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I know I will live to regret this; in fact, I already do.
Nonetheless: If someone were to kill...let's say, a friend of yours (assuming any such person could exist), would you then argue that your friend wasn't dead if it could not be proven in a court of law that the defendant had done the deed? Let us further imagine that you witnessed the act being committed, from such a close distance and such a ...
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haulinsacs
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October 18, 2007
Trolling, etc.
Everyone on the Fray knows, or should know, that San is a troll. That said, I actually think the inclusion of the link about sexual abuse allegations was rather gratuitous to your overall point. If the allegations had been proven to be true, then you could (and, I assume, would) have said so, either in your article or in your Fray post. I haven't ...
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haulinsacs
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October 18, 2007
Iraq is "Bush's War"
Iraq is ''Bush's War'' (NOT a ''War Against Terrorism'')... Question: When did Terrorists'' get the ESTABLISHED and REAL foot-hold in Iraq? Related to the ''War Against Saddam''... Although this may have been an issue that may have eventually required continued US Military Action, there WERE & ARE on the other hand, far GREATER dangers to the ...
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Qtec90
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August 16, 2007
Still waiting for the "false choice"
For shame, Slate. Not you, Dahlia. Your point, while not precisely new ground, is a useful and worthy comment on how the Administration has abused the definitions on both sides of this question. I (mostly) agree - the true abuse in the Padilla case is the abuse of the categories, the deliberate use of inaccurate designation to game out ...
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ked
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August 15, 2007