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kpete (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-24-06 06:59 PM Original message |
Xenophobia? That's What You're Going With? |
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stepnw1f (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-24-06 07:07 PM Response to Original message |
1. Well Said... BRAVO! |
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Frank Cannon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-24-06 07:08 PM Response to Original message |
2. Being labeled a racist or xenophobe by a right-winger... |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-24-06 07:08 PM Response to Original message |
3. Spot on-thanks! nt |
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file83 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-24-06 07:34 PM Response to Original message |
4. Your best point is the last paragraph!! People that had anything to do |
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kpete (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-24-06 07:39 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Thanks file83 |
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bleever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-24-06 09:47 PM Response to Reply #6 |
16. An A-Number One "cut and paster". |
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file83 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-24-06 11:57 PM Response to Reply #6 |
17. LOL - I didn't even notice that....Good cut and paste anyway! |
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killbotfactory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-24-06 08:20 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. That was before 9/11!!!!!! |
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High Plains (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-25-06 03:10 PM Response to Reply #4 |
24. What a load of crap! |
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file83 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-25-06 06:13 PM Response to Reply #24 |
30. A barbaric statement - of course it is: Bombing Iraq was barbaric. |
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High Plains (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-25-06 07:32 PM Response to Reply #30 |
34. My point is that I think you vastly overstate the connections |
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file83 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-25-06 11:44 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. You obviously have not looked into the connections between the UAE |
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Sparkman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 12:28 PM Response to Reply #36 |
64. Just look at illegal Gitmo operation & the OIL-driven-military psychos |
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skids (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-24-06 07:34 PM Response to Original message |
5. They are running a play out of the immigration handbook. |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 08:01 PM Response to Reply #5 |
75. It seems to be working HERE, sadly. |
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regnaD kciN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-24-06 07:47 PM Response to Original message |
7. The problem is, they're absolutely correct... |
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glitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-24-06 07:58 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Why should that matter? It didn't matter when they were absolutely wrong. |
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stevietheman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-24-06 08:16 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. DEAD WRONG. n/t |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-24-06 08:35 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. Wrong |
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July (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-24-06 08:59 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. I don't think so. |
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Wordie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-25-06 03:05 PM Response to Reply #12 |
23. um, both the US and Germany WERE the home of some who attacked us. |
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mac56 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-25-06 04:10 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Sooooo....you WANT this deal to go through? |
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Wordie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-25-06 04:38 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. I think what I want is for the deal to be evaluated on it's actual merits, |
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mac56 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-25-06 05:15 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. Sooo.....you want there to be an option for this deal to go through. |
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July (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-25-06 11:55 PM Response to Reply #23 |
37. Sorry, not buying what you're selling. nt |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-24-06 09:05 PM Response to Reply #7 |
13. You Say This, Sir, Like It Were A Bad Thing |
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Wordie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-25-06 04:46 PM Response to Reply #13 |
27. So you're suggesting further stirring up bigotry against arabs as a way to |
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mac56 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-25-06 05:09 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. I'm able to distinguish between the ruling families of the UAE |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-25-06 06:35 PM Response to Reply #27 |
31. You May, Sir, Safely Assume Me To Have Thought Out My Positions |
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Wordie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-25-06 07:19 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. Are you being ironic??? Surely you can't really be advocating |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 10:17 AM Response to Reply #33 |
53. In My Age And Condition, Sir, Irony Is Quite Beyond Me |
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Wordie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 12:09 PM Response to Reply #53 |
61. Sort of a political "bait and switch"??? |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 06:20 PM Response to Reply #61 |
67. Why Would We Lose You, Sir? |
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Wordie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 07:40 PM Response to Reply #67 |
71. Just curious...but are you a big fan of Michael Ledeen? |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-27-06 10:14 PM Response to Reply #71 |
78. You Know, Sir |
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Wordie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-28-06 11:14 AM Response to Reply #78 |
82. Nah, it's just that you both apparently are great admirers of Machiavelli, |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-28-06 12:16 PM Response to Reply #82 |
84. Have You Ever Read Machiavelli, Sir? |
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Wordie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-28-06 02:16 PM Response to Reply #84 |
87. Well, you clearly apply your philosophy to debating here at DU... |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-28-06 03:00 PM Response to Reply #87 |
88. As You Wish, Sir |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 10:46 AM Response to Reply #33 |
58. Democratic Principles |
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rman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 07:47 AM Response to Reply #31 |
48. lies and disinfo working to our advantage |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 10:07 AM Response to Reply #48 |
51. As A Matter Of Curiousity, Sir |
