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Congressmen being checked on by FBI - Tom Brosz - 8/2/2002 5:15:31 PM
- Re: Excellent point . . . - D. Spires - 8/2/2002 7:57:16 PM
- Re: Congressmen and lie detectors - Tom Brosz - 8/2/2002 5:59:55 PM
- Ain't reasonable. :~( - Bowser - 8/2/2002 5:47:08 PM
- Congress asked for the investigation, if I recall. § (n/t) - ebnelson - 8/2/2002 9:03:22 AM

Janet Reno - Tom Brosz - 8/2/2002 6:21:19 PM
- Yes, Tom n/t (n/t) - God - 8/2/2002 7:45:19 PM
  - Hi God! Wanna get beat at chess again? (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 8/2/2002 2:58:25 PM

Islam is love - p - 8/1/2002 1:35:30 PM
- When you take another person's land, what the hell do you expect? - E.P. Grondine - 8/2/2002 8:55:09 AM
  - Re: When you take another person's land - Tom Brosz - 8/2/2002 5:46:38 PM
    - Re: Does it impact U.S. interests . . . ? (n/t) (n/t) - D. Spires - 8/2/2002 7:35:00 PM
- Re: Islam is love - p - 8/1/2002 1:46:05 PM
  - Re: Islam is love - Tom Brosz - 8/1/2002 6:28:33 PM
  - Are you reading this Dan? - Buck Galaxy - 8/1/2002 3:50:45 PM
    - Were they having as much fin as the Mossad aganets dancing for their camera with the WTC in the background? - ebnelson - 8/1/2002 4:53:58 PM
    - Re: Well, not at the moment, but I did read it a little while ago . . . - D. Spires - 8/1/2002 4:43:22 PM
      - Re: Well, not at the moment, but I did read it a little while ago . . . - Buck Galaxy - 8/1/2002 6:56:30 PM
        
        Re: Culture left this scene decades ago . . . - D. spires - 8/2/2002 1:18:55 PM
    - Re: Those who were hurt - Raoul - 8/1/2002 8:02:26 AM
      - Re: Just a smaller World Trade Center hit . . . - D. Spires - 8/1/2002 8:20:37 AM
  - I ask two questions: - ebnelson - 8/1/2002 2:53:22 PM
    - Re: I ask two questions: - Fox - 8/2/2002 5:48:22 PM
    - Part of the answer: these were not kids - Mary Anne - 8/2/2002 1:37:55 PM
      - PS --Family anecdote on living in dangerous places - Mary Anne - 8/2/2002 1:51:30 PM
        
        Re: Exactly. Nothing to add, just a thanx for sharing . . . (n/t) (n/t) - D. Spires - 8/2/2002 2:08:49 PM

Talk about desperate. - Bowser - 8/2/2002 3:27:37 PM
- My opinion (and aren't you glad you asked?) - E.P. Grondine - 8/2/2002 4:10:04 PM
- Re: Why 'desperate' . . . ? - D. Spires - 8/2/2002 3:54:05 PM
  - Because they want you to believe it. - Bowser - 8/2/2002 7:08:14 PM
    - Re: Too late -- I'm already enthralled . . . - D. Spires - 8/2/2002 7:32:58 PM
      - I know it Dan. But there's hope for some. n/t (n/t) - Bowser - 8/2/2002 11:27:22 AM

The Dow Congress - Tom Brosz - 8/2/2002 6:54:29 PM

Ashcroft Says Terrorism-Drug Trafficking Link 'Shocking' . . . - D. Spires - 7/31/2002 7:37:15 PM
- Profits on illegal drugs - Tom Brosz - 7/31/2002 9:37:35 AM
  - Well, you don't expect the gov't to do it. - Bowser - 7/31/2002 12:54:34 PM
    - I would take issue with this part - alcaray - 8/1/2002 5:18:51 PM
      - Re: I'd say that experiment . . . - D. Spires - 8/1/2002 6:35:43 PM
        
        Of course you are right - alcaray - 8/1/2002 7:50:00 PM
        
        Re: Well, just don't mix cocane and sugar . . . - D. Spires - 8/1/2002 8:22:40 AM
        
        Have you ever tried the punch at a Mormon wedding? They don't need the cocaine. ~8^O n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 8/1/2002 9:06:38 AM
      - And you'd be right. - Bowser - 8/1/2002 5:24:59 PM
        
