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bridgit

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Sat Jul-30-05 07:08 PM
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whoopsy...

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/07/30/international/i153319D57.DTL

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Straight Shooter

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Sat Jul-30-05 07:10 PM
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1. Links to this article

The framers of Iraq's constitution appear likely to enshrine Islam as the main basis of law in the country — a stronger role than the United States had hoped for and one some Iraqis fear will mean a more fundamentalist regime.

Arab constitutions vary widely over the role of Islamic law, ranging from Lebanon, where the word "Islam" never appears, to Saudi Arabia, which says the Quran itself is its constitution.

Culture weighs far more heavily than the constitution and law, particularly when it comes to women. In Gulf nations — where the constitutions spell out a slightly lesser role for Islamic law, or Sharia, than in Egypt — women are more segregated and wear more conservative veils covering the entire face.

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FreedomAngel82

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Sat Jul-30-05 07:12 PM
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2. So nothing is going to change there

Edited on Sat Jul-30-05 07:13 PM by FreedomAngel82

Democracy my ass! If you haven't watch Greg Palast's segment on Iraq and oil. It shows how the Bush group didn't want elections or anything and they had someone in mind to replace Saddam (my guess is Allawi) but he was pressured for everything and it happened. He's only doing this for political purposes and could really give a damn.

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bridgit

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Sat Jul-30-05 07:41 PM
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10. agreed as well, but when your family & friends are steeped...

in defense stock portfolios they care...oh yeah they care; for the war profits that such decisions bring they care believe it

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bridgit

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Sat Jul-30-05 07:13 PM
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4. it was folly for the bush admin to believe...

that iraqis would adopt, what, evangelical/right-wing republican fundamentalism :shrug:

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Straight Shooter

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Sat Jul-30-05 07:15 PM
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6. Yes, they're all soooo much better off now, aren't they?

It will be one religious war after another. Thanks, bush, master f*ckup of the universe.

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bridgit

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Sat Jul-30-05 07:24 PM
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9. agreed...

religion is the opiate of the people, sadly, our people as well no-less than from time to time

render the separation of church & state complete imo

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Fire Walk With Me

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Sat Jul-30-05 07:12 PM
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3. What? If Maoists invaded the US, wouldn't we all want to be Maoists too?

Edited on Sat Jul-30-05 07:13 PM by Peake

Hee hee.

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bridgit

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Sat Jul-30-05 07:15 PM
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5. with china on the economic march, bush may as well...

put that notion to the test after they buy the place lock, stock & barrel

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Fire Walk With Me

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Sat Jul-30-05 07:17 PM
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7. Ooops. Good point.

Hope I'm not inadvertently predicting the future!

"Foreseeing the future's, not for us. It's unimaginable!" -"Victims of the Dance", Tuxedomoon

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bridgit

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Sat Jul-30-05 07:22 PM
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8. the wheel is in spin no doubt...

these guys are stupefying when it comes to nuance, it is all square pegs in round holes :thumbsdown: from chaos & obfuscation comes progress my ass perhaps only for they behind gated walls, the rest of us have to live out here where the rank impact of their policies are played out on daily levels

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Fire Walk With Me

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Sat Jul-30-05 08:13 PM
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11. Related Maoist activity:

http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullstory.asp?filename=aFanata0seqzpea8a8a8va.axamal&folder=aHaoamW&Name=Home&dtSiteDate=20050731

Maoists whisk away seven govt officials

Ilam, July 30:

Maoists today abducted seven government officials from Kolbung VDC-1, Lasune, of Ilam.

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bridgit

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Sun Jul-31-05 01:10 AM
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12. agreed with a twist: the collusive Maoist/capitalist end-game...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4088702.stm many noises on the impropriety of the web vis-a-vis access to info from there as well as from seemingly as inconsequential & buffoon-esque a source as i.e. tom delay stating his dislike for people doing "research on the web" will lead to a union between they who make no bones about it & they that only say they care for freedom & liberty. they do not care for us so much as they are intoxicated by the smell of our money imo

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