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Sharon executing strategy for seizure of West Bank and Gaza (n/t) - E.P. Grondine - 3/29/2002 3:19:06 PM

Military service continues to be dangerous... - Larry J - 3/29/2002 10:33:35 AM

Arab Summit Falls Apart . . . - D. Spires - 3/26/2002 11:26:15 AM
- Saudi Prince Offers Israel Land-for-Peace Deal . . . - D. Spires - 3/27/2002 6:43:35 PM
  - What's up with Lebanon? - alcaray - 3/27/2002 7:33:42 PM
    - Re: What's up with Lebanon? - Tom Brosz - 3/27/2002 1:49:58 PM
      - Re: What's up with Lebanon? - Publius - 3/28/2002 3:50:37 PM
      - Arafat has strained relations with Syria - Matt Burley - 3/27/2002 3:32:03 PM
        
        The Palestineans also have a bad history with Jordan - Larry J - 3/28/2002 8:06:09 PM
- Re: Does anyone have the numbers... - Success_Machine - 3/27/2002 10:52:32 AM
- Rumors of its death may be exaggerated. - alcaray - 3/26/2002 12:32:44 PM

DoD Identifies Service Member Killed in Afghanistan . . . - D. Spires - 3/28/2002 8:03:55 PM
- U.S. Navy SEAL Killed Near Kandahar . . . - D. Spires - 3/28/2002 8:05:05 PM

Arabic Newspaper Claims it Receives E-mail from bin Laden . . . - D. Spires - 3/28/2002 3:41:35 PM
- Boy, would THAT be hard to fake. (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 3/28/2002 6:17:30 PM

Librarians challenging 1st Amendment restrictions - Fox - 3/26/2002 7:33:31 PM
- 1st Amendment restrictions - Tom Brosz - 3/26/2002 8:04:11 PM
  - Re: 1st Amendment restrictions - Bowser - 3/26/2002 8:20:14 PM
    - Libraries - Tom Brosz - 3/26/2002 12:30:37 PM
      - Re: Libraries - Bowser - 3/26/2002 1:14:24 PM
        
        Re: Libraries - Tom Brosz - 3/26/2002 2:57:44 PM
        
        Different times, small town - Bowser - 3/26/2002 5:09:02 PM
        
        Re: Different times, small town - Bowser - 3/26/2002 5:45:30 PM
        
        Boy, you got that right. - Tom Brosz - 3/26/2002 5:27:55 PM
        
        There's an Indian reservation 40minutes NE of Las Vegas... - alcaray - 3/27/2002 6:25:29 PM
        
        Re: There's an Indian reservation - Tom Brosz - 3/27/2002 10:56:26 AM
        
        Dunno how it happened - alcaray - 3/28/2002 5:08:25 PM
        
        Re: Dunno how it happened - Tom Brosz - 3/28/2002 6:16:28 PM
        
        Heathkits!!! - Bowser - 3/26/2002 6:08:39 PM
        
        Re: Heathkits!!! - Tom Brosz - 3/27/2002 11:21:47 AM
- Re: Librarians challenging 1st Amendment restrictions - p - 3/26/2002 7:38:22 PM
  - Try again, p - Fox - 3/26/2002 7:57:39 PM
    - Re: Try again, p - p - 3/26/2002 8:52:36 PM
- What does Mary Anne think of this? - ebnelson - 3/26/2002 10:30:38 AM
  - Where do I start? - Mary Anne - 3/26/2002 5:28:43 PM
    - Re: Where do I start? - Tom Brosz - 3/27/2002 11:12:27 AM
      - As is often the case, federal dollars come with strings attached - Larry J - 3/27/2002 5:34:20 PM
  - Re: What does Mary Anne think of this? - Tom Brosz - 3/26/2002 12:33:58 PM
  - Good question - Larry J - 3/26/2002 10:38:13 AM
    - Re: Good question - p - 3/26/2002 11:00:05 AM
    - Nothing is perfect, and public libraries rely on the public. - ebnelson - 3/26/2002 10:58:00 AM

Syria, Hezbollah Staying Out of Palestinian Fight . . . - D. Spires - 3/28/2002 4:06:33 PM

Palestinian Suicide Bomb Kills 16 in Seaside Hotel . . . - D. Spires - 3/28/2002 3:53:09 PM

Bombing in Peru Sends Message to Bush . . . - D. Spires - 3/26/2002 2:07:18 PM
- Re: Bombing in Peru Sends Message to Bush . . . - Publius - 3/28/2002 3:35:57 PM
- We seem to be entering an age when the common terror strategy seems to be to - ebnelson - 3/27/2002 1:52:31 PM
- Yeah - now he knows where all that money he spent on blow went - E.P. Grondine - 3/27/2002 10:36:48 AM
  - yawn n/t (n/t) - ebnelson - 3/27/2002 1:50:01 PM

