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To: Raymond Duray who wrote (20656)	4/14/2004 2:16:42 PM
From: sea_urchin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81802

> if we didn't have enemies, we'd have to invent them Here are some, ready made for the purpose, which is, of course, the sacking of the Iraqi Holy City of Najaf and the extermination of another few thousand "untermenschen". Thus we have arranged a marriage of convenience between Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and al-Qaida operative Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. It's always so rewarding when a good plan comes together. voanews.com wsws.org >>>Though the Bush administration and the Pentagon are not yet ordering American troops to deliberately target women and children, it ultimately has only one answer to the mounting popular opposition to the illegal US occupation: more military violence and terror. A senior British military officer in Iraq complained this weekend that the US military viewed Iraqis as Untermenschen (subhumans), a phrase Hitler used to describe those he regarded as racially inferior—Jews, gypsies and Slavs.<<<

To: Raymond Duray who wrote (20656)	4/15/2004 7:23:31 PM
From: sea_urchin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81802

Raymond > if we didn't have enemies, we'd have to invent them (2) Guess who has arrived in town --- and just when he's needed? abcnews.go.com Well, it's our old friend Osama, fresh from dodging bullets in the mountains of Pakistan, now on vacation "somewhere" in the Catskills, and with his new message already recognized as "authentic" by the CIA. >>>The CIA official said the tape appeared to be an attempt by bin Laden or his al-Qaida network to drive a wedge between the United States and its allies.<<< What allies? Israel?! Can't think of any others. Needs more than a tape to get rid of them. Actually, I'm surprised he didn't bless the marriage between Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and al-Qaida operative Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. That would have put the curse on Al-Sadr alright. Maybe next time?