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Re: WMD, again...
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Mon, 21 Apr 2003 16:52:27 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Neal writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Richard Marchetti writes:
> > Illicit Arms Kept Till Eve of War, an Iraqi Scientist Is Said to Assert
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> > Gee, this one scientist seems to confirm everything multiple intelligence
> > agencies with several months lead time could not. And with no independent
> > investigators to keep the Americans and the Brits honest either.
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> > Of course it's not a plant!
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> Gee, this one scientist seems to confirm everything Bush asserted. Of course
> it *is* a plant!
John--if I told you that the Risen Christ appeared to me, and that He
proclaimed to me that Christians have been doing everything wrong for ~2000
years, would you believe me, or would you suspect that I am either in error
or am being deceitful? At the very least, you should demand independent
confirmation of my claim.
Perhaps with this in mind you can comprehend Richard's skepticism;
independent sources have failed to confirm Dubya's assertions, and now that
independent (and potentially dissenting) review has been omitted, there's no
reason to accept this sole confirming scientist's view, other than blind
faith in Dubya.
Dave!
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| (...) I appreciate you trying to create an analogy that you think I might find relevant:-) But if you claimed this, how exactly could I expect to get "independent confirmation" of your claim? Personally, I'd use 2 criteria in consideration of your (...) (21 years ago, 21-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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