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(...) The latest winner, (...) Hold on there, conspiracy boy-- I thought Bush et al was in bed with Halliburton. Perhaps it is a really BIG bed... But wait, Bechtel isn't the BIGGEST contributor, what gives? (...) What exactly does that mean? (...) (...) (21 years ago, 18-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I'm guessing that the US are simply using their miltary presence in the ME for what it's worth: To put pressure on other countries, whose policy they would like to see changed. BTW, I heard on BBC World Service recently that Rumsfeld was asked (...) (21 years ago, 18-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: The Reasons for War: Let Me Count the $680 MILLION USD
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Leave off one tiny "m" and it changes the whole meaning of the subject line. -- Hop-Frog (21 years ago, 18-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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"Bechtel wins giant Iraq contract" (URL) open competitive bidding, the Bush administration has allowed few corporations to submit proposals for rebuilding Iraq. The latest winner, awarded $680 million to rehab power, water and sewage systems, is (...) (21 years ago, 18-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Tim Robbins "Countering a Wave of Hate"
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"Countering a Wave of Hate" (URL) Hop-Frog (21 years ago, 18-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) So, you offer ridicule in lieu of constructive criticism? (...) Well, that certainly is his perogative, but then his commenting on it seems particularily ignorant. Reminds me of a line from a Steve Martin song..."Criticize things you don't (...) (21 years ago, 18-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | US & friends vs. Muslims
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Something very disturbing is growing and gaining support since the beginning of the Iraqi crisis in USA. This, in my opinion, is more threatening than any dictator. It's called blind-nationalism. In 1970, the FLQ (Front de Lebération du Québec), (...) (21 years ago, 18-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I had to roll down the window to let out the stink from this one. Were you offering it as humor? Terry was right not to read the whole thing - I gotta take a shower just to clean it off (and I find France pompously self-righteous). -->Bruce<-- (21 years ago, 18-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) It was reported by you, though. And as for Milliere, you can't be surprised to find at least one stupid person coming from a big counrtry like France to be an ignorant right-extremist... BTW, I read that article only in part. It's too dumb, I (...) (21 years ago, 18-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) You should read more carefully, Terry. The article was written by Guy Milliere, a *Frenchman*, not me. JOHN (21 years ago, 18-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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