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To: unclewest who wrote (48718)	6/4/2004 6:06:24 PM
From: JohnM	Respond to of 793572

I was thinking of this one... Yep, that's the one, the one that says opposition to Bush is anti-American and/or opposition to Bush was traitorous.

To: unclewest who wrote (48718)	6/4/2004 8:51:38 PM
From: Sully-	Respond to of 793572

This may be a bit of a stretch regarding the preference issue, but here's Kerry again with his private conversations discussed publicly...... Kerry: They Like Me! They Really Like Me! littlegreenfootballs This is terrible. I’ve heard of this happening before; a middle-aged man begins to exercise, say by riding a Serotta road bike long distances, and as decades-old fat cells start to break up they release minute quantities of illicit drugs from long-ago abuse, leading to the well-known “acid flashback.” Kerry: Many U.S. Military Back Him as Their Commander. (Hat tip: lazytart.) MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - <font color=blue>Democrat John Kerry courted the traditionally Republican veterans’ vote on Friday by suggesting that many in the U.S. military would prefer him as commander in chief over President Bush. A decorated Navy lieutenant in the Vietnam War, Kerry told veterans who are organizing other veterans across the country that active duty personnel were privately telling him, “We need a change.” “You’d be amazed at the number of active duty personnel who are coming up at events around the country, greeting me in ropelines or coming to rallies and telling me how important it is for us to stand up and fight for those who are not able to speak out for themselves right now for obvious reasons,” Kerry said. The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee added: “But the numbers of active duty people quietly coming and saying we need a change, we need to build a modern military, we need to do the things necessary to protect our troops, we need to have all our allies on the ground in Iraq ... that’s what this race is about.” <font color=black> A CBS poll shows the President leading by a wide margin among veterans nationwide, 54% to 40%: Vets Favor Bush. (Hat tip: NC.) littlegreenfootballs.com

To: unclewest who wrote (48718)	6/5/2004 1:37:56 AM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793572

INTERESTING DEVELOPMENTS: Algerian forces took custody on Friday of a man believed to be one of North Africa's most powerful Islamic terrorists in a highly unusual multinational operation deep in the desert of Niger, according to an official from one of the countries involved. . . . Germany paid Mr. Saifi nearly $6 million in ransom for the hostages' release, American and Algerian officials say. He is reported to have used the money to recruit fighters and buy weapons for the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat, which is fighting to establish an Islamic state in Algeria. [Thanks, Germany! Jeez. . . .] In March, Chadian rebels captured 17 members of the group after a battle near the border with Niger. Mr. Saifi is believed to be among those captured. The rebel organization, the Movement for Democracy and Justice in Chad, approached the United States and other countries involved in the American-led campaign against terrorism in hopes of delivering the prisoners and reaping a political benefit from its good deed. There seems to be a lot of interesting stuff going on in the Sahara. instapundit.com