From: mister_exador@hotmail.com   
      
   "Exador"  wrote in message   
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   > "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   
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   > > > > 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.   
   I really should retract that; Carter has done a fine job philanthropically   
   since leaving office, particularly with Habitat for Humanity.   
   Cheers,   
   Craig   
   --   
   One of the defining features of  Shrubs is that they thrive on bullshit.   
      
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