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Even the LA TIMEs now "gets it"..how long will it take here?

SDAI-Tech1 — 10/1/2007 1:35:10 AM (archived)

LA TIMES belatedly realizes talking to tyrants is a big mistake

Some folks have to learn the hard way. Clearly folks here aren't up on their WWII history regarding propaganda win-wins.

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Talking to the bad guys. - ER - 9/25/2007 11:39:40 PM
- Interesting turn of events - azstrummer - 10/3/2007 2:24:05 PM
  - Funny how that ended up. - TB - 10/3/2007 6:54:24 PM
  - Yes and no... - ER - 10/3/2007 3:18:51 PM
- We are all locked in the same jail cell. - TAFKASE - 10/2/2007 4:00:03 PM
  - If you don't talk to them at all they'll think you're afraid of them. - ER - 10/2/2007 5:08:04 PM
- Even the LA TIMEs now "gets it"..how long will it take here? - SDAI-Tech1 - 10/1/2007 1:35:10 AM
- re: Talking to the bad guys. - Marcia - 9/29/2007 2:12:57 AM
- Not talking and not understanding leads to situations like Iraq. - Bowser - 9/26/2007 10:32:42 PM
- Of course we should be talking... - McFly - 9/26/2007 5:37:15 PM
  - You might want to reword that. - TB - 9/26/2007 6:44:43 PM
    - Hmmm...well, yeah maybe... - McFly - 9/26/2007 7:39:40 PM
- re: Talking to the bad guys. - TB - 9/26/2007 3:28:00 AM
  - "At least you concede the existence of "bad guys." Way too many people don't." - azstrummer - 9/26/2007 4:04:15 PM
    - re: "At least you concede the existence of "bad guys." Way too many people don't." - TB - 9/26/2007 6:37:29 PM
      - Name one of the "dozen of posters here' who don't believe there are bad guys. (n/t) - alcaray - 9/28/2007 12:31:58 AM
        
        I believe the point was... - TB - 9/28/2007 2:47:02 AM
        
        Who's worse - Bush or.....? - azstrummer - 9/28/2007 9:41:22 PM
        
        Interesting. - TB - 9/28/2007 11:02:33 PM
        
        understanding - Robert - 9/29/2007 4:33:41 PM
        
        You know what? - TB - 9/29/2007 7:15:51 PM
        
        It's not just knowledge. - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/30/2007 11:14:25 PM
        
        Primary colors - Robert - 9/30/2007 5:26:41 PM
        
        Meet the Press... - ER - 9/30/2007 9:50:17 PM
        
        re: Meet the Press... - Raoul - 10/2/2007 5:27:51 PM
        
        re: Meet the Press... - Robert - 9/30/2007 10:20:51 PM
        
        re: Primary colors - TB - 9/30/2007 8:00:50 PM
        
        Neither is "understanding" a synonym for "I've read everything there is" - Tony - 9/30/2007 9:39:48 PM
        
        God Robert, that was a keeper - azstrummer - 9/30/2007 6:16:04 PM
        
        How are your civil liberties being eroded? - Lee - 9/29/2007 5:14:57 PM
        
        "Iff you haff nozing to hide..." - Robert - 9/30/2007 4:36:34 PM
        
        I gotta hand it to you... - TB - 9/30/2007 8:18:22 PM
        
        Tolerance - azstrummer - 9/29/2007 4:29:21 AM
        
        re: Tacit approval - TB - 9/29/2007 5:10:40 AM
        
        Start organizing your freedom fighter cell yet? - Lee - 9/28/2007 9:58:27 PM
        
        re: Start organizing your freedom fighter cell yet? - azstrummer - 9/29/2007 3:54:16 AM
        
        LOL - Lee - 9/29/2007 1:59:50 PM
        
        Sorry I misunderstood. I reread on your urging and found my error. (n/t) - alcaray - 9/28/2007 5:03:12 AM
      - Window to the world - azstrummer - 9/26/2007 9:45:18 PM
        
        re: Window to the world - TB - 9/26/2007 10:02:53 PM
        
        re: Window to the world - azstrummer - 9/27/2007 5:08:52 AM
        
        "Areas that support your narrow view of the world." - TB - 9/27/2007 5:33:27 PM
    - Pissing into the wind. - Bowser - 9/26/2007 4:15:22 PM
      - Amusement anymore - azstrummer - 9/29/2007 4:52:22 AM
- No blubbering here... - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/26/2007 3:17:46 AM
  - "October surprise?" - TB - 9/26/2007 3:28:47 AM
    - That's why the "this" was in italics. - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/26/2007 3:30:50 AM

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