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(...) War is hell, not civil disagreement. I do not the condone cold-blooded murder of innocent people, nor does the US military. They have their rules regarding such matters, and they will deal with it. JOHN (21 years ago, 10-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(URL) (CNN) -- The Pentagon will bar France, Germany and other countries that opposed the U.S.-led war in Iraq from competing for $18.6 billion worth of contracts in the Mideast nation's reconstruction efforts " " "It is necessary for the protection (...) (21 years ago, 10-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) None of that explains this quote: "Iraqi courts, because of an order issued by the US-led authority in Baghdad in June, are forbidden from hearing cases against American soldiers or any other foreign troops or foreign officials in Iraq." These (...) (21 years ago, 10-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) The pope is a radical? The leader of the Roman Catholic church? Hmmm... I think you're confusing the 'religious radical right zealots' you hang around with with "the silent majority" Or confusing the 'obviously uninformed' wrt 'coalition of (...) (21 years ago, 9-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) It is indeed a noble goal to stop someone from killing innocents, and to this end Dubya should be held accountable for every civilian death in Iraq. Further, and this cannot be stated often or loudly enough, the state primary motivation for (...) (21 years ago, 9-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) You actually think that the radicals who show up at "peace rallies" are in any way indicative of the sentiments of the silent majority? All of the denominations you mentioned also oppose the mass killing of innocents at the hands of SH as (...) (21 years ago, 9-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) They were mistakes, hence the acknowledgment with the payouts for wrongful deaths. What would you want? For us not to pay????? JOHN (21 years ago, 9-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Avoiding the truth John? You deleted this line: "That is not my understanding. People have been needlessly killed, and Bush is covering the murderers’ <trails>." Did that story make you proud to support Bush, or did you have to wave your (...) (21 years ago, 9-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Neal wrote: <snip> (...) <snip> (...) How can you say that? I was at the peace rallies and many many signs were from Church organizations, from the United, Anglican, Methodist, and even my CRC denomination--and (...) (21 years ago, 9-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I'm a big fan of sarcasm for whatever strange reason... That said--see, there's this problem I've always had, and I'll dredge up two examples... In Star Trek:TMP, Kirk is talking to Decker about why Kirk was put in charge of the mission (...) (21 years ago, 9-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Nobody wants war, Scott. Sometimes you haven't a choice. Sometimes you do. We either fight now or later. (...) Are you saying that most Londoners do? (...) Authority from whom? (...) How else are you going to prevent Wahabi Fascists from (...) (21 years ago, 9-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Lately? It can be fairly said that, in many ways, the South and its Conservative (by today's yardstick) agenda have won the Civil War. Quasi-covert institutionalized racism and rampant corporate cronyism are hardly the hallmarks of modern (...) (21 years ago, 9-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) It's a big flag, Scott, and you should thank God that the most powerful nation in the world for the last century has been a freedom loving nation. (...) I don't know how SA popped in here, but WRT to Israel-- this country is in a struggle for (...) (21 years ago, 9-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) HEAR HEAR!!! THE INJUSTICE OF IT ALL! RUN HIM OUT ON A RAIL! (BTW, which was it? 0600 or 0700?) JOHN (21 years ago, 9-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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Well, stumbled across this website (won't post link due to +PG13ish nature, but if you're so interested, I'm thinking you're pretty intelligent to go off and find link yourselves...) Anywho, 'Babes' are rallying against Dubya--and here's their 99 (...) (21 years ago, 9-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I know I’m not John but I think these are good points. Doing thing for the benefit of your own country are fair enough providing you don’t care what other people (countries) think and you don’t try to present them as being for the good of the (...) (21 years ago, 9-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Well said John. Just keep waving your little flag. This is what I don't understand: Q1. How is supporting human rights abuses in Israel and Saudi Arabia in your collective self interest if the end result (indirect or otherwise) is 911 and (...) (21 years ago, 9-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) For starters: He lied to Parliament and took my country into a war that it did not want. (...) Are you saying Londoners did not share his view? (...) What don't you understand? (...) That the "War on Terror" is the only way to progress. (...) (...) (21 years ago, 9-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Indeed; Europe (Cyprus?) was within range of one of the missle systems SH did not have. Scott A (21 years ago, 9-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Ahem. Now listen, I do not watch television (1), and certainly not network news, much less Fox (I don't even have cable). But I'd say this about Fox: at least they admit that they are biased towards the right. The big three and CNN (...) (21 years ago, 9-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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