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To: Raymond Duray who wrote (399394)	4/26/2003 9:08:35 AM
From: PROLIFE	Respond to of 769670

I posted your idiocy about harassing a West Point Cadet at Oregon State on the West point site....they laughed their butts off at you.!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA

To: Raymond Duray who wrote (399394)	4/26/2003 9:18:12 AM
From: TigerPaw	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

The VIX Spells T-R-O-U-B-L-E ! siliconinvestor.com It's becoming apparent that the problem with the economy was not uncertainty over war, but the whole neocon agenda. Historically that is just the time when you should be positioning for downside in the markets, trading outside of these bands is relatively unusual, and often signals a turning point is near. What's more disturbing about the recent plunge in the VIX is that it has come amid a relatively uninspiring market performance this past month. This low VIX sell signal is only bad news for those who are unaware of it or have no way to profit from it. I expect there to be tremendous profit opportunities in bearish positions using short sales of stocks and futures, bearish mutual funds, and put options. TP

To: Raymond Duray who wrote (399394)	4/26/2003 9:29:34 AM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

"When I talk politics, I do it technically." Ray, you are, to me, a hard core lefty who likes to believe in Conspiracy theories. I am a Libertarian who has gone Neocon in FA since 911. We can only discuss Politics "technically." Anything else would just be a shouting match. So I discuss politics with you on the same basis as we might discuss a horse race. Keep the emotions out of it and stick to the facts of who will win or lose. As you know, I am very happy with the outcome of the Liberation of Iraq, and with the rest of the Admins FA agenda that is coming up. You are very unhappy with it. No basis for discussion there, IMO. We are not reading from the same book, much less the same page.

To: Raymond Duray who wrote (399394)	4/26/2003 9:36:44 AM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

It will be interesting to see how this plays out. From "Slate." According to the NYT, the team of Iraqi exiles, officially known as the Iraqi Reconstruction and Development Council, was personally assembled two months ago by Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz. Yet great pains have been taken to make sure the exiles are not viewed as "agents of America," the story says. Members of the group, which include engineers, civil administrators and other professionals, are employed by a major defense contractor, SAIC, and until recently, they were working out of office space in suburban Virginia, not at the Pentagon. In Baghdad, they will report directly to Jay Garner--the retired U.S. general who is now the top administrator in Iraq--until the formation of an interim Iraqi authority in late May. It's not clear in the story if any of the exiles will attempt to stay on after the U.S. hands over control of Baghdad. Some worked in the Iraqi ministries during the 1970s and 1980s before fleeing the country, and at least a few are now American or British citizens. Emad Dhia, an engineer who left Iraq more than 20 years ago, is set to be Garner's top Iraqi adviser and is among the few named in the story. Others, Dhia tells the NYT, are afraid to be named because they fear they will be killed. Another mystery is how the State Department feels about all of this, in light of recent reports that officials there have been at odds with the Pentagon over how to best rebuild the Iraqi leadership. Though the story quotes a lone State Department official on the May deadline of handing over control of Iraq, there's no mention of whether the deal quells Colin Powell & Co.'s worries about inclusiveness and legitimacy when it comes to rebuilding the country.