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Subject:	Re: Now whereabouts on the axis of evil can we be?
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date:	Mon, 16 Dec 2002 14:27:08 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur writes: > I read this over lunch: > > "Now whereabouts on the axis of evil can we be? The country's long-reigning > leader thinks the president of the US is contemptible, a sentiment heartily > reciprocated. The leader's official spokeswoman directly insulted Bush, and she > was repudiated only grudgingly. Almost every day some new outrage perpetrated > by the US is reported in the newspapers, whereupon the Americans are denounced > by commentators and letter-writers. Academics travelling across the country on > book promotion tours say they are astounded by the level of anti-American > vituperation out in the hinterland. Top-level relations with Washington, it is > agreed, are at their worst level in decades. Can this mean war?" > > All is revealed here: > http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,3604,860663,00.html > > I thought a couple of bits over-egged things a little, but it is still quite a > good read. > > Scott A I love being Canadian. Yep, article pretty much sums up the prevailing winds around here. Though, to be said, looks as if this writer took some of his research from an article in the Toronto Star--I posted a link to it earlier and right now I'm too tired to go looking for it. Dave K

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		Re: Now whereabouts on the axis of evil can we be?
(...) Canada is only such good country due to the large amounts of my countrymen who went out to help build it! ;) There was quite a good show on TV here last week about the Scots-Canadians who returned to fight for Great Britain in WW1. The main (...) (22 years ago, 16-Dec-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

		Re: Now whereabouts on the axis of evil can we be?
(...) One thing in the article that was wrong was the statement that the majority of the country was not right wing. Don't forget the right wing vote is divided between 3 parties Alliance, PC and BQ which have the majority of the popular vote (but (...) (22 years ago, 16-Dec-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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		Now whereabouts on the axis of evil can we be?
I read this over lunch: "Now whereabouts on the axis of evil can we be? The country's long-reigning leader thinks the president of the US is contemptible, a sentiment heartily reciprocated. The leader's official spokeswoman directly insulted Bush, (...) (22 years ago, 16-Dec-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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