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rman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 11:43 AM Response to Reply #51 |
59. Machiavelli, Strauss, Nazis, Neocons... |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 06:32 PM Response to Reply #59 |
69. Flattery Is Always A Joy, Sir |
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rman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-27-06 04:45 AM Response to Reply #69 |
76. Nah, it's just that you say things simmilar |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-27-06 09:53 PM Response to Reply #76 |
77. Do You Like Jelly Omletes, Sir? |
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never cry wolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-25-06 07:10 PM Response to Reply #27 |
32. Maybe, just maybe |
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Wordie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-25-06 08:11 PM Response to Reply #32 |
35. Will we then invite them to come join the Dems, so we can have a |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 10:12 AM Response to Reply #35 |
52. That Sentiment, Sir |
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Wordie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 12:00 PM Response to Reply #52 |
60. You seem to be neglecting one crucial point in that analysis... |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 06:40 PM Response to Reply #60 |
70. That Seems A Limited View To Me, Sir |
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Lilith Velkor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-27-06 11:32 PM Response to Reply #60 |
80. The moral high ground is so much more important |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 12:15 AM Response to Reply #13 |
41. Spoken like a true heir to Geobbels. |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 10:21 AM Response to Reply #41 |
54. It Is Already Promoted, Sir, And Even Firmly Established |
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Wordie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 12:28 PM Response to Reply #54 |
65. But those "ordinary folks" have those attitudes because they've been spun |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 06:31 PM Response to Reply #65 |
68. Not At All, Sir |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 08:01 PM Response to Reply #68 |
74. The UAE government did not collude with al Qaeda. |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-27-06 10:22 PM Response to Reply #74 |
79. That Is All Right, Sir |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-28-06 05:29 AM Response to Reply #79 |
81. So, you're fine with promoting racism. |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-28-06 12:34 PM Response to Reply #81 |
86. That Would Be A Matter Of Some Regret To Me, Sir |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-02-06 02:51 AM Response to Reply #86 |
89. I agree that the deal is to be questioned. |
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Wordie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-28-06 11:30 AM Response to Reply #79 |
83. Foolish...we'll lose any gains when people find out that *we* lied, too.nt |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 07:59 PM Response to Reply #54 |
73. And if opposition IS based on bigotry, we should allow it to remain so? |
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Mr_Spock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 10:28 AM Response to Reply #41 |
56. No, he's being pragmatic and you're being a loser |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 07:57 PM Response to Reply #56 |
72. Of course it's ridiculous. |
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Jade Fox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-24-06 09:15 PM Response to Reply #7 |
15. Baloney. |
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dweller (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-25-06 12:08 AM Response to Reply #7 |
18. no, not really. I just hate the *moron |
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Katherine Brengle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-25-06 12:18 AM Response to Reply #7 |
19. I respectfully disagree--- |
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mac56 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-25-06 03:01 PM Response to Reply #7 |
22. Two points: |
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dansolo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 12:11 AM Response to Reply #7 |
39. You are wrong on one major point |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 12:13 AM Response to Reply #7 |
40. You are, sadly, correct, at least with regards to some. |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 06:45 AM Response to Reply #7 |
45. Read up on the UAE and how port security works. n/t |
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BlackVelvet04 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 07:54 AM Response to Reply #7 |
49. I think you are wrong..... |
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Balbus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 12:18 PM Response to Reply #7 |
63. Spot on! |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-24-06 09:12 PM Response to Original message |
14. That's their story, and they are sticking to it!!!! |
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upi402 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-25-06 12:54 AM Response to Original message |
20. CHEERS! kpete |
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Wordie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-25-06 02:51 PM Response to Original message |
21. UAE: recognition of Israel contingent on Israel ending the Occupation. |
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savemefromdumbya (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-25-06 11:58 PM Response to Original message |
38. erectile dysfunction spokesmen |
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Tsiyu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 05:59 AM Response to Original message |
42. Thank you, Hunter |
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magellan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 06:31 AM Response to Original message |
43. I just wanna know |
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rman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 06:42 AM Response to Reply #43 |
44. Why - because of globalization; |
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magellan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 07:04 AM Response to Reply #44 |
46. So globalization means zero accountability to the country one operates in? |
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rman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 07:41 AM Response to Reply #46 |
47. lack of accountability is simply not mentioned by the MSM, |
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magellan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 08:34 AM Response to Reply #47 |
50. Yeah, I know. I just hope others are asking themselves the same question. |
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The2ndWheel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 12:14 PM Response to Reply #46 |
62. There are no countries to operate in |
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Mr_Spock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 10:24 AM Response to Original message |
55. Having Repukes call people who oppose "xenophobes" is a riot |
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Wordie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 05:49 PM Response to Reply #55 |
66. I sure agree with that. And sincerely hope my arguments against |
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giant_robot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 10:37 AM Response to Original message |
57. K&R. Very well said. |
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fleabert (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-28-06 12:19 PM Response to Original message |
85. send this to every fucking paper in the country, and the BBC too. |
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