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Indonesian Reform Process Grinding to a Halt . . . - D. Spires - 3/26/2002 2:17:55 PM

Show me the money! - SDAI-Tech1 - 3/26/2002 1:03:48 PM

Musharraf Making Plans for U.S. Operations in Pakistan . . . - D. Spires - 3/26/2002 11:19:44 AM

TERRORISM: Annoying French . . . - D. Spires - 3/25/2002 3:33:19 PM
- Re: TERRORISM - Raoul - 3/25/2002 4:43:29 PM
  - TERRORISM, nationalism, etc - FrankC - 3/25/2002 8:40:41 PM
    - Re: TERRORISM, nationalism, etc - Raoul - 3/25/2002 10:46:11 AM
      - It does seem to say that. - FrankC - 3/25/2002 1:20:40 PM
      - Re: In other words . . . - D. Spires - 3/25/2002 11:16:36 AM
  - Re: TERRORISM - Tom Brosz - 3/25/2002 4:56:54 PM
  - The French have done the near-impossible. - Bowser - 3/25/2002 10:02:37 AM

Palestinians Back Saudi Peace Plan . . . - D. Spires - 3/25/2002 11:13:03 AM
- Appears to be some confusion on the third point - Matt Burley - 3/25/2002 3:47:45 PM
  - Solution remains the same as before: UN deployment (n/t) - E.P. Grondine - 3/25/2002 7:31:33 PM

Cold Fusion, Hot Science - p - 3/25/2002 7:26:33 PM
- Link - p - 3/25/2002 7:27:35 PM
- Re: Cold Fusion, Hot Science - Tom Brosz - 3/25/2002 9:03:56 AM

Iraq not Axis of Evil? Think again - p - 3/22/2002 8:02:02 PM
- Yes!!! And, - Bowser - 3/22/2002 9:43:32 AM
  - Saddam is a far greater threat than other 'bad guys' and must be dealt with - Matt Burley - 3/23/2002 8:46:03 PM
  - Re: Yes!!! And, - p - 3/22/2002 11:35:22 AM
    - Legitimate point. - Bowser - 3/22/2002 11:51:28 AM
      - Speaking of oil in Iraq - Matt Burley - 3/23/2002 8:51:53 PM
        
        My point, exactly - Bowser - 3/23/2002 10:53:44 AM
        
        Are you kidding me? - Matt Burley - 3/23/2002 3:29:35 PM
      - Re: Legitimate point. - Tom Brosz - 3/22/2002 3:03:59 PM
        
        Because now we have a repository? - RobVG - 3/23/2002 5:46:22 PM
        
        Re: Because now we have a repository? - Tom Brosz - 3/23/2002 8:58:45 PM
        
        Yucca Mountain link - Tom Brosz - 3/23/2002 8:59:45 PM
        
        It's going to leak and they know it. - RobVG - 3/24/2002 7:19:19 PM
        
        Yes it is going to "leak" and much sooner than later. - SDAI-Tech1 - 3/25/2002 12:11:14 PM
        
        Sorry, but... - Tom Brosz - 3/25/2002 3:32:16 PM
        
        Re: Sorry, but... - SDAI-Tech1 - 3/25/2002 4:59:57 PM
        
        Well, now ----- - Bowser - 3/23/2002 11:06:21 AM
        
        Re: Nevada . . . - D. Spires - 3/23/2002 10:58:40 AM
        
        Re: Too far, and too hazardous . . . - D. Spires - 3/23/2002 10:52:51 AM
        
        Re: Legitimate point. - Publius - 3/23/2002 11:14:30 AM
        
        Re: Legitimate point. - Bowser - 3/23/2002 11:29:31 AM
      - You don't trust, Corky? - ebnelson - 3/22/2002 12:23:37 PM
        
        It's important, well, to me. - Bowser - 3/22/2002 12:38:24 PM
        
        Condescension fits you no better than your airs of intelligence. - ebnelson - 3/22/2002 4:29:36 PM
        
        Great message! - Bowser - 3/22/2002 6:42:45 PM
        
        Dodge on, Corky/Bowser. - ebnelson - 3/23/2002 2:08:51 PM

Bush pushes free trade in El Salvador - Bowser - 3/24/2002 5:44:29 PM
- A VERY revealing link (nt) (n/t) - FrankC - 3/25/2002 3:22:03 PM
  - Try this one, - Bowser - 3/25/2002 4:13:26 PM
    - You should take some small satisfaction... - Tom Brosz - 3/25/2002 4:20:41 PM
      - Chameleon Clinton - Bowser - 3/25/2002 4:46:53 PM
  - "Let he who has never posted a crappy link or a little red X for a picture cast the first stone"...;) (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 3/25/2002 3:30:02 PM

