  - Re: 'First Line of Defense' - Tom Brosz - 11/16/2002 9:57:29 AM

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