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2006-05-10 Home Front: Culture Wars

Saudi ~~oil tick~~ ambassador makes soothing noises to USA Today

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Posted by Chinter Flarong9283 2006-05-10 12:04|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 What's up with that jacket? Does a straw hat come with it?

Posted by tu3031 2006-05-10 12:36|| 2006-05-10 12:36|| Front Page Top

#2 He was probably dressed for the Derby.
It is bad isn't it ?

Posted by jim#6 2006-05-10 14:04|| 2006-05-10 14:04|| Front Page Top

#3 Holy Jesus Christ! You're right about that jacket! Either he was dressed for the Derby, or he just got done performing in a barber shop quartet.

Posted by Mike N. 2006-05-10 16:21|| 2006-05-10 16:21|| Front Page Top

#4 I watched a documentary on I believe it was Brazil recently. They are almost entirely off of crude oil thanks to manufacturing a type of combustible engine fuel from sugar cane. I can't wait to see the day, hope it isn't far off, when we've achieved the same goal with corn, soybeans, hickory nuts or whatever. When the crude oil revenues begin to plummet, I suspect the muzzies will get a real war on over there.

Posted by Besoeker 2006-05-10 18:56|| 2006-05-10 18:56|| Front Page Top

#5 Brazil has vast tracts of land suitable for sugar cane.
Sugar cane don't grow here.
The other products pack an unimpressive energy punch, plus it's food.

Posted by jim#6 2006-05-10 19:36|| 2006-05-10 19:36|| Front Page Top

#6 You're right about the suit. That's one hell of of a color war. I got a kick out of this Q&A:

Q: If diplomatic efforts were to fail, should force be used to prevent Iran from acquiring weapons?

A: We are against the use of force in any conflict. The effects would be detrimental not just to us but to the whole area. King Abdullah has publicly stated that war destroys, and what our region needs is to be built up.

Yeah, just like when Saddam took over Kiwait, you guys just sat there on yer fat behinds, and let the US do the heavy lifting.

I also chuckled about the part about having US students go to Saudi universities.

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2006-05-10 23:04|| 2006-05-10 23:04|| Front Page Top

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