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U.S. Suburban Sniper Captures Global Attention . . . - D. Spires - 10/23/2002 9:34:30 AM
- Report: Virginia Schools Linked to Sniper Threat . . . - D. Spires - 10/23/2002 10:16:49 AM
  - Pressure Mounts -- Cryptic Dialogue with Sniper . . . - D. Spires - 10/23/2002 11:27:09 AM
- Newspaper Editors Criticize TV Sniper Coverage . . . - D. Spires - 10/23/2002 10:00:56 AM
- If I were leading the task force. - ebnelson - 10/23/2002 10:00:00 AM
  - Re: If I were leading the task force. - R.L. - 10/24/2002 8:27:24 AM
  - Iwould use the media to feed dis-info to the sniper. - Scott - 10/23/2002 10:45:49 AM

Moscow theater held by gunmen - LJ - 10/23/2002 7:54:49 PM
- Re: Every corner has a finger of the mob . . . - D. Spires - 10/23/2002 8:18:56 AM

AWOL French marksman - DC area sniper? - LJ - 10/21/2002 5:16:05 PM
- Re: AWOL French marksman - DC area sniper? - Gol - 10/23/2002 5:11:17 PM
  - Re: That piece of evidence would be nice to see . . . (n/t) (n/t) - D. Spires - 10/23/2002 7:45:11 PM
- Re: AWOL French marksman - DC area sniper? - Dea - 10/23/2002 4:55:10 PM
  - Re: Yugoslavia is not a motive . . . (n/t) (n/t) - D. Spires - 10/23/2002 7:43:44 PM
    - Re: Yugoslavia is not a motive . . . (n/t) - Dea - 10/23/2002 8:48:01 AM
      - Re: I'm not psychic . . . - D. Spires - 10/23/2002 8:51:30 AM
- Re: AWOL French marksman - DC area sniper? - OhNo1220 - 10/23/2002 12:14:23 PM
- Re: AWOL French marksman - DC area sniper? - OhNo1220 - 10/23/2002 11:38:41 AM
  - Re: You'll get faster, and better, responses from the main page . . . - D. Spires - 10/23/2002 12:08:50 PM
- PLEASE!! Just do some more research - Kyle Paolone - 10/23/2002 8:25:32 AM
- Yes, I have good feeling it is him! - Kyle Paolone - 10/23/2002 8:21:01 AM
  - Re: The missing French sniper was supposed to be one of the best . . . - D. Spires - 10/23/2002 1:44:26 PM
    - Re: The missing French sniper was supposed to be one of the best . . . - Mike - 10/23/2002 7:26:02 PM
      - Re: Yeah . . . - D. Spires - 10/23/2002 7:41:44 PM
    - Re: The missing French sniper was supposed to be one of the best . . . - Mike - 10/23/2002 7:26:00 PM
      - Re: Hardly . . . - D. Spires - 10/23/2002 7:39:23 PM
- Wait for it. - Tom Brosz - 10/21/2002 6:48:55 PM
  - Okay, just one small point... - Tom Brosz - 10/21/2002 6:59:43 PM
    - White or Brown? - Tony - 10/21/2002 7:59:05 PM
      - Re: White or Brown? - Tom Brosz - 10/21/2002 8:55:20 AM
        
        Re: accuracy - robert - 10/23/2002 1:05:30 PM
        
        Re: Methodological killers . . . - D. Spires - 10/23/2002 2:46:30 PM

U.S. to Brand Islamic Group Tied to Bali Blast as Terrorist . . . - D. Spires - 10/23/2002 7:32:16 PM

Wasn't this discredited awhile back? - ebnelson - 10/23/2002 7:23:04 PM

Al Qaeda Sniper(s) - SDAI-Tech1 - 10/22/2002 11:54:09 AM
- Weapon of choice - RobVG - 10/22/2002 2:27:25 PM
  - I have been wondering how a long gun could be so well hidden - ebnelson - 10/23/2002 7:07:40 PM
  - Re: Weapon of choice - D. Spires - 10/23/2002 1:59:18 PM
  - Re: Weapon of choice - Larry J - 10/23/2002 1:23:05 PM
  - Re: Weapon of choice - FrankC - 10/22/2002 2:54:21 PM
- Probably not, but certainly an inspiration for Al Queda - Matt Burley - 10/22/2002 2:02:29 PM
- Snipers - FrankC - 10/22/2002 12:07:49 PM
  - Where's Robocop when you need him? n/t (n/t) - SDAI-Tech1 - 10/22/2002 12:34:36 PM
    - Or, Superman - FrankC - 10/22/2002 2:04:12 PM
    - Re: On a shelf in Hollywood . . . (n/t) (n/t) - D. Spires - 10/22/2002 1:25:35 PM

