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	<title>Comments on: Christopher Hitchens Sets the Facts Straight (Again)</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 19:04:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: California Conservative</title>
		<link>http://www.californiaconservative.org/iraq/christopher-hitchens-sets-the-facts-straight-again/comment-page-1/#comment-139489</link>
		<dc:creator>California Conservative</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Apr 2006 15:11:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hey Call You Fister,

Maybe you should revisit the &lt;a href="http://www.electoral-vote.com/" rel="nofollow"&gt;electoral map&lt;/a&gt; of our last presidential election. And here's also some &lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0895260026/sr=8-1/qid=1145891178/ref=pd_bbs_1/102-6051954-4827335?%5Fencoding=UTF8" rel="nofollow"&gt;recommended reading.&lt;/a&gt;

As much as you may hope, conservatism is far from dead. Knowledge is power, and with the MSM losing its grip on indoctrinating the public (sorry, "&lt;a href="http://www.californiaconservative.org/?p=2894" rel="nofollow"&gt;reporting&lt;/a&gt;"), our base is only growing. Radical liberalism is the LostKos.

As for your last remark about oral activity, if you're looking for some slapping, we've got plenty of liberal friends in San Francisco happy to oblige you in that manner. Thanks for your comments.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey Call You Fister,</p>
<p>Maybe you should revisit the <a href="http://www.electoral-vote.com/" rel="nofollow">electoral map</a> of our last presidential election. And here&#8217;s also some <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0895260026/sr=8-1/qid=1145891178/ref=pd_bbs_1/102-6051954-4827335?%5Fencoding=UTF8" rel="nofollow">recommended reading.</a></p>
<p>As much as you may hope, conservatism is far from dead. Knowledge is power, and with the MSM losing its grip on indoctrinating the public (sorry, &#8220;<a href="http://www.californiaconservative.org/?p=2894" rel="nofollow">reporting</a>&#8220;), our base is only growing. Radical liberalism is the LostKos.</p>
<p>As for your last remark about oral activity, if you&#8217;re looking for some slapping, we&#8217;ve got plenty of liberal friends in San Francisco happy to oblige you in that manner. Thanks for your comments.</p>
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		<title>By: Call Me Mister</title>
		<link>http://www.californiaconservative.org/iraq/christopher-hitchens-sets-the-facts-straight-again/comment-page-1/#comment-130445</link>
		<dc:creator>Call Me Mister</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Apr 2006 07:16:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Are you conservatives STILL going on about this crap?

Dear god, just when you hallucinatory sheep can't seem to get any more intellectually challenged or morally bankrupt, you lower the bar.

Again.

Conservatism is dead.

All your "ideas" have been shown to be fantasies.

At best.

Time and time again your opinion has show to be worthless and dangerously divorced from reality.

If anyone wants to know your opinion, we'll slap Karl Rove's dick out of your mouth.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Are you conservatives STILL going on about this crap?</p>
<p>Dear god, just when you hallucinatory sheep can&#8217;t seem to get any more intellectually challenged or morally bankrupt, you lower the bar.</p>
<p>Again.</p>
<p>Conservatism is dead.</p>
<p>All your &#8220;ideas&#8221; have been shown to be fantasies.</p>
<p>At best.</p>
<p>Time and time again your opinion has show to be worthless and dangerously divorced from reality.</p>
<p>If anyone wants to know your opinion, we&#8217;ll slap Karl Rove&#8217;s dick out of your mouth.</p>
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		<title>By: Alexander Wolfe</title>
		<link>http://www.californiaconservative.org/iraq/christopher-hitchens-sets-the-facts-straight-again/comment-page-1/#comment-130071</link>
		<dc:creator>Alexander Wolfe</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Apr 2006 19:25:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hitchens is a nut.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hitchens is a nut.</p>
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		<title>By: robert lewis</title>
		<link>http://www.californiaconservative.org/iraq/christopher-hitchens-sets-the-facts-straight-again/comment-page-1/#comment-129852</link>
		<dc:creator>robert lewis</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Apr 2006 13:39:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Cheney - schmeney - the evil bastard wouldn't be vice president if Bush hadn't been stupid enough to fall for the old "hey, George, let me help you pick a vice president" routine.

Once again - its that:

"There's an old saying in Tennessee â€” I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee â€” that says, fool me once, shame on â€” shame on you. Fool me â€” you can't get fooled again"

Anyone so mentally impaired as to be unable to repeat cliches should not be anywhere near any nuclear buttons.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Cheney - schmeney - the evil bastard wouldn&#8217;t be vice president if Bush hadn&#8217;t been stupid enough to fall for the old &#8220;hey, George, let me help you pick a vice president&#8221; routine.</p>
<p>Once again - its that:</p>
<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s an old saying in Tennessee â€” I know it&#8217;s in Texas, probably in Tennessee â€” that says, fool me once, shame on â€” shame on you. Fool me â€” you can&#8217;t get fooled again&#8221;</p>
<p>Anyone so mentally impaired as to be unable to repeat cliches should not be anywhere near any nuclear buttons.</p>
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		<title>By: New England Republican &#187; Keep spreading the truth: Joe Wilson is a damned liar</title>
		<link>http://www.californiaconservative.org/iraq/christopher-hitchens-sets-the-facts-straight-again/comment-page-1/#comment-129686</link>
		<dc:creator>New England Republican &#187; Keep spreading the truth: Joe Wilson is a damned liar</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Apr 2006 09:55:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] California Conservative has some excellent analysis with Christopher Hitchens Sets the Facts Straight (Again) [...]</description>
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		<title>By: Robert</title>
		<link>http://www.californiaconservative.org/iraq/christopher-hitchens-sets-the-facts-straight-again/comment-page-1/#comment-129589</link>
		<dc:creator>Robert</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Apr 2006 05:10:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Here is what Colin Powell recently said on the subject, someone I would consider just a tad more relevant than Hitchens-

