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I'm not aware of any western country that complains about a liberal bias in the media... except people in the US.
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And yes, I agree with you, without the evidence...etc. we cannot determine either way. But here is someone who did see it and his opinion. He actually saw it. He could be lying, he could be telling the truth, but he actually saw it. Everything anyone else writes is just speculation. And what 5 GJs? Quit saying that until you find it to be credible, because at this point, to me, without any proof, there was only one GJ, and they indicted. Last edited by cool_chick; 10-02-2005 at 04:19 PM.. |
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Let me "run" with your "state-run" conspiracy theory here for a minute...maybe they're "protecting" the American companies involved? LMAO Oops. haha No conspiracy my friend. And why? You don't have to trust me, that's fine, but it's too bad you can't step back and listen to how you sound. It sounds kooky, schizophrenic-like. And this "woe is me" stuff, it just sounds whiny. I hope you don't take offense, I really don't mean any, I can't figure another way to put it, but it sounds so much like nothing is a republican's fault, they're just victims, everything is the democrats fault, anything reported about them is dead on, everything reported about republicans is fake. It's like a genuine lack of accountability or lack of care for a large segment of America that happens to run under the republican ticket. It's like you guys don't care at all, except only if it's a democrat doing wrong. Last edited by cool_chick; 10-02-2005 at 04:41 PM.. |
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And I edited my last post, sorry, was trying to catch before anyone responded. I put this in: Let me "run" with your "state-run" conspiracy theory here for a minute...maybe they're "protecting" the American companies involved? LMAO Oops. haha No conspiracy my friend. Good point the CC brings up. LMAO |
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I don't know what to say, he was cleared. I can't change that. You can't either. If you have valid reason to believe it was in error, put it up now, I'm most definitely interested and will change my position and believe it was fake if you can prove your case. |
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I await patiently for something tangible. Think I'll be waiting until hell freezes over? Hey what do you think about the war-for-oil scandal? That falls under this umbrella as well.... Doesn't that just piss you off? |
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"more frequently than not state-controlled media's..."
Ok - lets see the list of state controlled media outlets/assets. The media will rip into anyone if it sells papers and more often than not they're owned by corporations who have an axe to grind and it's not often a left leaning one. You guys have a more right leaning media than most countries (and that's really saying something) yet you still whine about it. So produce the list of media outlets showing circulation and which ones are state owned. Think you'll be having a hard time.
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Kofi's investigation of himself exhonerated he and his buddies; funny as it may seem to the most brainwashed among us. hook.....line.....sinker....chicky |
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Exonerated himself? Do you blame the Chairman of the Un investigation? Paul Volcker? Is he just another dupe of the naughty old liberals?
(edit) Note that Annan was exonerated of wrong-doing, but not exonerated from doing a crappy job - should he go for that? I think yes, because it is about accountability. (/edit) Besides, you're own Senate found that 50% of the abuse of Oil for Food was by US companies.
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Duelfer is the report referenced:
The report notes that the start of Oil-for-Food, in 1996, marked the revival of Saddam's post-Gulf War fortunes. His regime amassed some $11 billion in illicit funds between the end of the Gulf War in 1991, and his overthrow by the U.S.-led Coalition in 2003. Most of that money flowed in from 1996-2003, during the era of Oil-for-Food. One might add that what allowed this dirty money to stack up was U.N. policy — urged along and overseen by Annan, in the name of aid — that allowed Saddam to import the equipment to revive Iraq's oil production, all of it accruing to Saddam. Saddam's regime had virtually no other source of income; there was no tax base. It was out of these oil flows, condoned (but not well metered) by the U.N., that Saddam derived virtually all income for the astounding roster of political bribery and illicit arms transactions detailed in this report. Saddam followed a deliberate strategy of using bribes in such forms as contracts for cheap oil via the U.N. program, or outright gifts of vouchers for oil pumped under U.N. supervision, to gain political influence abroad. He grossly violated U.N. rules, with illicit trade agreements, oil smuggling, and arms deals (conventional, but still deadly) — and the U.N. did not stop him. By 2001, Saddam was able to thwart many of the constraints sanctions were meant to impose on his regime. His strategy, notes the Duelfer report, succeeded "to the point where sitting members of the Security Council were actively violating resolutions passed by the Security Council." "Wha-choo talking about Kofi???" {/Gary Coleman -- Diff'rent Strokes (the French version ![]() |
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