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To: Arthur Radley who wrote (26656)	2/14/2003 6:27:30 PM
From: Neeka	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 62562

OT why are we trying to wipe Iraq off the face of the earth No one is "trying to wipe Iraq off the face of the earth." We are trying to get Saddam Hussein to tell us where the chemicals and bios are. He has so far refused. He is a mad man, and his sperm will be wiped off the face of the earth. The "nation" that hijacked those planes were/are being partially funded by Iraq. here it is that we have searched and searched Iraq territory and can't find them. Yes, that IS the problem. Where are they? A ship loaded with missiles! Missiles from ...one North Korea. And what did we do with these missiles...nothing! Hell! We didn't even destroy them, but let them be delivered. Yemen claimed they were bought in 1998.....before International sanctions were imposed. You can't have your cake and eat it too TexasDude. Do you want us to be aggressive against everyone or work within specific parameters before we act? Terrorism won't be going away for a very long time regardless of what happens in Iraq. Many Americans believe that Iraq has been and will continue to supply WMD to terrorists. Because of that belief we have a duty to protect future generations. Rogue nations cannot continue to ignore International law. Our President has jumped through the hoops. Today, France effectively cut off the balls of the UN rendering them moot. France, Russia and Germany will save face by abstaining IF there is another vote, but IMO America will liberate Iraq based on the wording of UN Resolution 1441. I am through discussing this issue here. There are several threads that are more suited to this topic. Best M

To: Arthur Radley who wrote (26656)	2/14/2003 6:31:10 PM
From: Guardian	Respond to of 62562

Enough gloom! "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself." Below is a request from my neice in D.C. whose husband runs a painting business and following it is my response (we live in a sadDAM world): Well, life around here is never boring!!!! They (fairfax county schools) are recommending the meeting places again along with all kinds of other "emergency supplies". I only have a P.O. Box for your address. Just wondered (if it is still okay) if I could get your actual street address. Then I will go on Map Quest and print out directions for both John and I to your house, in case we should be evacuated. They sent a note home saying that if we are attacked chemically that the schools will not let the kids leave. No parents will be allowed to pick them up until it is safe. That is a scary thought. At any rate, I would never leave without them, so I don't know that we would show up. I just feel better knowing that we both know where we can find each other. Dear XXXX, In a panic/terrorist attack, take these steps:: step 1 - Establish mood of organized panic. when mapquest doesn't respond (blown up/no electricity or paralyzed by requests from little Buck's war-loving republican coterie) and you can't find a single copy of the 2000 printouts you made and placed in strategic places. do you have a full tank of gas? or are you carrying family bicycles? all sorts of questions, but stay calm and don't forget the kids. Step 2 - look outside. if street littered with bodies and/or car and vans are all glowing in dark, get family into radiation gear and gas masks before exiting to escape pod vehicle. Step 3 - Roads will be clogged so you need a gimmick. buy a red flashing stick-on roof light for one of john's paint vans (no windows) and put signs with "HOMELAND SECURITY EMERGENCY REPUBLICAN PAINT SERVICE" on both sides and roof. This will get you through the establishment checkpoints out of the capitol area. step 3 - oops. calm down. Pin on your "GO BUSH JUNIOR" buttons, load the van with three cases of budweiser (a precaution which will become clearer in step 5) and proceed to step 4. step 4 - drive south on local roads. DO NOT get on Rte 95 as it will be filled with republican lemmings and the myriad of young people who passed the Virginia SOL tests with scores sufficiently high to meet the Bush-revered Hitler youth IQ standards. IF you need to ask directions, preface your question with: "What do you think of Virginia's SOL tests?" if the questionee gives a positive answer or reveals any reverence for the SOL tests or George Allen or Gilmore, move on to someone else. the last thing you need is ignorance. Notwithstanding, you can ask to siphon their gas if you are short. simply tell them that distributing fuel to more vehicles will save lives and that you are republicans. But only do this if you have conspicuous gun racks, a "JESUS SAVES BUT ONLY REPUBLICANS" bumper sticker, and a "child aboard" sticker on the window. an old Ollie North campaign sticker will do in a pinch. step 5 - Once you are on a two lane road south and east of fredricksburg (IN one of GOD's COUNTIES), pull over and mount a deer's head or antlers on the front of the van. preferably within sight of the gun rack. this will get you through the redneck terrorist checkpoints that spring up in national emergencies. If asked for your destination, say "Bringin' some cold bruskies to bubba's place in Mathews". show them the cases of beer. If you are convincing, this will get you an escort pickup truck loaded with armed men wearing John Deere caps. Step 6 - If you have succeeded in steps 1 to 5, you will be in Mathews courthouse in record time. From there, it's easy. simply yada yada yada.