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This has hung heavy on my mind for many months. - Jacob Samorodin - 3/9/2002 8:06:15 PM
- Re: How are you? - Mary Anne - 3/10/2002 1:03:23 PM
  - Doing great, now. - Jacob Samorodin - 3/10/2002 7:10:58 PM
- hello Jake - FrankC - 3/9/2002 8:42:39 PM
  - Frank there were some used - RNE - 3/9/2002 8:50:41 PM
  - Hi, Frank! - Jacob Samorodin - 3/9/2002 9:31:22 AM
- To complete my post.... - Jacob Samorodin - 3/9/2002 8:18:22 PM
  - EMP - Tom Brosz - 3/9/2002 8:48:23 PM
  - From my research Jacob - RNE - 3/9/2002 8:47:57 PM
    - In reply to Tom and to RNE... - Jacob Samorodin - 3/9/2002 9:42:20 AM
      - Re: I don't think that can be done . . . - D. Spires - 3/9/2002 5:48:13 PM
  - Re: To complete my post.... - Larry J - 3/9/2002 11:49:03 AM
    - Thanks, Larry. [n/t] (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 3/10/2002 7:11:47 PM
- Ride the Light* - SDAI-Tech1 - 3/9/2002 3:32:34 PM

Operation Anaconda: Questionable Outcomes for United States . . . - D. Spires - 3/9/2002 9:32:05 AM
- Stratfor is like any other source - ebnelson - 3/9/2002 1:21:59 PM
  - Re: The problem Stratfor faces on a daily basis . . . - D. Spires - 3/9/2002 4:00:24 PM
    - Exactly. Stratfor seems very sincere. n/t (n/t) - ebnelson - 3/10/2002 1:29:56 PM
- Who are STRATFOR? - FrankC - 3/9/2002 9:57:55 AM
  - Stratfor is what Drudge Report wishes it could be - ebnelson - 3/10/2002 2:57:44 PM
  - Re: If it's his foundation, why shouldn’t the foundation’s web site promote him . . . ? (n/t) (n/t) - D. Spires - 3/9/2002 4:02:32 PM
    - Absolutely - FrankC - 3/9/2002 4:42:10 PM
      - Re: Absolutely - D. Spires - 3/9/2002 5:34:01 PM
        
        The Shadow CIA - FrankC - 3/9/2002 6:02:45 PM
        
        Re: The Shadow CIA - Tom Brosz - 3/9/2002 7:21:49 PM
- How would "Islamic News Agencies" have access to the encircled El Qaeda fighters? - Jacob Samorodin - 3/9/2002 9:50:02 AM

Blatant right-wing hypocrisy. - Bowser - 3/8/2002 1:43:14 PM
- Spealking of symmetry or even existance, oh great investigator... - ebnelson - 3/9/2002 5:40:27 PM
  - Re: Speaking of symmetry or even existence, oh great investigator... - Bowser - 3/9/2002 6:32:09 PM
- Your left-wing stupidity is showing again - Larry J - 3/9/2002 12:00:44 PM
  - Ecstatic!! - Bowser - 3/9/2002 2:58:40 PM
    - You give proof the the contention... - Larry J - 3/10/2002 9:30:53 AM
    - Nice try. - Tom Brosz - 3/9/2002 3:13:53 PM
- Re: Blatant right-wing hypocrisy. - Tom Brosz - 3/8/2002 2:10:14 PM
  - Tom, Tom, Tom - - - - Bowser - 3/8/2002 2:34:23 PM
    - Links Bowser Links - FrankC - 3/8/2002 5:39:18 PM
      - You need to cinch up that saddle, partner. - Bowser - 3/8/2002 7:31:24 PM
        
        Brown, Dark Brown, Odiferous Brown - FrankC - 3/9/2002 6:36:14 PM
        
        I'll bet your mother's proud of you!!! - Bowser - 3/9/2002 6:55:46 PM
        
        Okay, A fair reply - FrankC - 3/9/2002 8:08:34 PM
        
        Justified? - Tom Brosz - 3/9/2002 7:44:46 PM

So now what? - Tom Brosz - 3/7/2002 4:39:38 PM
- Credibility... - SDAI-Tech1 - 3/8/2002 9:03:02 AM
  - Re: Yo, Tech1 . . . - D. Spires - 3/8/2002 7:30:35 PM
    - Don't mind at all - glad to see it put to good use ;-) (n/t) (n/t) - SDAI-Tech1 - 3/8/2002 9:01:08 AM
  - This sounds like a lot like our favorite idiot, james. - ebnelson - 3/8/2002 6:30:50 PM
    - Re: Joke site - Fox - 3/9/2002 8:59:47 PM
      - Hi Fox...!! - SDAI-Tech1 - 3/9/2002 11:36:18 AM
        
