I'll be blunt...what the heck is "Desert Badger" and why is it getting...

shoopnyc123

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Wed Mar-31-04 02:42 PM
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I'll be blunt...what the heck is "Desert Badger" and why is it getting...

...attention now? Just saw a report on CNN about it, (Barbara Starr), and it seems like another Iraq excuse? Any info anyone?

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papau

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Wed Mar-31-04 02:53 PM
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1. Confirms that Clarke told the truth that Iraq - not terror -was first plan

developed by or worried about by Bush/Condi

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Commie Pinko Dirtbag

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Wed Mar-31-04 02:57 PM
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2. Desert Badger Desert Badger Desert Badger

Desert Mushroom Desert Mushroom
Oooooooo a Desert SNAKE!

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cheezus

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Wed Mar-31-04 02:59 PM
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4. heh. you beat me to it

but I put in a link :)

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Demonaut

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Wed Mar-31-04 03:41 PM
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10. Desert Badger was lead up to Desert Weasel which was lead up to

Desert Gerbil ad finitum

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cheezus

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Wed Mar-31-04 02:59 PM
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3. mushroom mushroom!

http://www.badgerbadgerbadger.com/

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lectrobyte

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Wed Mar-31-04 03:00 PM
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5. it was a plan to provoke the invasion of Iraq

Edited on Wed Mar-31-04 03:03 PM by lectrobyte

involving the shootdown of American planes. I think GWB mentioned it by mistake at some point...

Google turns up this http://www.opednews.com/kall033104_desert_badger.htm

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molly

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Wed Mar-31-04 03:01 PM
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6. Remember when we had all the fly-overs way back

well, they had a plan in place that would initiate an all out attack on Iraq if one of our fly-overs was shot down - it was called "Desert Badger".

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bunk76

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Wed Mar-31-04 03:01 PM
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7. In a nut shell.....

They were doing flyovers in Iraqi air space,trying to bait the Iraqi's
into shooting at one of our planes,thus getting the chimps war he so
had a hardon for.Using american men as bait to start a war,very chimp like.Hey hey,ho ho,this idiotic,psychotic administration has got to go.
:evilgrin:

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bedtimeforbonzo

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Wed Mar-31-04 03:06 PM
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8. to be fair

we've been invading Iraqi airspace for over a decade.

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bunk76

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Wed Mar-31-04 03:14 PM
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9. Yes we have...

but this came with a certain agenda,that they are denying.

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