Re: [ZION] The latest from Iraq

2002-12-19 Thread Marc A. Schindler
Alright. Let's start over. What exactly in the US State Dept. press release leads you to a conclusion other than the US got the documents first, when that is explicitly pointed out in the government's own press briefing? If you feel I've ignored a question you've raised, please remind me what it w

RE: [ZION] The latest from Iraq

2002-12-19 Thread Larry Jackson
Marc Schindler: I quoted you the exact wording that made my point. I do not need to "spin" anything. Here it is again, since you keep deleting it in your responses, so please either do me the courtesy of addressing the issue, or admit either apathy (which is fine if you're tired of discussing

Re: [ZION] The latest from Iraq

2002-12-18 Thread Marc A. Schindler
I quoted you the exact wording that made my point. I do not need to "spin" anything. Here it is again, since you keep deleting it in your responses, so please either do me the courtesy of addressing the issue, or admit either apathy (which is fine if you're tired of discussing it) or error: ==

RE: [ZION] The latest from Iraq

2002-12-18 Thread larry . jackson
Marc Schindler: That was not my point at all. Please reread it. ... You are not criticizing what I wrote, but how you *read* it. ___ I'm not criticizing anything. You are ignoring my point and I am ignoring your bait. Spin on. Larry Jackson [EMAIL PROTECTED] __

Re: [ZION] The latest from Iraq

2002-12-18 Thread Marc A. Schindler
Are you saying that the following doesn't say the US saw it first? "The U.S. government has made copies of the Iraqi weapons declaration and distributed them to the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council and other council members with expertise to assess the declaration for proliferat

RE: [ZION] The latest from Iraq

2002-12-17 Thread larry . jackson
Marc Schindler: This just isn't true, I'm afraid. They were *delivered* to the Security Council, but the US still managed to get first crack at them. An excerpt from the US State Dept. briefing: ... ___ This just is true, I'm afraid. And your excerpt begins by saying just what I

Re: [ZION] The latest from Iraq

2002-12-17 Thread Marc A. Schindler
This just isn't true, I'm afraid. They were *delivered* to the Security Council, but the US still managed to get first crack at them. An excerpt from the US State Dept. briefing: Reeker, the spokesman for the State Department, on 10/12/02: T"he U.S. government has made copies of the Iraqi weapons

Re: [ZION] The latest from Iraq

2002-12-16 Thread Marc A. Schindler
No, Larry -- the U.S. insisted on looking it over first before giving it to other permanent members of the Security Council, which is only 5 nations (technically speaking, not the "UN" -- that implies the General Assembly). This was public news, I'm not making it up. Here's a post to an official US

Re: [ZION] The latest from Iraq

2002-12-16 Thread Marc A. Schindler
Jon Spencer wrote: > So let me get this straight. First you postulate that the Americans took > the materials first to hide the Pakistani connection. Then you use that > supposition to say "That's what I've been saying all along: Pakistan is far > more dangerous to you than Iraq." > > Did I ge

RE: [ZION] The latest from Iraq

2002-12-11 Thread larry . jackson
Marc Schindler: By now I'm sure all of you have heard of the material the Iraqi government turned over to the Security Council. The U.S. took it before other Security Council members could look at it, with the excuse that they wanted to make sure certain parts having to do with recipes for wea

Re: [ZION] The latest from Iraq

2002-12-11 Thread Jon Spencer
So let me get this straight. First you postulate that the Americans took the materials first to hide the Pakistani connection. Then you use that supposition to say "That's what I've been saying all along: Pakistan is far more dangerous to you than Iraq." Did I get this correctly? If so, if your