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Pace: U.S. Military Is 'Prepared To Deliver' Against Saddam . . . - D. Spires - 9/30/2002 12:45:40 PM

Mohammed Omar 'Still in Afghanistan' . . . - D. Spires - 9/30/2002 12:06:39 PM

Czech Radio Free Europe Closes Down . . . - D. Spires - 9/30/2002 11:59:09 AM

Senior Minister: U.S. Allows Indonesia to Question al-Qaeda Suspect . . . - D. Spires - 9/30/2002 11:49:34 AM

Iraq: Speed of the Essence . . . - D. Spires - 9/30/2002 10:34:40 AM

Exerting Moral Force . . . - D. Spires - 9/30/2002 9:37:03 AM

Stogran: Troops 'Lining Up' to Go to War. . . - D. Spires - 9/30/2002 9:15:49 AM

Weapons-grade uranium intercepted in Turkey - Tom Brosz - 9/28/2002 10:21:25 AM
- P.S. You want some dots connected on Iraq? Connect this one. (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 9/28/2002 1:45:41 PM
- You see how easy it is to believe Saddam has a bomb? - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/28/2002 12:48:19 PM
  - PS Germany MUST be held accountable (n/t) (n/t) - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/28/2002 12:50:19 PM
    - Germany - Tom Brosz - 9/28/2002 1:44:51 PM
- Turkey seems to be a favorite smuggling funnel to where? - Jacob Samorodin - 9/28/2002 10:27:17 AM
  - Re: Turkey seems to be a favorite smuggling funnel to where? - McFly - 9/29/2002 8:45:02 AM
    - Funnel to where? - Tom Brosz - 9/29/2002 5:12:44 PM

Islam is love...monday update - p - 8/26/2002 3:44:32 PM
- Re: Islam is love...monday update - fazila - 9/29/2002 4:46:19 PM
- Palestinians killing each other - Scott - 8/26/2002 3:51:06 PM

Jerry Pournelle on Iraq--the short version - Tom Brosz - 9/27/2002 4:09:47 PM
- Re: Free Iraq from Saddam - Raoul - 9/28/2002 8:26:59 AM
  - Give ' - Bowser - 9/28/2002 4:12:48 PM
    - Re: Democracy - Raoul - 9/28/2002 4:37:39 PM
  - Increase in production - Matt Burley - 9/28/2002 3:30:39 PM
    - Re: Russia - Raoul - 9/28/2002 8:05:01 AM
      - The story - - Bowser - 9/28/2002 8:30:07 AM
- I'll tell you what he left out: - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/27/2002 6:51:47 PM

Boy, this is really going to help the stock market... - Tom Brosz - 9/28/2002 3:20:53 PM

Save us...the creationists are at it again. - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/26/2002 3:08:41 PM
- Re: Save us...the creationists are at it again. - Tom Brosz - 9/27/2002 6:42:56 PM
  - Give me a boy when he's seven - Mary Anne - 9/27/2002 7:30:31 PM
    - And when he's seventeen, it's anybody's guess. - Tom Brosz - 9/27/2002 7:40:53 PM
      - You forgot, didn't you? - Mary Anne - 9/27/2002 8:23:59 AM
        
        Choices - Tom Brosz - 9/27/2002 11:07:12 AM
        
        Re: Choices - Mary Anne - 9/27/2002 12:16:23 PM
        
        Re: Choices - Tom Brosz - 9/27/2002 12:44:52 PM
        
        Re: Misunderstanding - Mary Anne - 9/27/2002 3:16:13 PM
        
        Private education - Tom Brosz - 9/27/2002 5:20:38 PM
        
        Predicting Mary Anne's response... - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/28/2002 11:47:07 AM
        
        History of public schooling - Tom Brosz - 9/28/2002 1:01:26 PM
        
        Re: History of public schooling - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/28/2002 2:36:03 PM
    - Re: Give me a boy when he's seven - Marcia - 9/27/2002 8:03:58 AM
- Proof and proofs - Mary Anne - 9/27/2002 5:23:37 PM
  - Re: Proof and proofs - Marcia - 9/27/2002 5:41:33 PM
- Re: Knuckleheads . . . - D. Spires - 9/27/2002 1:17:06 PM
- I don't understand this... - Gary - 9/26/2002 4:56:27 PM

