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napi21 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-04 09:56 PM
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What is an Arab Technicrat?
Edited on Sun May-23-04 09:57 PM by napi21
I heard Bill Saphire say that on Meet the Press on the re-run just now.
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bemildred Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-04 10:01 PM
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1. Roughly, a non-political Iraqi who knows how to make things work.
Scientists or engineers or leaders of institutions.
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thebigidea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-04 10:01 PM
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2. hmmm
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hedda_foil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-04 10:08 PM
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3. In a word
Chalabi.
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bemildred Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-04 10:10 PM
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4. Tsk, tsk, cynical cynical.
I am really curious to see what happens to Mr. Chalabi.
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thebigidea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-04 10:10 PM
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5. Trunk Ride 2: Electric Scootalong
Edited on Sun May-23-04 10:11 PM by thebigidea
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bemildred Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-04 10:15 PM
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6. Or perhaps a chance to pay his debt to society in Jordan.
It's nice to have so many pleasant options to contemplate.
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thebigidea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-04 10:16 PM
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7. then again, he may surprise us all...
by forming a two-man volleyball team with Tom Friedman and revitalizing the sport.
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bemildred Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-04 10:19 PM
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8. Always room for a seasoned liar in the news media. nt
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thebigidea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-04 10:20 PM
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9. FOX FOCUS on FREEDOM with host Chalabi...
I can see it now...
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bemildred Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-04 10:22 PM
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10. LOL.
:thumbsup:
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