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Saddam ‘bought UN allies’ with oil
The London Times ^ | 10/03/04 | Robert Winnett

Posted on 10/03/2004 10:32:19 AM PDT by mojito

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To: jwalburg
Need a very, very simplified analysis so voters in the hinterlands can understand. Some sports analogy, or job analogy. Some easy to understand metaphor or allegory.

OK Mr. & Mrs. Hinterland, Saddam bribed France, Germany & Russia to stay in power. (So he could continue shooting at our planes, killing his own people, paying suicide bombers, etc.)

How's that?

5.56mm

41 posted on 10/03/2004 1:46:46 PM PDT by M Kehoe
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To: M Kehoe

Good job.

See if you like this summary too:

Bush was on the defensive in the debate because of incredibly-biased questions from the Lib moderator.

Kerry cheated.

Paraphrasing the Frenchman himself: "What's worse?"


42 posted on 10/03/2004 1:48:44 PM PDT by Enduring Freedom (Socialism Is the Enemy of Mankind, Democrats Its Traveling Salesmen)
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To: M Kehoe

Maybe a little too simplified.


43 posted on 10/03/2004 1:49:43 PM PDT by jwalburg (Anti-Daschle gear: http://www.cafepress.com/southdakotapdq)
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To: mojito

CONSPIRACY!


44 posted on 10/03/2004 1:49:46 PM PDT by Enduring Freedom (Socialism Is the Enemy of Mankind, Democrats Its Traveling Salesmen)
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To: jwalburg
Maybe a little too simplified.

Tough crowd...sheesh. ;^)

5.56mm

45 posted on 10/03/2004 1:53:10 PM PDT by M Kehoe
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To: mojito; tongue-tied; ActiveDutyUSMC; dakine; bkwells; chookter; Hacksaw434; thumperusn; Hostel; ...
Hey Hanoi Kerry : Are we going to find your name or Mommy Heinz here?
Just what is YOUR October Suprise?
Don't worry you have more than one.
Tick, Tick, Tick, PING!
46 posted on 10/03/2004 1:54:40 PM PDT by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub (MAKE SURE YOU ARE CURRENTLY REGISTERED AND VOTE Nov 2nd!)
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To: mojito

INTERESTING that I have been all over the net and checked on the MSM news and for some reason I can not find this anywhere but in TheLondonTimes. Since American communist media is not reporting this, it must not be true.

/sarc


47 posted on 10/03/2004 1:55:27 PM PDT by Indie (Ignorance of the truth is no excuse for stupidity.)
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To: mojito

Mention this in passing every chance that you get. This is the group of people that Kerry wants us to pass a "Global Test" with.


48 posted on 10/03/2004 1:57:24 PM PDT by armymarinemom (Get with the program, Troops don't need body armor against spitballs)
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To: MistyCA

BTT!!!!!!!


49 posted on 10/03/2004 1:59:54 PM PDT by E.G.C.
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To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub

BTTT!!!!!!!


50 posted on 10/03/2004 2:00:09 PM PDT by E.G.C.
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To: bray
Pray for W and The Truth

I have yet to get an answer from my last prayer....rid the media of bias and see them reporting issues as they are without malice.

51 posted on 10/03/2004 2:01:06 PM PDT by EGPWS
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To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub

And if sKerry gets in he can be bought too.


52 posted on 10/03/2004 2:01:16 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
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To: MistyCA

Thanks for the ping.


53 posted on 10/03/2004 2:02:04 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (A Proud member of Free Republic ~~The New Face of the Fourth Estate since 1996.)
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To: M Kehoe

It is good....but I guess it is the journalist in me, but I am unwilling to use the word "bribe" yet.

I would say Saddam gave his money to countries he thought he could influence etc.....but a bribe implies a larger conspiracy on the part of the Russians etc. than one guy taking some money etc.


54 posted on 10/03/2004 2:06:12 PM PDT by rwfromkansas (BYPASS FORCED WEB REGISTRATION! **** http://www.bugmenot.com ****)
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To: MistyCA
I don't know who has authority over the U.N. to do anything about it. Iraq could make a stink if they tried to get its proper compensation for the oil maybe.
55 posted on 10/03/2004 2:07:48 PM PDT by bjs1779
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To: July 4th

"These are the "foreign leaders" with whom Kerry wants to do business."

Well of course it is, he wants his share too.


56 posted on 10/03/2004 2:08:47 PM PDT by Clean_Sweep
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To: No Longer Free State; MamaLucci

Could you please tell me which role Germany played in your game? Which advantages had Germany from its opposition - except the domestic that it helped to re-elect the current Chancellor?


57 posted on 10/03/2004 2:11:08 PM PDT by Michael81Dus
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To: July 4th

Copied, pasted and passed on.


58 posted on 10/03/2004 2:11:38 PM PDT by R. Scott (Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink.)
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To: Diogenes

I Don't think you are mad at us are you. Here's it is without shouting.

We’ve been waiting for several months for this to break open! The airing of this scandal is what some European leaders are blaming on bush and want him out of office as soon as possible! Kerry would, presumably, try to quash all this as soon as possible and thus gain acceptance to Chirac’s inner circle of political cronies!!! This is the reason why the corrupt press in Europe and in the united states is trying to bump George Bush out of the white house! Koji Annan and his son Kojo are up to their eyeballs in this as well! There are also several banks, some in the control of the Rothschild group, who would also like to see this scandal ‘of the century’ disappear as soon as possible!

Those that have access to O’Reilly should put pressure on him to continue to air this scandal until the back of the United Nations is broken once and for all! America cannot allow this scandal, this thievery, go unpunished! We should repudiate the United Nations and leave it as soon as possible! We have no reason to finance an organization that is riddle with so much corruption! Why should be pass the global test that Kerry talked about during the debates? Is he mad, or drunk, or both???

Let’s hit on this subject as much as we can... This is being reported by the times of London, not the New York Times!!! Get hold of yourselves, freepers, and denounce the United Nations and the perpetrators of this crime which is being hidden from our eyes until Kerry, (Chirac’s acolyte), gets a chance to erase it if he should take over the government of the united states!


59 posted on 10/03/2004 2:12:53 PM PDT by fritzz
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To: lancer
Looks like what started out as the "Oil-for-food" program, as run by the UN, became the "Food-for-oil" program.

No, it became the “Oil-for-palaces-and-arms” program.

60 posted on 10/03/2004 2:14:07 PM PDT by R. Scott (Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink.)
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