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World Policeman, and "Klaatu barada nikto." - Tom Brosz - 3/2/2002 2:18:38 PM
- Where The Day the Earth Stood Still fails... - SDAI-Tech1 - 3/3/2002 9:13:02 AM
  - The way I saw it - FrankC - 3/3/2002 7:07:00 PM
  - Re: Where The Day the Earth Stood Still fails... - Tom Brosz - 3/3/2002 5:28:29 PM

Israel, again. - ebnelson - 3/2/2002 4:44:42 PM
- Possible progress? - FrankC - 3/3/2002 6:56:27 PM
- Re: How to get Israelis and Palestinians to talk - Success_Machine - 3/2/2002 5:38:08 PM
  - Re: One reason you're not invited to summits . . . - D. Spires - 3/2/2002 5:43:50 PM
    - Re: One reason you're not invited to summits . . . - Success_Machine - 3/2/2002 6:49:45 PM
      - Re: Always . . . (n/t) ;^) (n/t) - D. Spires - 3/3/2002 9:56:23 AM

Habitable Zone Unmoderated ? - Success_Machine - 3/2/2002 6:26:01 PM
- Re: Robert Maintains. I monitor. (n/t) (n/t) - D. Spires - 3/2/2002 6:29:11 PM
  - Place is in good hands. (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 3/3/2002 9:02:24 AM
    - Can't think of any better moderator myself N/T (n/t) - RNE - 3/3/2002 10:36:31 AM

These folks just don't get along, - Bowser - 3/1/2002 2:30:58 PM
- Don't leave us hanging - FrankC - 3/1/2002 5:15:33 PM
  - Re: Don't leave us hanging - Bowser - 3/1/2002 5:53:38 PM
    - Addendum - Bowser - 3/1/2002 8:17:44 PM
      - disputing history and knowing thy enemy - FrankC - 3/1/2002 11:38:05 AM
        
        Ya think I made that up? - Bowser - 3/1/2002 12:45:05 PM
        
        Giving credit where credit is due - Larry J - 3/2/2002 7:57:08 PM
        
        Re: Agree . . . - D. Spires - 3/2/2002 9:05:18 AM
        
        Then call me a Liberal Democrat - p - 3/2/2002 3:29:03 PM
        
        Re: Ya think I made that up? - Tom Brosz - 3/1/2002 1:39:55 PM
        
        I doubt that, Brosz. - Bowser - 3/1/2002 5:41:31 PM
        
        No doubt - Tom Brosz - 3/2/2002 7:45:10 PM
        
        Coulda fooled me! n/t (n/t) - Bowser - 3/2/2002 8:28:49 PM
        
        Re: ;^) - D. Spires - 3/1/2002 2:38:06 PM
        
        Before Reagan the only real national conservative was Goldwater (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 3/1/2002 12:29:38 PM
    - Occupation and Invation. - Marcia - 3/1/2002 9:35:51 AM
      - Quoting Rose Roseannadanna - Bowser - 3/1/2002 10:10:33 AM
      - Typo alert: Invation should be Invasion. nt (n/t) - Marcia - 3/1/2002 9:37:47 AM

If we aren't very, very careful, - Bowser - 3/2/2002 8:23:30 PM
- Our goal in this war is clear. Daschle is trying to rewrite it and declare defeat. - ebnelson - 3/2/2002 1:53:43 PM
- The US has clearly stated objectives, not an 'exit strategy' - Matt Burley - 3/2/2002 10:50:03 AM
  - Re: Yes. Once the goals are attained, we exit . . . (n/t) (n/t) - D. Spires - 3/2/2002 10:57:52 AM
    - Re: Yes. Once the goals are attained, we exit. Boy, have I heard THAT one before. (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 3/2/2002 2:20:13 PM
      - Re: Now, you & I both know it ain't nearly as simple as the media states . . . - D. Spires - 3/2/2002 2:38:33 PM
- Re: I had posted the exit strategy earlier . . . - D. Spires - 3/2/2002 10:28:00 AM
- Exit strategy is a myth. - Tom Brosz - 3/2/2002 9:59:38 AM
  - The thing is, - Marcia - 3/2/2002 1:42:39 PM
    - Re: The thing is, - Tom Brosz - 3/2/2002 1:48:33 PM
  - Re: Exit strategy is a myth. - Bowser - 3/2/2002 1:10:39 PM
    - Re: Exit strategy - Tom Brosz - 3/2/2002 1:42:57 PM
      - Re: Exit strategy - Bowser - 3/2/2002 2:29:21 PM
        