        Do you think Reptoids are somehow related to Lectroids? - Tom Brosz - 3/9/2002 7:52:59 PM
        
        Tripod ate my image! It IS a conspiracy! (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 3/9/2002 7:54:18 PM
        
        Hai, SDAI...!! - Fox - 3/9/2002 4:48:37 PM
  - Re: Credibly Frightening . . . - D. Spires - 3/8/2002 2:40:41 PM
    - Re: Typoed . . . - D. Spires - 3/8/2002 2:44:01 PM

John Ashcroft Sings.......shouldn't he be locked up? - Lindy - 3/8/2002 6:31:09 PM
- Just one more example... - Tom Brosz - 3/9/2002 7:20:38 PM
- Windy Lindy, what a nice spew. You and your fascist friends now wnat to - ebnelson - 3/9/2002 5:38:04 PM
- Re: John Ashcroft Sings.......shouldn't he be locked up? - SDAI-Tech1 - 3/9/2002 10:16:24 AM
  - Ashcroft is a nut case - Lindy - 3/9/2002 4:30:49 PM
    - Re: Ashcroft - Tom Brosz - 3/9/2002 7:42:31 PM
    - Lindy, what is funny is that - ebnelson - 3/9/2002 5:38:43 PM

Maybe this is why no one tells the goddam Congress anything... - Tom Brosz - 3/9/2002 5:55:33 PM
- wakeup call - p - 3/9/2002 6:30:50 PM
  - Re: wakeup call - Tom Brosz - 3/9/2002 6:40:13 PM
- Me, again. - Bowser - 3/9/2002 6:20:30 PM
  - Re: Me, yet again. - Tom Brosz - 3/9/2002 6:48:26 PM
    - You win - I give up, at least for now. - Bowser - 3/9/2002 6:59:39 PM
      - Huh???? (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 3/9/2002 7:06:43 PM
- Or, more interestingly, the report was leaked by an intelligence service that saw it, and leaked it through their Congressional staff contact... - ebnelson - 3/9/2002 9:36:30 AM

California Republican Primary--conservative castration beginning - Tom Brosz - 3/7/2002 4:40:01 PM
- If they are smart, here's the strategy. - Bowser - 3/8/2002 7:20:31 PM
  - Whoops. Misplaced phrase in the above. - Bowser - 3/8/2002 7:33:35 PM
    - Now you're just pulling my chain... - Tom Brosz - 3/8/2002 10:44:12 AM
      - Wow...a half courter. (n/t) (n/t) - SDAI-Tech1 - 3/9/2002 1:07:32 PM
- rare admission of quasi-fact... - Publius - 3/7/2002 6:17:22 PM
  - Fifteen points for proper use of "zetetic!" - Tom Brosz - 3/7/2002 6:53:45 PM
  - If only your delusions matched reality, pubic. - ebnelson - 3/7/2002 6:20:48 PM
    - Re: If only your delusions matched reality, pubic. - Publius - 3/7/2002 7:01:05 PM
      - They have remedial reading comprehension classes. - ebnelson - 3/7/2002 8:19:20 PM
      - Let's get Bob Dole in this contest! He's got the pills that make the difference! (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 3/7/2002 2:59:13 PM
- Re: California Republican Primary--conservative castration beginning - FrankC - 3/7/2002 6:01:23 PM
- Sorry--screwed up link. - Tom Brosz - 3/7/2002 5:21:59 PM
- There is nothing wrong with believing whatever (or taking any political position) you want... - alcaray - 3/7/2002 5:09:39 PM
  - Moving toward the center - Tom Brosz - 3/7/2002 5:31:50 PM
    - I think you are wrong. - alcaray - 3/7/2002 5:51:33 PM
      - I wish it WERE a conspiracy. - Tom Brosz - 3/7/2002 6:13:23 PM
        
        Back to the conservative castration.... - Publius - 3/7/2002 6:34:22 PM
        
        I think you are proving my point better than I could - Tom Brosz - 3/7/2002 6:50:13 PM
- I don't think Simon is going to fall for it. - ebnelson - 3/7/2002 4:45:04 PM

