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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 12:55 PM Original message |
UN expert: Palestinian terror 'inevitable' result of occupation |
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PDJane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
1. And this is a surpise to anyone? |
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Crunchy Frog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 01:05 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Oh, I can assure you that it will be a surprise to many on this board |
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Dick Dastardly (741 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 08:31 PM Response to Reply #1 |
37. Before the Intifada and suicide bombings there were no roadblocks as now |
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subsuelo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 10:18 PM Response to Reply #37 |
44. "the main cause of the conflict" |
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Dick Dastardly (741 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 11:12 PM Response to Reply #44 |
48. Sure I thought about it but its not what caused it |
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Violet_Crumble (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 11:16 PM Response to Reply #48 |
49. The Jews stole no land? |
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subsuelo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 11:22 PM Response to Reply #49 |
51. Denial is always the follow up to truth being told |
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Violet_Crumble (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 11:27 PM Response to Reply #51 |
52. What I don't get is how anyone could deny Israel has seized Palestinian land... |
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Dick Dastardly (741 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 12:09 AM Response to Reply #51 |
55. Especially for those who cant back up their claims |
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Dick Dastardly (741 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 11:52 PM Response to Reply #49 |
54. There were no Israelis then, It was Arab and Jewish players. |
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Violet_Crumble (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 07:02 AM Response to Reply #54 |
63. When? How come yr the only person who's going on about pre-Israel times? |
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Dick Dastardly (741 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 06:37 PM Response to Reply #63 |
73. We were talking about the main cause of the conflict. |
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Violet_Crumble (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-01-08 06:23 AM Response to Reply #73 |
88. And one of the main causes of the conflict is the dispossession of the Palestinians... |
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Dick Dastardly (741 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-01-08 05:31 PM Response to Reply #88 |
90. Sub claimed the Jews stole the land back in pre Israel days. |
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Violet_Crumble (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-01-08 07:23 PM Response to Reply #90 |
91. They said nothing of the sort... |
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Dick Dastardly (741 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-01-08 07:58 PM Response to Reply #91 |
92. Exactly, we were talking about the main cause that started the conflict |
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Violet_Crumble (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-01-08 08:13 PM Response to Reply #92 |
93. Well, reading what people actually post is what I do... |
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thereismore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 01:05 PM Response to Original message |
3. Makes sense. nt |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 01:08 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Yeah, it's almost like there is some sort of pattern to these things. nt |
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breakaleg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 01:15 PM Response to Original message |
5. This made me chuckle... |
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eyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 07:42 AM Response to Reply #5 |
95. Maybe because |
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Phx_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 01:25 PM Response to Original message |
6. Dugard is not the least bit qualified |
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Violet_Crumble (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 05:23 PM Response to Reply #6 |
21. He looks far more qualified to do so than many others I've seen comment on the conflict... |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 06:10 PM Response to Reply #6 |
24. John Dugard |
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Phx_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 06:39 PM Response to Reply #24 |
27. He is a lawyer |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 06:47 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. No shit, a lawyer? |
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Phx_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 07:16 PM Response to Reply #28 |
32. He's writing in an official capacity for the UN |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 07:21 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. Look, there is no requirement for expressing an opinion. |
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Jim Sagle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 10:41 PM Response to Reply #33 |
46. And he'd make more sense as well. |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 02:04 AM Response to Reply #46 |
58. Speak of the devil. nt |
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Jim Sagle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 07:36 AM Response to Reply #58 |
65. All you really need is love. |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 08:59 AM Response to Reply #65 |
67. Its a Small World |
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subsuelo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 01:37 PM Response to Original message |
7. If we accept this argument... |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 01:53 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Actions and situations may be both "inexcusable" and "inevitable". |
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subsuelo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 03:29 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Good points |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 04:33 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. Sure, why would you not? |
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subsuelo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 04:39 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. "How could you deny that it works the same both ways?" |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 04:45 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. That works for me. nt |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 02:40 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. ITA - great post! |
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ProgressiveMuslim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 03:46 PM Response to Reply #7 |
13. Here's what I fundamentally don't understand: |
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subsuelo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 03:49 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. I never said both sides are equally responsible |
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Phx_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 04:38 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. What "huge immoral act" are you referring to? |
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PDJane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 05:17 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. the partition plan was not the immoral act. |
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Phx_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 06:32 PM Response to Reply #20 |
26. Res 181 was only implemented by the Israelis |
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PDJane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 06:49 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. That isn't what I said, and you're not listening. |
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Dick Dastardly (741 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 09:12 PM Response to Reply #29 |
40. You are wrong |
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Shaktimaan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 01:29 AM Response to Reply #20 |
57. Your facts are incorrect. |
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Violet_Crumble (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 07:06 AM Response to Reply #57 |
64. Could you post some more info on this compensation? |
