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U.S. Troops Describe Clearing Afghan Caves, Bunkers . . . - D. Spires - 4/2/2002 3:59:13 PM

Britain Sends the First of its Elite Combat Troops to Afghanistan . . . - D. Spires - 4/2/2002 3:09:46 PM

Judge Says Lindh Not Entitled to More Details on the Charges . . . - D. Spires - 4/2/2002 3:05:15 PM

Armed with Law Degrees, U.S. Soldiers Advise Comrades on Fighting Codes, Domestic Tussles . . . - D. Spires - 4/2/2002 2:59:02 PM

Troops Find Arms Caches Near Afghan Battlefield . . . - D. Spires - 4/2/2002 2:38:05 PM

Iraqi Funds, Training Fuel Islamic Terror Group . . . - D. Spires - 4/2/2002 2:31:08 PM

Meanshile, Our Real Enemy Moves Ahead - ebnelson - 4/2/2002 1:46:02 PM

From Economics to Politics, a Rolling Japanese Crisis . . . - D. Spires - 4/1/2002 4:05:29 PM
- Bank Tax Ruling Will Deepen Japanese Debt . . . - D. Spires - 4/2/2002 1:20:02 PM

Israel's Desperate Offensive . . . - D. Spires - 4/2/2002 12:58:46 PM

Karzai, Musharraf Pledge to Fight Terrorism . . . - D. Spires - 4/2/2002 11:28:50 AM
- Musharraf Backs New Afghan Leaders . . . - D. Spires - 4/2/2002 11:48:55 AM
- Give us a year, we'll have another responsible Muslim leader standing next to them - Matt Burley - 4/2/2002 11:44:50 AM

Much to learn from the more mature European societies - p - 4/1/2002 4:56:10 PM
- Re: Much to learn from the more mature European societies - Lee - 4/2/2002 11:02:16 AM
- I'm not sure what you mean. - alcaray - 4/1/2002 8:32:05 PM
  - Sounds pretty bad to me - FrankC - 4/1/2002 2:30:35 PM

Arafat wants to know why Christains arn't outraged - Scott - 4/2/2002 10:17:45 AM
- Re: Kind of outrageous that a Nobel-winning terrorist would choose to hideout in a church, just for the sympathy vote . . . (n/t) (n/t) - D. Spires - 4/2/2002 10:47:32 AM

There is one thing worse than death, in a westerner's eyes.. - Raoul Lannoy - 3/29/2002 4:23:54 PM
- I think it can be traced back in part to World War II Japan - Scott - 3/29/2002 8:36:25 PM
- Re: Yes, Raoul. These are the people recruited as potential martyrs . . . - D. Spires - 3/29/2002 7:46:00 PM
  - Reminds me of something I read last September - Larry J - 3/29/2002 8:16:24 PM
    - Actually, I disagree... - R.L. - 3/29/2002 5:54:02 PM
      - Re: Actually, I disagree... - Larry J - 4/1/2002 6:25:22 PM
      - That will never happen - Lee - 3/30/2002 10:02:49 AM
        
        Re: You're right -- but not because of what you believe . . . - D. Spires - 3/30/2002 10:38:27 AM
- what dignity comes from splattering the blood of innocent people across the pavement? - McFly - 3/29/2002 7:43:56 PM
- Re: The mass murder in France.. - Raoul - 3/29/2002 4:26:11 PM
  - New Green Party debating technique... - Tom Brosz - 3/29/2002 8:45:14 PM
    - Re: Well, I imagine and... - Raoul - 3/29/2002 11:23:32 AM
      - Re: Well, I imagine and... - Tom Brosz - 3/29/2002 4:23:08 PM
        
        What a worldview! - Bowser - 3/30/2002 6:34:50 PM
        
        Re: What a worldview! - Raoul - 3/30/2002 7:37:58 PM
  - The eyebrows were a dead giveaway... - SDAi-Tech1 - 3/29/2002 7:30:26 PM

Feds: Lindh Offered Regrets . . . - D. Spires - 3/30/2002 12:50:10 PM
- Re: Feds: Lindh Offered Regrets . . . - p - 4/1/2002 4:38:08 PM
  - Re: One way or another, he'll fry . . . - D. Spires - 4/1/2002 5:01:07 PM

Asian dust storm at Pacific Coast - SteveS - 3/31/2002 5:45:05 PM
- China Dust Disaster Imaged by NASA Spacecraft . . . - D. Spires - 4/1/2002 4:43:50 PM
  - Re: That's what I call wide angle imaging, Thanks n/t (n/t) - SteveS - 4/1/2002 3:34:22 PM
- Re: My bad, forget the dust related car pile up - SteveS - 3/31/2002 6:14:09 PM
- Re: Oregon says dust is a washout n/t (n/t) - SteveS - 3/31/2002 6:02:18 PM

Don't ya just love politics?! - SDAi-Tech1 - 3/30/2002 10:48:25 AM
- "Hey, Rocky, watch me pull an endangered species out of my...hat." - Tom Brosz - 3/30/2002 7:10:41 PM
  - You guys!!! - Bowser - 3/30/2002 8:24:32 PM
    - you "conservative" guys - SDAI-Tech1 - 4/1/2002 4:25:15 PM
    - The word "fictional" was theirs - Tom Brosz - 3/30/2002 11:43:54 AM
      - "fiction" - Bowser - 3/31/2002 5:12:20 PM
        