        Re: What a joke . . . - D. Spires - 3/2/2002 3:13:57 PM

America looks very, very tolerant by comparison - Matt Burley - 3/2/2002 7:58:22 PM

Speaking of media bias. We were, weren't we? - Tom Brosz - 3/1/2002 12:42:11 PM
- Shadow Government - SDAI-Tech1 - 3/1/2002 2:51:24 PM
  - Re: Shadow Government - Bowser - 3/1/2002 3:10:30 PM
    - Bowser, you are having a bad week. You get totally busted lying about the economy, you are too full of it to own up, and now you rool out the American Taliban as your new slam for religious conservat… - ebnelson - 3/1/2002 5:13:19 PM
    - Again, a small problem with the facts.... - Tom Brosz - 3/1/2002 3:48:45 PM
      - Re: Again, a small problem with the facts.... - Bowser - 3/1/2002 5:37:14 PM
        
        Go Bowser! n/t - Lindy - 3/2/2002 9:06:18 AM
        
        The kiss of death for credibility (nt) (n/t) - FrankC - 3/2/2002 5:05:04 PM
        
        Your POV is fine - FrankC - 3/1/2002 6:11:25 PM
        
        I see why you are an ex-investigator. - ebnelson - 3/1/2002 5:57:03 PM
        
        Strictly for Ebnelson....... - Lindy - 3/2/2002 5:07:34 PM
        
        Re: I'm glad you brought that up . . . - D. Spires - 3/2/2002 10:18:17 AM
        
        Now, eb - - - - Bowser - 3/1/2002 6:35:47 PM
        
        I guess posing with condescension makes you look better, no matter how feeble both you and your condescension. - ebnelson - 3/2/2002 12:35:40 PM
      - 20 years.... - SDAI-Tech1 - 3/1/2002 5:04:05 PM
        
        Christ SDAI! Take a break! - Lindy - 3/2/2002 9:04:07 AM
        
        A reminder... - Tom Brosz - 3/2/2002 7:39:27 PM
        
        If the Republican/corporate fix was really in... - Tom Brosz - 3/1/2002 5:19:26 PM
        
        Politics IS the corporate fix! - Bowser - 3/2/2002 6:51:55 PM
        
        Since Enron stock went up during the clinton/gore admin, I thank you for proving the point. n/t (n/t) - ebnelson - 3/2/2002 2:01:12 PM
        
        Re: If the Republican/corporate fix was really in... - Lindy - 3/2/2002 9:09:44 AM
        
        You have a great gift for satire. Thanks. - ebnelson - 3/1/2002 5:14:25 PM

Russia, Georgia & U.S. Work to Bury Troops Feud . . . - D. Spires - 3/2/2002 6:28:11 PM

Terror Pockets Remain U.S. Concern; Yemen, U.S. Talk Cooperation . . . - D. Spires - 3/2/2002 6:17:16 PM

Man on the Camp X-Ray Trolley 'is a Briton' . . . - D. Spires - 3/2/2002 6:00:38 PM

Nations Unite to Combat Terrorism . . . - D. Spires - 3/2/2002 10:55:50 AM
- And a rumor about Iran - Matt Burley - 3/2/2002 12:59:36 PM
  - Re: Karzai went to Iran.... - Raoul - 3/2/2002 1:03:17 PM
    - The question is, can Iran be 'salvaged'? - Matt Burley - 3/2/2002 3:54:44 PM
      - Re: Iran can hold up a mask . . . - D. Spires - 3/2/2002 4:00:44 PM

Another reason why democrat redefining the war to limit it to ObL's head is foolish - ebnelson - 3/2/2002 2:04:01 PM