Arab Summit: Winners and Losers . . . - D. Spires - 3/28/2002 3:17:27 PM
- Arabs Offer Israelis Peace Plan . . . - D. Spires - 3/28/2002 3:31:38 PM

Chavez Seeking To Distance Military Opposition . . . - D. Spires - 3/28/2002 2:25:36 PM

US special forces and Paki police seize 35 Al Queda in Pakistan - Matt Burley - 3/28/2002 1:02:35 PM

Afghanistan Earthquake Death Toll Falls Despite Major Aftershock . . . - D. Spires - 3/28/2002 9:31:59 AM

George Will: The war on terrorism is going terribly wrong. - Bowser - 3/26/2002 9:06:17 AM
- Terrorism - Tom Brosz - 3/26/2002 12:18:42 PM
  - Re: Terrorism - Publius - 3/27/2002 2:22:53 PM
  - I lied! - Bowser - 3/26/2002 12:54:51 PM
    - Major distinctions - Matt Burley - 3/26/2002 5:44:35 PM
      - You didn't read what I posted. You couldn't have. - Bowser - 3/26/2002 6:25:10 PM
        
        Moral relativism - FrankC - 3/27/2002 8:19:26 PM
        
        Re: Moral relativism - Bowser - 3/27/2002 6:47:35 PM
        
        Waiting for my oil stocks to rise - E.P. Grondine - 3/27/2002 10:21:29 AM
    - Re: I lied! - Tom Brosz - 3/26/2002 2:55:09 PM
  - Re: Terrorism - Bowser - 3/26/2002 12:46:08 PM
- If only you were not completely wrong. - ebnelson - 3/26/2002 10:29:50 AM
- one man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter. - FrankC - 3/26/2002 9:54:46 AM
  - I followed the internation convention. - Bowser - 3/26/2002 12:56:48 PM
    - Yes more accurate but still incorrect - FrankC - 3/26/2002 3:03:23 PM

Energy contacts disclosed - Bowser - 3/26/2002 6:23:40 PM
- Re: Energy contacts disclosed - Tom Brosz - 3/26/2002 8:08:23 PM
- Good God! He met with people who actually know something about energy! - Larry J - 3/26/2002 6:53:10 PM
  - Scary! - Bowser - 3/26/2002 7:17:24 PM
    - Re: Scary! - Tom Brosz - 3/26/2002 8:13:19 PM
      - Missing the point, again. - Bowser - 3/26/2002 8:36:08 PM
        
        the point - Tom Brosz - 3/26/2002 12:40:48 PM
        
        I think you are missing the point Bowser... - SDAI-Tech1 - 3/26/2002 9:29:24 AM
        
        Inciter 4.1, eh? Any upgrades available for my system? (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 3/26/2002 12:39:05 PM
    - The other side had years of friendly reception in government - Larry J - 3/26/2002 7:48:49 PM
  - Outrage! No expert testimony from Hollywood! (n/t) (n/t) - p - 3/26/2002 6:54:15 PM
- So Phil, Larry, and Tom all believe... - alcaray - 3/26/2002 9:07:44 AM
  - Jeez guys! - alcaray - 3/26/2002 12:22:04 PM
    - learn to read - p - 3/27/2002 2:33:58 PM
      - I stand corrected, Phil. Sorry - alcaray - 3/27/2002 5:41:55 PM
    - I see you have not read the policy, either - Larry J - 3/26/2002 3:30:22 PM
      - Reading for comprehension? - alcaray - 3/27/2002 5:39:24 PM
        
        They did ask for inputs from environmentalists - Larry J - 3/27/2002 7:03:14 PM
        
        Never mind, Larry. That's ok. n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 3/27/2002 7:26:48 PM
    - Nope, they don't get it. - Bowser - 3/26/2002 1:25:43 PM
      - Form your consistency, it appears you actually believe the DNC propaganda - Larry J - 3/26/2002 3:33:00 PM
    - Re: Jeez guys! - Tom Brosz - 3/26/2002 1:15:21 PM
      - Let me demonstrate how easy this is: - alcaray - 3/27/2002 5:32:32 PM
  - quite an extrapolation - p - 3/26/2002 10:55:03 AM
  - Who in the heck should control the ideas? The Sierra Club? - ebnelson - 3/26/2002 10:33:49 AM
  - Did I say "only" in my posts? - Larry J - 3/26/2002 10:13:05 AM
    - How does that square with . . . - Bowser - 3/26/2002 10:41:49 AM
      - The environmentalists have been listened to for years - Larry J - 3/26/2002 11:03:22 AM
        
