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	<title>Comments on: What Smart People Have Been Saying About Glenn Reynolds For Years</title>
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	<link>http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/02/22/what-smart-people-have-been-saying-about-glenn-reynolds-for-years/</link>
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		<title>By: Duros62</title>
		<link>http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/02/22/what-smart-people-have-been-saying-about-glenn-reynolds-for-years/#comment-83855</link>
		<dc:creator>Duros62</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2007 17:35:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;i&gt;A military invasion of a nation and holding the citizens of another hostage state is OK?&lt;/i&gt;

Yeah, but see, that's what the Iranian militants did to the US embassy. Carter's actions were in response to that "act of foreign aggression."
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>A military invasion of a nation and holding the citizens of another hostage state is OK?</i></p>
<p>Yeah, but see, that&#8217;s what the Iranian militants did to the US embassy. Carter&#8217;s actions were in response to that &#8220;act of foreign aggression.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>By: Dugger</title>
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		<dc:creator>Dugger</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2007 00:51:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>No. Not the same. Didn't say it was. Did and od ask where is the principal.  A military invasion of a nation and holding the citizens of another hostage state is OK?  Is death the only issue. Can break all the other laws of that nation we want?

For the record, I think Clinton, Carter, Reagan etc were right (Carter messed up the enactment).
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>No. Not the same. Didn&#8217;t say it was. Did and od ask where is the principal.  A military invasion of a nation and holding the citizens of another hostage state is OK?  Is death the only issue. Can break all the other laws of that nation we want?</p>
<p>For the record, I think Clinton, Carter, Reagan etc were right (Carter messed up the enactment).</p>
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		<title>By: Quaker in a Basement</title>
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		<dc:creator>Quaker in a Basement</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2007 18:03:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;Actually at Desert One US troops held a busload of Iranian civilians at gunpoint.&lt;/em&gt;

I see. Well then, yes, that's just exactly like selectively murdering scientists, isn't it?
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Actually at Desert One US troops held a busload of Iranian civilians at gunpoint.</em></p>
<p>I see. Well then, yes, that&#8217;s just exactly like selectively murdering scientists, isn&#8217;t it?</p>
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		<title>By: Dugger</title>
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		<dc:creator>Dugger</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Feb 2007 17:42:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Quaker

Actually at Desert One US troops held a busload of Iranian civilians at gunpoint.

dusty

So what do you call it when troops of one nation move under arms secretly and pre-emptively into (action) the sovereign territory of another?  Picnic in force?



dusty

Guess who was commander in chief of those soldiers?

dusty

Anything else, bud?
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Quaker</p>
<p>Actually at Desert One US troops held a busload of Iranian civilians at gunpoint.</p>
<p>dusty</p>
<p>So what do you call it when troops of one nation move under arms secretly and pre-emptively into (action) the sovereign territory of another?  Picnic in force?</p>
<p>dusty</p>
<p>Guess who was commander in chief of those soldiers?</p>
<p>dusty</p>
<p>Anything else, bud?</p>
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		<title>By: dusty</title>
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		<dc:creator>dusty</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Feb 2007 07:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Poor Dugger. I was going to say something along the lines of Carter didn't invade Iran and then I realized Dugger needs help.

Poor effin' Dugger. Somebody help him b4 he shaves his head.
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Poor Dugger. I was going to say something along the lines of Carter didn&#8217;t invade Iran and then I realized Dugger needs help.</p>
<p>Poor effin&#8217; Dugger. Somebody help him b4 he shaves his head.</p>
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		<title>By: frameone</title>
		<link>http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/02/22/what-smart-people-have-been-saying-about-glenn-reynolds-for-years/#comment-83850</link>
		<dc:creator>frameone</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Feb 2007 01:39:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Duros hits the nail on the head but Dugger will never get it. He accuses of us not having "thought it out" when he himself can't even get a simple chronology straight.

The principal here is that pre-emptive military action, especially pre-emptively assassinating the leaders and scientists of a foreign country, is illegal, immoral and is more likely to cause more problems than it solves.

Assassinating Iranian leaders and scientists today would do more to inflame the very forces of radicalism and nationalism that Reynolds believes they will quell. Much like our botched pre-emptive action in Iraq. We have inflamed the very regional radicalism that the Bush administration said the invasion would delegitimate and sap of strength. In the case of Iraq, pre-emptive war has so far resulted in the EXACT OPPOSITE result than it was supposed to achieve.

