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Gunship Joins Intensive Bombing of Afghanistan . . . - D. Spires - 10/16/2001 5:24:49 PM

Powell Mission: End of Taliban . . . - D. Spires - 10/16/2001 4:55:33 PM

Congress now receiving anthrax contaminated mail - ebnelson - 10/15/2001 5:38:10 PM
- Re: Congress now receiving anthrax contaminated mail - Tom Brosz - 10/15/2001 6:08:28 PM
- Re: This is excellent . . . ! - D. Spires - 10/15/2001 5:54:11 PM
  - It is far from solved - FrankC - 10/15/2001 6:48:26 PM
    - Why Iraq? - Tony - 10/15/2001 6:58:34 PM
      - Re: Why Iraq? - FrankC - 10/15/2001 7:23:46 PM
      - Because Iraq is tyrannized by a cruel dictator - ebnelson - 10/15/2001 7:03:30 PM
        
        So, no evidence then, just speculation.........n/t (n/t) - Tony - 10/15/2001 7:06:35 PM
        
        More than just speculation - Larry J - 10/15/2001 7:34:24 PM
        
        Those who wait on "evidence" a la Perry Mason, during a war, are quite off base - ebnelson - 10/15/2001 9:47:08 AM
        
        Really? Remember Gulf of Tonkin? - Tony - 10/16/2001 3:55:57 PM
        
        Re: Yes, I do . . . - D. Spires - 10/16/2001 4:43:59 PM
        
        Evidence - Dennis - 10/15/2001 3:13:52 PM
        
        Re: That has nothing to do with what Ed said . . . - D. Spires - 10/16/2001 1:18:25 PM
  - Re: This is excellent . . . ! - phil - 10/15/2001 5:57:49 PM
    - Re: And if not . . . - D. Spires - 10/15/2001 8:00:32 AM

The humiliation factor - Raoul - 10/15/2001 7:57:13 PM
- Re: The humiliation factor - Dennis - 10/15/2001 2:32:40 PM
  - Re: The humiliation factor - Tom Brosz - 10/15/2001 4:45:08 PM
  - So we treat them like children? - FrankC - 10/15/2001 4:04:26 PM
- How about these people? Can they get their land and property back, too? - Matt Burley - 10/15/2001 10:17:36 AM
- Unfortunately for all of us, the Islamic World is basically becoming Germany in 1939 - ebnelson - 10/15/2001 9:54:40 AM
- Re: The humiliation factor - phil - 10/15/2001 9:52:32 AM
  - Re: The humiliation factor - Marcia - 10/15/2001 10:40:12 AM
- Re: The abandonment factor - FrankC - 10/15/2001 9:32:05 AM
- Re: The humiliation factor - Marcia - 10/15/2001 9:09:33 AM
  - Re: The humiliation factor - Tony - 10/15/2001 9:30:10 AM
    - Re: The humiliation factor - Marcia - 10/15/2001 9:46:13 AM
  - Re: The humiliation factor w/last p. corrections. oy - Marcia - 10/15/2001 9:20:18 AM
- Re: Isn't it obvious? - Success_Machine - 10/15/2001 8:30:08 AM
- As an American, I am sick of being humiliated by Liberal Europeans - Scott - 10/15/2001 8:19:39 AM
  - Re: As an American, I am sick of being humiliated by Liberal Europeans - Dennis - 10/15/2001 3:30:10 PM
    - Re:white powder or anthrax - Raoul - 10/16/2001 4:32:24 PM
    - Re: As an American, I am sick of being humiliated by Liberal Europeans - Scott - 10/16/2001 3:08:02 PM
    - Bombing targets - Tom Brosz - 10/15/2001 3:39:00 PM
      - Sticking up for cultural memory - Mary Anne - 10/15/2001 4:19:08 PM
        
        Re: Sticking up for cultural memory - Tom Brosz - 10/15/2001 4:57:40 PM
        
        Re: Sticking up for cultural memory - RNE - 10/16/2001 11:51:21 AM
        
        Re: Sticking up for cultural memory - Larry J - 10/16/2001 1:36:59 PM
        
        Re: Advantages and inconveniences - Raoul Lannoy - 10/16/2001 8:49:29 AM
        
        Re: Advantages and inconveniences - Tom Brosz - 10/16/2001 10:33:42 AM

Barbra Kingsolver's View - phil - 10/15/2001 4:38:00 PM
- Re: Barbra Kingsolver's View - Tom Brosz - 10/15/2001 5:58:08 PM
- Who? And who cares? - Larry J - 10/15/2001 5:13:51 PM
- Re: Barbra Kingsolver's View - Raoul - 10/15/2001 5:07:01 PM
  - "She has many good points." Name two. Heck, name one. (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 10/15/2001 5:59:43 PM
    - Ok... - Raoul - 10/15/2001 6:19:04 PM
      - If we were dropping bombs indiscriminately, she might have a point. - Larry J - 10/15/2001 6:38:26 PM
        
