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Mr Powell... - Raoul Lannoy - 4/27/2002 4:15:37 PM
- Re: Rock and a Hard Place . . . - D. Spires - 4/29/2002 9:04:28 AM
- Re: Mr Powell... - Bowser - 4/27/2002 5:17:54 PM
- What's a good man to do - FrankC - 4/27/2002 5:17:36 PM
  - Bush Jr's "vision" for the Israel and Palestine - E.P. Grondine - 4/27/2002 6:10:24 PM
- The President sets our foreign policy... - Larry J - 4/27/2002 8:34:50 AM
  - Re: The President sets our foreign policy... - Raoul - 4/27/2002 9:18:09 AM
    - Re: The President sets our foreign policy... - Tom Brosz - 4/27/2002 11:17:10 AM
      - Russian oil - Raoul - 4/27/2002 11:32:41 AM
        
        Re: Russian oil - Bowser - 4/27/2002 11:44:41 AM
        
        Re: Russian oil - Tom Brosz - 4/27/2002 11:48:49 AM
        
        Re: Russian oil - Scott - 4/29/2002 5:48:01 PM
        
        None of it was in "Russia" - Bowser - 4/27/2002 11:52:45 AM

Attack on Iraq - Tom Brosz - 4/27/2002 2:08:43 PM
- Re: Attack on Iraq - Bowser - 4/27/2002 2:44:32 PM
- It buys us fear and respect of our awesome capabilities - Matt Burley - 4/27/2002 2:22:50 PM
  - Re: It buys us fear and respect of our awesome capabilities - Cato - 4/28/2002 5:18:33 PM
    - 'Sadam is well liked in his country, as evidenced by the birthday celebrations that were televised on CNN today'??????? - Matt Burley - 4/29/2002 1:51:52 PM
  - Re: It buys us fear and respect of our awesome capabilities - Bowser - 4/27/2002 2:53:53 PM
  - fear and respect - Tom Brosz - 4/27/2002 2:36:11 PM
    - And imagine the regional impact of a free, pro-Western Iraq - Matt Burley - 4/27/2002 4:10:53 PM
    - Re: fear and respect - Bowser - 4/27/2002 2:52:16 PM
      - Re: fear and respect - Tom Brosz - 4/28/2002 10:14:53 AM
      - Re: fear and respect - Raoul - 4/28/2002 10:14:16 AM
        
        Thanks, Raoul - Cato - 4/28/2002 5:46:04 PM
        
        America, scourge of the planet. Right. - Tom Brosz - 4/29/2002 11:38:56 AM
        
        Yipes! - Bowser - 4/28/2002 2:41:34 PM
        
        Re: fear and respect - Publius - 4/28/2002 11:08:49 AM
        
        Re: fear and respect cont'd (n/t) - Publius - 4/28/2002 11:10:04 AM
        
        Re: fear and respect cont'd - Publius - 4/28/2002 11:24:39 AM
        
        Chomsky - Tom Brosz - 4/28/2002 11:46:34 AM
        
        So the left is trying to make the argument that the Soviet Union failed not because of Communism or Leninism, or Marxism..., - Scott - 4/29/2002 9:53:09 AM
        
        I think that if you chatted with Karl Marx... - alcaray - 4/29/2002 10:37:55 AM
        
        What did Marx have in Mind? - Scott - 4/29/2002 10:52:46 AM
        
        Raoul, this guy is as big a nutcase as his friend Noam Chomsy! - Matt Burley - 4/28/2002 8:30:34 AM
        
        Even disregarding the pure, blatant BS - Bowser - 4/29/2002 5:45:12 PM
        
        Nutcases - Tom Brosz - 4/28/2002 10:33:45 AM
        
        There you go again! - Bowser - 4/28/2002 10:58:09 AM
        
        Re: Nuts - Tom Brosz - 4/28/2002 11:52:32 AM
        
        More hyperbole, again. - Bowser - 4/28/2002 5:09:49 PM
        
        It ain't hyperbole if it's true. - Tom Brosz - 4/29/2002 11:42:39 AM
        
        Re: Raoul, this guy is as big a nutcase as his friend Noam Chomsy! - Bowser - 4/28/2002 9:29:58 AM

