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  • Saddam Gone. Be Patient: Think of Post-War Germany.

    12/14/2003 5:49:38 PM PST · by forty_years · 4 replies · 351+ views
    www.netwmd.com ^ | December 14, 2003 | Andrew L. Jaffee
    Saddam was captured this morning. No doubt there's been a sigh of relief in Washington. But most importantly, the majority of Iraqis must be feeling more safe and secure. Is it necessary to remind eveyone of why Iraqis would feel relief in light of Saddam's legacy? An estimated 300,000 dead Iraqis lay in some 260 mass graves, 40 of which have been confirmed to date. Saddam's rule meant torture chambers, dropping posion gas on civilians, starting an 8-year war with Iran which claimed a million lives, etc. Imagine if Hitler would've been running around in post-war Germany. Kind of unsettling,...
  • Schwarzenegger Lands 'Oprah' Interview

    09/11/2003 8:16:05 PM PDT · by Partisan Hack · 19 replies · 232+ views
    REUTERS ^ | Thursday, September 11, 2003; 7:58 PM | Steve Gorman
    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor-politician Arnold Schwarzenegger is playing both ends of the gender gap in his run for California governor, booking an appearance on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" while seeking a guest spot on the testosterone-fueled radio show hosted by Howard Stern. The Republican movie star turned candidate is set to appear with his Democratic wife, Maria Shriver, on Monday's season premiere of "Oprah," the leading syndicated daytime talk show whose principal audience is voting-age women.