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How bin Laden Got Away . . . - D. Spires - 3/14/2002 8:06:58 PM

China ‘Deeply Shocked’ Over Pentagon Secret Report . . . - D. Spires - 3/13/2002 5:31:14 PM
- Re: China ‘Deeply Shocked’ Over Pentagon Secret Report . . . - McFly - 3/14/2002 4:49:01 PM
  - You have to learn to parse their statements... - Larry J - 3/14/2002 5:40:54 PM
    - I know, it's like Iraq and "Province 19"... - McFly - 3/14/2002 7:33:49 PM
      - Where were you during the Clinton Administration? - Larry J - 3/14/2002 7:45:35 PM
        
        Depends on what the meaning of the word "the" is...n/t :-) (n/t) - McFly - 3/14/2002 7:51:09 PM
- Does China have MIRVs? - RobVG - 3/14/2002 4:44:41 PM
  - 20 missiles (plus 24 on submarines) - Tom Brosz - 3/14/2002 6:00:22 PM
    - Another source of info on China's nuclear weapons - Larry J - 3/14/2002 6:19:23 PM
  - Oops... missed the part on tacticle missiles . (n/t) (n/t) - RobVG - 3/14/2002 5:08:51 PM
  - In comparison - RobVG - 3/14/2002 5:00:42 PM

The Disturbing World of Tomorrow... - SDAI-Tech1 - 3/13/2002 6:48:02 PM
- web monkeys - McFly - 3/14/2002 7:44:34 PM
  - Old & Unrelated techie joke - alcaray - 3/14/2002 9:44:33 AM
- Don't sweat it... - Tom Brosz - 3/14/2002 5:07:25 PM

Soldier of the future - p - 3/14/2002 6:02:33 PM
- Re: Soldier of the future - RobVG - 3/14/2002 7:16:17 PM
- Re: Sci-fi? Hardly . . . - D. Spires - 3/14/2002 7:04:04 PM
- Re: Soldier of the future - Bowser - 3/14/2002 6:45:34 PM
- Re: More, with regard to a more immediate future . . . - D. Spires - 3/14/2002 9:40:33 AM

Remember the concern about cropdusters after 9/11? - Larry J - 3/14/2002 6:58:21 PM
- Re: Solved . . . - D. Spires - 3/14/2002 7:12:57 PM
- Or worse: ether. n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 3/14/2002 10:54:04 AM

Stupid Bush Idea of the Week - Tom Brosz - 3/13/2002 4:41:48 PM
- Rehashing an old idea... - Larry J - 3/13/2002 5:34:37 PM
- Re: Stupid Bush Idea of the Week - p - 3/13/2002 4:47:16 PM
- Re: Stupid Bush Idea of the Week - Bowser - 3/13/2002 12:42:48 PM
  - Re: Stupid Bush Idea of the Week - alcaray - 3/14/2002 5:36:58 PM
    - Bush and Latinos - Tom Brosz - 3/14/2002 6:22:10 PM
  - Short, sweet, and right on the button. - Tom Brosz - 3/13/2002 2:26:48 PM
    - Surely you gest... - Larry J - 3/14/2002 4:08:40 PM
  - Bowser's First Corollary - Bowser - 3/13/2002 1:19:17 PM

Yugoslavia to change name - Larry J - 3/14/2002 3:55:51 PM
- Re: So much for my Jug-o'-saliva humor . . . (n/t) (n/t) - D. Spires - 3/14/2002 6:11:06 PM

China Strikes Back at U.S. Through Human Rights Report . . . - D. Spires - 3/13/2002 5:33:08 PM
- China... - SDAI-Tech1 - 3/13/2002 6:00:00 PM
  - Re: China... - Lindy - 3/14/2002 5:48:52 PM

