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Guiliani to FBI? - E.P. Grondine - 1/1/2002 8:52:46 PM
- I hope he goes against hillary in 5 yrs Happy - Dan™ - 1/1/2002 9:56:21 AM

Happy New Year All - Dennis - 1/1/2002 8:24:58 PM

A New Year, What's Next? - RNE - 1/1/2002 1:20:19 PM
- Poetic. n/t (n/t) - Rob VG - 1/1/2002 8:22:06 PM

Events in Argentina Coming into Sharper Focus, Unfortunately - ebnelson - 1/1/2002 3:08:50 PM
- Perplexing - FrankC - 1/1/2002 8:08:56 PM
  - I think this time they really need a dictator in the classical sense. - ebnelson - 1/1/2002 9:07:46 AM
    - The lesson of Chile - Matt Burley - 1/1/2002 12:06:17 PM
      - But Chile's Pinochet has been hounded for the crimes he committed about 30 years ago relentlessly - ebnelson - 1/1/2002 3:08:19 PM

PC vs the safety of your family - phil - 12/31/2001 4:17:09 PM
- Tools of the Trade - Splinx - 1/1/2002 7:29:26 PM
- Elitism - FrankC - 1/1/2002 7:16:34 PM
- The problem with profiling... - Larry J - 12/31/2001 8:37:05 PM
  - Re: The problem with profiling... - FrankC - 1/1/2002 7:28:06 PM
    - If the terrorists know we're profiling - Matt Burley - 1/1/2002 12:30:44 PM

Happy New Year - ebnelson - 12/31/2001 12:54:36 PM
- Re: Happy New Year/ You too EB N/T (n/t) - RNE - 1/1/2002 1:22:07 PM
- Right back at ya... (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 12/31/2001 5:51:30 PM
- Re: Happy New Year - Raoul - 12/31/2001 4:05:36 PM
- Same to ya Ed (nt) (n/t) - FrankC - 12/31/2001 2:00:54 PM

Historic! - Raoul - 1/1/2002 11:17:07 AM
- The 500 Euro note will be a big hit with drug dealers and gangsters! - Matt Burley - 1/1/2002 11:23:28 AM

Monkey Brains - Dennis - 12/29/2001 8:39:34 PM
- Re: Monkey - Tom Brosz - 12/29/2001 9:10:24 AM
  - Reality - Robert - 12/30/2001 6:40:28 PM
    - regprot - Greg - 12/31/2001 8:38:57 PM
      - Re: regprot - Robert - 12/31/2001 3:40:18 PM
    - Re: Reality Bites - RNE - 12/30/2001 2:01:49 PM
      - Re: Reality Bytes - Robert - 12/30/2001 2:33:36 PM
        
        Re: Reality Bytes - RNE - 12/30/2001 3:40:48 PM
    - P.S. Thanks for heads up on the hack (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 12/30/2001 9:41:57 AM
      - de nada (n/t) (n/t) - Robert - 12/30/2001 10:46:35 AM
    - Re: Reality - Tom Brosz - 12/30/2001 9:32:45 AM
      - In the immortal words of Han Solo... - Robert - 12/30/2001 9:39:59 AM
        
        Always good advice! (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 12/30/2001 9:42:31 AM

Israeli Forces Kill Six Palestinians As Movements Halt Operations . . . - D. Spires - 12/31/2001 4:28:37 PM
- What Islam On-line doesn't bother to tell you - Matt Burley - 12/31/2001 6:27:36 PM
  - Re: I know, Matt . . . - D. Spires - 12/31/2001 6:38:49 PM
    - Wouldn't be surprised if Islam Online condemned the US for knowingly building WTC in the flight path of Muslim-piloted aircraft n/t (n/t) - Matt Burley - 12/31/2001 8:20:02 PM

Under Sea Structures near Cuba. - Rickster - 12/31/2001 3:47:18 PM
- Re: Under Sea Structures near Cuba. - RobVG - 12/31/2001 8:06:33 PM
- Science topics are allowed on the space board (nt) (n/t) - FrankC - 12/31/2001 7:32:45 PM
- Return of the Bogosity Meter! - phil - 12/31/2001 4:19:35 PM
  - The Caribbean basin has other areas like this - ebnelson - 12/31/2001 4:41:47 PM
- Hmmm... - Rickster - 12/31/2001 9:54:33 AM
  - Not sure what you expected to hear... (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 12/31/2001 11:37:24 AM
  - Re: Hmmm... - RobVG - 12/31/2001 10:40:56 AM
  - Re: Hmmm... - phil - 12/31/2001 10:02:44 AM
- Re: Under Sea Structures near Cuba. - Tom Brosz - 12/31/2001 9:22:20 AM

India says it would survive nuclear strike - Tom Brosz - 12/30/2001 4:53:16 PM
- India has done the grim calculus - Matt Burley - 12/31/2001 1:52:27 PM
- Pakistan's Nuclear Arsenal - Matt Burley - 12/31/2001 1:21:35 PM
- The new nuclear reality, civil defense, etc. (long) - SDAI-Tech1 - 12/31/2001 12:53:04 PM
  - Doubtful - FrankC - 12/31/2001 7:47:21 PM
- Chernobyl? - RobVG - 12/31/2001 9:14:55 AM
  - Historical perspective - Larry J - 12/31/2001 6:55:02 PM
    - Thanks Larry, That was the perspective I needed. (n/t) - RobVg - 12/31/2001 7:55:18 PM
  - Re: Chernobyl? - Tom Brosz - 12/31/2001 11:56:03 AM