Foul Play in Colombian Crashes . . . ? - D. Spires - 3/8/2002 2:01:28 PM
- The FARC threatens the entire region. - ebnelson - 3/8/2002 3:27:58 PM
  - Re: The FARC threatens the entire region. - Marcia - 3/9/2002 12:15:28 PM
  - Re: Why is it . . . ? - D. Spires - 3/8/2002 8:13:02 PM
    - Re: Why is it . . . ? - Fox - 3/9/2002 10:47:16 AM
      - Re: Gotta clean up that drug cartel . . . - D. Spires - 3/9/2002 9:14:45 AM

India: Riots Force Identity Crisis In Ruling Party . . . - D. Spires - 3/9/2002 9:26:58 AM

Nuke Test fallout, 40 years on - Fox - 3/7/2002 7:37:46 PM
- Re: Nuke Test fallout, 40 years on - Tom Brosz - 3/7/2002 2:34:18 PM
- Fox, on this one I would respectfully disagree. - ebnelson - 3/7/2002 10:20:53 AM
  - 'sall right, Ed - Fox - 3/8/2002 8:17:49 PM
  - You don't think we should study the effects??? I think that's all Fox was advocating, no? n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 3/7/2002 11:29:34 AM
    - Pyrolytic Chemistry is fun, Radiolytic Chemistry is phat and cool n/t (n/t) - sunblok - 3/8/2002 2:56:10 PM
      - Thanks for clarifying. n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 3/8/2002 6:32:32 PM

And now it begins... - Tom Brosz - 9/19/2001 12:42:47 PM
- Something to think about - Buck Galaxy - 9/19/2001 5:35:29 PM
  - Re: Something to think about - Tom Brosz - 9/20/2001 4:52:48 PM
    - But that's different because they're special - Larry J - 9/20/2001 5:15:31 PM
- Re: Here ya go, Tom . . . - D. Spires - 9/19/2001 1:42:18 PM
  - More quotes for those who crave peace at all costs - Larry J - 9/20/2001 1:41:58 PM
  - Excellent quote! n/t - Buck Galaxy - 9/19/2001 5:36:31 PM
  - Mind if I swipe it also? N/T (n/t) - RNE - 9/19/2001 2:45:34 PM
  - Excellent! Thanks! (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 9/19/2001 1:47:44 PM
- They have always been around - FrankC - 9/19/2001 1:20:18 PM
  - Re: They have always been around - test - 3/8/2002 7:19:36 PM
  - Re: They have always been around - test - 3/8/2002 7:14:51 PM
- Re: As Expected -- it' the moronic PRESS . . . ! (n/t) (n/t) - D. Spires - 9/19/2001 12:55:43 PM

Consider the source - Bowser - 3/8/2002 5:13:06 PM
- Yep, this one's different. - Marcia - 3/8/2002 6:13:41 PM
  - That's interesting, thanks. n/t (n/t) - Bowser - 3/8/2002 6:52:23 PM
- Re: Good advice . . . - D. Spires - 3/8/2002 9:11:38 AM

Europe's Battle of Wills in the Balkans . . . - D. Spires - 3/8/2002 2:13:34 PM

Last Moments of Navy Man Still a Puzzle . . . - D. Spires - 3/7/2002 2:29:53 PM
- Puts a very fine point to the phrase 'Fog of War' N/T (n/t) - RNE - 3/8/2002 12:56:12 PM

U.S. Faces Guerrilla Warfare . . . - D. Spires - 3/8/2002 11:50:28 AM
- High Praise for Diggers Who Helped Save Stricken American . . . - D. Spires - 3/8/2002 12:55:38 PM
- Al Qaeda Laughed at U.S. Soldiers in Fierce Battle . . . - D. Spires - 3/8/2002 12:22:03 PM

US-Led Coalition Takes On Pockets Of Al-Qaida Fighters . . . - D. Spires - 3/8/2002 11:36:05 AM

Afghans Celebrate Women's Day . . . - D. Spires - 3/8/2002 10:16:58 AM
- Laura Bush at UN: Beyond the Burqa in Afghanistan . . . - D. Spires - 3/8/2002 11:21:41 AM

