the key phrase from the memo ........"the intelligence and facts were being fixed around the policy."

Some are still willing to do the same today....

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In matters relating to process, notably prompt access to sites, we have faced relatively few difficulties......

.....we are able to perform professional no-notice inspections all over Iraq and to increase aerial surveillance.

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"I was stunned. This was the first time I had been informed that the decision to go to war with Iraq had not only been made but was being implemented, to the substantial disadvantage of the war in Afghanistan."
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Chicago Tribune.
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I should add this story from the Asia Times

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> But, back to something important: My avatar is still blurry . . . Captain?

My avatar is still babelicious.

Does your wife know about your lust???

the key phrase from the memo ........"the intelligence and facts were being fixed around the policy."

Some are still willing to do the same today....

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In matters relating to process, notably prompt access to sites, we have faced relatively few difficulties......

.....we are able to perform professional no-notice inspections all over Iraq and to increase aerial surveillance.

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"I was stunned. This was the first time I had been informed that the decision to go to war with Iraq had not only been made but was being implemented, to the substantial disadvantage of the war in Afghanistan."
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Chicago Tribune.

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> But, back to something important: My avatar is still blurry . . . Captain?

My avatar is still babelicious.

This is what you get when you cross Grizzly Adams with Rasputin.

But Tom, everyone agrees that Saddam Hussein was the problem. Instead of going through that whole war though, why not try to topple the regime (including his closest people) by another way short of war? I mean, Saddam Hussein was just one man. Didn't the UN inspectors also say before the war that there weren't any WMD left in Iraq?

No, up to the end, the UN inspectors reported that they were not being given the full access they wanted. Report Though, Hans Blix did say that he wanted more time because he was making progress. The problem with that is that Saddam wanted his neighbors to believe he really did have WMD (and they all did) so he did not want to ever give the inspectors free access. Thus, he remained in violation.

As for other means, sanctions didn't work, oil-for-food (it turns out) was extremely corrupt . . . what would you suggest, send in 007 for a hit? Pauly-poo would have screamed at such a covert assassination mission, as would the rest of the world. No, the war was legal, but assassination is not.

But, back to something important: My avatar is still blurry . . . Captain?

But to the end, Saddam refused full access by UN inspectors, in direct violation of the Kuwait war of liberation's cease fire agreement. Thus, even if he had no WMD (which, despite the glib statement of your memory-impaired author, surprised everyone), the war was legal to enforce his many violations.

But Tom, everyone agrees that Saddam Hussein was the problem. Instead of going through that whole war though, why not try to topple the regime (including his closest people) by another way short of war? I mean, Saddam Hussein was just one man. Didn't the UN inspectors also say before the war that there weren't any WMD left in Iraq?

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>>>(whatever it and is are...)

"It & Isar"

Detroit born, Ira and Isabel Franklin booked themselve as the Nubian Slave dancers-
'It & Isar'
Working regularly in Harlem during the 1920's,
They toured Europe in 1928
Now both in their early 90's
They've just released their first video-

'Whatever It and Isar'

.o0(¡Por la reputísima!)

I thought we weren't mentioning it (whatever [i]it[/i] and [i]is[/i] are...)

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>>>Your Bowing before him is all the Thanks He Needs.

Wow!
Hey Rocky-
This is one of those focused flames,
Coming this way not often enough-
Bruto- here in spanish
Vindictive sarcasm in english.
But when you look at it carefully-
Masterfully created & eloquently executed.
A Scorcher!

Dont restrain yourself, Rocky
Clear expression here is the object...

However we say it,
We all just want to be understood...cc

........back on topic,
Iraq, the President said, still had the power to
prevent war by "declaring and destroying
all its weapons of mass destruction"

-- but if Iraq did not declare and destroy
those weapons, the President warned, the United States
would "go into battle, as a last resort."



Don't worry viewers or listeners, this is
not a rerun. PZTV/WPZ brings these fine messages
from Paul Zimmerman as a community service.
(WE know that our community only consists of
12 people...but this information is required
to keep you feeling inferior)

We know after a long day on the fishing boats,
or a long day of sitting on the foam donut at
the computer table, you need the opportunity to
escape so we are ashamed to bring you the
Words Of Webster Hour, hosted by His Royal Hiney Paul Zimmerman.
So sit back, get your Pop corn and libation
(You Will Need It,in case of chokeing),
put your feet up, and let His Royal Hiney
tell you just how f***ed up you and your
lives are, for answering to a Government not run by him.

