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Interesting discussion of work by L.F.Richardson and others. (URL) (22 years ago, 4-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Me neither, but I know they have halted some arms shipments in the past. (...) I'll end this with these words from Mosh Dayan: "Our American friends offer us money, arms, and advice. We take the money, we take the arms, and we decline the (...) (22 years ago, 1-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) That's odd, it’s my understanding that it is against the law to fund raise for the IRA in the USA... I may be wrong(?). By "repressive governments", do you include those who imprison suspects without trial? Interestingly, the UK will not hand (...) (22 years ago, 1-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) How do you figure? (22 years ago, 1-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Hi all, Some while back, I remember having read on the newspaper about the LEGO concentration camp controversy, and some of the debate about it; well, today I saw a similar use of LEGO, at least in its intention. I was watching the news on TV, and (...) (22 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Temporary insanity. -John (22 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Edinburgh. -John (22 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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I agree with Larry P about wasted breath, but now he is a part of it. If you're listening Larry: Come back to the light. Jeremy P.S. Why do any of you care so much about this that you are cluttering a LEGO website with these messages? (22 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) John, You said: "Anyone who supports the actions of terrorists is just as culpable as the terrorists themselves." I demonstrated that your tax dollars and your countrymen support "terror". I also shattered you allusion that Israel is a nation (...) (22 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) hmm. That explains the rain today ;) Scott A Rain: (URL) (...) (22 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Life must be so deep and profound in your (intellectual) gray one. -John (22 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I'm sure Israel is gratful for your support. ;) (...) Life must be so simple in your (little) black & white world! Scott A (22 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Oh ya, I agree. But it's what you're up against here in this newsgroup. Until you can make this case (at the meta level), you're stuck. And no one here has been at all effective at making that case in the past. c.f. what happened to me when I (...) (22 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Isn't that merely deflection; skirting the issue at hand? I talk about Palestininan terrorism, and they shift the focus to *my* supposed support of terrorism. How is that germane? Merely as an attempt to discredit me as a hypocrite? (...) (22 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I happen to agree with this viewpoint.It's nice and tidy and has a nice absolute finality to it. No equivocating. But it has a big problem. It opens one up to questioning one's own motives. People who want to assail one's position will (...) (22 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Already did. B-bye John (22 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) (Sorry about the butchered pasting): You: mean that I oppose the actions of both "PLO terrorists" and the Israeli > state. My views on human rights and international law, together with my > understanding of recent middle-east history, leads me (...) (22 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) George Bush Sr. did actually threaten to cut the US fundings to avoid further Israeli settlements. I don't know if there were any actual cuts, though. I think that with the major US pro-Israeli opinion, it is unrealistic to think that there (...) (22 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I have no need to: Scott Said: "What about you, do you know *WHY* 911 happened?" John Said: "Look. If you are going to sit there and insinuate that somehow *we* are to blame for 9-11, you are an idiot." Scott Said: "Not my point. Since 911, (...) (22 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I shall let you think about that... it is full of holes. (...) Either would I, but I don't know all that much about it. Scott A (...) (22 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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