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<DIV><SPAN class=949191901-13072004><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>Interesting
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<DIV><SPAN class=949191901-13072004><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=949191901-13072004><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>Let me see if I
have this right. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=949191901-13072004><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=949191901-13072004><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>We (the US of A)
are in Iraq to chase away terrorists. But the insurgents are not made up
of terrorists. The insurgents consist of Shiites, Sunnis, and other Iraqi
religious remnants. The real terrorists (the Al Qaeda et al) are known to
be residing in a series of time-share condos in Saudi Arabia (by their own
admission) where they frequently take unwilling guests (South Koreans,
Phillipinos, a couple American Marines, etc.). We have not shown any
offensive action against the real terrorists because we are too involved in
keeping Iraq free of those pesky, violent insurgents. These same
insurgents have been given blanket immunity from any criminal action by the
Iraqi government unless they (the insurgents) threaten Iraqi security, in
which case they will be beheaded by a "very sharp sword" (their words, not
mine).</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=949191901-13072004><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=949191901-13072004><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2>Interpretation: According to the Iraqi government, the insurgents
are free to shoot as many Americans as they please, then turn themselves in to
the Iraqi government under the new blanket immunity, total amnesty
program. The insurgents would then be given their freedom provided they
didn't shoot any Iraqis which could be considered a threat against Iraqi
security. For this we need to send more troops to
Iraq??</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=949191901-13072004><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=949191901-13072004><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>FYI: Four
more American Marines were killed in Iraq this morning.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=949191901-13072004><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=949191901-13072004><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>And the beat goes
on.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=949191901-13072004><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=949191901-13072004><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>See you at the
polls.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=949191901-13072004><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=949191901-13072004><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>Tom
Hansen</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=949191901-13072004><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>Moscow,
Idaho</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=949191901-13072004><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=949191901-13072004><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>PS - I understand
that there may very well be two seats to fill on the U.S. Supreme Court during
the next four years. If Bubba Dubya is re-elected, his two replacements
will make Scalia look like a closet liberal (oops! Did I say the "L"
word).</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
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size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
vision2020-bounces@moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com]<B>On
Behalf Of </B>Sunil Ramalingam<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, July 12, 2004 5:58
PM<BR><B>To:</B> pkraut@moscow.com; vision2020@moscow.com<BR><B>Subject:</B>
Re: [Vision2020] message from Tom Trail<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<P>Ah Pat,</P>
<P>There you go again. Does this mean you're about to tell us how you
came either to a 'broad' or 'better' understanding' of our
complicated world, and why we're at war in Iraq? I only ask because
you're offering a critique of someone else's view; certainly something
provides a foundation for yours?</P>
<P>Please?</P>
<P>Sunil<BR><BR></P></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>>From: "Pat Kraut" <pkraut@moscow.com>
<DIV></DIV>>To: "vision2020" <vision2020@moscow.com>
<DIV></DIV>>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] message from Tom Trail
<DIV></DIV>>Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 14:44:05 -0700
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>Just reading these two books will certainly not give you a
broad understanding of all that is happining. We live in a complicated world
and it would only take two books to get a 'better understaning'??
<DIV></DIV>>Oh, Please!
<DIV></DIV>>Pat
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