Monthly Archives: October 2004

400 Tons? Or Three?

As if there wasn’t already enough confusion about this story, there are now questions about exactly how much explosive materials were in those bunkers. While the Iraqi government claims nearly 400 tons are missing, the UN inspectors note there was … Continue reading

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Russia Tied to Missing Arms

It now appears that Russian special forces moved tons of arms, explosives, chemicals, and other equipment out of Iraq and into Syria. Not only are Russian special forces troops implicated in the removal of tons of missing armaments, Defense officials … Continue reading

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Check Float Sinking Fast

New federal regulations designed to speed up check processing go into effect today, essentially eliminating the “float” that many people use to control their accounts. Float is the amount of time it takes for a check to be processed once … Continue reading

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Explosives Were Likely Missing Prior to US Arrival

The story of the missing 380 tons of high explosives from Iraq is turning interesting. The evidence seems to suggest that the cache went missing sometime between March 15, 2003 (the date the UN Nuclear inspectors left the area) and … Continue reading

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Three Kick Rule

A big city lawyer went duck hunting in rural West Virginia. He shot and dropped a bird, but it fell into a farmer’s field on the other side of a fence. As the lawyer climbed over the fence, an elderly … Continue reading

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U.N.: Tons of Explosives Missing in Iraq

Well, no matter how you look at this one, it’s a colossal screw up. And to think we were well aware of what was on this base from before the invasion; it’s truly pathetic. I think it’s safe to assume … Continue reading

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Security Council members Deny Meeting Kerry

U.N. ambassadors from several nations are disputing assertions by Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry that he met for hours with all members of the U.N. Security Council just a week before voting in October 2002 to authorize the use … Continue reading

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Interesting Note in a Campaign of "Truth"

John Kerry has been running a campaign that seems hinged on the appearance of “being straight with the American people”. In fact, on several occasions, he has used that very statement to say that the President has been lying to … Continue reading

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Should Everyone Vote? "Definitely Not", says Mona Charen

From Mona’s article at Town Hall, based on the recent findings of a CATO Institute study: “Here they come – the earnest exhortations to get out and vote. You’ll be hearing it from television newscasters, MTV, newspaper ads, radio talk … Continue reading

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The Proper Response to Terrorists

Once again, Al-Jazeera is airing video tape of an innocent victim pleading for her life. And in what has become the standard procedure, her captors are demanding that troops be removed from Iraq in exchange for her life. This won’t … Continue reading

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