        These creeps hide their military and government targets - ebnelson - 10/15/2001 7:00:07 PM
        
        Contrast this attitude with WWII - Larry J - 10/15/2001 7:15:27 PM
        
        Another contrast - FrankC - 10/15/2001 11:10:49 AM
        
        I take your point and agree with it, Larry, but... - Mary Anne - 10/15/2001 3:44:15 PM
        
        The difference is intentions - Larry J - 10/16/2001 1:29:37 PM
        
        Re: The difference is intentions - Mary Anne - 10/16/2001 11:21:11 AM
  - Locking women in the closet - Mary Anne - 10/15/2001 4:05:25 PM
    - Re: agreed - Raoul - 10/16/2001 4:15:52 PM
    - Re: Locking women in the gun cabinet - Tom Brosz - 10/15/2001 6:09:47 PM
  - Re: Barbra Kingsolver's View - Marcia - 10/15/2001 12:12:55 PM

Now the Antrax strike hits ABC - ebnelson - 10/15/2001 3:41:45 PM
- Re: They'll probably avoid the Fot Network . . . (n/t) (n/t) - D. spires - 10/16/2001 3:18:16 PM
  - Re: ALRIGHT!!! That's FOX Network . . . (still n/t) (n/t) - D. Spires - 10/16/2001 3:19:27 PM
    - My twisted mind - FrankC - 10/16/2001 4:14:09 PM

Taliban's Foreign Minister Switches Sides . . . - D. Spires - 10/16/2001 8:02:19 AM
- Regarding that Pashtun majority... it's not. - Marcia - 10/16/2001 3:58:08 PM

un-PC Patrol - Tony - 10/16/2001 2:47:46 PM
- I can't get your link to work - Larry J - 10/16/2001 3:27:16 PM
  - Corrected - Tony - 10/16/2001 3:32:15 PM
    - Some people's priorities... - Larry J - 10/16/2001 3:52:23 PM

US Military buys exclusive satellite image rights for Afghanistan - Larry J - 10/16/2001 2:18:12 PM
- Loose Lips - FrankC - 10/16/2001 3:48:31 PM
- Re: US Military buys exclusive satellite image rights for Afghanistan - Splinx - 10/16/2001 3:48:19 PM
  - Re: US Military buys exclusive satellite image rights for Afghanistan - Tom Brosz - 10/16/2001 11:09:38 AM

Citizen Awareness - phil - 10/16/2001 9:15:17 AM
- Re: Citizen Awareness - Mary Anne - 10/16/2001 1:21:15 PM
  - Nothing wrong with your sentiments - FrankC - 10/16/2001 3:47:47 PM
  - Re: Citizen Awareness - Tom Brosz - 10/16/2001 3:14:53 PM
- The rocks have been turned over... - Tom Brosz - 10/16/2001 11:17:58 AM
- Re: Citizen Awareness - FrankC - 10/16/2001 10:56:17 AM

Battle Bots? - phil - 10/15/2001 3:33:15 PM
- ...and more hi-tech - phil - 10/15/2001 4:46:53 PM
- Re: Battle Drones? - FrankC - 10/15/2001 3:49:48 PM
  - REAL men fight... - LJ - 10/15/2001 5:55:07 PM
    - Spoken like someone who has never worn a military uniform - Larry J - 10/15/2001 6:46:56 PM
      - Jeez, I was kidding! - LJ - 10/15/2001 10:12:46 AM
        
        The shorter the war, the fewer the casualties for both sides. - Larry J - 10/15/2001 2:04:43 PM
        
        Re: The shorter the war, the fewer the casualties for both sides. - LJ - 10/16/2001 3:41:29 PM
    - Re: REAL men fight... - phil - 10/15/2001 6:01:56 PM
  - Not really cowardly - Scott - 10/15/2001 4:15:23 PM
  - Re: Battle Drones? - Tom Brosz - 10/15/2001 4:05:43 PM

