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"... and ruled out a military strike as an option."

What is this supposed to mean?  That mighty Belgium will not attack Iran?  What about the neofacists and their government fronts, the US and Israel?  Is this article also speaking for them?

Think what another conflict would do for the war profiteers?  Cheney must be drooling!

When the music's over, turn out the light. Jim Morrison, the doors

by THE Twank (paszeski__aaaaaaatttttt__yahoo.com) on Wed Jul 23rd, 2008 at 05:38:24 PM EST
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The article is about the European Union. Seems clear enough.

When locusts move on, they leave nothing behind
by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Thu Jul 24th, 2008 at 03:16:08 AM EST
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This means no NATO backing for the operation.

For some reason the US government can still fool the US public by showing token political support from the UN or NATO, or even the UK, Australia and El Salvador (and let's not forget Poland).

A vivid image of what should exist acts as a surrogate for reality. Pursuit of the image then prevents pursuit of the reality -- John K. Galbraith

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Jul 24th, 2008 at 03:38:59 AM EST
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no "international community backing" for the attacks, in the vision accepted in the international press (in English) which essentially conflates "international community" with "a few recognizable European countries")

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes
by Jerome a Paris (jeromeguillet@yahoo.fr) on Thu Jul 24th, 2008 at 06:00:55 AM EST
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Reading ET and asking questions ... always an education.

When the music's over, turn out the light. Jim Morrison, the doors
by THE Twank (paszeski__aaaaaaatttttt__yahoo.com) on Thu Jul 24th, 2008 at 06:35:35 AM EST
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Very good.  Thank you.

When the music's over, turn out the light. Jim Morrison, the doors
by THE Twank (paszeski__aaaaaaatttttt__yahoo.com) on Thu Jul 24th, 2008 at 06:33:55 AM EST
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