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And when you take away the Kurds, that number goes significantly down. Let's just annex a large chunk of land, declare it Kurdistan, help them set up a democracy, and leave the rest of Iraq and just say "fuck 'em". Then again, I guess Iraq would just attack Kurdistan...again...and we'd have to go back and help them...again...fuck this nation building thing is hard...

Well, thanks for the reminder. I'll set a tape. 99% sure this will be completely worthless but it seems like whenever WWE first debuts a new weekend recap/variety show (Excess, Livewire, Confidential, etc.) it's at least interesting at first. If it's worthless I'll never think about it again.

If that was directed towards not voting for Bush, you obviously missed the part about it not mattering who is president, that's what's so troubling. If anything Kerry as president would make a draft MORE likely since his plan is to increase the number of troops in Iraq (by 40,000 I believe), and the senators who are proposing the current bills to reinstate the draft are both Democrats and in general Democrats are the ones who grumble about bringing back the draft since they see the volunteer service as unfair to the lower class who they believe inproportionatly make up the army. Then again Bush is obviously more of a warhawk and would be the more likely of the 2 to extend the war on more fronts. So, that's the thing, it doesn't seem to matter who's the President if you believe the rumors, since this is in the works on both sides in Congress anyway, but again that article I posted is reassuring in its logic.

This is a pretty good article that quells some of my fears: http://usmilitary.about.com/cs/wars/a/draft.htm

Um, it wouldn't be a decision, that's how a draft works...

Perfect game=no baserunners allowed.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/MeanGirls-1131931/ 85% POSITIVE REVIEWS!?! Guh? What is going on?

O's lose again in 12. Dejean left in for 3 innings and fails again. I can't take it anymore! Still 12-10 on the season...

Now with SNAZZY PICTURES~!

What are you, her agent?

For 15 dollars for the whole season, you get online access to live radio feeds for all the teams, and acess to archives of past games. So, you can choose to listen to your local radio broadcast, or the opposing team's if you like, for all games. Arguments about how radio stations should be allowed to stream online for free aside, it's a good deal, and well worth it if you can't pick up your team's broadcast on your reciever. Get it here: http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/audio/gda/index.jsp For the curious, MLB TV is 15 dollars a month and provides live TV feeds for most games (unlike the radio though you can't choose between the home or away feeds, its kind of a crapshoot which one they choose), and you also get acess to archives for all games. I'm in an akward situation, as at school, my cable doesn't cover the O's (just Phillies), but this "zone" is considered a Baltimore zone as well (I guess the cable system outside of the school does cover the O's), so I found out live O's games are blacked out. The only reason I bought it. Goodie. But, on the bright side, after the games end the archives for all games are able to be viewed, so it's just a matter of avoiding the score, and later that night or the next day watching the replay of the game (and skipping commercials!) or listening live to the radio feed, and then skimming through video highlights. So, just a warning if you're considering it, to check to see if your zipcode is in a blackout zone for a team you want to see. http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/video/mlb_tv.jsp

Ponson pitching to Javy Lopez, he looks fine. Now 2 straight games pitching to Keith Osik, he has 2 horrible starts. Now that Javy apparently has a strained oblique, this could be a real problem. Besides possibly losing our best hitter, Osik obviously brings out the worst in our pitchers and might be the worst "hitter" in baseball. Oh, his supposedly good defense has allowed 3 passed balls in 2 games...

O's have money to spend, and could use a real ace....

Mike might be interested that this list appears to come from this link: http://www.tilenut.com/yo/BUSH_record.html (which a bunch of my inane friends have put on their AIM profiles) and the guy has apparently added a few sources and has a disclaimer at the bottom that says he's working on getting more sources up...just to let you know for...fun, I guess...

Just be happy Russo didn't name him E. Jack U Lation or something...

Orioles rally in the 7th to blow it open- 8-2! Luis Matos with his 3rd hit of the night, 2 runs bases loaded.

O's up 4-0 in the 4th. Last inning, Tejada singled in Roberts, then Palmeiro singled in Mora, then Lopez RBIed (on an error to 3rd) in Tejada and Surhoff sac flied in Palmeiro. Now that's produtive. Brian Roberts is 3-3 and Dubose is starting and just crusing along here... EDIT: 4-2 now as 2 Mariners score on groundouts.

O's snap their 3 game losing streak, as the pitching returned to form, with 5 solid innings from Ainsworth, 3 hitless from Parrish and 1 hitless from Julio. 3-1 over Mariners. They play Seattle again today at 3, so I guess I'll listen to the radio webcast instead of my usual habit of waiting for the game to be avaliable in the video archive...