Daschle Says U.S. Must Find Osama bin Laden, Ex-Taliban Leader . . . - D. Spires - 3/1/2002 10:21:53 AM
- I guess we failed at winning World War II... - Larry J - 3/2/2002 1:35:48 PM
- Yeah, it is important now since clintoon/goron had 8 years and didn't do jack. - ebnelson - 3/1/2002 5:59:38 PM
- I love it. - FrankC - 3/1/2002 5:29:43 PM
- Agenda is friggin' obvious... - Tom Brosz - 3/1/2002 12:27:45 PM
- Explain Yourself: Senator Byrd Quizzes Pentagon . . . - D. Spires - 3/1/2002 11:07:14 AM
- Daschle: Success of War In Doubt . . . - D. Spires - 3/1/2002 10:55:17 AM
- Democrats Begin to Take Shots at Status of War Effort . . . - D. Spires - 3/1/2002 10:23:55 AM
- Democrats Begin to Question War Policy . . . - D. Spires - 3/1/2002 10:22:42 AM
  - Re: Democrats Begin to Question War Policy . . . - p - 3/1/2002 10:32:58 AM

Some Al Qaeda, Taliban Detainees Refuse Food . . . - D. Spires - 3/2/2002 10:44:50 AM
- Tension Eases at Guantanamo Holding Facility . . . - D. Spires - 3/2/2002 10:49:24 AM

Missile Agency Head Details Progress to Congress . . . - D. Spires - 3/2/2002 10:39:21 AM

Bowser's post on the space board - FrankC - 2/28/2002 4:46:33 PM
- Re:For Bowser - Raoul - 2/28/2002 5:54:39 PM
  - A try. Thanks for the tip. - Bowser - 2/28/2002 6:17:41 PM
    - Re: It worked! Great isn't it?! (n/t) (n/t) - Raoul - 2/28/2002 7:20:35 PM
- Does bowser have the gutz to admit he is totally wrong on this? - ebnelson - 2/28/2002 9:43:07 AM
  - C'mon Ed, and Larry, and Tom. See below. n/t. - Bowser - 2/28/2002 1:28:10 PM
    - So you don't have the nutz. OK. Thanks for making that clear. - ebnelson - 3/1/2002 4:24:07 PM
      - Now Ed, stick with the issue. - Bowser - 3/1/2002 5:08:18 PM
        
        I have. You should. Just admit you were posting bogus crap. - ebnelson - 3/1/2002 6:09:51 PM
  - Re: Does bowser have the gutz to admit he is totally wrong on this? - Bowser - 2/28/2002 12:11:13 PM
    - The fact is that you were wrong on 4 major points - Larry J - 3/1/2002 2:31:39 PM
      - Abbreviated version, and a favor. - Bowser - 3/1/2002 3:18:31 PM
        
        Back at you - Larry J - 3/1/2002 3:43:40 PM
        
        This is simple, but be careful. - Bowser - 3/1/2002 4:00:50 PM
        
        Get off it already. - Tom Brosz - 3/1/2002 6:01:35 PM
        
        Re: This is simple, but be careful. - Larry J - 3/1/2002 4:29:28 PM
    - Tax cuts made simple - Tom Brosz - 2/28/2002 5:24:15 PM
      - I'll try again. - Bowser - 2/28/2002 6:09:03 PM
        
        You are parsing the fats to support your lies. - ebnelson - 3/1/2002 6:25:43 PM
        
        Is this a new weight loss technique? Sorry. Couldn't resist. Bad Andy. (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 3/1/2002 6:38:39 PM
        
        Yes! I have lost ten pounds! n/t - ebnelson - 3/1/2002 6:46:26 PM
        
        Completely lost you head, huh? n/t (n/t) - Bowser - 3/1/2002 7:39:51 PM
        
        At least I have one to lose.... - ebnelson - 3/1/2002 8:35:33 PM
  - Well, I think everyone said a bit of something true and false. - alcaray - 2/28/2002 12:01:21 PM
    - Sorry, but those numbers don't take over a year to compile - Larry J - 3/1/2002 2:22:06 PM
      - Re: Sorry, but those numbers don't take over a year to compile - alcaray - 3/1/2002 4:23:15 PM
        
        Is your memory that bad or were you out of the country in 1992? - Larry J - 3/1/2002 5:22:04 PM
        
