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To: Machaon who wrote (12968)	4/13/2003 12:48:18 PM
From: Bald Eagle	Respond to of 21614

What the northen English papers say: The FULL Story... OUR PRIDE AT SOLDIERS WHO HELPED TOPPLE DICTATOR By Staff Reporter Published in The Cumberland News on 11/04/2003 CUMBRIAN families have spoken of their pride at seeing their relatives in our armed forces help to topple Saddam Hussein's brutal dictatorship. Two mothers and a grandmother told yesterday of their elation, pride, and fear as they watched television pictures of this week's events in Baghdad, where crowds of Iraqis cheered and danced as they celebrated their hated president's public humiliation. Rachel Dixon, 65, of Silloth, revealed how on Wednesday she received a longed-for phone call from her 18-year-old granddaughter Leanne Tweedie, who is serving in Basra with the Royal Signals Corps. Mrs Dixon, from the Crofts, said: ''After she rang, and I realised she was safe, I cried all night long. ''She's been on guard duty at Basra Airport, and has heard a lot of bombs dropping, and gunfire. She's been very frightened, but she was in good spirits when she rang. ''I watched the television all day, and saw them pulling down the statue of Saddam Hussein.'' When Carlisle couple Sue and Allan Nunn last heard from their 21-year-old son Andrew, a lance corporal with the Paras, he was securing oilfields near Basra. Mrs Nunn, 46, has tied yellow ribbons - a symbol of hope for absent friends or relatives - around the gate in front of the family home in Mardale Road, Raffles. She said: ''I think they were right to go into Iraq and do what they're doing. You only had to see the faces of the Iraqis in Baghdad on television. We saw that statue of Saddam pulled down and had a good laugh. The soldiers are there to free the Iraqi people. We're very proud of our son - he's become a part of history.'' But Mrs Nunn fears the fighting may not be over. ''Everybody will feel a lot more relaxed when they have finally got Saddam,'' she said. Another Carlisle mum, Jenny Callaghan, remains transfixed by events in Iraq because both her son and daughter are serving there. Her daughter Kerry, 32, is in an Army field hospital as a nurse, and her son Shaun, 35, is a bombardier with the Desert Rats in Basra. ''I saw a little Iraqi boy on the television kiss the hand of an American soldier, and that summed it all up for me,'' said Mrs Callaghan, 53, of Haigh Road, Harraby. ''Shaun rang his wife in Germany to tell her his unit was moving into the centre of Basra. He's glad that the majority of the heavy fighting has stopped. ''He couldn't sleep at night with the bombing, and the way the ground shook. He's in good spirits now. He can't wait to get home to his wife and children.'' She added: ''We're very proud of both of them, and thankful that they've both come through it unscathed so far. ''I just feel very, very sorry for the families of the soldiers who won't be coming home.'' n Mrs Callaghan urged Cumbrians to send comfort parcels to soldiers and also wants volunteer packers. Donated goods can include toiletries, non-meltable sweets, biscuits, and magazines. Contributions should be taken to the Tithe Barn in Carlisle this morning and volunteer packers should meet in the Vestry of St Cuthbert's Church at 12.30pm.

To: Machaon who wrote (12968)	4/13/2003 12:48:29 PM
From: rrufff	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 21614

Sadaam wanted a greater Iraq, conquering the nations and Palestinians that many on this thread claim to support. time.com In a 1990 letter, Uday reveals that his father plans to create a greater Iraq that includes Kuwait, Palestine and Arabstan, a region of Iran historically controlled by Baghdad. The note says Saddam is beginning with the easiest—Kuwait

To: Machaon who wrote (12968)	4/13/2003 12:49:54 PM
From: Bald Eagle	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 21614

I've noticed that as a common trait of liberals and other left wingers. They never admit it when they are wrong, they just move on to their next misguided cause of the day.

To: Machaon who wrote (12968)	4/13/2003 7:09:42 PM
From: craig crawford	Respond to of 21614

>> They blame their own failures on the Jews. If there weren't any Jews, they would be blaming the Christians. If there weren't and Christians they would be blaming their parents. They never blame themselves for their own dismal, unhappy lives. << then how would you explain henry ford? was his life dismal and unhappy? was he not "successful" in the sense that you jews assess success? was he not fabulously wealthy? The International Jew (Vol. I) amazon.com by Henry Ford Sr.