        Maybe, but... - Tom Brosz - 8/1/2002 6:33:23 PM
        
        No "maybe, but". - Bowser - 8/1/2002 6:54:17 PM
        
        Re: That was a 7% Solution . . . ;^) (n/t) (n/t) - D. Spires - 8/1/2002 6:38:18 PM
    - Legalization - Tom Brosz - 7/31/2002 1:38:45 PM
      - Marijuana - Bowser - 7/31/2002 4:38:44 PM
        
        Re: Marijuana - Tom Brosz - 7/31/2002 5:26:34 PM
        
        It is interesting that the two agree on something like that. - ebnelson - 8/1/2002 12:13:39 PM
        
        Savage is indeed a Psycho Hose Beast - Tom Brosz - 8/1/2002 7:22:43 PM
        
        Well, showing indications of harmful effects is not that hard... - alcaray - 8/1/2002 4:53:50 PM
      - It should all be legal. Period. § (n/t) - ebnelson - 7/31/2002 3:14:42 PM
        
        Re: Then you might as well free the tobacco companies - SteveS - 7/31/2002 3:51:52 PM
        
        I doubt the doctor's opinions severely. - ebnelson - 8/1/2002 12:07:43 PM
        
        free the tobacco companies - Tom Brosz - 7/31/2002 4:34:37 PM
        
        Re: About jobs too - SteveS - 7/31/2002 5:16:00 PM
        
        Anyone on this bbs, and any of our kids could - ebnelson - 8/1/2002 3:24:15 PM
        
        Re: I'd have to agree . . . - D. Spires - 8/1/2002 3:32:00 PM
        
        Yes. Prohibition creates lots of jobs: - ebnelson - 8/1/2002 3:48:45 PM
        
        Re: They will still be around with legal drugs - SteveS - 8/1/2002 2:33:59 PM
        
        Re: The same can be said for other crimes, should we legalize them? - SteveS - 8/1/2002 2:11:29 PM
        
        Other crimes are not "victimless." - Tom Brosz - 8/1/2002 4:34:36 PM
        
        Re: Other crimes are not - SteveS - 8/1/2002 5:51:00 PM
        
        Re: Excuse me, but . . . - D. Spires - 8/2/2002 1:26:03 PM
        
        Re: Excuse me, but . . . - SteveS - 8/2/2002 6:22:59 PM
        
        Re: Excuse me, but . . . - Tom Brosz - 8/2/2002 5:55:05 PM
  - Re: Profits on illegal drugs - p - 7/31/2002 10:52:02 AM
- "Shocking", my foot. - Bowser - 7/31/2002 8:21:31 AM
  - Re: Reactionary . . . - D. Spires - 7/31/2002 9:33:25 AM
  - Re: CIA - Tom Brosz - 7/31/2002 9:27:20 AM
    - Tom, Tom, Tom........ - Do your homework - 7/31/2002 5:37:54 PM
    - Re: CIA - Bowser - 7/31/2002 1:36:43 PM
      - Re: CIA - Ignorance is Bliss - 7/31/2002 5:12:20 PM
        
        I submit before your detailed and insightful sources of information... - Tom Brosz - 7/31/2002 5:46:13 PM
      - Now you just confabulate. - ebnelson - 7/31/2002 3:13:29 PM
  - Re: - ebnelson - 7/31/2002 8:32:54 AM

Are We Heading Towards Martial Law? - An Austrailian Thinks So - 8/2/2002 3:00:03 PM
- Are We Heading Towards Leftist Nervous Breakdown? - Tom Brosz - 8/2/2002 5:41:52 PM
  - Nope - constitutional crisis. - Bowser - 8/2/2002 6:15:03 PM
- Re: Many think it's possible... - Marcia - 8/2/2002 4:15:38 PM
- Re: Are We Heading Towards Martial Law? - p - 8/2/2002 3:22:45 PM
  - Probably not extreme. - Bowser - 8/2/2002 3:33:44 PM
    - Wouldn't last long - FrankC - 8/2/2002 5:01:55 PM
    - Re: Not a far stretch for some . . . - D. Spires - 8/2/2002 3:40:56 PM
- I hope so! - SDAI-Tech1 - 8/2/2002 11:48:05 AM

Ethnic Fighting Erupts in Afghanistan . . . - D. Spires - 8/2/2002 3:38:08 PM
- Erupts? Wasn't aware it had ever stopped. (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 8/2/2002 5:16:15 PM

The Poppy Paradox: U.S. War In Afghanistan Boosts Terror Funds . . . - D. Spires - 8/2/2002 3:25:40 PM

