To: geode00 who wrote (169792 ) 8/25/2005 2:05:37 AM From: paret Respond to of 281500 You lefties are very "selective," LOL. Little Miss Priss geode omitted 1-the leftwing NEWSWEAK 2-the leftwing Thomas Friedman (of the leftwing NEW YORK TIMES) 2-the leftwing George Stephanopolous (of the leftwing Clinton administration) 2-the leftwing Sam Donaldson 2-the leftwing Cokie Roberts (of the leftwing National Public Radio) 2-the leftwing Jonathan Alter _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ From a November 25, 1997 article in Mother Jones: "Conventional Wisdom," Newsweek, Nov. 17: "Take him down." (next to a photo of Hussein and a downward-plunging arrow) Thomas Friedman, foreign affairs columnist, New York Times, Nov. 6: "Saddam Hussein is the reason God created cruise missiles. ...So if and when Saddam pushes beyond the brink, and we get that one good shot, let's make sure it's a head shot." George Stephanopolous, former Clintonite and current ABC News analyst, on ABC'S "This Week," Nov. 9: "This is probably one of those rare cases where assassination is the more moral course...we should kill him." Sam Donaldson, co-host of "This Week," Nov. 9: We should kill Saddam "under cover of law.... We can do business with his successor." Bill Kristol, ABC News analyst, "This Week," Nov. 9: "It sounds good to me." Cokie Roberts, co-host of "This Week," Nov. 9: "Well, now that we've come out for murder on this broadcast, let us move on to fast-track..." Jonathan Alter, Newsweek, Nov. 17: "It won't be easy to take him out. ...But we need to try, because the only language Saddam has ever understood is force." Newsweek, Dec. 1: "Why We Should Kill Saddam."