That they're still in business all things considered would say probably not...

I'm incredibly ignorant of how these laws work, but it mentioned eBay, does that mean that selling used WWF/WCW videos on eBay will no longer be allowed? (I'm talking the official ones with the boxes, not self made ones...)

So...for those that actually saw the show, thoughts? I skimmed through the results and it doesn't sound too hot. Is it worth getting a replay? Keep in mind my not ordering is not an indictment of the product but more legistics of my own situation. I'm at school with no PPV, so I either need to have it ordered and then sent by tape and watch a few days later, which is a hassle unless it's for a major show (I'm still waiting for Pride to get here!), or wait until I'm home for a weekend, which I won't be for a couple weeks. I probably would have ordered the show, coming off a hot last week. Anyway, thoughts?

This was posted once before and deleted.

Concur.

Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy... Oh, shutup, shutup, shutup... Glad his wish came true... Full article: Hamas Leader Killed in Israeli Airstrike Saturday, April 17, 2004 GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — An Israeli missile strike killed Hamas leader Abdel Aziz Rantisi (search) as he rode in his car Saturday evening, hospital officials said. Rantisi's son Mohammed and a bodyguard were also killed in the attack. The militant Hamas leader was one of Israel's top targets after it assassinated Hamas founder Sheik Ahmed Yassin (search) in an airstrike last month. Rantisi's car was hit with missiles Saturday evening on the road outside his home, leaving only the burned, destroyed vehicle. After the explosion, Israeli helicopters were heard in the area. Rantisi was taken to the hospital in critical condition, his body pocked with bloody wounds and blood streaming from his head and neck. He was taken to emergency surgery but died five minutes after arriving at the hospital. Palestinian officials lashed the Israeli strike. "We condemn in strongest possible terms this Israeli crime of assassinating Dr. Rantisi. This is state terror, and the Israeli government is fully responsible for the consequences of this action," Palestinian Cabinet minister Saeb Erekat (search) said. Witnesses said there were three people in the car at the time of the explosion. Five pedestrians were also wounded, hospital officials said. The dead included Akram Nassar, 35, Rantisi's personal bodyguard and his son Mohammed, 27, hospital officials said. Rantisi's wife was in the car, but her condition and location was not known, hospital sources and Hamas said. About 2,000 angry Palestinians marched through the streets carrying pieces of Rantisi's car shouting, "revenge, revenge." Shooting was heard in the center of Gaza City and people were chanting Rantisi's name. "This blood will not be wasted," said Ismail Haniyeh, a Hamas (search) leader at the hospital. "We are not going to give up." Rantisi is Hamas' top leader in Gaza and one of the most hard-line members of the militant movement who rejects all compromise with Israel and calls for the destruction of the Jewish state. Israel had previously tried to kill Rantisi June 10 when three Apache helicopters fired at least seven missiles toward Rantisi's car in a crowded Gaza thoroughfare, reducing his vehicle to a scorched heap of metal. Rantisi escaped with a wound to the right leg. Two Palestinian bystanders were killed. In a retaliatory attack the next day, 16 Israelis were killed in a Hamas homicide bombing in Jerusalem. Israeli officials justified the attack as part of the ongoing battle against militants who have killed more than 900 Israelis in attacks over the past 3 1/2 years of violence. "We have to continue this war, every time and every place. And this story with Rantisi shows how the army can get everywhere. We have to continue, we have no other choice," Cabinet Minister Gideon Ezra (search) told Israel Radio. Israel has stepped up strikes on Hamas in advance of a proposed unilateral pullout from Gaza. Israeli officials have said they hope a string of military successes to show that the militant group was not driving it out of the coastal strip. The explosion occurred Saturday night a block from Rantisi's house in the Sheik Radwan neighborhood of Gaza City, about 100 yards from where Hamas founder Sheik Ahmed Yassin was buried after Israel assassinated him last month. Since then, Israel has vowed to kill the entire leadership of the Islamic militant organization. Israeli sources said Saturday they struck at Rantisi at the first available opportunity and said he was planning a large attack on Israel to solidify his leadership of Hamas and to retaliate for Yassin's killing. Israel has been on high alert for a homicide bombing since Yassin's March 22 killing. After Rantisi was killed, Israeli prisons holding Palestinian prisoners went on high-alert, fearing possible riots. During the mourning period for Yassin, Rantisi was defiant about Israel's threats against him. "We will all die one day. Nothing will change. If by Apache or by cardiac arrest, I prefer Apache," he said.

Can't take the heat, get out of the World Series....oh, well I guess so far, you kind of are this year!