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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: TigerPaw who wrote (402775)	5/5/2003 1:14:38 AM
From: Raymond Duray	Respond to of 769670

BUSH FAMILY CONSIGLIERE ASSIGNED TO DESTROY AMERICAN'S RIGHT TO KNOW ABOUT 9/11: msnbc.com But then again, the Bushista Junta are all trying, like crazy, to bury the truth: msnbc.com These men appear desperate. Like a band on the run. A crime family that sees the light at the end of their tunnel is an oncoming train. No cheap criminal conspiracy like the Bush family can survive the wrath of an informed and enraged American public.

To: TigerPaw who wrote (402775)	5/5/2003 1:53:17 AM
From: jim-thompson	Respond to of 769670

Tigerpaw, you better do something quick. You could lose some of those dangerous sex offenders that your democrap operative were registering... First, folks over in a country far away from here picked up aids from having sex with monkeys and spread it all the way to California. Now the potential exists for spreading this new disease to this same type of men in the far away country who practicing beastology and then passing it other humans. Hope we get a handle on it before it gets to California.>> The World's No.1 Science & Technology News Service Horrific venereal disease strikes African baboons 18:07 02 May 03 NewScientist.com news service A horrific venereal disease is preying on baboons in eastern Africa. An estimated 200 animals have been infected and scientists are scrambling to identify the mystery microbe that is attacking them. The disease targets the reproductive organs of the primate. The consequences for male baboons are particularly gruesome, says Elibariki Mtui, of the African Wildlife Foundation in Arusha, Tanzania. "The genitals kind of rot away, then they just drop off," he told New Scientist. The disease first appeared a month ago and while cases seem to be confined to Lake Manyara National Park in Tanzania, there are fears it will spread from the affected troops of olive baboons to others nearby. "People are really concerned that it could be an epidemic," says Mtui. Wardens at the park confirm that some of the infected males had died. "If it's sexually transmitted then it could spread," agrees Dee Carey, head veterinarian at the Southwest National Primate Research Centre in San Antonio, Texas. Baboons live in troops of up to 100 animals and although the females stay put within each "family", the males wander between them. But with so little information on the disease, says Carey, it is difficult to evaluate the risks. Herpes-like lesions The Wildlife Research Institute (WRI) in Tanzania has sent scientists to Lake Manyara to monitor the baboons and take samples from infected animals so that the virus or bacterium causing the disease can be identified. They are working in cooperation with the Institute of Primate research in neighbouring Kenya. Related Stories Mystery disease strikes UK birds 1 September 2002 Flamingo deaths in Kenya defy explanation 11 June 2001 Female baboons have sexy bottoms 7 March 2001 For more related stories search the print edition Archive Weblinks Olive baboons African Wildlife Foundation Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute Southwest National Primate Research Centre In a statement, the WRI says: "We are worried, but have the capacity to identify the disease because of our experience after decades of research on primates." Venereal diseases are not unknown in baboons. In the captive colony of 4000 cared for by Carey, they occasionally see genital lesions caused by a herpes-like virus. These lesions can become infected but no animals have ever died. "But then, we treat the animals," says Carey. He speculates that the baboon deaths in Tanzania may have been caused not by the venereal disease, but by subsequent infection. This is one possibility that scientists in Tanzania will need to consider. But locals may be unwilling to back medical treatments for the sickly olive baboons because the animals are considered pests who steal food. Jenny Hogan For more exclusive news and expert analysis every week subscribe to New Scientist print edition. newscientist.com

To: TigerPaw who wrote (402775)	5/5/2003 3:46:42 AM
From: Bald Eagle	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

What happened to all those terrorist actions to the USA that were supposed to happen(according to cry baby anti-freedom lefties like you) when we liberated Iraq? I guess you were all WRONG again. Don't you get tired of it?

To: TigerPaw who wrote (402775)	5/5/2003 4:23:40 PM
From: Machaon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

You said: ===( "Terrorism is not a state sanctioned activity, not in Iraq, and not really in Afganistan." )=== Why do you feel that States who allow large terrorist bases, and who finance and support many terrorist groups aren't considered sanctioning the terrorist groups? Do you have a problem with the word "sanctioned"? You wrote: ===( Junior is increasing the culture of terrorism at the same time that he reduces the sympathy the U.S. may have in other countries. (=== How did Bush increase the culture of terrorism by destroying terrorist bases and support in Iraq and Afghanistan? Are you worried about America losing the sympathy of France. What about the new respect the world has for our military might? How about the great admiration that millions have for America, once again, providing freedom for an oppressed people? You wrote: ===) "Rumsfeld could knock over a dozen petty dictators and not stop a single terrorist, but he would create quite a few from disaffected civilians." (=== Afghanistan and Iraq were not petty dictators. Saddam's got the blood of about one million on his hands. That is not petty. You are really naive about the world, yet you keep posting really stupid, infantile garbage. You are claiming that if America defeats terrorist states and turns them into democracies, that it does not decrease terrorism. You claim that disaffected citizens of other countries will see that we have freed their brothers and sisters from tyranny, and become terrorists because of it. That is incredibly stupid. I'll bet that you could not post another note quite as stupid as that one, even if you tried really hard. Are you going to try? <g>