More on steel tariffs - Bowser - 3/24/2002 11:27:40 AM
- US, Europe need to use WTO more effectively - Matt Burley - 3/24/2002 5:32:34 PM
  - What? - Bowser - 3/24/2002 5:49:34 PM
    - Unions supported even higher steel tariffs - FrankC - 3/24/2002 6:43:55 PM
    - Bowser, get a clue - Matt Burley - 3/24/2002 5:59:17 PM
      - The next post will be.... - FrankC - 3/24/2002 7:05:14 PM
        
        Yep!! And - - - - - Bowser - 3/25/2002 4:24:33 PM

Pakistani Tribes See America as an Enemy . . . - D. Spires - 3/25/2002 3:51:58 PM
- Starting to remind me of the Viet Cong and Cambodia...(n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 3/25/2002 4:15:38 PM

What happens when charity becomes entitlement - Tom Brosz - 3/24/2002 5:46:25 PM
- The Feds mad a BIG mistake with 911 relief. - ebnelson - 3/25/2002 1:54:13 PM
  - They did it for a mundane reason - Larry J - 3/25/2002 2:12:57 PM
    - Larry's right - Tom Brosz - 3/25/2002 3:28:46 PM

Pakistan Said Still to Aid al Qaeda . . . - D. Spires - 3/25/2002 2:54:24 PM

Bush Won't Relent on Iraq, Analysts Say . . . - D. Spires - 3/25/2002 2:45:44 PM

Afghan Authorities Arrest Taliban Commander . . . - D. Spires - 3/25/2002 2:38:07 PM

Johnny Walker just thought he was in trouble before - ebnelson - 12/6/2001 11:29:35 AM
- Johnny Walker, hero to gay young Americans - phil - 12/7/2001 7:52:48 PM
- Unfortunately, he's just another in the long line of historical turncoats. - Jacob Samorodin - 12/7/2001 7:38:10 PM
  - Or we could just let the Afghan government have him - Larry J - 12/7/2001 7:57:47 PM
  - Re: Unfortunately, he's just another in the long line of historical turncoats. - phil - 12/7/2001 7:55:50 PM
  - Re: Who . . . ? - D. Spires - 12/7/2001 12:51:39 PM
- Johnnie Walker on the Rocks - Matt Burley - 12/6/2001 4:50:57 PM
  - URGENT - BTAJU MUSA - 3/25/2002 2:33:21 PM
  - Re: Johnnie Walker on the Rocks - Peckerwood - 1/24/2002 11:05:11 AM
  - Re: Johnnie Walker on the Rocks - Tom Brosz - 12/7/2001 4:06:18 PM
  - Natural consequences of far left philosophy - phil - 12/7/2001 2:16:56 PM
    - yeah, the democrats made him do it n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 12/7/2001 5:06:30 PM
      - You equate democrats with leftists? I don't (n/t) - phil - 12/7/2001 6:49:27 PM
        
        Yep. left wing. repubs are right wing. people in the center go both ways. n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 12/7/2001 8:47:10 PM
        
        So, you are saying that there are no republican or democrat centrist? nt (n/t) - FrankC - 12/8/2001 6:01:39 PM
        
        No that is not what I said. n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 12/10/2001 4:56:17 PM
- Re: There's more at MSNBC . . . - D. Spires - 12/6/2001 12:29:22 PM
  - As I stated when this began/ (n/t) - RNE - 12/6/2001 12:41:19 PM

U.K. Troops Arrive in Afghanistan to Rout Remaining Fighters . . . - D. Spires - 3/25/2002 2:24:18 PM

USA move against Iraq with support from Turkey? - Success_Machine - 3/24/2002 4:33:30 PM
- Re: USA move against Iraq with support from Turkey? - Raoul - 3/25/2002 10:03:43 AM

Big rise in gov't spending may have eased recession! - Bowser - 3/23/2002 1:21:16 PM
- Next 2 weeks will tell if Palestinian/Israeli conflict will go up - E.P. Grondine - 3/24/2002 7:50:02 PM
- Inspite of Daschle's efforts to stop Government stimulus and tax relief. - ebnelson - 3/23/2002 5:58:09 PM
  - Re: Inspite of Daschle's efforts to stop Government stimulus and tax relief. - Bowser - 3/24/2002 2:20:51 PM
    - You probably missed the fact that the tax relief package did pass, - ebnelson - 3/24/2002 11:54:43 AM
      - The stimulus package passed? - Tom Brosz - 3/24/2002 12:48:27 PM
        
        Well, sort of... - FrankC - 3/24/2002 2:18:17 PM
        
        No, the deeply watered down one. - ebnelson - 3/24/2002 12:55:30 PM
        
        "The stimulus package" - Bowser - 3/24/2002 1:14:06 PM
        
        Hey, great line. - ebnelson - 3/24/2002 5:43:26 PM
  - Re: In spite of Daschle - Tom Brosz - 3/23/2002 7:03:16 PM
- Well, both parties support increased gov't spending during a recession, that's normal - Matt Burley - 3/23/2002 3:03:25 PM
- Re: Big rise in gov't spending - Tom Brosz - 3/23/2002 1:33:25 PM
  - "Sack dance" - Bowser - 3/23/2002 1:44:58 PM