Sharon - 20 years ago - Bowser - 4/28/2002 10:44:56 AM
- That’s exactly the same as accusing the UN and the Dutch for war crimes at Srebrenica - Matt Burley - 4/28/2002 11:48:16 AM
  - Re: The dutch defense minister resigned because of it. (n/t) (n/t) - Raoul - 4/29/2002 3:55:19 PM
    - So did Sharon, in 1983. n/t (n/t) - Matt Burley - 4/29/2002 4:17:48 PM

Something different - The U.N. Is Dead Wrong on Poverty and Inequality - Matt Burley - 4/29/2002 3:40:59 PM

Zimbabwe: Update on black rule in Africa - Tom Brosz - 4/27/2002 7:45:54 PM
- Mugabe gives in to the dark sidde - E.P Grondine - 4/28/2002 8:20:13 AM
- Re: Zimbabwe: Update on black rule in Africa - Publius - 4/27/2002 8:53:00 AM
  - Reducing Africa's morass to American political terms - ebnelson - 4/29/2002 3:07:08 PM
  - Re: Zimbabwe - Tom Brosz - 4/27/2002 10:25:56 AM
- Better to change that to 'Update on Mugabe rule in Zimbabwe' - Matt Burley - 4/27/2002 8:10:20 AM
  - Good point. But like I told Publius, I don't see a lot of African black capitalists out there. (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 4/27/2002 10:26:43 AM

Senate: It's Too Early for U.S. Attack on Iraq . . . - D. Spires - 4/29/2002 10:01:05 AM
- Not only that. - Bowser - 4/29/2002 10:17:57 AM
  - Re: Not only that. - Publius - 4/29/2002 11:18:25 AM
    - It takes just a little longer. - Bowser - 4/29/2002 11:28:37 AM
      - Osama and Al Queda declared war on the entire civilized world - Matt Burley - 4/29/2002 2:03:54 PM
        
        I wonder. - Bowser - 4/29/2002 2:26:14 PM
        
        Reality - SDAI-Tech1 - 4/29/2002 3:00:31 PM
        
        What could Al Queda do? - Matt Burley - 4/29/2002 2:55:52 PM
        
        War - Tom Brosz - 4/29/2002 2:40:09 PM
        
        "War" - Bowser - 4/29/2002 3:00:34 PM
- CIA Says Iraq Invasion the Only Way to Depose Saddam . . . - D. Spires - 4/29/2002 10:08:28 AM

Women in Black Seek Peace . . . - D. Spires - 4/29/2002 9:41:51 AM
- Re: Women in Black Seek Peace . . . - Tom Brosz - 4/29/2002 11:26:53 AM

Warlord Behind Afghan Rocket Attacks . . . - D. Spires - 4/29/2002 9:24:28 AM
- 25 Dead as Feuding Warlords Turn Afghanistan to War Zone . . . - D. Spires - 4/29/2002 9:54:00 AM

More than just al Qai’da to Worry About . . . - D. Spires - 4/29/2002 9:32:54 AM

Bush and Venezuela - Bowser - 4/29/2002 9:21:59 AM

Russia: Rumsfeld To Discuss Afghanistan, Arms Cuts . . . - D. Spires - 4/29/2002 9:18:29 AM

The discontent of France...and Jewish Le Pen supporters - SDAI-Tech1 - 4/29/2002 8:39:58 AM

Congressman Ron Paul says........ - Cato - 4/28/2002 7:06:58 PM
- Not exactly a current event - FrankC - 4/28/2002 11:01:29 AM
  - Cato doesn't really check out sources very well, and rarely posts links. (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 4/28/2002 11:28:05 AM
- Re: Congressman Ron Paul - Tom Brosz - 4/28/2002 9:48:49 AM

Middle East and WMD - Raoul - 4/28/2002 10:23:22 AM
- Pretty good information at FAS site - E.P. Grondine - 4/28/2002 6:40:08 PM