        Re: fictional - Tom Brosz - 3/31/2002 9:47:06 AM
        
        Be quiet Goebbels! Nazi! Filthy Kraut! - Heulenhund - 3/31/2002 10:51:22 AM
        
        LOL - Tom Brosz - 3/31/2002 2:52:54 PM
      - Re Bowser... - SDAI-Tech1 - 3/30/2002 12:05:38 PM
    - Welcome to Bowser's World... - SDAI-Tech1 - 3/30/2002 11:08:40 AM
      - Hey Dan, hurry up and get that FTP down pat. - FrankC - 3/30/2002 1:27:33 PM
      - Re: (n/t) X^D (n/t) - D. Spires - 3/30/2002 11:15:01 AM
    - Re: And . . . ? - D. Spires - 3/30/2002 10:58:51 AM
- And don't ya just hate science!!! - Bowser - 3/30/2002 6:47:06 PM
- Hey, Rocky! - Bullwinkle - 3/30/2002 11:58:16 AM
  - I'll say one thing for Greenpeace... - Tom Brosz - 3/30/2002 6:35:29 PM
  - LOL! (n/t) (n/t) - SDAI-Tech1 - 3/30/2002 1:18:58 PM

How a Navy Seal goes down... - Tom Brosz - 3/30/2002 12:37:30 PM
- How best to honor Neil Roberts and his supreme sacrifice? - Matt Burley - 3/31/2002 8:33:03 PM
- If confirmed as accurate, ... - Larry J - 3/31/2002 7:18:53 PM

The mist is hitting the fan... - SDAI-Tech1 - 3/29/2002 10:07:05 AM
- photographic evidence - p - 3/29/2002 5:43:47 PM
- Arafat and Hamas have been throwing huge buckets of "mist" at the fan. What did they expect? - Tom Brosz - 3/29/2002 3:15:05 PM
  - Two objects may not occupy the same space at the same time. - I agree - 3/30/2002 10:27:38 AM
  - I remember how nice it was - Bowser - 3/29/2002 7:34:08 PM
    - Bowser, you've got to open your eyes - McFly - 3/29/2002 8:35:42 PM
      - Hmmm. - Bowser - 3/30/2002 7:33:23 PM
        
        There's "blowing smoke" and then there's Vesuvius. Impressive. (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 3/30/2002 11:50:00 AM
        
        Re: Dear God . . . - D. Spires - 3/30/2002 10:22:14 AM
      - May I keep a copy of this to repost from time to time? - Mary Anne - 3/30/2002 6:45:24 PM
        
        Re: May I keep a copy of this to repost from time to time? - McFly - 3/30/2002 8:54:28 PM
        
        So... no? - Mary Anne - 3/30/2002 11:07:35 AM
        
        As I understand it... - Tom Brosz - 3/30/2002 11:53:37 AM
        
        Clarification.... - Tom Brosz - 3/30/2002 11:55:20 AM
        
        Doris Kearns Goodwin - p - 3/31/2002 9:45:20 AM
        
        Re: Technicality . . . - D. Spires - 3/30/2002 12:04:55 PM
    - This ones for you "Bowser" - FrankC - 3/29/2002 10:03:12 AM
      - I said you wouldn't get it. - Bowser - 3/29/2002 1:43:59 PM
        
        Oh yeah, we got it. - FrankC - 3/29/2002 6:44:56 PM
        
        Re: I said you wouldn't get it. - Tom Brosz - 3/29/2002 4:26:34 PM
        
        Re: Getting it . . . - D. Spires - 3/30/2002 10:11:34 AM
    - Good grief. - Tom Brosz - 3/29/2002 9:44:45 AM
      - P.S. some links - Tom Brosz - 3/29/2002 10:02:26 AM
- Re: The mist is hitting the fan... - D. Spires - 3/29/2002 2:16:47 PM
  - Dan, thanks for fixing the link! (n/t) (n/t) - SDT1 - 3/29/2002 7:34:13 PM

An alternative view on the dreaded "amnesty" bill - Tom Brosz - 3/30/2002 7:34:20 PM

Soldier’s Cause of Death is in Doubt . . . - D. Spires - 3/30/2002 12:42:31 PM
- Friendly Fire a Suspect . . . - D. Spires - 3/30/2002 12:57:00 PM

This guy is in for it. - Bowser - 3/29/2002 10:05:07 AM
- Re: Wonder what's waiting for him -- later . . . - D. Spires - 3/30/2002 11:11:52 AM
- Can't say I feel sorry for him... - R.L. - 3/29/2002 5:24:07 PM

A piece of Boeing history almost lost. - RobVG - 3/29/2002 1:38:23 PM
- It didn't look like it was damaged too bad - Larry J - 3/29/2002 3:58:25 PM
  - Re: It didn't look like it was damaged too bad - Tom Brosz - 3/29/2002 4:19:48 PM
    - Re: The main concern appears to be the salt . . . - D. Spires - 3/29/2002 4:31:17 PM
      - I looked up Boeing Field on the AOPA website - Larry J - 3/29/2002 4:58:33 PM
        
        Re: Okay. Many thanks! (n/t) (n/t) - D. Spires - 3/29/2002 5:14:41 PM
  - They got it out around 6:00 tonight. - RobVG - 3/29/2002 4:19:41 PM

Israel Preparing for Drawn-Out Campaign . . . - D. Spires - 3/29/2002 5:13:16 PM

Argentina: Duhalde's Desperation Behind Peso Peg Plan . . . - D. Spires - 3/29/2002 4:54:17 PM

Environmentalists caught lying--again. - Tom Brosz - 3/28/2002 7:59:28 PM
- Who lied??!! - Bowser - 3/28/2002 8:57:22 PM
  - Re: Who lied??!! - Tom Brosz - 3/28/2002 2:53:13 PM
    - I never saw this lie. Was it in one of Dan's links (sorry to say, I don't read them all)? n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 3/29/2002 4:43:10 PM
- Re: Sounds like we should sue for a full disclosure of NRDC 'facts' . . . (n/t) (n/t) - D. Spires - 3/28/2002 8:15:44 PM

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