        That's pretty insulting and rude. - alcaray - 3/1/2002 7:56:45 PM
        
        Re: That's pretty insulting and rude. - Larry J - 3/1/2002 8:49:21 PM
        
        Re: Is your memory that bad - Tom Brosz - 3/1/2002 6:07:24 PM
        
        Seek help. n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 3/1/2002 7:57:53 PM
    - I think that rescessions can be self fullfilling Prophecies. - RobVG - 2/28/2002 5:57:30 PM

Teenage Girls Are Now Meaner than the Guys . . . - D. Spires - 2/28/2002 1:04:19 PM
- Teenage Girls Are *Now* Meaner than the Guys??? - Fox - 3/1/2002 6:40:56 PM
  - Re: The Heather-herds in the halls got larger . . . (n/t) - D. Spires - 3/1/2002 7:37:51 PM

911 revisted from Post # 23454 - sunblok - 3/1/2002 6:53:33 PM
- On August 13th and September 10, 2001, the DJIA closes were -0.34 for those who did not do the calculations. n/t (n/t) - sunblok - 3/1/2002 6:57:33 PM

Central Asia - Tom Brosz - 3/1/2002 5:47:38 PM

Why U.S. Arrival in Georgia Has Moscow Hopping Mad . . . - D. Spires - 3/1/2002 2:18:12 PM
- U.S.A. Needs Georgia Because of Iraq . . . - D. Spires - 3/1/2002 4:32:58 PM
- MP Warns U.S. of Georgian Conspiracy . . . - D. Spires - 3/1/2002 2:53:41 PM
- [HOWEVER...] Putin Agrees To U.S. Troops Deployment In Georgia . . . - D. Spires - 3/1/2002 2:26:51 PM
  - Putin Makes a Virtue of Necessity . . . - D. Spires - 3/1/2002 10:20:23 AM

Putin Vents Frustration Over Chechnya . . . - D. Spires - 3/1/2002 2:43:25 PM
- How Can We Achieve Peace in Chechnya . . . ? - D. Spires - 3/1/2002 4:00:02 PM

Religous motivated murder by Muslims continues unabated - p - 2/28/2002 6:33:15 PM
- dunno about fundamentalist Christians... - alcaray - 2/28/2002 8:52:14 PM
  - Are we really so civilized? - FrankC - 2/28/2002 10:26:28 AM
    - I must be getting mushy, but I find myself agreeing with you guys today. Brrrr! - alcaray - 2/28/2002 10:48:01 AM
- "Unabated"?? Phil, you're too easy. - Boswer - 2/28/2002 7:17:21 PM
  - Re: temperaments - Raoul - 3/1/2002 10:15:38 AM
    - Re: temperaments - Bowser - 3/1/2002 2:57:44 PM
  - Re: - p - 2/28/2002 9:01:48 AM
    - Re: - alcaray - 2/28/2002 10:41:38 AM
      - Re: - p - 2/28/2002 11:18:56 AM

Bahrain's Political Reforms Mask Power Struggle . . . - D. Spires - 3/1/2002 2:19:57 PM

Light Years Ahead of the Wing Nuts - Lindy - 2/27/2002 6:19:21 PM
- Did you ever notice? - Bowser - 2/28/2002 4:12:44 PM
  - Re: Excuse me . . . ? - D. Spires - 3/1/2002 2:00:25 PM
  - Re: Did you ever notice? - Scott - 2/28/2002 7:01:42 PM
  - Re: Did you ever notice? - Lindy - 2/28/2002 5:30:38 PM
    - Dare I ask... - SDG - 2/28/2002 10:49:57 AM
- htm-hell :-) - McFly - 2/28/2002 2:26:51 PM
  - Re: A minor note . . . - D. Spires - 2/28/2002 2:44:10 PM
    - Re: Hmm-m -- a more condensed example . . . - D. Spires - 2/28/2002 2:48:51 PM
- Re: light years, or light headed . . . ? - D. Spires - 2/28/2002 1:31:42 PM
  - It's dizzying - Lindy - 2/28/2002 5:23:38 PM
- Lindy, did you first meet Ian at your trailer park? Ian Mulgrew seems like your kinda guy - ebnelson - 2/27/2002 6:48:33 PM

Peggy Noonan gives Sorkin some slack... - Tom Brosz - 3/1/2002 12:12:23 PM

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