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2003-12-16 Iraq

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2003-12-16 10:54|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 It will be interesting to see how that now-famous briefcase affects Jim Baker's negotiations about the forgiveness of Iraqi debt, especially if Baker is anywhere near the poker player that President Bush is.

"So, Mr. Baker, what was in that briefcase?"

"Things."

Posted by Matt 2003-12-16 11:02:08 AM|| 2003-12-16 11:02:08 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 He's the one who knows where the cash is...
As Deep Throat said: Follow the money!
(maybe that should be Deep Hole;)

Posted by Spot 2003-12-16 11:12:24 AM|| 2003-12-16 11:12:24 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Baker gives Master Class lessons on poker.

Posted by anonymous on this one 2003-12-16 11:12:33 AM|| 2003-12-16 11:12:33 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Yeah, God only knows what an on-the-run dictator would grab and stuff into his briefcase. Heck, he might have grabbed some paperwork specifically with an eye towards using it to blackmail his way into asylum.

Posted by Robert Crawford 2003-12-16 11:16:02 AM|| [http://www.kloognome.com] 2003-12-16 11:16:02 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 R.C. That would explain much.

Posted by CrazyFool 2003-12-16 11:45:32 AM|| 2003-12-16 11:45:32 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 ...found in the Butcher of Baghdad's briefcase, included a list of six names, including two financiers, two bomb makers, and the two arrested resistance leaders, described as distant relatives of Saddam.

Why is this info being released? Would it not be better to pounce on, then own the cells in secret, rather than send them scurrying by releasing this info?

Posted by Zpaz 2003-12-16 12:05:52 PM|| 2003-12-16 12:05:52 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 I see the CIA is still using the third string in Iraq. Need to turn this over to the nasty-boys. Bring on the crank telephone, the sandpaper truncheons, and the icewater baths.

Posted by Old Patriot 2003-12-16 4:17:51 PM|| [http://users.codenet.net/mweather/default.htm] 2003-12-16 4:17:51 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 We all hunger for good intel, but I agree with Zpaz - this shit should NOT be getting out. I hope this is part of a disinformation gig.

Posted by .com 2003-12-16 5:18:39 PM|| 2003-12-16 5:18:39 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 especially if Baker is anywhere near the poker player that President Bush is.

LOL! Jim Baker won Florida with 2 Jacks a 10 and an icy stare.

Posted by Shipman 2003-12-16 7:11:21 PM|| 2003-12-16 7:11:21 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 If the AceHole is still defiant after two days, it's because he has too much to eat and too much room in his cell. Were I in charge of getting info out of him, I would reduce the caloric total in his diet down to no more than 1500/day, and make that fat, not carbs, and each time he got out of his cell for his talks with interrogators, I would see that he went back to a slightly smaller cell. Just enough smaller that it began to bother him....

Posted by Rivrdog 2003-12-16 9:15:50 PM|| 2003-12-16 9:15:50 PM|| Front Page Top

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