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To: LindyBill who wrote (69770)	1/29/2003 2:07:25 PM
From: bela_ghoulashi	Respond to of 281500

>>European elites having a cow<< A level-headed summary of Bush's actual vs. perceived behavior.

To: LindyBill who wrote (69770)	1/29/2003 2:30:25 PM
From: Maurice Winn	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

Great stuff Lindy. Cliche-thinking Euros misunderestimating King Geoge II. <fighting words "Cowboy" Bush challenged by bovines. By Christopher Hitchens Posted Monday, January 27, 2003, at 3:49 PM PT To be reading the European press or visiting a European capital these days is to witness a strenuous competition. The competition, which is easy to enter but not at all easy to win, is to see how many times a person can get the word "cowboy" into an article or a speech. In normal times, an editor would probably limit the usage automatically, if only to avoid the vulgarity of repetition, but this quotidian rule is being relaxed these days. The term can appear any number of times as long as it is affixed to the proper name "Bush."> ------------------------------------------------------------------- Meanwhile, I have decided to call the upcoming Superbowl in Iraq The Globalstar War. That's because, as you can see here globalstar.com the Axis of Evil is on the frontier of civilization as represented by Globalstar coverage. Globalstar is going to bring civilization to the Axis of Evil, starting with Iraq. Globalstar satellites are, as you read this, circling the world, spraying magical CDMA phragmented photon tractor-beam light sabres everywhere, other than the poles. Those anodyne beams are enervating the violent Iraqi thugs preparatory to conflict. After the championship, they'll bring peace, light, harmony, happiness, prosperity, longevity, fun and love to a fearful and sorrowful land. Globalstar is the harbinger of the United States of Freedom - the reconstituted UN which is required to keep a global village on the straight and narrow so 6 billion people can live in peace, light, harmony, happiness...etc...etc... The atavistic dog eat dog world of the 19th [and earlier] centuries and in many places in the 20th century, is a gory biological relic which is still being visited on us right now. The United States of Freedom must replace it, so We The Sheeple do NOT live in fear of the dogs of war and cruel repression. It is absurd to have this barbarous conflict in the borderless cyberspace age. I don't mean it's absurd to fight back. I mean it's absurd that such conflicts are still essential. It's time to put an end to them. Which we are doing. I also call it the Globalstar War because it'll take about one orbit of a Globalstar satellite for the war to be over. George I took 100 hours to defeat Saddam. I guess that George II will take 100 minutes. Since the orbital period of Globalstar satellites is 110 minutes, that's near enough. The world operates on internet time now, so it'll be quick. So, roll on the Globalstar 100 Minute War = World War III. It will be a very one-sided superbowl. The Iraqi conscripts are sure to surrender as soon as they can, and not be shot in the back. They will be keen to be on the winning side. Not many will want to defend Saddam with their lives, knowing it's impossible anyway. Why lose and die? Better to lose and live. Mqurice