Taliban Toiled for a Month to Topple Ancient Buddhas . . . - D. Spires - 3/21/2002 10:12:51 AM
- Try that again - Buck Galaxy - 3/22/2002 8:24:12 PM
  - Re: Try that again - Bowser - 3/22/2002 5:32:52 PM
    - Re: Try that again - SteveS - 3/22/2002 6:43:57 PM
    - Re: They would irreparably take it down with canon-fire . . . ? - D. Spires - 3/22/2002 5:52:50 PM
  - WB, Buck. - Marcia - 3/22/2002 5:10:40 PM
  - Wow! - Tom Brosz - 3/22/2002 4:07:47 PM
  - Re: Hi, Buck - Mary Anne - 3/22/2002 2:53:51 PM
  - cool! (n/t) (n/t) - p - 3/22/2002 1:31:04 PM
- Re: Taliban Toiled for a Month to Topple Ancient Buddhas . . . (n/t) - bUCK gALAXY - 3/22/2002 8:15:23 PM
- For the picture, they sure did a neat job in removing all of the rock debris at the base of the statue. n/t - €sunblok€ - 3/22/2002 4:57:11 PM
  - What's wrong with this picture? - Fox - 3/24/2002 1:47:25 PM
- I posted at the time that the Taliban would collapse soon after this. - ebnelson - 3/22/2002 12:20:24 PM
  - Re: I posted at the time... - Fox - 3/24/2002 2:43:17 PM
  - Re: Ever try to tip over a pyramid . . . (n/t) ;^) (n/t) - D. Spires - 3/22/2002 1:14:06 PM
    - Could even a nuke erase the great pyramid? - R.L. - 3/23/2002 5:07:04 PM
      - Let's try! - p - 3/23/2002 5:27:19 PM
      - Not an air burst. Would have to be a bunker-buster. - Tom Brosz - 3/23/2002 9:26:42 AM
    - It will be a major 'ouch' for those that try that one. n/t (n/t) - Marcia - 3/22/2002 2:27:29 PM
- Ironic how those who have so very little to contribute - Matt Burley - 3/21/2002 3:45:40 PM
- Steven Segal must be wicked... - p - 3/21/2002 11:04:16 AM
- This crime makes me want to puke. n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 3/21/2002 10:28:28 AM
  - Total agreement. - Tom Brosz - 3/21/2002 1:00:34 PM

Good examples of blatantly unconstitutional provisions in new campaign finance law - Matt Burley - 3/23/2002 6:32:34 PM
- A short history of campaign finance reform - Tom Brosz - 3/24/2002 12:45:23 PM
- Duties - Bowser - 3/24/2002 11:44:23 AM
  - He is not required to be a Constitutional scholar. - FrankC - 3/24/2002 1:50:03 PM
    - or even very bright. n/t (n/t) - Bowser - 3/24/2002 1:54:19 PM
  - Re: Duties - Tom Brosz - 3/24/2002 12:55:05 PM
    - I don't think it is a violation. - ebnelson - 3/24/2002 12:59:51 PM

New Tactic: bury 'em - SDG - 3/22/2002 8:37:49 PM
- We are the wrath of God against the those creeps. - ebnelson - 3/22/2002 12:21:30 PM
  - You be da wrath, eb - - - - Bowser, or (fill in the blank) - 3/23/2002 8:18:37 PM
    - Re: The false God got ya Bowser lol soul man soul n/t - SteveS - 3/24/2002 1:07:12 PM

Advances in Biotech - ebnelson - 3/24/2002 12:23:00 PM

Nuclear Technology and campaign contributions - Tom Brosz - 3/24/2002 11:00:46 AM

No mitigating circumstance. - Bowser - 3/22/2002 5:25:44 PM
- Jeez Louise Bowser - McFly - 3/23/2002 7:46:17 PM
  - One and a half dimensional - Bowser - 3/23/2002 8:15:18 PM
    - Re: One and a half dimensional - Tom Brosz - 3/23/2002 9:21:46 AM

More tariffs, less "free" trade for US - Bowser - 3/22/2002 11:00:20 AM
- Re: More tariffs, less prosperity - Tom Brosz - 3/22/2002 2:46:22 PM
  - Re: More tariffs, less prosperity - Publius - 3/23/2002 11:03:10 AM
    - I ain't exactly tickled pink about it myself. - Tom Brosz - 3/23/2002 1:34:59 PM
  - ADM and a free market - Bowser - 3/22/2002 2:58:24 PM

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