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Foes and Allies

8.22.02 @ 12:01AM

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Laws don't matter to the self-anointed, don't you understand? Besides, it's all the fault of the evil and vast right wing conspiracy that want nothing more than to read about her sex life (I'll pass)! Of course, it has nothing to do with insider trading, only evil and greedy Republicans do that! Martha and Terry McAuliffe and Hillary Clinton are supposed to get a pass because they are our great and wonderful leaders upon who we need for our very existence!! The millions and millions they make is a mere pittance of what they have earned for granting us all life!

So I say lighten up on poor Martha and get to your local K-Mart to buy her inferior grade bath towels that start shredding in the wash after about 6 months of typical usage! K-Mart executives are good liberals too and we must help them avoid bankruptcy! Come on folks, it takes a Village to keep the anointed comfortable.
-- Greg Barnard
Franklin, TN

SAUDI, PARTNER
Re: Jackie Mason & Raoul Felder's Sayonara, Saudi Arabia:

Jackie Mason and Raoul Felder write:

"The Rand Corporation, a respected independent think tank, rendered an opinion to the Pentagon:

" 'The Saudis are active at every level of the terror chain, from planners to financiers, from cadre to foot-soldier, from ideologist to cheerleader...Saudi Arabia supports our enemies and attacks our allies.'"

Although I'm inclined to the view of Saudi Arabia as enemy, this assertion is in error and never should have gotten past careful editors. For one thing, the analyst in question was presenting his opinion to the Defense Policy Board, a board that advises the Secretary but probably should not be considered "the Pentagon." Second, this article makes it sound as if Laurent Murawiec was presenting the official Rand Corp. view on Saudi Arabia; that's not the case, as Rand has made a point of distancing itself from Murawiec's briefing (http://www.rand.org/hot/saudi.html).

I don't necessarily expect precision or seriousness on foreign affairs from a comedian and a lawyer, but I do expect better from editors as good as The American Prowler's!
-- Kevin Whited
www.reductioadabsurdum.net

Gents: Well said. Further contemplate the following. There is a great need in China for the oil, minerals, timber, and land for expansion, in Siberia. China has 100 million men under arms, a like number in reserves, and the millions of troops of their old ally, North Korea.

I predict China will make the offer to Russia they can't refuse: ally with China and yield all or most of Siberia to China. Resistance would mean they would also lose their armed forces in battle.

Once the Chinese-Korean-Russian alliance is in place, their combined armies will move south into the oil fields of Iran, Iraq, Kuwait and the Saudis, and there will not be a force on earth that can stop them. Unless, of course, as you suggest, we get their first, and fortify massively.

It also happens to be another reason, beyond the current terrorism connections, and WMD held by Iraq, to take and fortify the Iraqi oil fields, as the first step to fortifying the entire region against penetration from the north.

I have no real confidence that the WH, NSA and DOD will think of the above. If you agree with me, go with it. Bush looks like he could use a good lever right about now to justify even more our coming attack on Iraq.
-- Ronald Johns

SIMON AYES
Re: George Neumayr's Here to Stay:

Thank you for your refreshing article on the Simon campaign and the California media.
-- Linda Manhart

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topics:
Hillary Clinton, Law, Military, Iraq, Iran, Russia, Israel, North Korea, Oil, Unions