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varun Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-28-04 11:19 AM
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Al Qaqaa is the "tip of the iceberg"
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6346471/site/newsweek/

...But while the dispute has grabbed the headlines, United Nations officials tell NEWSWEEK that the Al Qaqaa case may only be the tip of the iceberg. As many as 10,000 other conventional-arms dumps dotted around Iraq are believed to have been looted after the U.S. invasion, the officials say. In addition, as many as 30 out of 90 of Saddam's known nuclear research facilities were also stripped down—some to the ground—by looters...

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RebelYell Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-28-04 11:24 AM
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1. I heard this on Al Franken yesterday
It's obvious to me the only concern in Iraq was oil. They don't give a damn about the troops, they're trying to put the blame on them. Shameful.
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Ivote Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-28-04 11:25 AM
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2. Sent Keith a link
:bounce:
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charlie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-28-04 11:30 AM
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3. This could turn out
to be the biggest all-you-can-eat munitions buffet in history. I'll bet black market prices are falling through the floor, now that Bush and Rummy have managed to commodotize everything on the menu.
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alfredo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-28-04 12:11 PM
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4. Now it is Clinton's fault, according
to bush spin masters. (msnbc)
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deutsey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-28-04 12:15 PM
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5. What, pray tell, is their rationale for saying that?
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OneTwentyoNine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-28-04 12:17 PM
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6. Umm,well...errr We don't know,we just blame everything on Clinton
Edited on Thu Oct-28-04 12:18 PM by OneTwentyoFive
He'd only been out of office for three years. Damnit,he's still responsible for weapons and explosives in Iraq. Next on FOX....

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