Mommy Liberty -- revisited . . . - D. Spires - 10/16/2001 3:16:16 PM
- Re: Mommy Liberty -- revisited . . . - RNE - 10/16/2001 3:36:30 PM
- Thanks for reminding me...mine are now ordered. - ebnelson - 10/16/2001 3:36:19 PM

Anthrax origins - LJ - 10/15/2001 10:36:05 AM
- 1979 Russian anthrax release - LJ - 10/15/2001 11:05:45 AM
  - Re: 1979 Russian anthrax release - FrankC - 10/15/2001 11:30:24 AM
    - Anthrax strains - LJ - 10/16/2001 3:28:19 PM
    - or... - Splinx - 10/15/2001 1:15:49 PM

Taliban Minister defects - Tony - 10/16/2001 2:56:13 PM
- Re: Taliban Minister defects - ebnelson - 10/16/2001 3:16:43 PM

Treasonous Acts -- and other complications . . . - D. Spires - 10/16/2001 1:17:13 PM
- Thank you, Dan - Mary Anne - 10/16/2001 1:33:11 PM
  - I just heard on MSNBC's nightly news: - Marcia - 10/16/2001 1:46:19 PM
    - Re: Not as bad as it used to be . . . - D. Spires - 10/16/2001 2:31:25 PM
      - Drawn and Quartered - FrankC - 10/16/2001 3:07:28 PM

Priceless - Matt Burley - 10/16/2001 12:05:34 PM
- LMAO! n/t - Buck Galaxy - 10/16/2001 3:06:06 PM
  - Ditto! n/t (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 10/16/2001 10:55:56 AM

"No Holy War Here" - Larry J - 10/16/2001 2:42:51 PM

Why is it always a white powder? - Tom Brosz - 10/15/2001 11:25:27 AM
- Re: Why is it always a white powder? - Tony - 10/16/2001 2:36:30 PM

"Take Kabul. Please." - Larry J - 10/16/2001 2:30:18 PM
- Why UN Occupations Fail - SDAI-Tech1 - 10/16/2001 10:33:33 AM

U.S. Policy Toward Arab States Gets Aggressive . . . - D. Spires - 10/16/2001 2:03:37 PM

Return to China . . . - D. Spires - 10/16/2001 1:55:10 PM

Afghan loyalty...an oxymoron. - Tom Brosz - 10/16/2001 12:14:35 PM
- Re: A free-for-all, with only two sides . . . (n/t) (n/t) - D. Spires - 10/16/2001 1:36:51 PM

Afghan Opposition Seizes Mazar Airport . . . - D. Spires - 10/16/2001 8:56:22 AM
- Step by step - ebnelson - 10/16/2001 1:24:10 PM

Taliban Propose Bin Laden Trial in Neutral Country; Bush Rejects Offer . . . - D. Spires - 10/15/2001 5:32:00 PM
- can we get a little dialogue going on the ramifications of this? - Dennis - 10/15/2001 7:24:08 PM
  - Re: I still hate repeating myself . . . - D. Spires - 10/15/2001 7:55:23 PM
  - colored as asked - phil - 10/15/2001 7:50:37 PM
    - Oh...."AND his cohorts"..... - Dennis - 10/15/2001 3:43:06 PM
      - Re: The police have laid siege to the mass-murderer's house, and there is an exchange of fire . . . - D. Spires - 10/16/2001 1:03:02 PM
  - Re: can we get a little dialogue going on the ramifications of this? - Larry J - 10/15/2001 7:49:46 PM
    - Re: can we get a little dialogue going on the ramifications of this? - Dennis - 10/15/2001 3:49:21 PM
      - a little dialogue - Tom Brosz - 10/15/2001 5:21:02 PM
  - Why is everyone trying to cut this bastard bin Laden slack?? - Tom Brosz - 10/15/2001 11:12:25 AM
    - Just a few with big mouths - FrankC - 10/15/2001 11:40:35 AM
      - Re: No. Thousands of Muslims . . . - D. Spires - 10/15/2001 1:22:51 PM
        
        Re: No. Thousands of Muslims . . . - Dennis - 10/15/2001 3:36:06 PM
        
        The cure - Tom Brosz - 10/15/2001 3:43:20 PM
    - Its worse than that - Scott - 10/15/2001 11:25:57 AM

Renewed trust and faith in government, shift from private to public spending - Matt Burley - 10/16/2001 1:01:10 PM
- This has to be watched carefully... - Tom Brosz - 10/16/2001 10:59:07 AM

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