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  Omen III
 
"Egypt Withdraws from WTO GM Complaint" (URL) delighted that Egypt has withdrawn from this US attempt to force GM food and crops into Europe. Countries should be allowed to choose what they eat and what they grow in their fields. The United States (...) (21 years ago, 29-May-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Educational Priorities
 
"'Reading Rainbow' fights for survival" (URL) YORK (AP) -- In a plea for the life of "Reading Rainbow," host LeVar Burton returned to a familiar setting: the stage where he picked up the PBS show's seventh Emmy Award for best children's television (...) (21 years ago, 29-May-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: US finds evidence of WMD at last !
 
(...) But...but...it was a great victory! We kicked a dictator's hairy butt! Never mind it cost us a bazillion dollars! Never mind that all the religious zealots are coming out of the woodwork and want to run Iraq. Ooooooo, when did all this cute (...) (21 years ago, 29-May-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
 
  Re: US finds evidence of WMD at last !
 
(...) You should know better than that, Scott! You can't quote the Guardian here and 'xpect folks to heed! Beyond that, I've noticed that the new 'Merican Media expression (the 'old' one was "SH will use these non-existant WoMD near the end of the (...) (21 years ago, 29-May-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  US finds evidence of WMD at last !
 
US finds evidence of WMD at last (URL) good news for the Pentagon yesterday was that its investigators had finally unearthed evidence of weapons of mass destruction, including 100 vials of anthrax and other dangerous bacteria. ==+== Scott A (21 years ago, 29-May-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Speaks for itself...
 
(...) Joining any party is a compromise. The party system has its good points, but most of the time I wish I were governed by individuals rather than parties stuffed full of "yes-men". (...) If the electorate paid more attention, it would not be (...) (21 years ago, 26-May-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Speaks for itself...
 
I wasn't really holding the guy up for sainthood, mind you -- there not being too many politicians on the side of the angels. I agree with your assessment of politics as usual. If Byrd is making a bid for a soundbite, at least I am not disagreeing (...) (21 years ago, 23-May-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: The Bill o' Rights
 
(...) just have to get me a set of those. :-) (21 years ago, 23-May-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Speaks for itself...
 
Let's try this again. "The Truth Will Emerge..." (URL) truth will emerge"... more like "the PORK will emerge". Byrd may be right about Iraq, for the most part. Unnecessary war, and what appears to be a bungling of the aftermath in a much more (...) (21 years ago, 23-May-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Speaks for itself...
 
(...) Not exactly. That append got posted before it was finished, my bad. I'll FUT in a sec, including the rest of what I meant to say.... (21 years ago, 23-May-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Speaks for itself...
 
(...) I didn't see much wrong with a senator appropriating funds 'n stuff for his district--aren't senators suppose to do that? Especially this one, which seems not only good for his district, but good for America. I like Richard's link a little (...) (21 years ago, 23-May-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Speaks for itself...
 
The Truth Will Emerge..." (URL) (21 years ago, 23-May-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: A (not overly serious) parable on US foreign policy
 
(...) <snip> He saved his life, didn't he? :-) JOHN (21 years ago, 23-May-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  A (not overly serious) parable on US foreign policy
 
A few years ago I had a professor who told this tale, which I recount now as close to verbatim as I am able to recall. Any distortion is due to my poor recollection and shouldn't reflect upon the original story. During grad school my future (...) (21 years ago, 23-May-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Speaks for itself...
 
"The Truth Will Emerge" (URL) Hop-Frog (21 years ago, 23-May-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  The Bill o' Rights
 
(URL) (21 years ago, 23-May-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Virus Email
 
(...) Well I just received an e-mail offering 27,800,000 e-mail IDs for me to Spam [I expect I'm one of them]. The offer did contain two interesting [if true] "facts": ==+== 1) 41% of Consumers Believe Email is a Good Way to Find out About New (...) (21 years ago, 22-May-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  weapons inspectors needed
 
Oh my! It appears Bush's weapons inspectors are having no luck finding SH's WOMD. Perhaps when they return to the USA they can be tasked to find some of the stuff the Pentagon has lost; the headliners: + > 1 trillion dollars + 56 airplanes + 32 (...) (21 years ago, 22-May-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Saudi Arabia is starting to "Get it"
 
(...) That is a generalisation. A few years ago I would have disagreed with it strongly, but day-by-day your great country is moving further and further down that path. Scott A (...) (21 years ago, 22-May-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Interesting idea...?!
 
(...) 20,000+ of them in one place? Does anyone else find themselves thinking of the Golgafrincham's Ark B? Cheers Richie Dulin (21 years ago, 22-May-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)


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