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<p>When it gets this close to the trading deadline almost everyone is caught up in the frenzy and becomes obsessed with who is getting whom. Even flight attendants can catch the trading bug.</p> <p>On the Mets flight from Philadelphia to Montreal Tuesday night -- just hours after the Pirates had traded Kenny Lofton, Aramis Ramirez and Scott Sauerbeck -- there was an excited ruckus in the rear of the Mets charter.</p>

J. Francis Gardner: Democrats can't rely on mythology Web Posted : 06/21/2003 12:00 AM If history is a guide, the 2004 presidential election season won't start in earnest for another three months, sometime after Labor Day. But so many Democrat hopefuls have thrown hats into the ring, Americans are already getting a taste of how the battle will be waged. Early indications suggest Bush's challengers see the economy as his Achilles' heal, along with related matters of taxes and the budget. Indeed, a "myth-information" campaign is well under way. Stay alert for the following classics, be they stated or implied....

Why can't liberals leave Jessica Lynch alone???? SHE WENT TO PROTECT OUR FREEDOMS..........IF IT WEREN'T FOR HER AND THE REST OF THE MILITARY, WOMEN WOULD STILL BE RAPED BY SADDAM'S IDIOT SONS. Of course, liberals will continue to disparage Jessica Lynch and the rest of the military, because they HATE the military. And you know what? Those brave soldiers will continue to serve so these liberals CAN hate the military. And people wonder why the morale of the military is low? All one has to do is listen to the whining of the haters of the military. The plain fact...

Ok everyone, I'm thinking out loud here. I've heard so much on the news about the evidence for WMDs which was the reason for the war is shaky. I'd hate to think that I was lied to. I've been all for President Bush in whatever he's done. But if it comes out that there was really no evidence and that we've been lied to, I'll be VERY P.O.'ed. Anyone else thinking this way? Help!!

<p>It's a puzzle to me that critics of the Iraq war are still so incensed at the Bush administration that they refuse to acknowledge the great good that has resulted from a quick and decisive victory.</p> <p>I find it especially disturbing that many of the liberals who supported the attack on Kosovo as a way to protect basic human rights won't acknowledge that the ouster of Saddam Hussein's regime is one of the most notable human rights achievements of the last 50 years. Is this the Democrats' new doctrine: Use U.S. power only when U.S. vital interests are not at stake?</p>

Wednesday, April 30, 2003 BY MARK MUELLER Star-Ledger Staff BAGHDAD, Iraq Hamoud Abdilima dug into the chalky earth of the Al- Karikh Cemetery, first with a shovel, then with his bare hands. Gently, he removed a leg bone, an arm bone, a skull. After 16 years of searching, he had found his brother. A few feet away, Ali Al-Asady collapsed, sobbing, over the bones of his father, Faadl Al-Asady, a man he knew only from pictures and the stories of relatives. Soon he rose and composed himself. After exhuming the remains of 16 family members, he had two more graves...

Anti-War Protests Spark Bio-terrorism Fears in US and UK By Steve Brown CNSNews.com Staff Writer April 25, 2003 (CNSNews.com) - White powdery or granular material found by mail sorters has prompted several bio-terrorism scares in four states and London since January. Local businesses have also been hurt by the scares. In one case, a Boston flower shop was partially shut down for half of Valentine's Day. The culprit in all those cases was not anthrax, as some feared -- but an anti-war protest campaign called Rice for Peace. The Rice for Peace campaign urges people opposing military action in Iraq...

I was on the Internet Movie Database yesterday, and I found out something. Guess which two people were born on the EXACT same day, April 23, 1954? Michael Moore http://us.imdb.com/Name?Moore,+Michael+(II) Mumia Abu Jamal http://us.imdb.com/Name?Abu-Jamal,+Mumia Mumia is the convicted cop killer who liberals have rallied to support. Moore and Mumia born on the same day. I thought it was interesting.

Top Ten Things Iraq's Information Minister Has To Say About The War10. "We're pulling down the statues of Saddam to have them cleaned" 9. "Don't believe that stuff you see on CNN...or NBC, CBS, ABC, Fox or MSNBC" 8. "If you ask me who the winner is, it depends on what your definition of 'is' is" 7. "Iraqi television is off the air because we didn't want you to have to sit through 'Becker'" 6. "Do you know of any job openings for a lying weasel?" 5. "Wolf Blitzer and I are engaged" 4. "Iraqis are in the streets celebrating...

