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(...) That's probably because you're not serving with the armed forces... but the service is *widely* available elsewhere :-P Pedro (20 years ago, 29-Apr-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) (URL) (20 years ago, 29-Apr-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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You want to give the gist of it? I refuse to sign up at every danged news site across the world just to pick up one story here or there. (...) -- Tom Stangl *(URL) Visual FAQ home *(URL) Visual FAQ Home (20 years ago, 29-Apr-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(URL) is of interest not because Dubya's administration would ever admit that the US had erred (unless, of course, it could blame Clinton) but because it's a good reminder that the US was once pretty cozy with the very maniacal dictator we later (...) (20 years ago, 29-Apr-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) I can get to the website fine and read the content just fine. I just clicked the link again to make sure. I can't comment on service availability though... Perhaps it's not available to you because you're not in the Armed Forces ?? More (...) (20 years ago, 29-Apr-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Quite interesting. (URL) Petrucelli (20 years ago, 29-Apr-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I'm getting a "Service Unavailable" message. 8^( Dave! (20 years ago, 29-Apr-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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I ran across this (thank you, Mr. Madsen!) in my travels around the .net... (URL) have no idea if it's for real or not. I can't decide if I *want* it to be real or not... I'm not even sure what kneejerk reaction I ought to be emitting, if any, (...) (20 years ago, 29-Apr-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I liked this just 'cause it uses the term "laser cannon": He acknowledged delays in the Airborne Laser, a program that aims to mount a laser cannon on a Boeing 747, which would shoot down missiles as they were launched. So far, engineers have (...) (20 years ago, 28-Apr-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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Despite record deficits, a shaky economy, and increasing worldwide animosity toward the United States' military hegemony, Dubya has gone ahead to fund one of the (URL) biggest, most ill-conceived, and most unnecessary pork projects> in decades. I (...) (20 years ago, 27-Apr-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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Bush & Co have used 911(tm) to justify all sorts of things... even preventing (URL): "After September 11 the American people are valuing life more. The fundamental difference between us and the terrorist network we fight is that we value life." I'd (...) (20 years ago, 27-Apr-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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Powell: "I hope they will understand that in order for this government to get up and running - to be effective - some of its sovereignty will have to be given back...It's sovereignty but some of that sovereignty they are going to allow us to (...) (20 years ago, 27-Apr-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | Re: Ahh infinity, how I love ye! Was Re: George Bush has legitimised terrorism
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Koudys wrote: Please read this whole post (or at least the bottom part) before replying. I may be onto something... (...) Well, let's identify another distinction that seems to be causing us some trouble. You're (...) (20 years ago, 26-Apr-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I concur--a concept of infinity existing on a two dimensional surface of a sphere is a valid one. But the operative word here is *concept*. In reality, in the physical universe, the surface isn't infinite for it is subject to the finite issues (...) (20 years ago, 26-Apr-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I think you're blurring the distinction between "impractical in practice" and "impossible in reality." Whether or not we can devise an mechanism that will exist for eternity is irrelevant. The fact that we can create an unbounded (...) (20 years ago, 26-Apr-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Wondering why Bush wants Aljazeera to leave Falluja? Read (URL) this>: The main hospital apparently has been destroyed by bombing and the second largest is covered by US snipers - the Iraqis call it sniper alley. So Iraqi people are not able to get (...) (20 years ago, 26-Apr-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek wrote: (snip) Here is the WSJ editorial I referred to, now republished on the Cato site (URL) (20 years ago, 26-Apr-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) (URL) Key quote>: The use of the death penalty against child offenders – people under 18 at the time of the crime – is clearly prohibited under international law, yet a handful of countries persist with child executions. Since January 1990 (...) (20 years ago, 24-Apr-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Well, what is democracy anyway? Even if USA had been located in Europe, it wouldn't even qualify to join the EU. Death penalty isn't worthy a democracy according to our standards. Don't know if it's an urban legend, but I've heard that in some (...) (20 years ago, 23-Apr-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I'd rephrase again--the path is theoretically infinite, for if you set up this exact scenario using real life lasers, ball-bearings nad spinning tools, within a set amount of time something will break down--or the path of the laser, over time, (...) (20 years ago, 23-Apr-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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