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Saudis build 550-mile fence to shut out Iraq
The Sunday Telegraph (U.K.) ^
| 10/01/06
| Harry de Quetteville
Posted on 09/30/2006 6:17:40 PM PDT by Pokey78
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posted on
09/30/2006 6:17:41 PM PDT
by
Pokey78
To: Pokey78
All we need is to get Jordan, Syria and Iran to do the same thing and then we can clean up that mess.
2
posted on
09/30/2006 6:20:49 PM PDT
by
REDWOOD99
To: Pokey78
wow. seeing is believing. so the glasnost peace was so effective we're (collectively)
building walls, eh?
Interesting times.
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posted on
09/30/2006 6:21:47 PM PDT
by
the invisib1e hand
("...does not suffer fools gladly...")
To: Pokey78
Let me get this straight.
The Saudis are going to put a fence on their border to keep people out.
Why, it's just nutty enough to work.
But where will they get people to pick lettuce and pound nails for them?
L
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posted on
09/30/2006 6:22:21 PM PDT
by
Lurker
(islam is not a religion. It's the new face of Fascism in our time. We ignore it at our peril.)
To: Pokey78
Contrast this to our 700-mile wall, along with Mexico's reaction to ours:
The government of Mexico on Thursday issued a statement expressing "its profound concern" with the fence. The statement, translated from Spanish, said such measures "are contrary to the spirit of cooperation that should prevail to guarantee security in the common border."
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posted on
09/30/2006 6:23:37 PM PDT
by
NCjim
(The more I use Windows, the more I love UNIX)
To: Pokey78
Just a bumper sticker solution to a complex problem. According to Ted Kennedy.
To: the invisib1e hand
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posted on
09/30/2006 6:24:31 PM PDT
by
REDWOOD99
To: Pokey78
Has this whole world gone topsy-turvy? The Saudis get it. Why can't we?
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posted on
09/30/2006 6:24:48 PM PDT
by
SaveTheChief
("Now if you'll excuse me, I have some idea balls to remove from a manatee tank.")
To: Lurker
But where will they get people to pick lettuce and pound nails for them? They're flown in from the Philippines.
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posted on
09/30/2006 6:26:29 PM PDT
by
Doe Eyes
To: Steely Tom
According to Uncle Ted, a border fence solves nothing. The Saudis ought to have checked with him first.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." -Manuel II Paleologus
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posted on
09/30/2006 6:26:33 PM PDT
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
To: Pokey78
Guess Saudi is afraid the Sunni who've been leaving for Iraq for centuries to do the dirty work for the Turks and Brits might be trying to come back home soon.
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posted on
09/30/2006 6:27:05 PM PDT
by
muawiyah
To: Pokey78
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posted on
09/30/2006 6:29:33 PM PDT
by
VOA
To: Pokey78
Iraq should build a fence around it's entire border. U.S. Troops and Terrorists go in...only U.S. Troops come out.
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posted on
09/30/2006 6:29:51 PM PDT
by
frankjr
To: Doe Eyes
Yea, I know.
I wonder if the Saudis are going to offer an amnesty for those poor folks who are already in SA doing dishes, pounding nails, killing cops, etc etc.
L
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posted on
09/30/2006 6:31:32 PM PDT
by
Lurker
(islam is not a religion. It's the new face of Fascism in our time. We ignore it at our peril.)
To: Lurker
I read it to be the Saudi's are now desperately trying to make certain their exported "fowls" do return home to roost.
LOL!
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posted on
09/30/2006 6:32:27 PM PDT
by
sarasmom
(Lead, follow, or get out of the way .The "debate" ended on 91101 for serious adults.)
To: NCjim
Yes, it's too bad so many of our elected representatives don't have a "profound concern" that we're experiencing an illegal invasion that's bringing us social, economic, and cultural disaster -- not to mention a criminal negligence that is endangering our national security by exposing us to international terrorists.
The rest of the world must be laughing at our refusal to secure our own borders!
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posted on
09/30/2006 6:34:20 PM PDT
by
T.L.Sink
To: Pokey78
Love it. Think I will have one in size 25. Just perfect for here in San Diego where on our southern border is Mexico.
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posted on
09/30/2006 6:34:42 PM PDT
by
SoCalPol
(We Need A Border Fence Now)
To: Pokey78
The dimbulb writing this article has it completely backwards. The Saudis are building the fence at our request! The Iraqis and the Americans have been demanding for a couple of years now that the Saudis control the flow of insurgents into Iraq from the Kingdom. And now that they are doing it all they get is grief. Sheesh!
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posted on
09/30/2006 6:37:21 PM PDT
by
trek
To: SoCalPol
Yes, I'd like to place an order please.
How many? Two. One for the north and one for the south.
When? Yes, asap would be perfect, thank you!
Just put on our tab.
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posted on
09/30/2006 6:39:06 PM PDT
by
the anti-liberal
(OUR schools are damaging OUR children)
To: SoCalPol
I love the comparison to Hadrians Wall in the lower right.
L
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posted on
09/30/2006 6:40:42 PM PDT
by
Lurker
(islam is not a religion. It's the new face of Fascism in our time. We ignore it at our peril.)
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