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To: paul_philp who wrote (89579)	4/3/2003 12:41:48 PM
From: michael97123	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Lights out in bagdad may mean lights out for the regime. Our guys with the goggles may take a good deal of the city tonight. Battle for the airport as we speak according to cbs. mike

To: paul_philp who wrote (89579)	4/3/2003 1:14:03 PM
From: Sun Tzu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Be careful Paul, such statements may end up branding you blind to the truth based on your ideological beliefs <g> In the Western world, knowledge of history is poor -- and the awareness of history is frequently poorer. For example, people often argue today as if the kind of political order that prevails in Iraq is part of the immemorial Arab and Islamic tradition. This is totally untrue. The kind of regime represented by Saddam Hussein has no roots in either the Arab or Islamic past. Rather, it is an ideological importation from Europe