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Shaktimaan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 12:25 PM Response to Reply #64 |
79. sure |
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Vegasaurus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 01:40 PM Response to Reply #79 |
80. Wonder if the Arabs compensated the Jews that they chased out of all their countries |
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Violet_Crumble (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-01-08 06:30 AM Response to Reply #79 |
89. I noticed there were no references in there to support his claims... |
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Violet_Crumble (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 05:36 PM Response to Reply #16 |
22. It's obvious that PM is talking about the occupation... |
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Phx_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 06:26 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. Abbas does support 2 states |
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PDJane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 06:54 PM Response to Reply #25 |
31. No, it couldn't. |
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subsuelo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
8. hypocrisy of Israel's UN Ambassador |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 04:53 PM Response to Reply #8 |
19. Come come, Mr Levanon is a dispassionate and objective observer |
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Tom Joad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 02:12 PM Response to Original message |
10. And Israeli govt. terror against the civilian population is a natural requirement |
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Violet_Crumble (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 05:38 PM Response to Original message |
23. I couldn't find the report on the website... |
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Behind the Aegis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 06:51 PM Response to Reply #23 |
30. here |
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Violet_Crumble (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 08:40 PM Response to Reply #30 |
38. I'm getting a weird error message when I click on it n/t |
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Behind the Aegis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 11:21 PM Response to Reply #38 |
50. OK..try this. |
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Violet_Crumble (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 05:45 AM Response to Reply #50 |
60. Thanks. That got me to the report... |
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oberliner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 07:30 PM Response to Original message |
34. East Timor was brutally occupied for 25 years by Indonesia |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 07:47 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. I don't see your point. |
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oberliner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 09:46 PM Response to Reply #35 |
42. This piece suggests that Palestinian terrorism is inevitable due to the Occupation |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 02:16 AM Response to Reply #42 |
59. I think he's speaking in the specific case, I don't think he's proposing a general rule. |
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oberliner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 08:53 AM Response to Reply #59 |
66. Dugard seems to be making a broader statement |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 09:23 AM Response to Reply #66 |
68. That was not my take. |
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Vegasaurus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 10:43 AM Response to Reply #59 |
69. Why would terrorism be "inevitable" in I/P |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 11:06 AM Response to Reply #69 |
71. I believe Mr Dugard addresses what he thinks the reasons are. |
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Violet_Crumble (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 08:27 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. I hope yr not thinking that the answer is no... |
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oberliner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 09:42 PM Response to Reply #36 |
41. I am stunned by your characterization of this organization |
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Violet_Crumble (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 10:05 PM Response to Reply #41 |
43. Then you'll be even more aghast when I tell you I supported Fretilin... |
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oberliner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 10:22 PM Response to Reply #43 |
45. Sorry about the Australian MSM line |
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Violet_Crumble (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 10:49 PM Response to Reply #45 |
47. Maybe back in the 1970's it did, but I was too young to be taking notice of the MSM then... |
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oberliner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 12:52 AM Response to Reply #47 |
56. Some say it's going on even today |
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Violet_Crumble (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 06:46 AM Response to Reply #56 |
62. The indymedia link raises an important issue... |
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Tinita (11 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 08:42 PM Response to Original message |
39. I wish Israel and Palestine could get along |
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Shaktimaan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 11:47 PM Response to Original message |
53. Of course |
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ProgressiveMuslim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 06:34 AM Response to Reply #53 |
61. ... which is an inevitable consequence of Israeli tyranny over Palestine. |
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Shaktimaan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 10:50 AM Response to Reply #61 |
70. except that palestinian terrorism came first. np |
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ProgressiveMuslim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 01:03 PM Response to Reply #70 |
72. It's time for reasonable people to take an honest look at historical facts. |
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Vegasaurus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 07:17 PM Response to Reply #72 |
74. Reasonable people don't only see the world through one lens |
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ProgressiveMuslim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 06:11 AM Response to Reply #74 |
75. Reasonable people see through absurd propaganda and look for historical fact. nt |
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Shaktimaan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 12:07 PM Response to Reply #75 |
78. Do you disagree that it was the Arabs who began the violence in the 20's? np |
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ProgressiveMuslim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 09:34 AM Response to Reply #78 |
83. I think successive waves of aliyah began the conflict. nt |
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Douglas Carpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 10:05 AM Response to Reply #61 |
76. what truly boggles my mind is that almost EVERY significant early Zionist understood |
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Lithos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 11:25 AM Response to Reply #76 |
77. A couple of questions |
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Douglas Carpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 11:58 PM Response to Reply #77 |
81. I would suspect |
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pelsar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 03:28 AM Response to Reply #81 |
82. i think thats a good description.... |
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ProgressiveMuslim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 09:39 AM Response to Reply #82 |
84. I think it's interesting that both pelsar and Shakti |
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pelsar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 10:55 AM Response to Reply #84 |
85. people moving around |
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breakaleg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 10:58 AM Response to Reply #85 |
86. Moving around is not the problem. Moving around with the purposes of taking over is. |
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ProgressiveMuslim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 11:55 AM Response to Reply #86 |
87. That's what I'm trying to hone in on: how can reasonable people look at the same |
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Lithos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-03-08 03:07 AM Response to Reply #81 |
94. Excellent post |
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