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BrentWill4U (242 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-06-06 04:41 PM Original message |
Should Clinton Face the same punishment for Kosovo as Bush faces for Iraq? |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-06-06 04:47 PM Response to Original message |
1. This could get interesting... |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-06-06 04:49 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. Nah, I think we're bored of answering that one. Maybe when the Freeps |
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Liberal Veteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-06-06 04:50 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. Meh....I've seen better flamebait. |
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Dinger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-06-06 09:48 PM Response to Reply #6 |
66. Ditto nt |
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stepnw1f (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-06-06 06:25 PM Response to Reply #1 |
36. nah... it's getting old actually... (nt) |
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gatorboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-06-06 04:49 PM Response to Original message |
2. What do YOU think? |
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BrentWill4U (242 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-06-06 04:53 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. I think that neither is illegal.. |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-06-06 06:49 PM Response to Reply #8 |
39. That's quite a distinction you make .... |
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kiki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 09:03 AM Response to Reply #39 |
83. You forgot Poland. n/t |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-06-06 04:49 PM Response to Original message |
3. Under Clinton the Kosovo war was not to steal natural |
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BrentWill4U (242 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-06-06 04:52 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. Whatever the goal.. |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-06-06 05:20 PM Response to Reply #7 |
25. I think it has to do with who is willing to commit to the |
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larrysh (181 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-06-06 04:49 PM Response to Original message |
4. The difference is...... |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-06-06 04:53 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. LOL THAT"s the difference between Iraq and Kosovo? |
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Exultant Democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-06-06 04:54 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. Ha, eating our own is the official party pastime. |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-06-06 04:58 PM Response to Reply #4 |
12. Looky. Teammates! |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-06-06 07:31 PM Response to Reply #4 |
42. Gee. That Was insightful. And Inaccurate, And Ignorant, And Wrong, |
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SensibleAmerican (460 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-06-06 09:30 PM Response to Reply #4 |
59. To be honest, I supported the War in Kosovo |
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Toots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 08:53 AM Response to Reply #59 |
80. Which justification did you support? |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 10:00 AM Response to Reply #59 |
93. you're not alone |
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LoZoccolo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-06-06 04:56 PM Response to Original message |
11. The UN did condemn the Racak incident and eventually used it... |
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BrentWill4U (242 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-06-06 04:58 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. No.. |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-06-06 05:30 PM Response to Reply #13 |
28. NATO is a mutual defense treaty. That's where we went for |
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BrentWill4U (242 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-06-06 05:35 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. So any group of country can approve a war and make it legal.. |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-06-06 06:07 PM Response to Reply #30 |
34. They did it for profit this time? |
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stepnw1f (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-06-06 06:27 PM Response to Reply #34 |
37. Just Belligerence |
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BrentWill4U (242 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-06-06 07:23 PM Response to Reply #34 |
40. Okay.. |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-06-06 09:29 PM Response to Reply #40 |
58. It was requested by an international alliance |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-06-06 08:15 PM Response to Reply #30 |
48. there are safeguards built in. Decisions have to be unanimous. |
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dorktv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-06-06 07:36 PM Response to Reply #13 |
43. UN is not the be all end all you know. Clinton did what he had to do |
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SensibleAmerican (460 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-06-06 09:28 PM Response to Reply #11 |
57. And the UN didn't condemn Saddam Hussein? |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 06:48 AM Response to Reply #57 |
73. There is no war with Iraq |
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LoZoccolo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 09:43 AM Response to Reply #57 |
89. Maybe you could get them to fill out the Kosovo paperwork now. n/t |
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Glorfindel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-06-06 04:58 PM Response to Original message |
14. "many Serbian civilians paid were killed" ...what? |
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BrentWill4U (242 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-06-06 05:02 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. Yes.. |
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HysteryDiagnosis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-06-06 04:59 PM Response to Original message |
15. Heh, heh, heh..... it's only an issue when someone else does it.... |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-06-06 04:59 PM Response to Original message |
16. Some threads are fun to hide. |
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cobalt1999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-06-06 05:02 PM Response to Original message |
18. both should never have gotten involved. |
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BrentWill4U (242 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-06-06 05:04 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. Your concerns are strategic.. |
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MrSlayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-06-06 05:03 PM Response to Original message |
19. No, Kosovo was not an illegal war for personal gain. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-06-06 05:04 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. Thank you. n/t |
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BrentWill4U (242 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-06-06 05:05 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. Okay, then this would follow.. |
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MrSlayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-06-06 05:51 PM Response to Reply #22 |
31. The UN is not a factor for me in either case. |
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Oilwellian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-06-06 10:15 PM Response to Reply #31 |
68. That's not exactly true |
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BleedingHeartPatriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-06-06 05:19 PM Response to Reply #19 |
24. Your post is a great summation of what defines war crimes. n/t |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 09:52 AM Response to Reply #19 |
91. Well said. I supported the war in Kosovo. I only wish we had |
