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2003-12-26 Arabia

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2003-12-26 00:49|| || Front Page|| [8 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "... entered classrooms and started to shoot in the air and fire off teargas ..."

Fred I was going to crab your edit but see this is an exact quote. Sounds like a stinky mess. Rhetorically, was this an attempt to rally support, or intimidation?

"... questioned by the security services." At what voltage? Or are those gentlemen into hand tools?

Posted by Glenn (not Reynolds) 2003-12-26 1:16:40 AM|| 2003-12-26 1:16:40 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 It is well known that modern Yemen is rushing pell-mell from the 13th to the 15th century.

Posted by Tancred 2003-12-26 10:15:28 AM|| 2003-12-26 10:15:28 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 At a steady trot.

Posted by Lucky 2003-12-26 11:16:59 AM|| 2003-12-26 11:16:59 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 "... tried to force union elections to be held without referring to official organizing bodies or unions."

I can be dense at times... and those are my better moments.
What this means to me is they want to have an election without telling anyone whom they're voting for. I thought their preference is to have an election, then tell everyone whom they voted for.
...hmmm...
Sounds like the same thing. Never mind.

Posted by Larry Everett 2003-12-26 1:45:46 PM|| 2003-12-26 1:45:46 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 I think it was more along the lines of having an election and not telling the other parties.

Posted by Fred 2003-12-26 2:22:10 PM|| 2003-12-26 2:22:10 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 "I won!? I didn't even know I was running..."

Posted by tu3031 2003-12-26 2:38:03 PM|| 2003-12-26 2:38:03 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Was it Lenin or Stalin?

"Is not votes that count, is who counts votes."

Posted by Glenn (not Reynolds) 2003-12-26 3:07:30 PM|| 2003-12-26 3:07:30 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Tancred, post #2
I'm assuming you mean B.C.E.

Posted by Larry Everett 2003-12-26 6:28:59 PM|| 2003-12-26 6:28:59 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Glenn #7: Stalin

Posted by ed 2003-12-27 2:26:30 AM|| 2003-12-27 2:26:30 AM|| Front Page Top

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