U.S. Dealt Setback on Iraq . . . - D. Spires - 10/23/2002 6:35:03 PM

Dissing Islam in Europe - p - 10/23/2002 4:58:08 PM
- Re: However.... - Raoul - 10/23/2002 6:23:07 PM
  - If the letter is for real, then I think I know who the snipper is. - Lee - 10/23/2002 8:00:55 AM
    - This should be under "The Sniper is angry about something" thread - Lee - 10/23/2002 8:13:40 AM

U.S. to Free Some Guantanamo Captives . . . - D. Spires - 10/23/2002 6:08:19 PM

More Pournelle - Tom Brosz - 10/22/2002 7:41:18 PM
- Logistics - Fox - 10/22/2002 2:25:42 PM
  - Forward basing is a double edged sword - Larry J - 10/23/2002 1:31:10 PM
    - Re: Forward basing - Fox - 10/23/2002 3:44:02 PM
  - Re: Logistics - Tom Brosz - 10/22/2002 4:23:07 PM
    - Re: Military resistance to change . . . - D. Spires - 10/23/2002 5:57:33 PM
- Re: Tyrannies - Raoul Lannoy - 10/22/2002 10:04:57 AM
  - Re: Tyrannies - Tom Brosz - 10/22/2002 10:39:37 AM
    - Re: The past - Raoul - 10/23/2002 5:49:11 PM
    - Re: Tyrannies - gbaikie - 10/22/2002 12:51:46 PM
      - Oops, mistook who "you" was n/t (n/t) - gbaikie - 10/22/2002 12:54:11 PM
- Isolationism - RobVG - 10/22/2002 9:25:36 AM
- Developing Energy independence is in our stategic interests. - Scott - 10/22/2002 8:53:09 AM
- What would happen... - LJ - 10/22/2002 8:12:01 AM
  - I beleive the answer would be yes.§ (n/t) - ebnelson - 10/22/2002 8:52:17 AM
    - I'll second that. - Scott - 10/22/2002 8:56:36 AM
      - Not only that - ebnelson - 10/22/2002 9:47:05 AM
        
        Re: Not only that - Tom Brosz - 10/22/2002 10:29:45 AM

The Sniper is angry about something - Scott - 10/23/2002 4:29:31 PM
- Ya think? - ebnelson - 10/23/2002 5:42:18 PM
- Re: The Sniper is angry about something - p - 10/23/2002 5:36:56 PM
  - Re: On a shelf in Hollywood . . . (n/t) (n/t) - D. Spires - 10/23/2002 5:40:26 PM
  - Somewhere in the Bowels of the DNC Political Apparatus - Scott - 10/23/2002 8:39:18 AM
    - Re: Undoing . . . - D. Spires - 10/23/2002 8:55:09 AM

ENRON Exec Begins to Spill the Beans - Lindy - 10/21/2002 3:24:33 PM
- A trip down memory lane - Robert - 10/22/2002 5:40:07 PM
  - Might be a bit more to it, too. - Bowser - 10/22/2002 5:57:37 PM
    - Thanks for reminding me about the Jeffords thing - Lindy - 10/22/2002 5:41:10 PM
      - Re: That's right, Lindy . . . - D. Spires - 10/23/2002 5:37:27 PM
        
        Humor me Dan.......... - Lindy - 10/23/2002 8:51:41 AM
        
        Re: I thought I was . . . - D. Spires - 10/23/2002 8:57:48 AM
  - Re: Afternoon, Robert . . . - D. Spires - 10/22/2002 10:21:33 AM
    - Don't understand your message (n/t) (n/t) - Robert - 10/22/2002 10:33:49 AM
      - Re: Maybe I misread . . . ? - D. Spires - 10/22/2002 10:45:05 AM
        
        Nothing so grand - Robert - 10/23/2002 5:18:58 PM
  - Re: "The silence is deafening...." - alcaray - 10/22/2002 8:24:26 AM
- Hmmmm... - SDAI-Tech1 - 10/22/2002 1:37:05 PM
  - You believe all that crap? - Lindy - 10/22/2002 6:03:58 PM
- The government/industrial complex - Tom Brosz - 10/22/2002 12:03:38 PM
- If I were Belden, I'd watch my back. - Bowser - 10/21/2002 4:01:24 PM

With apologies to Aesop - Splinx - 10/23/2002 3:04:22 PM
- Hmmm - LJ - 10/23/2002 5:08:11 PM
  - Or: 500 lb gorrilla = N Korea? n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 10/23/2002 5:21:02 PM
  - It is obvious to me - FrankC - 10/23/2002 8:29:19 AM
- Too subtle. Elaborate? (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 10/23/2002 4:05:22 PM

Internet attack - Tom Brosz - 10/23/2002 4:01:11 PM
- For some reason, the free version of ZoneAlarm did nasty things to my computer - Larry J - 10/23/2002 5:16:44 PM
- Re: Hackers in some of the Old Soviet Republics . . . - D. spires - 10/23/2002 4:25:57 PM