Jury finds Andrea Yates guilty of capital murder - Larry J - 3/12/2002 11:08:52 AM
- Re: Jury finds Andrea Yates guilty of capital murder - Bowser - 3/13/2002 4:04:46 PM
  - 90% chance - FrankC - 3/13/2002 6:19:14 PM
- I just realized I'm a NOW feminist - p - 3/13/2002 2:36:37 PM
  - There are specific legal limits on "insane" in Texas. - ebnelson - 3/13/2002 4:20:19 PM
    - The seem to exempt many deserving people! n/t (n/t) - Bowser - 3/13/2002 8:47:03 PM
  - Life. - RobVG - 3/13/2002 4:06:58 PM
  - By the standards of normal society, we could argue that anyone... - Larry J - 3/13/2002 2:49:40 PM
    - Secrets of the human brain - FrankC - 3/13/2002 3:53:20 PM
    - Now that her trial is over, maybe they should go after her husband - Scott - 3/13/2002 3:47:30 PM
- I think that if you wait to see what the jury does in the sentancing phase - ebnelson - 3/12/2002 7:30:49 PM
- Texas!!! - Bowser - 3/12/2002 11:13:27 AM
  - You are an idiot. - ebnelson - 3/13/2002 4:21:04 PM
    - Hey, eb - - - - Bowser - 3/13/2002 9:14:25 AM
      - Funtime was ahd by all. - ebnelson - 3/13/2002 6:22:01 PM
  - A comment from Jerry Pournelle: - Tom Brosz - 3/13/2002 1:51:35 PM
    - A comment from Bowser - Bowser - 3/13/2002 2:34:29 PM
      - inconsistent - p - 3/14/2002 3:57:15 PM
        
        Poor Phil - Bowser - 3/14/2002 4:25:52 PM
  - So, what would you recommend - FrankC - 3/12/2002 7:20:59 PM
  - Yeah, imagine that! - Larry J - 3/12/2002 1:41:11 PM
    - Re: Yeah, imagine that! - Bowser - 3/12/2002 6:24:35 PM
      - Were you that fired "invesitgator" that Jerry sued? - ebnelson - 3/13/2002 8:59:14 PM
  - Texas Governor just annouced the construction of a new Nuclear power generation facility - Scott - 3/12/2002 11:22:12 AM

In a sea of data...some comments & answers - SDAI-Tech1 - 3/13/2002 12:42:28 PM
- Re: a sea of data - Tom Brosz - 3/13/2002 2:00:31 PM
  - Bogus statistics... - SDAI-Tech1 - 3/13/2002 3:10:41 PM
    - Re: Bogus - Tom Brosz - 3/13/2002 4:02:53 PM
      - Hey, at least you don't have the French Canadians (n/t) (n/t) - p - 3/14/2002 3:36:42 PM
      - Lighten up...next time I'll include the sarcasm html ;-) - SDAI-Tech1 - 3/13/2002 4:53:09 PM
- Imagery - SDAI-Tech1 - 3/13/2002 1:09:46 PM

Implications of Changing U.S. Force Structure in Korea . . . - D. Spires - 3/14/2002 3:18:03 PM

New Kosovo Government Causing Concern for Macedonia . . . - D. Spires - 3/14/2002 2:35:31 PM

Rumsfeld, Ivanov Discuss Nuclear Review, Terrorism . . . - D. Spires - 3/14/2002 9:50:23 AM

U.S. Helps Other Nations Root Out Terrorists . . . - D. Spires - 3/14/2002 9:45:04 AM

U.S. Files Charges Against Pearl Murder Suspect . . . - D. Spires - 3/14/2002 9:28:09 AM

Justice Department indicts Arthur Andersen... - Larry J - 3/14/2002 9:19:44 AM

Russia Won't Ignore Terrorists in Georgia . . . - D. Spires - 3/14/2002 9:16:25 AM

A hard life, as shown in two pictures - Larry J - 3/13/2002 2:52:04 PM
- Re: two pictures - Fox - 3/13/2002 7:33:19 PM
  - Re: two pictures - Tom Brosz - 3/13/2002 2:32:47 PM
    - Re: New Afgahnistan's first super model . . . ? - D. Spires - 3/14/2002 9:09:44 AM
  - Capitalist News Sources - SDAI-Tech1 - 3/13/2002 1:39:30 PM