Reach for personal impowerment by being told
you don't matter, you have no opinion, and that

His Royal Hiney knows exactly what to do to make you all better.
Tune in everyday, at anytime to learn how to post
links to news stories. So come on and join us, and
learn that you will never reach the level in your
life anything equal to His Royal Hiney.

Can't join us today, don't fret, the same type message

is repeated everyday ...just to keep you reminded.

Once you have been beaten into submission and feel you

are at the lowest point in life you could possibly be,
drop by and see Paul at the stations, and there will be
no need to Thank Him,
Your Bowing before him is all the Thanks He Needs.

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Apparently, Pauly-poo, no one wants to play. Well then, I will . . .

What I want to know is why does PZ always spawn multiple threads of political topics when that's what the Political Thread [N] is for specifically?

Answer: D R U G S!

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CAPT Siran d'Vel'nahr XO - L L & P _\\//
USS Vre'kasht NCC-33187
Winders 10 OS? "What a piece of junk!" - L. Skywalker
"Logic is the cement of our civilization with which we ascend from chaos using reason as our guide." - T'Plana-hath

What I want to know is why does PZ always spawn multiple threads of political topics when that's what the Political Thread [N] is for specifically?

I don't know that either, Misfit, but I have noticed that he doesn't read well for comprehension. Maybe he never got to "political" in his vocabulary class, or maybe too much THC erases words from your brain. It's a mystery . . .

[Edit]: Captain! Look at my poor, poor avatar! It makes me dizzy.

Me too! Baaaaaa upchucking I'll barf keep woorking on itmmmmmmmm

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What I want to know is why does PZ always spawn multiple threads of political topics when that's what the Political Thread [N] is for specifically?

I don't know that either, Misfit, but I have noticed that he doesn't read well for comprehension. Maybe he never got to "political" in his vocabulary class, or maybe too much THC erases words from your brain. It's a mystery . . .

[Edit]: Captain! Look at my poor, poor avatar! It makes me dizzy.

Apparently, Pauly-poo, no one wants to play. Well then, I will . . .

What I want to know is why does PZ always spawn multiple threads of political topics when that's what the Political Thread [N] is for specifically?

..... back on topic,

Uh, I believe we were on topic. We were talking of the good times in the '60s. Drugs, babes, food, more drugs, more babes, more food....

Hey Paul,
I'll smoke what you're smokin' dude. Don't bogart that joint, my friend....

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CAPT Siran d'Vel'nahr XO - L L & P _\\//
USS Vre'kasht NCC-33187
Winders 10 OS? "What a piece of junk!" - L. Skywalker
"Logic is the cement of our civilization with which we ascend from chaos using reason as our guide." - T'Plana-hath

Apparently, Pauly-poo, no one wants to play. Well then, I will . . .

From your link:

<blockquote>It is safe to say that, at the time, it surprised almost no one when the Iraqis answered the President's demand by repeating their claim that in fact there were no weapons of mass destruction. As we now know, the Iraqis had in fact destroyed these weapons, probably years before George W. Bush's ultimatum: "the Iraqis" -- in the words of chief U.S. weapons inspector David Kaye -- "were telling the truth." </blockquote>

But to the end, Saddam refused full access by UN inspectors, in direct violation of the Kuwait war of liberation's cease fire agreement. Thus, even if he had no WMD (which, despite the glib statement of your memory-impaired author, surprised everyone), the war was legal to enforce his many violations.

When you went to Baghdad in support of Saddam's regime, didn't you wear a Chemical/Biological mask?

..... back on topic,

Iraq, the President said, still had the power to prevent war by "declaring and destroying all its weapons of mass destruction"

-- but if Iraq did not declare and destroy those weapons, the President warned, the United States would "go into battle, as a last resort."



Secret Way to War

......a very interesting look back


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That's pretty sad, Pauly-poo. Responding to your own post.

Doesn't anyone want to play with you?

Iraq, the President said, still had the power to prevent war by "declaring and destroying all its weapons of mass destruction"

-- but if Iraq did not declare and destroy those weapons, the President warned, the United States would "go into battle, as a last resort."



Secret Way to War

......a very interesting look back


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