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To: techguerrilla who wrote (36888)	2/4/2004 2:14:28 AM
From: lurqer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 89467

I was thinking of you earlier today when a conversation started about using the Iraqi combat deaths, or the total US military deaths in Iraq. Made me recall our earlier conversation about the military skewing the numbers to minimize the combat deaths. Hence, the the only way to avoid such shenanigans was to use the total deaths. Like pregnancy, there is no such thing as being a little bit dead. lurqer

To: techguerrilla who wrote (36888)	2/4/2004 7:52:12 AM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 89467

Message 19766142

To: techguerrilla who wrote (36888)	2/4/2004 10:44:19 AM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 89467

Touch of Harry In the Night ______________________________ In 1988 it was Dukakis who looked silly in a tank. This time, Kerry shivs George Bush for 'playing dress-up aboard an aircraft carrier' msnbc.msn.com <<...In 1988 it was Dukakis who looked silly in a tank. This time Kerry shivs Bush for "playing dress-up aboard an aircraft carrier" and builds his stump speech around the idea that the only ones with their "Mission Accomplished" are wealthy special interests coddled by the president. His attack on "Benedict Arnold CEOs" who get tax breaks to move jobs offshore is always a crowd pleaser. And he's already clocking Bush for trying to cut combat pay and veterans' benefits in wartime. Both the risk and the hope for Kerry is that the true character of the candidate has a way of oozing through in a presidential election. Will his aloofness resurface? Or will voters in swing states like Ohio and Pennsylvania see the strength and grit of the Mekong Delta? Kerry was decorated for turning his boat toward shore under heavy fire and heading straight for the enemy hiding in the bushes. He found them...>>