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To: Terry Maloney who wrote (270718)12/14/2003 5:41:04 PM
From: orkrious  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 436258
 
a very interesting perspective from debka

debka.com



To: Terry Maloney who wrote (270718)12/14/2003 5:59:28 PM
From: Tommaso  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 436258
 
>>>"unneccesary humiliation" of the medical examination <<<

It's an improvement on what happened to Mussolini.



To: Terry Maloney who wrote (270718)12/14/2003 6:48:26 PM
From: Square_Dealings  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 436258
 
One realist in the bunch:

<Polish Defence Minister Jersey Szmajdzinski

The coming days could be equally dangerous as these past days.
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To: Terry Maloney who wrote (270718)12/14/2003 8:15:30 PM
From: broadstbull  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 436258
 
<<<1) There's already starting to be a bit of a backlash (judging from CBC radio, at least) against the '"unneccesary humiliation" of the medical examination clip ... as Myth once said in another context, was this really necessary?>>>

That is intentional, no doubt. I'm sure the US military feels Iraqis must see him in complete submission. It must have a deep psychological impact for people who feared him completely for decades.