Bad Weather Hinders al-Qaida Attack . . . - D. Spires - 3/8/2002 11:14:10 AM

When 9/11 Conspiracy Theories Go Bad . . . - D. Spires - 3/8/2002 10:36:09 AM

Deficits! Deficits! The sky is falling! Oh! Never mind... - Congressional Budget Office - 3/6/2002 5:23:31 PM
- Let's see how many front pages this story winds up on. - Tom Brosz - 3/6/2002 5:54:32 PM
  - Why must someone be blamed when financial projections change with new data? - alcaray - 3/6/2002 7:10:59 PM
    - Daschel and other Democrats were quick to blame Bush... - Larry J - 3/6/2002 7:25:45 PM
    - Re: Why must someone be blamed? - Tom Brosz - 3/6/2002 10:29:28 AM
      - Now let's see here, - - - - Bowser - 3/6/2002 11:21:28 AM
        
        Re: Now let's see here, - - - - Tom Brosz - 3/6/2002 12:00:49 PM
        
        Well, maybe. - Bowser - 3/6/2002 12:25:24 PM
        
        Re: Well, the only point of interest I saw was Clinton . . . - D. Spires - 3/7/2002 2:48:05 PM
        
        Fascinating look at the liberal mind... - Tom Brosz - 3/6/2002 1:15:55 PM
        
        Sigh. - Bowser - 3/6/2002 2:39:33 PM
        
        Re: Double Sigh. - Tom Brosz - 3/6/2002 6:54:04 PM
        
        Damn! - Bowser - 3/7/2002 7:40:23 PM
        
        A couple of comments... - Tom Brosz - 3/7/2002 4:11:37 PM
        
        Absurd liberal dogma - Larry J - 3/7/2002 12:52:22 PM
        
        some fleas just won't be scratched! - Publius - 3/6/2002 3:41:51 PM
        
        fleas continued.... - Publius - 3/6/2002 4:15:28 PM
        
        Premises 1-3 are definitely sound, and far better than the alternative - Matt Burley - 3/7/2002 12:47:04 PM
        
        no shovel, but I will give you a helping hand! - Publius - 3/7/2002 3:36:47 PM
        
        Re: fleas continued.... - Tom Brosz - 3/6/2002 7:22:51 PM
        
        more fleas... - Publius - 3/7/2002 4:01:25 PM
        
        Re: more fleas... - Tom Brosz - 3/7/2002 4:44:08 PM
        
        Re: more fleas... - Publius - 3/7/2002 6:48:50 PM
      - Re: Why must someone be blamed? - alcaray - 3/6/2002 11:13:27 AM

Mexico: Floundering PRI Puts Fox on Firmer Ground . . . - D. Spires - 3/7/2002 12:57:26 PM
- Actually... - Fox - 3/7/2002 6:56:13 PM

Posted without comment - Tom Brosz - 3/6/2002 7:31:03 PM
- Military decisions - FrankC - 3/7/2002 5:48:26 PM
- There were a lot of points raised. - alcaray - 3/7/2002 5:35:25 PM
- Rumsfeld Burdened by Stilling Echoes of the Grisly Raid in Somalia . . . - D. Spires - 3/7/2002 2:08:02 PM
- Re: Posted without comment - p - 3/7/2002 1:52:28 PM
- Re: Posted without comment - McFly - 3/7/2002 11:07:05 AM
- Are Tom's comments forthcoming? America wants to know! n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 3/7/2002 9:26:35 AM

Bush plan: Hold CEO's personally responsible - E.P. Grondine - 3/7/2002 4:37:49 PM
- Re: Bush plan: Hold CEO's personally responsible - p - 3/7/2002 5:13:07 PM
- Then can we start holding political hacks like Daschle personally responsible? - ebnelson - 3/7/2002 4:48:52 PM

Franks' troops continue to deal out some serious punishment - p - 3/6/2002 10:13:36 AM
- Will Dudley Daschle allow that Bush has led us to a victory - ebnelson - 3/7/2002 4:52:19 PM
- They're putting their AT4s to good use - Larry J - 3/6/2002 1:37:11 PM
  - Re: Nasty little thing . . . - D. Spires - 3/6/2002 2:52:38 PM
- Re: Franks' troops - Tom Brosz - 3/6/2002 10:52:36 AM

Now the real punishment starts – Ford, Merck, Freddie Mac all fire Arthur Andersen - Matt Burley - 3/6/2002 3:20:14 PM
- AA is dead man walking. - ebnelson - 3/7/2002 4:49:46 PM

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