101st Division Soldiers to Relieve 15th MEU in Afghanistan . . . - D. Spires - 12/31/2001 7:37:01 PM

9-11 Attacks Changed The World . . . - D. Spires - 12/31/2001 7:30:36 PM

U.S. Interrogating 150 al Qaeda, Taliban Captives . . . - D. Spires - 12/31/2001 7:24:33 PM

Al Qaeda computer center - E.P. Grondine - 12/30/2001 4:53:53 PM
- Contents of a Kabul computer - E.P. Grondine - 12/31/2001 3:35:14 PM

'100 Killed' in Bungled Afghan Raid . . . - D. Spires - 12/31/2001 2:39:09 PM
- US Official disputes report - Matt Burley - 12/31/2001 2:51:44 PM

Afghans Say Bombs Killed 107 . . . - D. Spires - 12/31/2001 2:45:36 PM

Euro - Raoul - 12/31/2001 11:22:47 AM
- Good luck... - SDAI-Tech1 - 12/31/2001 1:08:41 PM

Out of ammo - Tom Brosz - 12/29/2001 2:19:57 PM
- Conflicting info - Larry J - 12/30/2001 12:40:05 PM
- Hmmm...good time to buy stock in Raytheon and Boeing? n/t (n/t) - Matt Burley - 12/29/2001 2:44:58 PM

Pakistan, India and the United States . . . - D. Spires - 12/29/2001 12:29:44 PM
- Re: and Buzz - Raoul - 12/29/2001 12:44:05 PM
  - Aldrin grossly overstated EMP effects on satellites - Larry J - 12/29/2001 1:33:37 PM
    - Re: Aldrin grossly overstated EMP effects on satellites - Raoul - 12/30/2001 10:18:01 AM
    - Re: EMP effects on satellites - Tom Brosz - 12/29/2001 2:10:37 PM
      - Satellites that routinely pass through the van Allen belts - Larry J - 12/30/2001 12:02:20 PM

Looking For Osama: The Update . . . - D. Spires - 12/28/2001 10:25:54 AM
- Re: Looking For Osama: The Update . . . - Success_Machine - 12/28/2001 4:18:11 PM
  - Re: Doubtful . . . - D. Spires - 12/29/2001 8:30:21 PM
- Re: Looking For Osama: The Update . . . - Tom Brosz - 12/28/2001 10:30:42 AM
  - Re: Rumsfeld and excerpts.. . - SDAI-Tech1 - 12/28/2001 6:26:51 PM

If this was posted here before, excuse the redundancy. - Dan™ - 12/27/2001 10:54:16 AM
- What? The media is biased? - Larry J - 12/28/2001 2:37:18 PM
  - Damn, I left out the link. - Larry J - 12/29/2001 2:04:27 PM
    - Great link! Thanks! - Tom Brosz - 12/29/2001 7:47:10 PM
- Hilarious! (apologies to the humor impaired) n/t (n/t) - phil - 12/27/2001 11:23:35 AM
  - Who, exactly, is this joke supposed to be on? Are we talking Dan Rather? Jim Leher? (Forgive my ignorance.) n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 12/27/2001 11:40:35 AM
    - Re: Media vs. al Qa'ida vs. Media vs. U.S. vs. Media vs. Taliban vs. Media vs. U.K. vs. Media vs. bin Laden vs. Media vs. Russia vs. Media vs. The Facts -- any Facts . . . - D. Spires - 12/27/2001 12:01:52 PM
      - There has always been a lot of bad reporting... - alcaray - 12/28/2001 4:16:32 PM
        
        Re: So is the initial post . . . - D. Spires - 12/28/2001 4:31:41 PM
        
        Maybe I read it too quiclky... - alcaray - 12/28/2001 6:21:34 PM
        
        You're probably nicer than some other liberals... - Tom Brosz - 12/28/2001 7:05:23 PM
        
        I'm a lot crankier than many liberals that I know. - alcaray - 12/28/2001 8:50:45 PM
        
        Re: You're probably nicer than some other liberals... - McFly - 12/28/2001 10:03:55 AM
        
        Re: Predictions aren't so hard, alcaray -- provided the predictor knows a little something about the subject matter . . . - D. Spires - 12/28/2001 9:02:41 AM
- lurid nonsense n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 12/27/2001 11:20:46 AM
  - lurid truth...many in the media were very self-satisfied thinking of the imminent failure of American policy - ebnelson - 12/28/2001 3:14:40 PM
    - "self-satisfied" - funny rhetoric! n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 12/28/2001 4:14:31 PM

New Weapon in War on Karaoke -- Tanks . . . - D. Spires - 12/28/2001 9:17:11 AM
- Karaoke must be stopped! - Larry J - 12/29/2001 1:13:04 PM

Indonesia: Megawati Likely to Pardon Suharto . . . - D. Spires - 12/29/2001 12:25:56 PM

Pork in Detail - Tom Brosz - 12/26/2001 8:32:23 PM
- Wow! My Dad's on this list! - Tom Brosz - 12/29/2001 9:24:35 AM
- Living high on the hog, courtesy of Uncle Sam - Matt Burley - 12/26/2001 3:24:12 PM
  - Uncle Sam - Tom Brosz - 12/26/2001 7:41:21 PM

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