Mar 16, 2003
So who is responsible for forging all this evidence about
So who is responsible for forging all this evidence about Saddam's nuclear program? The claim is that the CIA is vindicated because "We would do a much better forgery than that.". Add that to the plagiarized college theses and the whole 'trial by fire' is starting to look a bit thin. Doesn't matter - that's the advantage to trial by fire. If you burn, you were guilty.
Guv'mnt officials are discussing the color-based threat level scheme. They want to add something in between 'high' (orange) and 'severe' (red). Beg to differ, but where they really need a new one is in between 'guarded' (blue) and 'elevated' (yellow). Let's just call it 'unsubstantiated' (purple).
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out immediately, because they know it is not an excellent restaurant. If
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