Afghan Production of Opium Increases After Fall of Taleban . . . - D. Spires - 9/28/2002 11:06:07 AM
- Perfect example of shaping public opinion. - Bowser - 9/28/2002 11:54:56 AM
- Town where Everyone has been Tainted by the Scourge of Heroin . . . - D. Spires - 9/28/2002 11:30:07 AM

Author Teaches Students About Dogs' Surprising Role in Wars . . . - D. Spires - 9/28/2002 10:35:17 AM

Commanders Battle in North Afghanistan . . . - D. Spires - 9/28/2002 10:11:58 AM

Explosion Rocks Kabul Neighborhood, No Serious Injuries . . . - D. Spires - 9/28/2002 10:04:11 AM

Masses Fill Beirut Streets to Support Palestinian Uprising . . . - D. Spires - 9/27/2002 12:54:21 PM
- Nice picture of the new Nazi Youth movement N/T (n/t) - Scott - 9/28/2002 8:42:04 AM

Bush Says Saddam Hussein 'Must Be Stopped' . . . - D. Spires - 9/26/2002 11:54:07 AM
- U.S. Has 'Solid Evidence' of Al Qaeda Operating in Iraq . . . - D. Spires - 9/26/2002 12:03:39 PM
  - Our intelligence must be getting a lot better - Splinx - 9/26/2002 3:31:18 PM
    - One enormous difference... - Splinx - 9/27/2002 7:54:52 PM
    - This column was written with your mindset in mind - Larry J - 9/27/2002 5:57:04 PM
      - One enormous difference (right thread this time) - Splinx - 9/27/2002 7:58:07 PM
        
        parts of speech - Splinx - 9/27/2002 9:45:18 AM
  - If this is true it would be reckless and irresponsible for us to NOT wipe Saddam's government off the face of the earth n/t (n/t) - Matt Burley - 9/26/2002 12:08:07 PM

March on Washington by the usual gang of idiots - Tom Brosz - 9/26/2002 2:40:31 PM
- A tribute to the MTV generation... - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/26/2002 4:47:25 PM
  - Part II - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/27/2002 7:26:29 PM
- Burning questions -- on the lighter side - Splinx - 9/26/2002 3:11:30 PM
  - Re: Burning questions -- on the lighter side - Tom Brosz - 9/27/2002 7:57:08 PM
    - Sleek - Splinx - 9/27/2002 8:20:34 AM
      - Svelte - Mary Anne - 9/27/2002 8:33:19 AM
        
        Aw, just super-size it - Splinx - 9/27/2002 10:42:21 AM

First Amendment apparently not shredded entirely, but not for lack of trying - Tom Brosz - 9/27/2002 6:32:51 PM
- Re: Well . . . - D. Spires - 9/27/2002 7:08:27 PM
  - Well said - Robert - 9/27/2002 7:42:26 PM
    - so a Union doesn't have the right to exist? - Scott - 9/27/2002 7:50:26 PM
      - Re: The issue . . . - D. Spires - 9/27/2002 8:42:56 AM
        
        i wonder when the ACLU or other special interest group will break this law - Scott - 9/27/2002 8:50:25 AM
        
        Re: The emphasis is on "special interest groups". - Marcia - 9/27/2002 9:20:17 AM
      - what? - Robert - 9/27/2002 8:02:37 AM
        
        Re: what? - Scott - 9/27/2002 8:39:40 AM
  - I can't believe you said that... - Tom Brosz - 9/27/2002 7:30:22 PM
    - Re: I can't believe you said that... - Robert - 9/27/2002 7:53:08 PM
    - They can assemble all they want - Mary Anne - 9/27/2002 7:50:41 PM
      - Re: They can assemble all they want - Tom Brosz - 9/27/2002 9:06:26 AM
        
        Re: Excuse me, Tom . . . - D. Spires - 9/27/2002 10:41:25 AM
        
        Re: Excuse me, Tom . . . - Tom Brosz - 9/27/2002 10:53:32 AM
        
        Re: I can sorta see the problem . . . - D. spires - 9/27/2002 11:11:47 AM
        
        Re: I see it now (after debating the issue at home :) - Marcia - 9/27/2002 11:38:26 AM
        