5 year old child killed - E.P. Grondine - 4/27/2002 5:46:59 PM
- I don't know if any of you - EP - 4/28/2002 8:13:24 AM
  - Peacekeeping - Bowser - 4/28/2002 10:08:28 AM
    - Journalists - Tom Brosz - 4/28/2002 11:27:14 AM
- Inexcusable! The "Sharon Doctrine" at work. - Bowser - 4/27/2002 8:28:26 AM
  - "The folks who did it should be tracked down and shot. Fast." - Matt Burley - 4/27/2002 8:33:23 AM
    - What a leap! - Bowser - 4/27/2002 9:05:09 AM
      - Bad analogy. - Tom Brosz - 4/27/2002 11:09:18 AM
      - Re: What a leap! - Publius - 4/27/2002 9:33:17 AM
        
        That is clever! - Bowser - 4/27/2002 11:41:15 AM
- Re: 5 year old Israeli child killed by Palestinian gunmen in settlement raid - Tom Brosz - 4/27/2002 8:00:03 AM
  - I guess that makes one confirmed massacre of civilians in the occupied territories n/t (n/t) - Matt Burley - 4/27/2002 8:05:58 AM
  - P.S. - Tom Brosz - 4/27/2002 8:03:59 AM
    - blame Moses ! - Publius - 4/27/2002 9:06:34 AM
      - That's always what amazes me the most about the Arab - Israeli conflict - Matt Burley - 4/27/2002 9:49:50 AM
        
        Re: Re-li-gion - Raoul - 4/27/2002 11:01:00 AM
        
        Re: Re-li-gion - Bowser - 4/27/2002 11:48:59 AM
        
        Organized religion - Tom Brosz - 4/27/2002 12:19:27 PM
        
        Re: Organized religion - Bowser - 4/27/2002 12:24:00 PM

Morale High as Forces Prepare for War . . . - D. Spires - 4/26/2002 10:24:52 AM
- Re: Morale High as Forces Prepare for War . . . - Publius - 4/26/2002 11:01:17 AM
  - Now, now Publius........ - Cato - 4/27/2002 7:40:26 PM
    - Re: Now, now Cato! - Publius - 4/27/2002 2:55:07 PM
      - Re: Now, now Cato! - Cato - 4/27/2002 6:17:01 PM
        
        Coffee, tea, or me? n/a (n/t) - Publius - 4/27/2002 8:26:30 AM
      - I wonder. - Bowser - 4/27/2002 4:55:08 PM
        
        Re: I wonder. - Cato - 4/27/2002 5:55:01 PM
        
        Re: wonder on this!! - Publius - 4/27/2002 8:38:49 AM
  - Curious - Bowser - 4/26/2002 11:18:03 AM
    - Re: Curious - Publius - 4/26/2002 11:36:59 AM
      - Beats me! - Bowser - 4/26/2002 12:07:51 PM

Family Tradition - Cato - 4/27/2002 7:32:26 PM
- Re: Family Tradition - Tom Brosz - 4/27/2002 7:08:32 PM
- Repeating ignorant idiotic crap - ebnelson - 4/27/2002 1:50:46 PM
  - C',mon, eb! - Bowser - 4/27/2002 4:36:24 PM
    - Re: C',mon, eb! - Publius - 4/27/2002 8:21:47 AM

One reason Israel is laying seige to Bethlehem church - Tom Brosz - 4/26/2002 7:11:17 PM
- The next 3 weeks - E.P. Grondine - 4/26/2002 8:25:36 AM
  - "Resistance" bombers? - Tom Brosz - 4/26/2002 9:43:32 AM
    - There are no "non-combatants" in a race war - E.P. Grondine - 4/27/2002 8:55:00 AM
      - Re: There are no "non-combatants" - Tom Brosz - 4/27/2002 7:13:33 PM

Israel's altar - Bowser - 4/25/2002 2:20:36 PM
- I don't know - Scott - 4/26/2002 5:38:53 PM
- Settlements are an excuse, not the reason for the conflict - Matt Burley - 4/26/2002 11:40:16 AM
  - Is that reasonable? - Bowser - 4/26/2002 5:19:41 PM
    - Reasonable - Tom Brosz - 4/26/2002 6:27:02 PM
  - That is really easy for you to say. - ebnelson - 4/26/2002 2:33:51 PM
    - Maybe they are an in-your face provocation - Scott - 4/26/2002 5:46:13 PM
      - Maybe the Moslem nations will simply end up telling the US to go fuck itself - E.P. Grondine - 4/26/2002 6:39:51 PM
        
