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  Re: jumping to conclusions
 
(...) *sigh* (...) In 1953, a unit under command of Ariel Sharon, attacked the village of Qibya in Jordan 60+ were murdered. The day after the attack a UN observer said that the IDF had forced civilians to stay in their homes whilst they were (...) (22 years ago, 19-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: jumping to conclusions
 
In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur writes: These beliefs (...) Sorry, there isn't one. The PLO represent the Palestinians. Whatever the PLO does, the Palestinians support them. Anyone who supports the actions of terrorists is just as culpable (...) (22 years ago, 19-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Conflict in the Middle East
 
(...) Um, arguably if you were to place the AR in the context of the overall NA colonial struggle, as just one part of the entire multiparty "war" (other parts included the French and Indian war, and the War of 1812, as well as undeclared naval wars (...) (22 years ago, 19-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Conflict in the Middle East
 
"Scott A" <eh105jb@mx1.pair.com> wrote in message news:Gut7s7.IoD@lugnet.com... (...) Except when they meet at Wembley :-) Though I see there is talk of them re-introducing the Home Championship Smart move - they need someone to finish of the (...) (22 years ago, 19-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Conflict in the Middle East
 
(...) Yeah, it was especially great the way he exhorted us to rage, rage against the dying of the light. Dave! (22 years ago, 19-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Conflict in the Middle East
 
(...) like Independance Day--I really liked the Presidents speech - the world united with one voice--'we shall not go quietly into the night...' etc. Sometimes I wish there was an external threat to humanity, cause that would put all these petty (...) (22 years ago, 19-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Conflict in the Middle East
 
(snip) (...) Interestingly, UNRWA ran an ad in my paper today: (URL) A (snip) (...) (snip) (22 years ago, 19-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Conflict in the Middle East
 
In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Koudys writes: <snip> (...) Huh? I'm pretty sure that there was a clear victor in the American Revolution, otherwise our money would still have a picture of the Queen on it. (no real comment on why Canada is here (...) (22 years ago, 19-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Conflict in the Middle East
 
(...) As did the British Empire and the United States. Why? There was no 'clear victory' of either side in that war ('cause like, Canada's still here :) ) but, bottom line, imho,-- education. First it was war. Then realizing that neither party was (...) (22 years ago, 19-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Conflict in the Middle East
 
(...) Sorry, I may have misunderstood your tone a little(!). (...) Scotland & England worked it out in the end... Scott A (...) (22 years ago, 19-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Scary
 
(...) ROFLMAO!!!! Jude (22 years ago, 19-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  jumping to conclusions
 
(...) I would love to see the cognitive process your mind went through to reach (jump to) that conclusion. Although I do support the right of self defence, I am fundamentally a pacifist in nature. I believe strongly that we should uphold human (...) (22 years ago, 19-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Scariness (was Re: Conflict in the Middle East)
 
(...) :-O Scott A (22 years ago, 19-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Scary
 
Richard, I wouldn't take anything too personally in .debate, I sure has heck don't. It's just a outlet for for sharing of ideas and thoughts, and I don't think that anything we say in this group is going to change any kind of world policy. So (...) (22 years ago, 19-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Conflict in the Middle East
 
(...) First let it be said that I don't enjoy the idea of war, I have never personally fought in one and hope I never do, nor do I hope my son has to. (I did spend 5 years with the Sheriff's but that's a whole different kind of battle). What I am (...) (22 years ago, 19-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Canceled Lego Theme...?
 
(...) I was wondering where you were making the connection between my image and the Holocaust set and you cleared it up perfectly well. Thanks! Most people who know me very well, know I like to build rather off the wall models and my subjects aren't (...) (22 years ago, 19-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Canceled Lego Theme...?
 
In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler writes: While in college I met a 20-year-old woman with Turner's syndrome; (...) Wow. Even amoebas have more than that, IIRC..... (...) (22 years ago, 19-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Scary
 
(...) Well, maybe there's people in the world that know even less about said conflict (URL) (22 years ago, 18-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Canceled Lego Theme...?
 
(...) There's the Christian ideal, 'Hate the sin, not the sinner'. Name calling (a la 'scum') does not help in resolution of the problem. Quoting Pastor Doug Mckenzie " My topic today is bugs... Everyone hates bugs But why kill them, If everyone (...) (22 years ago, 18-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Canceled Lego Theme...?
 
(...) There's that word again. And here's another anecdote from my storied history: While in college I met a 20-year-old woman with Turner's syndrome; she had only a single chromosome, she never developed secondary sexual characteristics, and she (...) (22 years ago, 18-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)


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