Rumsfeld, Franks Update Congress on Terror War Progress . . . - D. Spires - 8/1/2002 2:28:22 PM
- Rumsfeld toughens terror fight, accelerates covert missions - Matt Burley - 8/2/2002 2:47:04 PM
  - Re: Rumsfeld toughens terror fight, accelerates covert missions - p - 8/2/2002 3:20:55 PM
- Rumsfeld: 'Mission Complete' When Afghanistan Is Secure . . . - D. Spires - 8/1/2002 2:32:57 PM

Greek Police Arrest Another Suspected November 17 Member . . . - D. Spires - 8/2/2002 3:07:21 PM

In Philippines, G.I. Joe is Back . . . - D. Spires - 8/2/2002 2:11:35 PM
- Powell Arrives in Manila . . . - D. Spires - 8/2/2002 2:46:32 PM
- Border Watch Tackled . . . - D. Spires - 8/2/2002 2:37:40 PM
- Filipinos Protest U.S. Forces Pact . . . - D. Spires - 8/2/2002 2:19:45 PM

Israelis expand censorship to - Israel. - Bowser - 8/1/2002 12:11:32 PM
- Sounds like a pretty straightforward commercial dispute. § (n/t) - ebnelson - 8/2/2002 2:32:58 PM
- Not really. - Tom Brosz - 8/1/2002 12:25:39 PM

failure of monsoon - FrankC - 8/2/2002 10:05:48 AM
- Re: This is science . . . ? - D. Spires - 8/2/2002 12:03:22 PM
  - just as good as those vaunted computer climate models n/t (n/t) - p - 8/2/2002 12:04:49 PM

How the New York Times Liberal Ideology Distorts the News - p - 8/2/2002 8:48:01 AM

New York Times on Cheney - Tom Brosz - 8/1/2002 7:00:37 PM
- That is the substance of the Chaney bashing? - ebnelson - 8/1/2002 7:48:16 PM

Saudi nukes? - Bowser - 8/1/2002 5:18:54 PM
- Re: 2004 . . . - D. Spires - 8/1/2002 7:29:36 PM
  - Heh, heh. We'll see. - Bowser - 8/1/2002 11:24:29 AM
- Re: Saudi nukes - Tom Brosz - 8/1/2002 6:04:49 PM
  - Philosophy. - Bowser - 8/1/2002 6:29:42 PM
    - Re: Philosophy. - Tom Brosz - 8/1/2002 7:14:10 PM
      - The common problem with the reactionary anti-Americans - ebnelson - 8/1/2002 8:48:40 AM
    - Re: Let's see if I can do the math here . . . - D. Spires - 8/1/2002 8:13:14 AM
      - I guess you can't. - Bowser - 8/1/2002 11:40:25 AM
        
        Re: Sorry I wrote all that . . . - D. Spires - 8/1/2002 11:44:19 AM
        
        I guessed it, I guessed it!! - Bowser - 8/1/2002 12:06:32 PM
        
        Re: I know, I know!! - D. Spires - 8/1/2002 2:08:02 PM
- Attempting to decipher your rant - ebnelson - 8/1/2002 8:35:31 AM

Congressional justice - Tom Brosz - 8/1/2002 4:34:14 PM
- Democrats go cheap! - Bowser - 8/1/2002 5:34:53 PM
  - Re: Democrats - Tom Brosz - 8/1/2002 6:18:29 PM
- They will leak out. Daschle is a fool. § (n/t) - ebnelson - 8/1/2002 4:50:44 PM

U.N. Report on Jenin Massacre - Tom Brosz - 8/1/2002 5:44:57 PM
- Oh, c'mon! - Bowser - 8/1/2002 6:09:31 PM

Wounded Soldiers Recall Weekend Attack's Details . . . - D. Spires - 8/1/2002 4:08:31 PM

Firefight Shows Strong al Qaeda Persistence . . . - D. Spires - 8/1/2002 3:27:15 PM

Taleban, al-Qaida Fighters Have No Right to Trial in US . . . - D. Spires - 8/1/2002 3:01:32 PM
- I love it. Stick it to the rat bastards. § (n/t) - ebnelson - 8/1/2002 3:25:00 PM

Indonesia: Heightened Jakarta Security May Hurt Provinces . . . - D. Spires - 8/1/2002 2:50:31 PM

ASEAN Presents United Front on Terror, Spratlys at Security Forum . . . - D. Spires - 8/1/2002 1:10:40 PM

Just Ordinary Americans - RNE - 8/1/2002 1:04:40 PM
- Link to story - RNE - 8/1/2002 1:06:37 PM

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