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BleedingHeartPatriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-06-06 05:15 PM Response to Original message |
23. Two alerts in one thread. Goodness me, the Big Dawg still haunts ya'll. |
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dogman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-06-06 05:27 PM Response to Original message |
26. Clinton was held accountable. |
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BleedingHeartPatriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-06-06 05:30 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Nice. n/t |
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BrentWill4U (242 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-06-06 05:34 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. That doesn't speak to rather or not.. |
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dogman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-06-06 06:01 PM Response to Reply #29 |
33. The UN has nothing to do with the question of legality. |
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BrentWill4U (242 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-06-06 07:29 PM Response to Reply #33 |
41. Actually, not so.. |
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dogman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-06-06 08:04 PM Response to Reply #41 |
46. That would be looked at by Congress if they would do their job. |
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BrentWill4U (242 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-06-06 08:09 PM Response to Reply #46 |
47. No.. |
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BleedingHeartPatriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-06-06 08:32 PM Response to Reply #47 |
51. I think many of us would stand for a US president being investigated. |
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BrentWill4U (242 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-06-06 09:23 PM Response to Reply #51 |
53. They shouldn't |
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dogman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-06-06 08:59 PM Response to Reply #47 |
52. As I have shown, Kosovo was reviewed by the UN. |
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BrentWill4U (242 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-06-06 09:24 PM Response to Reply #52 |
54. For the simple reason that it won't happen.. |
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dogman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-06-06 09:37 PM Response to Reply #54 |
62. No kidding! |
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BrentWill4U (242 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-06-06 09:43 PM Response to Reply #62 |
63. No, they said that US forces did not commit any war crimes.. |
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dogman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-06-06 10:04 PM Response to Reply #63 |
67. Any state can declare war. |
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davekriss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 09:47 AM Response to Reply #63 |
90. The argument... |
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dogman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 06:00 AM Response to Reply #41 |
70. This is actually the basis for the charge of illegality. |
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davekriss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 08:56 AM Response to Reply #41 |
81. The IWR is America's shame |
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dorktv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-06-06 07:40 PM Response to Reply #29 |
44. Was Iraq under the jurisdiction of NATO? |
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blonndee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-06-06 09:33 PM Response to Reply #29 |
61. Sorry, but I have to ask you to please, PLEASE |
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opiate69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-06-06 10:23 PM Response to Reply #29 |
69. Christ on a crutch! |
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The Deacon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-06-06 05:53 PM Response to Original message |
32. Can You Say: "Straw Man" |
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Dinger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-06-06 09:43 PM Response to Reply #32 |
64. There Seems To Be A Correlation Between Certain Kinds Of Posts, And |
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Jacobin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 09:37 AM Response to Reply #64 |
88. Trying to compare IraqNam to Kosovo? |
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pinto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-06-06 06:20 PM Response to Original message |
35. No. |
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stepnw1f (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-06-06 06:29 PM Response to Original message |
38. Too Bad.... Georgie Committed War Crimes for Profit |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-06-06 07:49 PM Response to Original message |
45. Three key differences |
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BleedingHeartPatriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-06-06 08:23 PM Response to Reply #45 |
49. sandnsea, I always appreciate your posts. BTW, the OP is a fan |
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BrentWill4U (242 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-06-06 09:27 PM Response to Reply #49 |
56. I am not a "fan" of his.. |
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AnnieBW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-06-06 08:29 PM Response to Original message |
50. No. |
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SensibleAmerican (460 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-06-06 09:32 PM Response to Reply #50 |
60. There was no UN mandate |
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BrentWill4U (242 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-06-06 09:45 PM Response to Reply #50 |
65. Read the thread.. |
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SensibleAmerican (460 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-06-06 09:25 PM Response to Original message |
55. Yes, because neither of them are going to be punished |
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ComerPerro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 06:16 AM Response to Original message |
71. You aren't the first Republican stooge to try and point this out, you know |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 06:32 AM Response to Original message |
72. No. |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 06:59 AM Response to Original message |
74. I love some of the .. |
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CJCRANE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 07:30 AM Response to Original message |
75. The war in Iraq was based on a false prospectus - |
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zanne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 07:34 AM Response to Original message |
76. Alot of disruptors lately... |
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Dinger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 09:29 AM Response to Reply #76 |
85. I've Noticed That Too |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 07:35 AM Response to Original message |
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NoPasaran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 07:55 AM Response to Original message |
78. Is Bush being punished for invading Iraq? |
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Donald Ian Rankin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 08:01 AM Response to Original message |
79. Well, given that that punishment is "nothing", I think the answer is yes. |
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cigsandcoffee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 08:58 AM Response to Original message |
82. Ridiculous. n/t |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 09:15 AM Response to Original message |
84. I don't know technically legal positions |
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mtnsnake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 09:33 AM Response to Original message |
87. Should Davy Crockett face the same punishment as Charles Manson? nt |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 09:52 AM Response to Reply #87 |
92. Davy Crockett was punished more harshly than Charles Manson. |
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