US pulling some diplomatic personnel out of Saudi Arabia.

greatauntoftriplets

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Thu Apr-15-04 04:33 PM
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US pulling some diplomatic personnel out of Saudi Arabia.

No link, just heard on NPR "All Things Considered". Rumsferatu tape saying the threat level has increased.

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GreenPartyVoter

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Thu Apr-15-04 04:34 PM
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1. The plan is to sink the entire Middle East into an Iraq-like morass

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aneerkoinos

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Thu Apr-15-04 04:40 PM
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2. Is SA on verge of civil war?

I think the newsfeed from SA is carefully managed (not exactly a beacon of free press), but yet there are almost every day news (in small print) of clashes between police + military and ... well who exactly?

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displacedtexan

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Thu Apr-15-04 04:40 PM
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3. US State dept has issued warnings of possible terror-related activities

Remember duct tape, plastic sheeting, and all of those vague terror alert warnings last year?
They're back!

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Mattforclark

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Thu Apr-15-04 04:45 PM
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4. Don't dis duct tape!

One day, it could save your life. :crazy:

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Failure

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Thu Apr-15-04 05:02 PM
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7. LOL

It's like those "weapons of mass destruction program-related activities"

Only now, it's "possible terror program-related activities"

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bpilgrim

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Thu Apr-15-04 04:49 PM
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5. not a good sign... unless the plan is to CHANGE THE WORLD!

"I remember -- I remember campaigning in Chicago, and one of the reporters said, would you ever deficit spend? I said only -- only in times of war, in times of economic insecurity as a result of a recession, or in times of national emergency. Never did I dream we'd have a trifecta. (Laughter.)"
(President Discusses Importance of Homeland Security Department June 7, 2002)
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/06/20020607-4.html

more...
http://news.globalfreepress.com/trifecta/

peace

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Failure

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Thu Apr-15-04 04:58 PM
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6. That's the sick part...

These people think they're changing the world, and I guess in a way they are...for the worse. Every single time a conservative right-winger is in office, the whole world explodes in violence, and they bankrupt our economy. The problem is, the American people have short memories...apathy is lethal.

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