Bush Signs Defense Spending Bill . . . - D. Spires - 10/23/2002 4:58:48 PM
- Bush Signs Defense Bill, Says 'Nation Faces New Dangers' . . . - D. Spires - 10/23/2002 8:00:32 AM

Terror 'Virus' Can Be Defeated, NATO Secretary-General Says . . . - D. Spires - 10/23/2002 4:45:33 PM

War Diary: Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2002 . . . - D. Spires - 10/23/2002 4:30:09 PM

The Problem IS Pakistan - Lindy - 10/23/2002 2:38:36 PM
- Re: The Problem IS Pakistan - Scott - 10/23/2002 3:09:48 PM

U.S. Sends Subtle Warning to Pakistan . . . - D. Spires - 10/23/2002 2:30:53 PM

Res publica (moving from Flame): a response to gbaikie - Mary Anne - 10/20/2002 12:09:41 PM
- primary driver: toleration (support) of Israeli expansionists - E.P. Grondine - 10/21/2002 6:47:36 PM
  - Re: I would have to disagree . . . - D. Spires - 10/22/2002 4:16:12 PM
    - I would have to disagree also . . . - E.P. Grondine - 10/22/2002 10:21:42 AM
      - Re: Yes -- before Israel . . . - D. Spires - 10/22/2002 11:10:53 AM
- Ancient historical models - Gary - 10/20/2002 5:37:50 PM
  - Impact and Ancient historical models - E.P. Grondine - 10/21/2002 7:07:24 PM
    - Re: Cool . . . !! - D. Spires - 10/22/2002 4:10:15 PM
  - I would argue... - SDAI-Tech1 - 10/21/2002 5:13:42 PM
    - Re: I would argue... - Gary - 10/21/2002 6:37:03 PM
  - Reliving history - Mary Anne - 10/21/2002 4:09:12 PM
    - Re: Reliving history - Tom Brosz - 10/21/2002 6:55:27 PM
      - Raising the bar - Fox - 10/21/2002 11:06:00 AM
        
        Re: Raising the bar - Gary - 10/21/2002 6:10:00 PM
        
        Re: Raising the bar - Tom Brosz - 10/22/2002 7:05:35 PM
        
        Re: Primary sources, or, Wow, guy! - Mary Anne - 10/22/2002 5:42:58 PM
        
        Re: Yours and Gary's posts are both printed out for my library references . . . - D. Spires - 10/23/2002 1:33:14 PM
        
        Wow... and thanks! - Fox - 10/22/2002 2:39:16 PM
        
        Re: Asking for a tab at the bar . . . - D. Spires - 10/21/2002 2:15:14 PM
        
        Excellent! Just added a "History" folder to my bookmarks...(n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 10/21/2002 4:07:03 PM
        
        Call me a traditionalist - Fox - 10/21/2002 2:28:03 PM
- Republic vs. Empire - Tom Brosz - 10/20/2002 4:56:35 PM
- We inflicted freedom on Japan and Germany pretty well. - ebnelson - 10/20/2002 2:19:25 PM
  - What do you mean, "We"? - Mary Anne - 10/21/2002 1:58:19 PM
    - West Germany and Japan were constructs of the USA. - ebnelson - 10/21/2002 5:01:07 PM
      - Re: Let's see . . . - D. Spires - 10/21/2002 1:59:29 PM
    - Some more. - Bowser - 10/21/2002 4:29:48 PM
    - Oh come on now Mary Anne, - SDAI-Tech1 - 10/21/2002 4:16:29 PM
      - Re: Oh come on now SDAI - Tony - 10/21/2002 5:26:20 PM
        
        We won't know until the event, will we? § (n/t) - ebnelson - 10/21/2002 7:18:34 PM
- Re: Res publica (moving from Flame): a response to gbaikie - gbaikie - 10/20/2002 1:50:20 PM
  - Arbitration - Mary Anne - 10/21/2002 8:10:53 AM
    - Re: First things first . . . - D. Spires - 10/21/2002 1:51:00 PM

Rumsfeld's Take on al Qaeda Today . . . - D. Spires - 10/23/2002 1:25:49 PM

Thinking like an Iranian - - - - Bowser - 10/22/2002 1:54:52 PM
- Re: Western arguments, not Middle Eastern . . . - D. Spires - 10/23/2002 10:24:44 AM
- You may not be thinking like an Iranian - - - - FrankC - 10/22/2002 2:50:01 PM
  - Re: why not? - Raoul Lannoy - 10/22/2002 5:42:57 PM
    - the observed youth trend - FrankC - 10/23/2002 1:24:34 PM

Special Forces Medic Reaches Out to Afghan People . . . - D. Spires - 10/23/2002 1:20:09 PM

Now things are getting weird: - ebnelson - 10/23/2002 12:43:03 PM

The AWOL French marksman - OhNo1220 - 10/23/2002 12:22:35 PM
- Re: Welcome aboard . . . - D. Spires - 10/23/2002 12:38:03 PM

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