Have you thought this out at all Dugger? Of course you haven't. All you hear is "Let's kill some people" and that's all you need to hear.
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Duros hits the nail on the head but Dugger will never get it. He accuses of us not having &#8220;thought it out&#8221; when he himself can&#8217;t even get a simple chronology straight.</p>
<p>The principal here is that pre-emptive military action, especially pre-emptively assassinating the leaders and scientists of a foreign country, is illegal, immoral and is more likely to cause more problems than it solves.</p>
<p>Assassinating Iranian leaders and scientists today would do more to inflame the very forces of radicalism and nationalism that Reynolds believes they will quell. Much like our botched pre-emptive action in Iraq. We have inflamed the very regional radicalism that the Bush administration said the invasion would delegitimate and sap of strength. In the case of Iraq, pre-emptive war has so far resulted in the EXACT OPPOSITE result than it was supposed to achieve.</p>
<p>Have you thought this out at all Dugger? Of course you haven&#8217;t. All you hear is &#8220;Let&#8217;s kill some people&#8221; and that&#8217;s all you need to hear.</p>
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		<title>By: midderpidge</title>
		<link>http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/02/22/what-smart-people-have-been-saying-about-glenn-reynolds-for-years/#comment-83849</link>
		<dc:creator>midderpidge</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2007 22:58:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I get it now.  We must attack Iran now because they have a history of taking AMericans hostage.  Good point Dugger.
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I get it now.  We must attack Iran now because they have a history of taking AMericans hostage.  Good point Dugger.</p>
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		<title>By: Quaker in a Basement</title>
		<link>http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/02/22/what-smart-people-have-been-saying-about-glenn-reynolds-for-years/#comment-83848</link>
		<dc:creator>Quaker in a Basement</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2007 22:39:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;Jimmy Carter (he was CINC) invaded Iranian territory and attacked Irani civilians&lt;/em&gt;

Did he?

My memory fails me. I thought our people landed way out somewhere. Did they have to take some prisoners or something?
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Jimmy Carter (he was CINC) invaded Iranian territory and attacked Irani civilians</em></p>
<p>Did he?</p>
<p>My memory fails me. I thought our people landed way out somewhere. Did they have to take some prisoners or something?</p>
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		<title>By: Duros62</title>
		<link>http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/02/22/what-smart-people-have-been-saying-about-glenn-reynolds-for-years/#comment-83847</link>
		<dc:creator>Duros62</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2007 22:23:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;b&gt;CARTER'S ACTIONS WERE NOT PRE-EMPTIVE!!!! THEY WERE RESPONSIVE!!

DO YOU GET THAT?&lt;/b&gt;

That's the muthafuckin' princi&lt;b&gt;ple&lt;/b&gt;.
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b>CARTER&#8217;S ACTIONS WERE NOT PRE-EMPTIVE!!!! THEY WERE RESPONSIVE!!</p>
<p>DO YOU GET THAT?</b></p>
<p>That&#8217;s the muthafuckin&#8217; princi<b>ple</b>.</p>
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		<title>By: Dugger</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2007 21:49:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Nevertheless, we did not declare war on Iran. Right? Then Jimmy Carter (he was CINC) invaded Iranian territory and attacked Irani civilians- who had nothing to do with the embassy - nothing at all. they were as pure as teh driven snow.  I mean if we are saying Glenn Reynolds is all evil and everything for suggesting selective pre-emptive lethal strikes against nuclear scientists working for  an avowedly genocidal, anti-semitic regime, how different is that, principal-wise, from Jimmy Carter invading that very same nation - secretly, with no declaration of war?

All I'm saying is that I don't think you've thought this thing out. OW hates Reynolds and tosses out allegations or repeats allegations against him whenever he can.  Is it wrong, if they are going to be that harsh (calling him a murderer,etc), to ask why the silence re others killed or attacked by Presidents progressives happen to have liked.  Will you all insist your Pres candidate forswear any and all pre-emptibve military actions against any foreign regime.

Or is it really, at heart, just more repackaged Bush hate?

What is the principal???
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nevertheless, we did not declare war on Iran. Right? Then Jimmy Carter (he was CINC) invaded Iranian territory and attacked Irani civilians- who had nothing to do with the embassy - nothing at all. they were as pure as teh driven snow.  I mean if we are saying Glenn Reynolds is all evil and everything for suggesting selective pre-emptive lethal strikes against nuclear scientists working for  an avowedly genocidal, anti-semitic regime, how different is that, principal-wise, from Jimmy Carter invading that very same nation - secretly, with no declaration of war?</p>
<p>All I&#8217;m saying is that I don&#8217;t think you&#8217;ve thought this thing out. OW hates Reynolds and tosses out allegations or repeats allegations against him whenever he can.  Is it wrong, if they are going to be that harsh (calling him a murderer,etc), to ask why the silence re others killed or attacked by Presidents progressives happen to have liked.  Will you all insist your Pres candidate forswear any and all pre-emptibve military actions against any foreign regime.</p>
<p>Or is it really, at heart, just more repackaged Bush hate?</p>
<p>What is the principal???</p>
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		<title>By: midderpidge</title>
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		<dc:creator>midderpidge</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2007 21:17:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Iranian militants did invade US territory where they took hostages Dugger.  That is an act of war in my book.
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Iranian militants did invade US territory where they took hostages Dugger.  That is an act of war in my book.</p>
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		<title>By: Duros62</title>
		<link>http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/02/22/what-smart-people-have-been-saying-about-glenn-reynolds-for-years/#comment-83844</link>
		<dc:creator>Duros62</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2007 20:44:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>August, good point.
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>August, good point.</p>
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		<title>By: Duros62</title>
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		<dc:creator>Duros62</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2007 19:50:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>"Would Dugger please report to the Guiding Legal Principal's office"

Were you that stoned during the Iranian Hostage Crisis to suggest that Carter "pre-emptorily invade a sovereign state?"

