Re: Iraq reconstruction

- Original Message - From: "Deborah Harrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 7:56 PM Subject: Iraq reconstruction > This is very discouraging: > > Since I and others, _untrained_ in warfare or > economics, (although bouncing our ideas off those who > are) nev

Re: Bush, Sheehan & Irony...

> Wow. They arrested her for wearing a T-shirt? This > is a new low. The 1st ammendment clearly protects > political free speech. But, it doesn't insist that every avenue for expressing it be open. For example, let's consider a time 100 years ago when politicians did not have microphones. Cle

Iraq reconstruction

This is very discouraging: http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0127/dailyUpdate.html US audit finds 'spectacular' waste of funds in Iraq Millions lost in 'chaotic misuse,' while report says many reconstruction projects won't be finished. "Spectacular misuse of tens of millions of dollars." That is w

Weekly Chat Reminder

As Steve said, "The Brin-L weekly chat has been a list tradition for over six years. Way back on 27 May, 1998, Marco Maisenhelder first set up a chatroom for the list, and on the next day, he established a weekly chat time. We've been through several servers, chat technologies, and even casts of

Re: Bush, Sheehan & Irony...

Cindy's account of what happened: http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/020106Z.shtml I have mixed feelings about this. I can't help but feel compassion for Cindy, but I don't want to be around her. For months now, I've tried to separate myself from anything that would endorse what I perceive as bl

Re: Bush, Sheehan & Irony...

Gary Nunn wrote: ] I find it ironic, that on the same news page as Sheehan's ] arrest story, is a link to a Bush quote from his State of the ] Union address: ] ] Bush: 'We Will Act Boldly in Freedom's Cause' ] ] http://tinyurl.com/c5jym ] http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/StateOfTheUnion/sto

Re: ChristiaNazis: AOL 'IM' (I AM) is Blasphemy

On Feb 1, 2006, at 12:42 AM, The Fool wrote: <> It's the damndest thing: I don't recall the same furor when the NRA used the same slogan. Dave ___

Re: ChristiaNazis: AOL 'IM' (I AM) is Blasphemy

Nick Arnett wrote: >Are you thinking that you'd like to become very sarcastic about >people objecting to the new slogan? >I AM! I'm more worried about what happens when AM decides we're its enemy. Jim ___ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The mos

Re: ChristiaNazis: AOL 'IM' (I AM) is Blasphemy

Are you thinking that you'd like to become very sarcastic about people objecting to the new slogan? I AM! Nick (who very much favors the expression, "The first thing to know about God is that you're not it.") On 2/1/06, The Fool <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > <

Bush, Sheehan & Irony...

I find it ironic, that on the same news page as Sheehan's arrest story, is a link to a Bush quote from his State of the Union address: Bush: 'We Will Act Boldly in Freedom's Cause' http://tinyurl.com/c5jym http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/StateOfTheUnion/story?id=1564265 I guess that freed

Re: Question for Aussies

Ronn!Blankenship wrote: >Julia Thompson wrote: >>What are the usual ingredients in a meat pie? AFOAA (a friend of an >>acquaintance) has opened up a restaurant in Austin selling >>Australian-style meat pies >One hopes his name is not C.M.O.T. Dibbler. Just don't ask for one of his sausages inn

Re: Question for Aussies

On 01/02/2006, at 1:46 PM, Julia Thompson wrote: The Austinite in question was working in Australia (Dell moved him out there, he'd been working in Austin/Round Rock before then) for at least 3 years and fell in love with meat pies, and thought that enough other folks in Austin would feel th

ChristiaNazis: AOL 'IM' (I AM) is Blasphemy

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