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On Michael Rivero's pathetic "Whatreallyhappened.com" website, he links to the following article: CIA STAGES ANOTHER BOGUS PSY-OP/PHOTO-OP ABOUT FIFTY IRAQUIS SHOW UP FOR THE BIG RALLY by voxfux Reminiscent of the staged MOCK pro war rallies here in the United States, the CIA with their public relations giants staged a patently mock liberation rally. If it wasn’t so phony it would be laughable, but it’s disgusting - It’s a lie. The CIA organized this mornings take down of the Saddam Statue in Baghdad’s Liberation Square as another FAKE OUT. In this city of over 5 million people about seventy of...

Madison, Wis., Offering Dixie Chicks Key To City? Alderman Wants Dixie Chicks Music Played At Council Meetings MADISON, Wis. -- Officials in Madison, Wis., may be in political hot water, as a new city council resolution offends some, and amuses others. Ten of 20 council members have already signed onto the controversial resolution, which offers city support to the Dixie Chicks, after they were attacked for criticizing the president and war. The group has seen a backlash of lost air time and ticket and CD sales. Now alderman Ken Golden has stepped in to help, offering the Chick's support, including...

ON THE HOME FRONT Elected official refuses Pledge Selectman: 'Every time I see the flag, I can picture George Bush wearing it as a toga' -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Posted: April 6, 2003 10:31 p.m. Eastern © 2003 WorldNetDaily.com A town official in a Boston suburb opposed to the war in Iraq has created a local uproar by refusing to give the Pledge of Allegiance at a recent meeting of elected officials. Selectman Regina Burke of Hull, Mass., sat through the Pledge last week, angering some residents and fellow boardmembers. "It's a disgrace,'' Selectman Leonard Hersch told the Patriot-Ledger of Quincy. "You don't...

If anyone is in the New York City area, is anyone familiar with radio station WBAI 99.5 FM?

By Ronald Brownstein, Times Staff Writer WASHINGTON -- Buoyed by success on the battlefield, most Americans now express support for an expansive U.S. role in the Middle East, with a clear majority backing the war in Iraq and half endorsing military action against Iran if it continues to develop nuclear weapons, according to a new Los Angeles Times poll. The survey found Americans experiencing the traditional rally-around-the-flag effect common when troops are first sent into battle: optimism about the country's direction and support for President Bush both soared. More than three-fourths of Americans — including two-thirds of liberals and 70%...

CAMP AS SAYLIYAH, Qatar (AP) -- Iraqi television on Friday broadcast statements by two Iraqi women it said blew themselves up in an attack on U.S. forces, apparently in the blast that killed three American soldiers in western Iraq. U.S. military officials said Friday that one of the women was pregnant; they said it was impossible to know if she voluntarily took part in the attack. The attack happened Thursday night about 10 miles southwest of the Haditha Dam when a car exploded at a U.S. checkpoint. The site is northwest of Baghdad and about 80 miles east of the...

There appears to be a new mantra of the America hating "anti-war" crowd; "Support The Troops: Bring Them Home." They even have a billboard: This continues to show the MORAL BANKRUPTCY of the phony "anti-war" movement. They could CARE LESS about our brave troops.

March 31 — NBC and MSNBC on Monday said they had terminated their relationship with Peter Arnett after the journalist told state-run Iraqi TV that the U.S.-led coalition’s initial war plan had failed and that reports from Baghdad about civilian casualties had helped antiwar protesters undermine the Bush administration’s strategy.

Don't take my name in vain Julie Burchill Saturday March 29, 2003 The Guardian Someone once said to me that "depression is just extreme vanity", and though obviously I don't think that everyone who's depressed is a wuss, I'm starting to think there's something to it. Some people have genuinely had their brain chemicals go wrong, for whatever reason; they've got a right to be depressed. Also, I think that people who were abused, sexually or otherwise, as children must suffer despair and sorrow in their adult lives to a degree the rest of us cannot begin to comprehend; they've...

Anti-Stardumb: Wayne Gretzky The tide shifts modestly as American celebrities become less embarrassed about their country's actions. by David Skinner 03/27/2003 7:00:00 AM FROM THE PRO-BUSH sentiments of hockey great Wayne Gretzky to actor Adrien Brody's rousing acceptance at the Oscars, the last few days have finally brought good publicity for the war effort. The patriots are coming out of the woodwork, their confidence in America as visible as the liquid contempt spraying from Michael Moore's lips. Gretzky told a press conference in Calgary on Tuesday: "All I can say is the president of the United States is a great...