THE US, THE UN AND THE IRAQIS THEMSELVES, V. 7.0

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Osama bin Laden may not be the wealthy terror financier once believed.

Recent investigations into al-Qaida by the Sept. 11 commission and others have altered the once commonly held view that bin Laden's inheritance and massive fortune -- estimated at $300 million at one point -- were used to finance his operations. A network of businesses in Sudan, his base from 1991 to 1996, is also not thought to be backing al-Qaida.

``There has been a revision of collective thinking,'' said Kenneth Katzman, a Congressional Research Service expert who has studied terror groups. ``The new thinking is that bin Laden's fortune didn't really enter into al-Qaida that much or wasn't the driving force in al-Qaida.''

"Naturally the common people don't want war ... it is always a simple matter to drag the people along ... , whether it is a democracy, or ... , the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.

"Naturally the common people don't want war ... it is always a simple matter to drag the people along ... , whether it is a democracy, or ... , the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.

The dictionary meaning of "liberal" is quite nice really.

Main Entry: lib·er·al·ism
Pronunciation: 'li-b(&-)r&-"li-z&m
Function: noun
1 : the quality or state of being liberal
2 a often capitalized : a movement in modern Protestantism emphasizing intellectual liberty and the spiritual and ethical content of Christianity b : a theory in economics emphasizing individual freedom from restraint and usually based on free competition, the self-regulating market, and the gold standard c : a political philosophy based on belief in progress, the essential goodness of the human race, and the autonomy of the individual and standing for the protection of political and civil liberties d capitalized : the principles and policies of a Liberal party
- lib·er·al·ist /-b(&-)r&-list/ noun or adjective
- lib·er·al·is·tic /"li-b(&-)r&-'lis-tik/ adjective

Main Entry: so·cial·ism
Pronunciation: 'sO-sh&-"li-z&m
Function: noun
1 : any of various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods
2 a : a system of society or group living in which there is no private property b : a system or condition of society in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state
3 : a stage of society in Marxist theory transitional between capitalism and communism and distinguished by unequal distribution of goods and pay according to work done

Actually, that quote, which i posted here recently, comes from Hermann Goering--i am unfamiliar with the individual to whom Ican refers, but can assure you that i have properly quoted Herr Goering.

... That, my friend, is fascism.

Actually, that quote, which i posted here recently, comes from Hermann Goering--i am unfamiliar with the individual to whom Ican refers, but can assure you that i have properly quoted Herr Goering.

Main Entry: Goe·ring
Function: biographical name
var of Göring

If you use neither the variant, nor the umlaut, you leave yourself open to the criticism . . . the same can be said for your convenient use of diaresis in repeating the quote . . .

Main Entry: di·aer·e·sis
Pronunciation: dI-'er-&-s&s, British also -'ir-
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural di·aer·e·ses /-"sEz/
Etymology: Late Latin diaeresis, from Greek diairesis, literally, division, from diairein to divide, from dia- + hairein to take
1 : a mark ¨ placed over a vowel to indicate that the vowel is pronounced in a separate syllable (as in naïve or Brontë) -- compare UMLAUT
2 : the break in a verse caused by the coincidence of the end of a foot with the end of a word
- di·ae·ret·ic /"dI-&-'re-tik/ adjective

DRAFT OF RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE IRAQI PEOPLE

1. Establish a constitutional republic whose constitution is the supreme law of Iraq, and wherein each one of the Iraqi people are sovereigns over their own bodies.

--What an individual Iraqi puts in and/or takes out of his/her own body shall not be limited by Iraqi government.