&lt;i&gt;" Mr. Carter we all know you are an anti-Semite now,...&lt;/i&gt;

Carter:antisemitism
Helen Thomas:Stalin

Perspective, Dugger. Get some. And some ice cream while you're at it
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Would Dugger please report to the Guiding Legal Principal&#8217;s office&#8221;</p>
<p>Were you that stoned during the Iranian Hostage Crisis to suggest that Carter &#8220;pre-emptorily invade a sovereign state?&#8221;</p>
<p><i>&#8221; Mr. Carter we all know you are an anti-Semite now,&#8230;</i></p>
<p>Carter:antisemitism<br />
Helen Thomas:Stalin</p>
<p>Perspective, Dugger. Get some. And some ice cream while you&#8217;re at it</p>
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		<title>By: Nimrod Gently</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2007 19:26:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>For the love of God it's principle. And no, he ordered an attack on an Iranian compound that was holding American citizens hostage. It was fucked up by other people.

You know, George W. Bush has done many, many things worse than ordering an attack that other people fucked up spectacularly. I don't want to say hypocrite...wait, yes I do. Hypocrite.
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For the love of God it&#8217;s principle. And no, he ordered an attack on an Iranian compound that was holding American citizens hostage. It was fucked up by other people.</p>
<p>You know, George W. Bush has done many, many things worse than ordering an attack that other people fucked up spectacularly. I don&#8217;t want to say hypocrite&#8230;wait, yes I do. Hypocrite.</p>
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		<title>By: Dugger</title>
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		<dc:creator>Dugger</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2007 18:41:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Ahh.  We have the guiding legal principal.  It is if progressives consider it a "reasonable response".  Too bad Reynolds can't be as brilliant as this. Since everyone agrees on all that is and isn't reasonable, that clears everything up.

And duros, Carter pre-emptorily invaded a sovereign state and took military action within that state, including holding terrified Iraqi citizens, just minding their own business, at gunpoint - for hours - in the desert.  My God man!  Have you no heart?!  How could Carter do that to those poor innocent people who hadn't invaded this country or done us any harm.

I demand a war crimes tribunal.  Lets make Ramsey Clark the Grand Inquisitor.

" Mr. Carter we all know you are an anti-semite now, but didn't you once attack with a miltiary force innocent Iranian civilians?  Answer yes or no!"
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ahh.  We have the guiding legal principal.  It is if progressives consider it a &#8220;reasonable response&#8221;.  Too bad Reynolds can&#8217;t be as brilliant as this. Since everyone agrees on all that is and isn&#8217;t reasonable, that clears everything up.</p>
<p>And duros, Carter pre-emptorily invaded a sovereign state and took military action within that state, including holding terrified Iraqi citizens, just minding their own business, at gunpoint - for hours - in the desert.  My God man!  Have you no heart?!  How could Carter do that to those poor innocent people who hadn&#8217;t invaded this country or done us any harm.</p>
<p>I demand a war crimes tribunal.  Lets make Ramsey Clark the Grand Inquisitor.</p>
<p>&#8221; Mr. Carter we all know you are an anti-semite now, but didn&#8217;t you once attack with a miltiary force innocent Iranian civilians?  Answer yes or no!&#8221;</p>
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		<title>By: midderpidge</title>
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		<dc:creator>midderpidge</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2007 17:55:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Look at Dugger demand answers!  &lt;b&gt;Where is my list????!!!!!&lt;/b&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Look at Dugger demand answers!  <b>Where is my list????!!!!!</b></p>
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		<title>By: Duros62</title>
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		<dc:creator>Duros62</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2007 17:49:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Yes, the silence of the blogosphere in 1978 was deafening, wasn't it?
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yes, the silence of the blogosphere in 1978 was deafening, wasn&#8217;t it?</p>
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		<title>By: frameone</title>
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		<dc:creator>frameone</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2007 17:28:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>"I think you have to explain decades of silence on the part of progressives regarding other preemptory strikes."

And just what silence are you talking about? You mean the silence on all the blogs in the 70s, 80s and 90s?
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;I think you have to explain decades of silence on the part of progressives regarding other preemptory strikes.&#8221;</p>
<p>And just what silence are you talking about? You mean the silence on all the blogs in the 70s, 80s and 90s?</p>
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		<title>By: Duros62</title>
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		<dc:creator>Duros62</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2007 17:01:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>And BTW, why would Carter be considered a war criminal for Desert One? As far as I know, the only people/troops killed were ours.
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>And BTW, why would Carter be considered a war criminal for Desert One? As far as I know, the only people/troops killed were ours.</p>
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		<title>By: Duros62</title>
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		<dc:creator>Duros62</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2007 17:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Bin Laden is an enemy combatant, not a civilian. Oh, a Saudi enemy combatant, FYI.
Nucklear researchers, even evil nucklear researchers, are still civilians.
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bin Laden is an enemy combatant, not a civilian. Oh, a Saudi enemy combatant, FYI.<br />
Nucklear researchers, even evil nucklear researchers, are still civilians.</p>
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