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Libya spies' secret deal to reveal terrorists
The Observer (U.K.) ^
| 12/21/03
| Peter Beaumont, Martin Bright and Kamal Ahmed
Posted on 12/20/2003 5:02:04 PM PST by Pokey78
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posted on
12/20/2003 5:02:05 PM PST
by
Pokey78
To: Pokey78
I've got to set my Tivo to record the Sunday talk shows. I really want to see how the Democrats are going to spin a week of Saddam being captured and now Libya turning in al Qaeda and foreswearing WMDs.
To: John Jorsett
how are the Democrats are going to spin a week of Saddam being captured and now Libya turning in al Qaeda and foreswearing WMDs.Seems like you have your answer in the last few paragraphs of the article. Amazing!
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posted on
12/20/2003 5:14:22 PM PST
by
PISANO
(God Bless our Troops........They will not TIRE - They will not FALTER - They will not FAIL!!!!!)
To: John Jorsett
Oh, that's simple.
The hosts will ask about the loss of manufacturing jobs and our fractured relationships with "traditional" allies.
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posted on
12/20/2003 5:19:13 PM PST
by
polemikos
(This Space for Rant)
To: Pokey78
Ashur Shamis, founder of the opposition National Front for the Liberation of Libya, said: 'It is an absolutely appalling state of affairs. The British and Americans were prepared to go to war to dismantle a regime like Saddam's. But they are quite happy to accommodate Gadaffi, who is no less tyrannical and repressive.'It seems that the accomodation was done by Gadaffi, not TO Gadaffi, big difference!
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posted on
12/20/2003 5:24:52 PM PST
by
Maigret
To: Pokey78
That dumb cowboy from Texas...he can get one of the leading terrorists over the past several decades to cooperate; but he still can't get the French:)
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posted on
12/20/2003 5:27:01 PM PST
by
cwb
(ç†)
To: Pokey78
The IRA will do a little house cleaning before this is over.
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posted on
12/20/2003 5:33:31 PM PST
by
reed_inthe_wind
(That Hillary really knows how to internationalize my MOJO.)
To: John Jorsett
I'll give you a hint...
ABC News is already trying to spin this as something Libya had planned to do all along. They imply at their website that it had nothing to do with Bush's foreign policy, but was just part of Mohmar's attempt to internationalize his country.
What a bunch of crap!
Bush's War on Terror has lead to the capture of Saddam, massive drug confiscations, and this coup in Libya (just in the last week), but they'll never give him credit for it.
Here's the link to the ABC article:
http://abcnews.go.com/wire/World/ap20031220_819.html
Especially notice these two paragraphs:
"The United States and Britain portrayed the announcement as a significant breakthrough in their efforts to curtail the spread of such weapons and keep them from a terrorist organization or hostile country.
It is clear, however, that Gadhafi has tried in recent years to ease tensions with the West, and this step was expected to further improve Libya's international standing."
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posted on
12/20/2003 5:36:39 PM PST
by
mrobison
(We are the music makers and we are the dreamers of dreams.)
To: mrobison
W plays a mean game of Texas hold em...
To: Eric in the Ozarks
W is going to kick butt in November and if this is the kind of stuff they have to stoop to, you know ABC (and those of their ilk) already understand they are beaten.
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posted on
12/20/2003 5:39:55 PM PST
by
mrobison
(We are the music makers and we are the dreamers of dreams.)
To: mrobison
I want to TIVO the look on Peter Jenning's face when he shows the popular and electoral vote maps of the U. S. on election night and they are both completely Bush's color.
I can't wait. I'm just going to scream at JenningsBrokawRather on my TV, "YOU LOSE!"
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posted on
12/20/2003 5:44:01 PM PST
by
mrobison
(We are the music makers and we are the dreamers of dreams.)
To: Pokey78
How many of these huge (yes, huge) breaking stories can the United States press ignore? That's about a dozen blockbuster stories that have emerged since the capture of Saddam.
And they all come out after a year in which the Democrats and the media have been insisting that Bush is going after the wrong people.
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posted on
12/20/2003 5:45:46 PM PST
by
Cicero
(Marcus Tullius)
To: Pokey78
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posted on
12/20/2003 6:12:47 PM PST
by
steplock
(www.FOCUS.GOHOTSPRINGS.com)
To: John Jorsett
...a week of Saddam being captured and now Libya turning in al Qaeda and foreswearing WMDs. ....not to mention the complete capitulation of the French and Germans....a good week indeed.
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posted on
12/20/2003 6:19:00 PM PST
by
Timeout
("President Bush sends his regards"...U.S. soldier as Saddam rose from a hole)
To: Pokey78
Libya provided detailed intelligence on hundreds of al-Qaeda and other Islamic extremists as part of a deal to end its isolation as a pariah nation, The Observer can reveal. Good job. Let's make sure that all of them know so they can change their names and move.
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posted on
12/20/2003 6:51:09 PM PST
by
Nachum
To: Pokey78
In related news, Kofi Annan, Tommy D'Asshole, Howard Dean and other "leaders" are deeply saddened.
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posted on
12/20/2003 7:06:17 PM PST
by
Chu Gary
(USN Intel guy 1967 - 1970)
To: steplock
OK Mr. Bush, we are listeningROTFLMFAO
I wonder when someone in the lamestream press will begin listening and finally realize how much fun we are having on Dubya's side of the fence? If they did, then they might come over and join us.
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posted on
12/20/2003 7:11:41 PM PST
by
capocchio
(Hey, ABCNBCCBSCNN, we're having a ball over here. Wish you were here don't you, huh?!!)
To: mrobison
It is clear, however, that Gadhafi has tried in recent years to ease tensions with the Westdid abc mean, like, from sept 11th?
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posted on
12/20/2003 8:28:46 PM PST
by
Jodi
(Thank you,Mr. President for my tax cut. We went on a family vacation with it.)
To: Jodi
I think ABC meant that ABC is a ship of fools.
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posted on
12/20/2003 8:37:13 PM PST
by
mrobison
(We are the music makers and we are the dreamers of dreams.)
To: Cicero
And they all come out after a year in which the Democrats and the media have been insisting that Bush is going after the wrong people.'scuse me for buttin' in, but is this called 'rope-a-dope'?
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posted on
12/20/2003 8:40:56 PM PST
by
Jodi
(Thank you,Mr. President for my tax cut. We went on a family vacation with it.)
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