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so the deadline has passed. are we at war? here ius some good news though. sounds like the troops are having a hug Rave. U.S. forces may use a new "e-bomb" during the expected invasion of Iraq (news - web sites) as part of a 21st century blitzkrieg designed to render Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)'s forces blind, deaf, dumb and incapable of retaliation. And it will spread the love and peace on earth. Even though the come down really sucks.
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"So spread the word, and help bring love and peace to this crazy world." maybe if they had this holiday every month...
http://www.steakandbjday.com/
http://www.steakandbjday.com/
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i agree wholeheartedly xquisid3. Could I have a ribeye though?
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goin to a bid anti-war demonstration today (in five minutes, actually). the first time for me in ages; i normally hate crowds.
stupid joke going around: "well it seems containment doesn't work. we tried hard, we negotiated, we created a coalition against military aggression and weapons of mass distruction. but does that really mean we have to attack the u.s.?"
stupid joke going around: "well it seems containment doesn't work. we tried hard, we negotiated, we created a coalition against military aggression and weapons of mass distruction. but does that really mean we have to attack the u.s.?"
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war it seems is becoming inevitable.
-BAGHDAD, March 20 (Thursday)Some Iraqis made last-minute purchases of vegetables and gasoline, but most stayed at home or plotted their escape to the relative safety of the countryside. Rumors swirled of high-level defections, even as Iraqi officials maintained that U.S. forces faced "certain death."
"In this conflict, no matter what technology the American armed forces have, the will of the Iraqi people and the determination of the armed forces will prevail, God willing," Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz said at a news conference arranged hastily to dispel rumors that he had fled to Irbil, in the Kurdish-controlled north.
Aziz promised that he and all other Iraqi officials would remain in Baghdad during a war. Death, he said, would come by martyrdom if necessary, and he again dismissed the prospect of exile for President Saddam Hussein and his two sons as demanded by President Bush.
"How could a courageous leader like President Saddam Hussein, a historic leader, leave his country in such circumstances?" Aziz asked. "And how could the courageous Iraqi people and the courageous Iraqi armed forces allow the U.S. Army to invade Iraq?"
Hussein made no appearances on state-run television nor addresses on the radio. But the institutions of the Iraqi government, dominated by the authority of his Baath Party, pledged to resist U.S. invasion. "We are dedicated to martyrdom in defense of Iraq under your leadership," said Iraq's parliament, an organ without authority but often convened to deliver official statements. Its speaker, Saadoun Hammadi, called Hussein's exile "absolutely unthinkable."...........
While lower-ranking officials acknowledged that Iraq faced overwhelming odds, the information minister, Mohammed Saeed Sahhaf, promised a long, bloody war launched by an overconfident U.S. government.
"They are deceiving their soldiers and their officers, that aggression against Iraq and invading Iraq will be like a picnic," Sahhaf said. "This is a very stupid idea they're telling their soldiers."
Sahhaf boasted that Iraq stood shoulder to shoulder with world opinion. He said Iraq was so confident of victory that the government was trying to decide whether to bury the corpses of U.S. soldiers in mass pits or individual graves. His comments, echoed in another state-sanctioned statement, seemed designed to reassure officials themselves as much as to rally Iraqis for a fight.
-BAGHDAD, March 20 (Thursday)Some Iraqis made last-minute purchases of vegetables and gasoline, but most stayed at home or plotted their escape to the relative safety of the countryside. Rumors swirled of high-level defections, even as Iraqi officials maintained that U.S. forces faced "certain death."
"In this conflict, no matter what technology the American armed forces have, the will of the Iraqi people and the determination of the armed forces will prevail, God willing," Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz said at a news conference arranged hastily to dispel rumors that he had fled to Irbil, in the Kurdish-controlled north.
Aziz promised that he and all other Iraqi officials would remain in Baghdad during a war. Death, he said, would come by martyrdom if necessary, and he again dismissed the prospect of exile for President Saddam Hussein and his two sons as demanded by President Bush.
"How could a courageous leader like President Saddam Hussein, a historic leader, leave his country in such circumstances?" Aziz asked. "And how could the courageous Iraqi people and the courageous Iraqi armed forces allow the U.S. Army to invade Iraq?"
Hussein made no appearances on state-run television nor addresses on the radio. But the institutions of the Iraqi government, dominated by the authority of his Baath Party, pledged to resist U.S. invasion. "We are dedicated to martyrdom in defense of Iraq under your leadership," said Iraq's parliament, an organ without authority but often convened to deliver official statements. Its speaker, Saadoun Hammadi, called Hussein's exile "absolutely unthinkable."...........
While lower-ranking officials acknowledged that Iraq faced overwhelming odds, the information minister, Mohammed Saeed Sahhaf, promised a long, bloody war launched by an overconfident U.S. government.
"They are deceiving their soldiers and their officers, that aggression against Iraq and invading Iraq will be like a picnic," Sahhaf said. "This is a very stupid idea they're telling their soldiers."
Sahhaf boasted that Iraq stood shoulder to shoulder with world opinion. He said Iraq was so confident of victory that the government was trying to decide whether to bury the corpses of U.S. soldiers in mass pits or individual graves. His comments, echoed in another state-sanctioned statement, seemed designed to reassure officials themselves as much as to rally Iraqis for a fight.
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If the government dropped real e-bombs then none of this would be happening.
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damn. i cant find the place i found that pic.. ill have to post it later. but i found a great poster that read: if McVeigh bombed the WTC, would we bomb Michigan?
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ok, im pretty sure the url was http://www.postersforpeace.org/ but it looks like they are moving hosts or something right now...
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i like this paul krugman quote, from nyt.com:
"The Onion describes itself as "America's finest news source," and it's not an idle boast. On Jan. 18, 2001, the satirical weekly bore the headline "Bush: Our long national nightmare of peace and prosperity is finally over," followed by this mock quotation: "We must squander our nation's hard-won budget surplus on tax breaks for the wealthiest 15 percent. And, on the foreign front, we must find an enemy and defeat it."
prophetic! anybody know what the Onion is saying now?
"The Onion describes itself as "America's finest news source," and it's not an idle boast. On Jan. 18, 2001, the satirical weekly bore the headline "Bush: Our long national nightmare of peace and prosperity is finally over," followed by this mock quotation: "We must squander our nation's hard-won budget surplus on tax breaks for the wealthiest 15 percent. And, on the foreign front, we must find an enemy and defeat it."
prophetic! anybody know what the Onion is saying now?
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The Onion is saying "Didn't Iraq invade Kuwait for the price of oil? and then didn't we attack Iraq for it? And what are we doing now? Time to turn the e-bombs on us."