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Re: Former Iraqi General
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Date: 
Thu, 10 Oct 2002 21:26:11 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Mike Petrucelli writes:
I now see that my previous opinion of; "liberating the Iraqi people
would be a good idea," was nothing more than delusional idealism.

Don't be too hard on yourself -- it's REALLY hard to know what is going on
without accessing more international sources.  And it doesn't matter the
source -- almost ALL media is controlled, and usually by people with hefty
wallets. You have to read in between the lines.

But try this one on for size:
"Scramble to carve up Iraqi oil reserves lies behind US diplomacy"
http://www.observer.co.uk/iraq/story/0,12239,805580,00.html

I just *love* the smell of a slow, bloodless coup d'etat in the morning, it
smells like Bush...

-- Hop-Frog



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(...) Well after reading that enlightening (for lack of a more suitable description) article, I now see that my previous opinion of; "liberating the Iraqi people would be a good idea," was nothing more than delusional idealism. Idealism truly is a (...) (22 years ago, 10-Oct-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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