Ridge strove mightily, and - Bowser - 3/13/2002 3:58:06 PM
- Little different from DEFCON or Threatcon levels in the military - Larry J - 3/13/2002 5:05:45 PM
  - Re: Interesting article, Larry -- Thanks . . . - D. Spires - 3/13/2002 8:57:18 PM
    - Bureaucracies work - sorta - Larry J - 3/13/2002 9:10:19 AM
      - Re: But they apparently were not suspect . . . - D. Spires - 3/13/2002 9:38:48 AM
  - Re: Little different from DEFCON or Threatcon levels in the military - p - 3/13/2002 5:31:36 PM
    - Maybe, maybe not - Larry J - 3/13/2002 5:36:32 PM
      - I was being facietious (n/t) (n/t) - p - 3/13/2002 7:52:02 PM
- co-opt the color scale? - p - 3/13/2002 4:52:23 PM
  - Re: I want a similar scale for the I-270 outer-belt and rush-hour traffic . . . (n/t) - D. Spires - 3/13/2002 6:02:39 PM
- Color codes... - Tom Brosz - 3/13/2002 4:25:26 PM

Intel Talent Search Winners Announced - Larry J - 3/12/2002 8:01:23 PM
- Is this the same prize that used to have Westinghouse's name on it? Or is this new? n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 3/12/2002 8:09:43 PM
  - Yes, it used to be sponsored by Westinghouse - Larry J - 3/12/2002 8:24:42 PM
    - There used to be 40 across the nation. - Bowser - 3/12/2002 11:00:19 AM
      - There are still 40 winners... - Larry J - 3/12/2002 11:06:08 AM
        
        My neighbor is deaf. - Bowser - 3/12/2002 11:23:30 AM
        
        Implants are a matter of choice - Larry J - 3/12/2002 1:32:48 PM
        
        Oh, THOSE implants. Sorry, my mistake (n/t) (n/t) - p - 3/13/2002 8:52:58 PM
        
        Oh, yea of dirty mind... (nt) (n/t) - Larry J - 3/13/2002 9:35:48 AM
        
        Re: My neighbor is deaf. - Tom Brosz - 3/12/2002 1:19:06 PM
        
        Absolutely the opposite of being a victim. - Bowser - 3/12/2002 6:28:35 PM
        
        Re: Mine too - Mary Anne - 3/12/2002 4:05:29 PM
        
        Level of effort - Larry J - 3/13/2002 4:22:20 PM

Bush opponents test the anti-war winds - p - 3/13/2002 5:26:43 PM
- Does the "War on Crime" have an endgame? - Larry J - 3/13/2002 5:42:41 PM
  - War on Poverty? - Scott - 3/13/2002 11:07:29 AM

Instability on Horizon as Arab Regimes Remain Indecisive . . . - D. Spires - 3/13/2002 5:38:42 PM

AIDS activist manipulates PC pols to get transplant - p - 3/12/2002 10:16:49 AM
- Re: AIDS activist manipulates PC pols to get transplant - Scott - 3/13/2002 4:01:45 PM
  - Re: AIDS activist manipulates PC pols to get transplant - p - 3/13/2002 4:58:18 PM
- URL - p - 3/12/2002 10:17:57 AM

We let the camel's nose under the tent. - ebnelson - 3/11/2002 6:18:17 PM
- Benevolence vs. forced wealth redistribution - Tom Brosz - 3/12/2002 4:21:33 PM
  - I'm even starting to feel entitled - Scott - 3/12/2002 11:27:15 AM
    - Re: I'm even starting to feel entitled - Tom Brosz - 3/12/2002 1:39:06 PM
      - That may explain ALGORE's lack of charitable giving n/t - Scott - 3/13/2002 3:54:35 PM

Government efficiency in action - Larry J - 3/13/2002 2:22:12 PM
- Re: Government efficiency in action - Marcia - 3/13/2002 3:48:17 PM
  - Link... - Marcia - 3/13/2002 3:51:31 PM

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