        Involuntary exposure - Mary Anne - 9/27/2002 12:03:54 PM
        
        Re: Involuntary exposure - Marcia - 9/27/2002 12:39:29 PM
        
        Re: Networks and radio stations, ads in general. - Marcia - 9/27/2002 1:05:30 PM
        
        Re: Should . . . - D. Spires - 9/27/2002 1:11:26 PM
        
        Re: But , , , - D. Spires - 9/27/2002 11:58:41 AM
        
        I'm with you on this one... - Scott - 9/27/2002 10:36:32 AM
        
        The special interest group - Mary Anne - 9/27/2002 11:39:17 AM
        
        Re: I see . . . - D. Spires - 9/27/2002 11:53:14 AM
        
        Re: Seems to me . . . - D. spires - 9/27/2002 10:58:11 AM
    - Re: What I mean (and not backpedaling at all) . . . - D. Spires - 9/27/2002 8:53:04 AM
- "What if the vote had gone the other way?" - alcaray - 9/27/2002 7:05:55 PM
  - The Supreme Court will kill this law anyway. - Scott - 9/27/2002 7:43:49 PM
    - Re: The Supreme Court will kill this law anyway. - Tony - 9/27/2002 8:15:59 AM
      - Re: The Supreme Court will kill this law anyway. - Scott - 9/27/2002 8:43:39 AM
        
        The Republicans on the FEC blocked the exceptions - Mary Anne - 9/27/2002 2:00:41 PM
- Fundamental to conservatism. - Bowser - 9/27/2002 2:03:09 PM
  - Re: Fundamental to conservatism. - Tom Brosz - 9/27/2002 4:04:44 PM
    - Puh-leese!! - Bowser - 9/27/2002 5:26:06 PM
- Which animals are more equal than others... - Tom Brosz - 9/27/2002 1:04:53 PM
- Re: First Amendment apparently not shredded entirely, but not for lack of trying - Marcia - 9/27/2002 8:22:36 AM

Barbra we mis you nott. - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/26/2002 7:52:56 PM
- Re: Barbra - Tom Brosz - 9/26/2002 12:26:22 PM
- Judge not (my spelling) lest ye be judged. n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 9/26/2002 11:12:32 AM
  - Re: Judge not (my spelling) lest ye be judged. n/t - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/26/2002 3:13:34 PM
  - Re: When I write to my Reps . . . - D. Spires - 9/26/2002 11:33:39 AM
  - That's what passes for cleverness. Heh, heh. n/t (n/t) - Bowser - 9/26/2002 11:27:01 AM
    - Heh, heh. - SDAI-Tech - 9/26/2002 3:34:49 PM
      - Re: Heh, heh. one more time. that one suc-ed! Heh heh. - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/26/2002 3:56:03 PM
        
        "Are you threatening me?" ;) (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 9/27/2002 7:03:06 PM

From the Left......an essay for Bowser, Splinx, Raoul, Mary Anne, Alcaray and any other tired left of center ou there..... - Lindy - 9/26/2002 5:08:04 PM
- Give me your tired....your left of center... ;-) - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/27/2002 9:33:34 AM
  - World's smallest violin - Tom Brosz - 9/27/2002 6:49:28 PM
    - Trot out the big one - Rome's burning! - Bowser - 9/27/2002 8:29:30 AM
  - Re: Give me your tired....your left of center... ;-) - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/27/2002 9:50:53 AM

Feinstein callers oppose war on Iraq by a wide margin - Splinx - 9/26/2002 2:35:59 PM
- UPDATE: 44.8 to 1 against war - Splinx - 9/26/2002 4:53:58 PM
  - Polls - Lindy - 9/26/2002 4:50:55 PM
- Re: Feinstein callers oppose war on Iraq - Tom Brosz - 9/26/2002 4:17:34 PM
  - So where does this "70% favor" number come from, that's been quoted around here? n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 9/26/2002 4:28:09 PM
    - Re: That was from me, and one (1) time . . . - D. Spires - 9/26/2002 7:53:10 PM
    - Different polls, different weeks, different numbers - Larry J - 9/26/2002 5:36:58 PM
      - Thanks for the links - alcaray - 9/26/2002 5:55:12 PM
        