        Ship that link to the White House. - Bowser - 3/26/2002 11:14:27 AM
        
        I see reading comprehension is a problem for you - Larry J - 3/26/2002 3:24:05 PM

U.S. Keeps Watch Over Afghan Khost Region . . . - D. Spires - 3/27/2002 4:57:02 PM

Defense Officials Consider Aid for Quake Victims . . . - D. Spires - 3/27/2002 4:50:33 PM

U.S. Special Forces to Train Afghans in Soldierly Skills . . . - D. Spires - 3/26/2002 3:38:17 PM
- Secretary Rumsfeld Approves Start of Afghan Army Training . . . - D. Spires - 3/27/2002 4:38:51 PM
- Someone will know. - Bowser - 3/26/2002 5:30:01 PM
  - Re: Politics of soldiering . . . - D. Spires - 3/26/2002 6:17:42 PM
    - Kipling said it best... - Larry J - 3/26/2002 6:51:08 PM
  - For starters, they need discipline - Larry J - 3/26/2002 5:51:51 PM

Afghan Girls Happy to Return to School . . . - D. Spires - 3/25/2002 3:39:57 PM
- If only this would get more airplay. . . - SDAI-Tech1 - 3/26/2002 3:25:46 PM
  - Re: If only this would get more airplay. . . - Tom Brosz - 3/26/2002 5:29:52 PM
    - It got a lot of airplay. - Bowser - 3/26/2002 8:50:12 PM

Tom - time for the "sack dance"? - Bowser - 3/26/2002 5:54:08 PM
- Not quite yet. - Tom Brosz - 3/26/2002 7:18:30 PM
  - OK, and - Bowser - 3/26/2002 7:36:25 PM
    - So, I guess this means he lost your vote? (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 3/26/2002 8:14:09 PM
      - Sadly, yeah. I guess. n/t (n/t) - Bowser - 3/26/2002 10:51:13 AM

Prize Awarded for Virulent Anti-Semitism? - p - 3/26/2002 6:32:11 PM
- Please consider what "peace" is. - Bowser - 3/26/2002 7:05:44 PM
  - Considered. - Tom Brosz - 3/26/2002 7:47:36 PM
  - It seems that most of the time, a treaty is just another piece of paper - Larry J - 3/26/2002 7:24:47 PM
- People fight when they have hope. Prior to Oslo, the Pals had little hope. - ebnelson - 3/26/2002 10:32:29 AM

Saddam Hussein offers $25,000 for each terrorist suicide bomber - Matt Burley - 3/25/2002 4:26:34 PM
- An assumption - Bowser - 3/26/2002 5:45:42 PM
  - Re: An assumption - Tom Brosz - 3/26/2002 5:32:56 PM
  - You're ignoring one crucial fact - Matt Burley - 3/26/2002 10:01:45 AM
- I hate to keep playing the designated skeptic... - alcaray - 3/26/2002 5:07:43 PM
  - Re: The story is owned by The Sidney Morning Herald . . . (n/t) (n/t) - T. Spires - 3/26/2002 10:15:11 AM
- That is a lot of money over there. - ebnelson - 3/26/2002 2:07:41 PM
  - Re: Or not . . . - D. Spires - 3/26/2002 4:58:25 PM
    - We can only hope. - ebnelson - 3/26/2002 10:35:31 AM

"Flexibility..." Well, I suppose that's one way to put it. - Tom Brosz - 3/25/2002 5:36:01 PM
- There's a lot of history to plod through, between now and then. Anything can happen. n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 3/26/2002 4:59:23 PM
- Bush will be re-elected with... - SDT1 - 3/26/2002 1:16:47 PM
- That's an exageration, I think - Matt Burley - 3/25/2002 3:20:58 PM
  - So far so good, I think - FrankC - 3/25/2002 4:21:29 PM
- Re: Hope springs eternal!! (n/t) - Publius - 3/25/2002 3:16:43 PM
  - Don't get too cocky... - Tom Brosz - 3/25/2002 5:22:26 PM
- Tariffs = tax the poorer - Bowser - 3/25/2002 9:56:45 AM
  - Talking Dog fails to convey toughts. - ebnelson - 3/25/2002 10:06:32 AM

Major earthquake north of Afghanistan and Pakistan kills 1,200(est.). - Marcia - 3/26/2002 2:10:21 PM
- The human tragedy continues - SDAI-Tech1 - 3/26/2002 3:13:25 PM
  - Re: The human tragedy continues = True. - Marcia - 3/26/2002 3:33:42 PM

Attacks on Journalists, Press Freedom Rise in 2001 . . . - D. Spires - 3/26/2002 3:28:13 PM

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