        Maybe they will, and then maybe they can sell their oil to each other - Tom Brosz - 4/26/2002 7:02:15 PM
        
        Maybe there's a lot of other nations who will buy - E.P. Grondine - 4/26/2002 7:18:31 PM
        
        Utter nonsense! - Bowser - 4/26/2002 10:52:01 AM
        
        Why would the kill the goose that is laying golden eggs - Scott - 4/26/2002 9:08:37 AM
        
        Even more... - Larry J - 4/26/2002 9:51:20 AM
        
        Oil - Bowser - 4/26/2002 10:35:14 AM
        
        Historical perspective - Larry J - 4/26/2002 12:49:03 PM
        
        Israel's tanks, APCs, helicopters, and aircraft, - E.P. Grondine - 4/27/2002 5:44:37 PM
        
        Agree to a point. - Bowser - 4/27/2002 5:03:40 PM
        
        Re: Agree to a point. - Larry J - 4/27/2002 8:44:59 AM
        
        Drilling - Tom Brosz - 4/27/2002 11:25:58 AM
    - Are the setlements a provocation, or a response to provocation? - Matt Burley - 4/26/2002 4:03:12 PM

‘A Hell of a Jolt’ . . . - D. Spires - 4/26/2002 9:48:11 AM
- Salute to a Brave and Modest Nation . . . - D. Spires - 4/26/2002 10:34:47 AM
  - A cost-benefit analysis... - McFly - 4/27/2002 12:44:38 PM
- OPINION: Preventable Deaths from 'Friendly' Fire . . . - D. Spires - 4/26/2002 10:00:46 AM
- Re: ‘A Hell of a Jolt’ . . . - Larry J - 4/26/2002 9:56:42 AM
  - Re: ‘A Hell of a Jolt’ . . . - Bowser - 4/26/2002 10:21:13 AM
    - Depth perception can be difficult at night - Larry J - 4/26/2002 12:31:03 PM
      - Colors - Bowser - 4/26/2002 1:26:37 PM
  - Re: Definitely . . . - D. Spires - 4/26/2002 10:04:04 AM

Interview with Ehud Barak on Arafat's ‘Stream of Lies’ - Matt Burley - 4/27/2002 9:59:24 AM
- Had Arafat not started bombing Jews, he WOULD still be Israel's PM. (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 4/27/2002 10:49:18 AM

Fairness and equal time - Bowser - 4/25/2002 11:02:28 AM
- This article is one I have posted before. It is very instructive. - ebnelson - 4/26/2002 3:00:28 PM
  - It's amusing to see this largely ignored by the board. - Bowser - 4/26/2002 5:32:07 PM
    - humbly disagree - McFly - 4/26/2002 7:37:02 PM
    - Re: largely ignored - Tom Brosz - 4/26/2002 6:39:03 PM
      - Q. E. D. n/t (n/t) - Bowser - 4/26/2002 6:44:26 PM
      - That is not what the PM of Israel said...the one the Israelis murdered for making peace. - ebnelson - 4/26/2002 8:12:24 AM
        
        Arafat and the U.S. - Tom Brosz - 4/26/2002 9:54:13 AM

Telling people what they want to hear - E.P. Grondine - 4/26/2002 6:35:53 PM
- I see two problems with your analogy - Scott - 4/26/2002 9:12:14 AM
  - A modest suggestion. - Bowser - 4/26/2002 10:03:18 AM
    - Re: A modest suggestion. - Scott - 4/26/2002 10:55:00 AM
      - ? - Bowser - 4/26/2002 11:00:36 AM
        
        Iran needs our oil money more than they need the Religous fanatics - Scott - 4/26/2002 11:12:32 AM
  - I fail to understand your point here - E.P. Grondine - 4/26/2002 9:42:01 AM
    - Re: I fail to understand your point here - Scott - 4/26/2002 11:06:43 AM

A thoughtful yet somewhat exaggerated Stratfor analysis of Le Pen’s vote in France - Matt Burley - 4/26/2002 1:00:38 PM
- Re: A thoughtful analysis of Le Pen’s vote in France - Raoul - 4/26/2002 5:44:46 PM

US media fail to report new Israeli settlements, day 4 - E.P. Grondine - 4/26/2002 4:05:05 PM

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