From: mister_exador@hotmail.com   
      
   "JIGSAW1695"  wrote in message   
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   > Subject: Re: Britain stirs, America sleeps   
   > From: "Exador" mister_exador@hotmail.com   
   > Date: 7/1/2003 5:09 AM Eastern Daylight Time   
   > Message-id: <3f014f94$0$31278$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au>   
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   > "JIGSAW1695"  wrote in message   
   > news:20030701034532.23654.00002026@mb-m27.aol.com...   
   > > Subject: Re: Britain stirs, America sleeps   
   > > From: "Exador" mister_exador@hotmail.com   
   > > Date: 7/1/2003 2:54 AM Eastern Daylight Time   
   > > Message-id: <3f012fd8$0$31276$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au>   
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   > > "Earl Evleth"  wrote in message   
   > > news:BB264717.9549%evleth@wanadoo.fr...   
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   > > >   
   > > > William Pfaff is a top international journalist   
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   > > >   
   > > > Earl   
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   > > >   
   > > > Britain stirs, America sleeps   
   > > >   
   > > > William Pfaff IHT   
   > > > Monday, June 30, 2003   
   > > >   
   > > > PARIS The only member of the United States Senate who voted against   
   > > granting   
   > > > war powers to President George W. Bush, Robert Byrd of West Virginia,   
   > > holds   
   > > > that lies were told by the president to justify the Iraq war, and that   
   > > > eventually truth will out.   
   > > >   
   > > > One would like to believe it true. But while Senator Byrd will be   
   > > vindicated   
   > > > in the long run, the culture of lies that prevails in the Bush   
   > > > administration is an integral part of a larger culture of expedience   
   and   
   > > > systematic dishonesty that dominates the present leadership of   
   American   
   > > > political society and business. There is little reason to expect this   
   > soon   
   > > > to change.   
   > >   
   > > I think this paragraph sums up my main beef with the US pretty well. I   
   > could   
   > > probably live reasonably comfortably with the US as the dominant power   
   if   
   > I   
   > > felt those in power were honourable people of good intent. The current   
   > > regime of self-serving hypocrisy, lies, corruption and plain corporate   
   > > extortion just don't stack up as acceptable alternatives.   
   > > Cheers,   
   > > Craig   
   > >   
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   > >   
   > > "If I felt those in power were honourable people of good intent."   
   > >   
   > > Like Bill Clinton? Jimmy Carter?   
   > >   
   > Thank you for making my point Jiggy.   
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   >   
   > ROTFLMAO!!   
      
   ????   
   You find it risible that neither of your political party machines have   
   managed to produce a President or administration worthy of anything but   
   contempt?   
   Poor Jiggy.   
   Cheers,   
   Craig   
      
   --   
   One of the defining features of Shrubs is that they thrive on bullshit.   
      
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