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I presume you are in the U.S. for the purposes of the next comment, but even if you are not -- the point is a sound one. I didn't vote for Gore myself, but I ask you: do you really want to live in a country where the elections are being fixed? It's (...) (21 years ago, 9-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Actually motives are a good question. What possible motive could they have had to kill *any* journalist, that would have provided a benefit to them that was worth all the bad press they are receiving now? They have been going out of their way (...) (21 years ago, 9-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) And Dubya can have his brother appointed governor of Iraq, and have the Florida election commision make sure that those he doesn't want having ballots don't get them or.... We can trade zingers, Scott, but the real point is do you believe Bush (...) (21 years ago, 9-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Or AlGore can get that bald guy with the glasses to continue recounting hanging chads until he gets the result that he wants. Scott (21 years ago, 9-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) option with the exceedingly long lag delays. Neither the story nor the video. The video would only be conclusive if it showed the whole incident from start to finish, not just the moment of firing. (...) Regarding reports: see what I mean? (...) (21 years ago, 9-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) If that happens, then Dubya can just have the Supreme Court overturn the Iraqi election. Dave! (21 years ago, 9-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) from the article: "With a long career centered mostly in the Middle East, administration officials describe (Barbara) Bodine as an Arabist who favors traditional, "stable" Arab regimes - the kind where democracy does not flourish." Note that (...) (21 years ago, 9-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) First Al Cezirah Baghdad office (bombing, 1 cameraman died, three injured), then Abu Dabi TV Baghdad office (tank fire, no causalties), then Hotel Palestine (tank fire, two died, three injured). All in yesterday, all in just a single day. I'm (...) (21 years ago, 9-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Not because we can't win the war, but because we're already setting up to lose the peace: (URL) (21 years ago, 9-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Not sure I agree with that, exactly, it's rather a long chain of inferences. (...) So stick to them, Dave! They're sufficient. (21 years ago, 9-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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