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* "The founder of the U.S. Christian Coalition (patrobertson) said Tuesday he told President George W. Bush before the invasion of Iraq that he should prepare Americans for the likelihood of casualties, but the president told him, "We're not going to have any casualties."" can we disqualify him yet? (apparently not: ""Even if he stumbles and messes up -- and he's had his share of stumbles and gaffes -- I just think God's blessing is on him," Robertson said.") its amazing how leaky the whole thing has become in the last month. itll be a an extremely close election.
http://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/10/19/robertson.bush.iraq/index.html

* the jons thing is #1 on nyts mostpop list. peeps luv this shit. curiously, there are a bunch of bloggers who say that they are bigfans of jons but they somehow think that he was outta line. which i really dont understand. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/20/arts/television/20watc.html

* stupid safire writes an article called "The Year of Fear" - about how the jons are using fear in the campaign - scaring people about fluvaccines et al. apparently safire missed cheney yesterday: "...in the middle of one of our cities with deadlier weapons than have ever before been used against us". the hypocrisy knows no bounds. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/20/opinion/20safi.html

* "If Zarqawi and his associates were not busy fighting American forces in Iraq, does Senator Kerry think they would be leading productive and peaceful lives? (Laughter.) Clearly, these killers would be plotting and acting to murder innocent civilians in free nations, including our own. By facing these terrorists far away, our military is making the United States of America more secure." go read this (davidcorn is from TheNation) http://www.bushlies.ws/2004/10/bush_turns_anot.html (actually ive just seen it all on cnn as well - it looks like zarq/ricin is becoming an issue. which is funny for two reasons - 1. zarq. 2. ricin. my brain is melting)

* cnn just called obl 'the prime suspect in 911' - wow! 'prime suspect'??? i thought 'obl did it.' btw - the obl media is getting louder. surely they cant bring him out now - altho cnn just made this insightful comment 'some say that obl is so entrneched in the mountains that us special forces might not be able to go in there and get him out again.' (i dunno what it means) (i dont know what anything means)

* "Intelligence officials were convinced that American soldiers would be greeted warmly when they pushed into southern Iraq, so a C.I.A. operative suggested sneaking hundreds of small American flags into the country for grateful Iraqis to wave at their liberators. The agency would capture the spectacle on film and beam it throughout the Arab world. It would be the ultimate information operation." can we leave yet? this is a funny article - for the sheer stupidity/incompetence of everything. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/20/international/20war.html?pagewanted=all&position=

* btw - does anyone remember those stories from early after the invasion where saddam had built massive underground tunnels under baghdad? funny.
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