To: Arthur Radley who wrote (26657 ) 2/14/2003 7:34:40 PM From: Sun Tzu Respond to of 62562 Here is a good analysis by Veteran Intelligence Professionals (a coast-to-coast enterprise; mostly intelligence officers from analysis side of CIA). Message 18567457 It concludes rather than making us safer, CIA's own analysis shows that war with Iraq will make matters considerably worse. BTW, What Powell failed to mention about that Al-Qaeda camp in Iraq, was that it resides well inside the no fly zone that Iraq has no control over. And by the way, the organizers of that camp are anti-Saddam and anti-Kurd (Turkey's nemesis) so I suspect the reason we have not bombed them yet is because we want them there. Here is another post about why or why not go to war with Iraq Message 18548095 Now for the obligatory joke 3 Women die and go to heaven. At the pearly gates, St. Peter asks them how they behaved while on earth. The first one explains that she was a pious woman who never missed a confession and was very active in charity work. "Very well, you shall go to Gold Room", declare St. Peter The second woman describes how she was faithful to her husband and raised 5 good children who grew up to be outstanding people. But she missed going to church from time to time. "Then you shall go to Silver Room", decrees St. Peter Finally it is the time for the 3rd woman. She looks St. Peter seductively in the eye and describes in great details how she has added to joy and happiness of many men by unbuttoning their shirts with her lips, flaming their souls with each cress, and giving them hours upon hours of... "That's enough! I know who you are, and the only place for you is in my own room", decides a happy Peter.