What you’re trying to argue, which doesn’t surprise me, is that Saddam Hussein had “rights” — that were allegedly based on resolutions that he himself was violating.

Nonsense. What I said–I did not try to argue anything, I said–was that

They (the inspections) were stopped on the insistence of Saddam Hussein, himself, using the excuse that UNSCOM, the inspectors, were spying–presumably beyond the scope of their mandate. Apparently there was some validity to that charge. #36

And I subsequently provided evidence to support that statement. You have never provided anything to support your allegation that the inspections were stopped

in 1998, on the insistence of leftist Democrats and the UN #35.

Unless you can provide evidence to support your contention, I’ll consider this matter closed. You can’t even correctly paraphrase what I said.

What? That UNSCOM was using US intelligence equipment and data to penetrate the numerous deceptions Saddam Hussein was using, in defiance of all UN regulations, to avoid disarming and hide his WMDs?

What you’re trying to argue, which doesn’t surprise me, is that Saddam Hussein had “rights” — that were allegedly based on resolutions that he himself was violating.

First off, he didn’t have them; second off, his own actions, even if he had had them, would have invalidated them.

Brudnoy was a gay man, who shortly before he first had Mylroye and Ledeen on, had survived a bout with AIDS. A few years ago, he died of a rare form of cancer. Before his bout with AIDS (he was long-time HIV+), he vehemently denied that he was gay, but probably everyone in the Boston gay community knew that he was gay. He claimed that he was a “libertarian,” but anyone listening to his rants on his show (as we did) in the late 1990s and before his death could tell that he was a Republican in libertarian clothing. Which is one reason that I do not trust self-described libertarians: they are little more than Republicans in alternate garb.

Unfortunately, Raj, Saddam Hussein didn’t have that right or option

Oh, so why was it reported as I described at the time?

Just a couple of examples:

US Used UN to Spy on Iraq, Aides Say, By Colum Lynch, The Boston Globe, January 6, 1999

Iraq disarmament crisis timeline 1997-2000

There are many other reports along the same line. Try again.

“MOST OF YOUR ILK already want to do harm to the president, veep, sec’y of state, defense et al.” (CAPS added for emphasis with respect to your low IQ.)

I was referencing people on the Left who have either (a) made direct physical threats to the President, like Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) wanting to hit the President, or (b) slandered the President by comparisons to true terrorists like Hitler, OBL or Saddam Hussein, like Cindy Sheehan, Michael Moore and anyone else at the NYT, or even (c) urged the personal harm of conservatives, like Julianne Malveaux at NPR who wanted Clarence Thomas dead of cholesterol poisoning.

Those are just a few of the citations I can provide. Did I ever say that YOU ever made those threats? No, because you are personally insignificant to me and to the rest of the world except for maybe your parents. I really don’t care what you would do or say, but suffice to say that your supposed superiority over everyone else at this board is getting on a lot of people’s nerves.

Regards,
Peter H.

Go back to your leftist talking points explaining why you supported bribes and corruption at the UN.

Then why were they ceased in 1998, on the insistence of leftist Democrats and the UN…

They weren’t stopped on the insistence of “leftist Democrats and the UN.” They were stopped on the insistence of Saddam Hussein, himself, using the excuse that UNSCOM, the inspectors, were spying–presumably beyond the scope of their mandate. Apparently there was some validity to that charge.

Then why were they ceased in 1998, on the insistence of leftist Democrats and the UN, when the inspectors were still protesting that Saddam had not been forthcoming and was still hiding and manufacturing banned weapons?

Please do. I really don’t think you’ll find one instance where I’ve wished harm on anyone here or the Presdent or the Vice President or any of the others you mention. So come on, put up or shut up and retract your claim.

OMG. lester is raj but at a 3rd Grade Reading level!

lester, raj is famous for once having said something like “I read German magazines so I’m an expert on …. (fill in the blanks). It was crazy hillarious! even raj laughed once he calmed down from being called a non-expert on something.

lester, lester, lester. You gotta get to a school and try to learn.

lester writes later: “There is a book called “the war against america” by a woman named Laurie Mylroie…” No kidding lester… it was referenced twice before in this very thread. Do you read for comprehension?

Maybe Brendan can help you? I think he’s slowly learning how to do it these days.

Regards,
Peter H.

Maliki has outlined his reconciliation / amnesty plan. The BBC notes oh so perceptively,

“It outlines plans to disarm militias and beef up Iraqi security forces… [but] it does not seek reconciliation with those at the heart of the insurgency – the radical Islamists, many of them foreigners, who want Iraq to be the centre of a new Islamic empire.”

Now, what do we call “radical Islamists, many of them foreigners, who want Iraq to be the centre of a new Islamic empire”?

Could they be….. al Qaeda terrorists?

And the BBC claims, because it is convenient this time, that they are “at the heart of the insurgency”. Well – are they or aren’t they? Is the “heart” of the Iraq “insurgency” al Qaeda terrorists, or not?

gaypatriot- I am opposed to military interventions in general, yes. I would not at all be opposed to bombing al quda treaining camps and the like but say kosovo, gulf war, somolia and the worldwide whining for our prescence in Darfur (no disrepspect to the Sudanese victims themselves) I think they tend to open up cans of worms that we aren’t equipped to deal with. But i’m willing to compromise if there is a clear exit strategy.

Well guess what folks. Imagine what a dirty bomb loaded with even “degenerated” sarin gas could do if it exploded in Times Square! A weapon of mass destruction.

Probably more of a weapon of mass distraction. Even the Pentagon–which is not known for its liberal tendancies–has poo-pooed Sanctimonious Santorum’s report.

Recognize that SS is in a tough re-election battle. It should be obvious to any sentient being that this “announcement” of old news is nothing more than an attempt to revive his floundering re-election bid.

Just as long as nobody pays any mind to the continuing failure in Somalia, right?

I have no idea what this poster is trying to inply, but I will merely point out that the US involvement in Somalia was begun by Dubya’s father.

I could go on. Well, I will. The US involvement in Vietnam was begun by Eisenhower. And he left it to his successors to clean up his mess. Kind of like Dubya and Iraq, apparently.