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(...) Does the propaganda live up to reality in the USA? Scott A (21 years ago, 7-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) This is sarcasm, right? "we pretend to work, and the state pretends to pay us" ... that sort of thing? Presumably workers don't flee a workers "paradise" unless the quotation marks are there for a reason. (remember, I'm biased... both my (...) (21 years ago, 7-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I’d suggest you let justice take its course; it may transpire that this guy was/is unstable in some way. Even if he does turn out to be 100% ‘evil’, killing him after the event will accomplish nothing. Understanding "why" would accomplish (...) (21 years ago, 7-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I hear healthcare is better than many Americans have too. Perhaps if Bush lifted sanctions it'd be even better. Without sanctions, Castro would be history by now. Scott A (...) (21 years ago, 7-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Talking of which.... (URL) Hitler's debt to America:> "One such agitator was a disgruntled corporal in the German army. In 1924, he was serving time in prison for mob action. While there, he spent his time poring over eugenic textbooks, which (...) (21 years ago, 7-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Not so. Many Cubans are happy with their lives in paradise. Two hours of work per day and 22 for free time in which to study for free for ever...doesn't sound totally bad to me. (Though I'd really want reliable power and a fat pipe.) Chris (21 years ago, 6-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Well, supposedly we get a promise from the government that they won't be mistreated if they get repatriated, and supposedly we "monitor compliance" with that. Wanna know what I think of THAT strategy, or the promises of THAT government? (...) (21 years ago, 6-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Won't something very bad happen to them when they get home? Doesn't Castro frown on folks leaving his country 'illegally'? If all the Cubans fled to the US, Castro would have no one to push around. I mean, shouldn't the US be welcoming every (...) (21 years ago, 6-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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and some USE them as boats. (URL) have any questions about my stand on whether these intrepid voyagers should be given asylum or not? PS, 1959 was a VERY good year for Buicks, by the way... (1) ++Lar 1 - although my Daddy was driving a 1957 Buick (...) (21 years ago, 6-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) c/ be no/ be almost no/ and we agree. I think there are a *few* honest politicians out there. Ron Paul for example... (URL) (a good read in and of itself) (21 years ago, 6-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) He shouldn't be in office in either case. And, no, we didn't elect him. If we get to stone every politician who lied, there would be no politicians - not that doesn't sound bad. :-) -->Bruce<-- (21 years ago, 6-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Which is probably why I shouldn't be allowed to get one... Seriously, I'd buy the bullet and pull the trigger. She was 11 years old. This guy, if shown that he did it (as all evidence points towards like surveillence tape and DNA all over his car (...) (21 years ago, 6-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) He should be! That's what I was saying. If he just screwed up, he should only be impeached. If he did it on purpose, his fate should be well worse. Chris (21 years ago, 6-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Followed a link from one of my fave comics ( (URL) (1) ) to this: (URL) article> anyone know what the heck this is about? What I mean is what's the root dispute? ++Lar 1 - yes, it's cheezy space opera with a layer of titillation... what's your (...) (21 years ago, 6-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) I think you're just mellowing in your old age--we all get there :) We also pick and choose our battles, but knowing that our friends will be there when we feel like taking a break from the battles is a good thing. I'm there for ya, Larry. (...) (21 years ago, 6-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Um, why isn't this an impeachable offense? (I admit it, my wife dinged me for this... she pointed out that I was screaming for the head of Clinton because he was an admitted perjurer (over something relatively unimportant, but the principle of (...) (21 years ago, 6-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Perfectly agreed--SH's finagling and ousting inspectors and flaunting UN resolutions was a terrible thing. No one has ever stated that SH wasn't a tyrannical dictator with much blood on his hands. But at the time in question--from just before (...) (21 years ago, 6-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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By and large, I agree with DaveK's attack on our president. He lied to us and I believe, still, that he is a bad man. But that doesn't change the fact that Saddam Hussein is also a bad man. Really bad! I do believe that the world is a better place (...) (21 years ago, 6-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) "The Iraqi regime ... possesses and produces chemical and biological weapons. It is seeking nuclear weapons." -- George W. Bush "We know that the regime has produced thousands of tons of chemical agents, including mustard gas, sarin nerve gas, (...) (21 years ago, 6-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I care! If he truly blew it, then he is merely unimaginably stupid. (Why was it obvious to lots of CIA analysts, reporters, and other nations around the world, and many of us that this whole thing was rigged, but not to our president?) And (...) (21 years ago, 6-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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