        How do you know he wasn't? - Larry J - 9/26/2002 6:02:17 PM
        
        Re: How do you know he wasn't? - Splinx - 9/26/2002 7:06:15 PM
        
        And who is John Pilger and how would he know? - Larry J - 9/26/2002 9:40:28 AM
        
        He's a second rate Noam Chomsky - Gary - 9/26/2002 5:07:45 PM
        
        Re: John Pilger, NY Times, CIA - Splinx - 9/26/2002 11:39:37 AM
        
        How do I know anyone wasn't? Are you one of the 51%? n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 9/26/2002 8:34:06 AM
        
        The question remains, how do you know he wasn't involved? - Larry J - 9/26/2002 9:42:41 AM
        
        Good grief! Are you serious? - alcaray - 9/26/2002 10:08:52 AM
        
        You're stooping to a new low ... - Larry J - 9/27/2002 1:10:14 PM
        
        Re: ;^) - D. Spires - 9/27/2002 2:35:33 PM
        
        Re: Hardly McCarthyism (& Co) . . . - D. Spires - 9/26/2002 11:25:11 AM
        
        Well - alcaray - 9/27/2002 3:55:49 PM
        
        Re: As I've stated many times, 9-11 is not the issue, and Hussein remains guilty of 'great crimes' against humanity . . . - D. Spires - 9/27/2002 4:10:25 PM
        
        These are much better reasons for attacking Iraq. But they aren't what we were talking about. n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 9/27/2002 4:26:39 PM
        
        Re: No, it went off on a pointless tangent . . . - D. Spires - 9/27/2002 4:33:34 PM
        
        You really think 51% of Americans... - alcaray - 9/27/2002 5:32:54 PM
        
        Re: Still . . . (n/t) (n/t) - D. Spires - 9/27/2002 5:51:59 PM
        
        As opposed to Barbara Striesand's spelling, which seems to be fascinating. n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 9/27/2002 6:30:15 PM
        
        Re: I said it was 'sadly funny' . . . - D. Spires - 9/27/2002 6:45:53 PM
        
        If bin Ladin asked Sadam for help would Sadam have given help? - Scott - 9/26/2002 10:26:30 AM
        
        Interjection Here - Lindy - 9/26/2002 4:35:28 PM
        
        Re: Probably because the left would have already shot him . . . (n/t) (n/t) - D. Spires - 9/27/2002 12:53:13 PM
        
        So to keep America from attacking... - alcaray - 9/26/2002 11:09:09 AM
        
        Re: Involvement don't enter into it . . . - D. Spires - 9/26/2002 11:29:10 AM
- Re: Feinstein callers oppose war on Iraq by a wide margin - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/26/2002 2:46:50 PM
  - fatigue - McFly - 9/26/2002 4:00:41 PM
    - Insanity or InSaddamCity? - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/26/2002 4:08:10 PM
      - LOL...I rest my case :-) n/t (n/t) - McFly - 9/26/2002 4:38:20 PM

Tom and Steve - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/27/2002 9:13:56 AM
- the LINK - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/27/2002 9:14:52 AM
  - Re: Oh, that's funny . . . - D. Spires - 9/27/2002 1:34:36 PM
    - Selective Pesticides - Lindy - 9/27/2002 4:45:35 PM
      - Re: Selective Pesticides . . . ? - D. Spires - 9/27/2002 5:48:41 PM

Trooper kills self for failing to stop criminal - Tom Brosz - 9/27/2002 1:11:18 PM
- Whoa! - Bowser - 9/27/2002 5:20:51 PM
  - Re: Whoa! - Tom Brosz - 9/27/2002 5:22:17 PM
- That's enough - Mary Anne - 9/27/2002 2:23:17 PM
  - Re: That's enough - Tom Brosz - 9/27/2002 4:00:41 PM
  - Re: Yes -- and no . . . - D. Spires - 9/27/2002 3:22:09 PM

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