â€œThe CIA was pushing the aluminum tube argument heavily and Cheney went with that instead of what our guys wrote,â€ Powell said. And the Niger reference in Bushâ€™s State of the Union speech? â€œThat was a big mistake,â€ he said. â€œIt should never have been in the speech. I didnâ€™t need Wilson to tell me that there wasnâ€™t a Niger connection. He didnâ€™t tell us anything we didnâ€™t already know. I never believed it.â€

When I pressed further as to why the president played up the Iraq nuclear threat, Powell said it wasnâ€™t the president: â€œThat was all Cheney.â€ 

Read the whole interview here-
http://tinyurl.com/ma9d6</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here is what Colin Powell recently said on the subject, someone I would consider just a tad more relevant than Hitchens-</p>
<p>â€œThe CIA was pushing the aluminum tube argument heavily and Cheney went with that instead of what our guys wrote,â€ Powell said. And the Niger reference in Bushâ€™s State of the Union speech? â€œThat was a big mistake,â€ he said. â€œIt should never have been in the speech. I didnâ€™t need Wilson to tell me that there wasnâ€™t a Niger connection. He didnâ€™t tell us anything we didnâ€™t already know. I never believed it.â€</p>
<p>When I pressed further as to why the president played up the Iraq nuclear threat, Powell said it wasnâ€™t the president: â€œThat was all Cheney.â€ </p>
<p>Read the whole interview here-<br />
<a href="http://tinyurl.com/ma9d6" rel="nofollow">http://tinyurl.com/ma9d6</a></p>
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		<title>By: jim</title>
		<link>http://www.californiaconservative.org/iraq/christopher-hitchens-sets-the-facts-straight-again/comment-page-1/#comment-129284</link>
		<dc:creator>jim</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2006 21:09:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Aren't you conservatives getting tired of making excuses for this man?

Look, don't feel bad. He didn't just fool you. He had the brightest and best-paid PR people in history behind him. He fooled a lot of smart, pragmatic people. 

But facts are facts. And it's time to face them.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Aren&#8217;t you conservatives getting tired of making excuses for this man?</p>
<p>Look, don&#8217;t feel bad. He didn&#8217;t just fool you. He had the brightest and best-paid PR people in history behind him. He fooled a lot of smart, pragmatic people. </p>
<p>But facts are facts. And it&#8217;s time to face them.</p>
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		<title>By: Sirkowski</title>
		<link>http://www.californiaconservative.org/iraq/christopher-hitchens-sets-the-facts-straight-again/comment-page-1/#comment-129281</link>
		<dc:creator>Sirkowski</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2006 21:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>You're using arguements even the White House won't use anymore by fear of looking crazy.</description>
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		<title>By: trrll</title>
		<link>http://www.californiaconservative.org/iraq/christopher-hitchens-sets-the-facts-straight-again/comment-page-1/#comment-129269</link>
		<dc:creator>trrll</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2006 20:23:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I that now that the President has been implicated in surreptitious intelligence leaks, we are back to the old straw man attack on Wilson.

1. Misstate Wilson's conclusions
2. Offer evidence that those conclusions that Wilson never had were wrong.
3. Call Wilson a liar

Lather, rinse, repeat.

Sigh...So let's go again. Here is what Wilson did &lt;b&gt;not&lt;/b&gt; conclude.

1. He did &lt;b&gt;not&lt;/b&gt; conclude that Saddam was not interested in building a nuclear capability.

2. He did &lt;b&gt;not&lt;/b&gt; conclude that Saddam had not made some kind of effort to negotiate access to uranium ore.

So what did he conclude--that whatever Saddam's wishes or intentions, there was no indication that he had, or was likely to have, any success in obtaining uranium from Niger. 

And after all this time, there is still no evidence that Wilson was incorrect. On the other hand, the contention by multiple administration officials that Iraq had a nuclear capability that posed an imminent threat to the US, and which was supported by biased partial leaks of classified intelligence by the administration &lt;i&gt;still&lt;/i&gt; appears to be completely false</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I that now that the President has been implicated in surreptitious intelligence leaks, we are back to the old straw man attack on Wilson.</p>
<p>1. Misstate Wilson&#8217;s conclusions<br />
2. Offer evidence that those conclusions that Wilson never had were wrong.<br />
3. Call Wilson a liar</p>
<p>Lather, rinse, repeat.</p>
<p>Sigh&#8230;So let&#8217;s go again. Here is what Wilson did <b>not</b> conclude.</p>
<p>1. He did <b>not</b> conclude that Saddam was not interested in building a nuclear capability.</p>
<p>2. He did <b>not</b> conclude that Saddam had not made some kind of effort to negotiate access to uranium ore.</p>
<p>So what did he conclude&#8211;that whatever Saddam&#8217;s wishes or intentions, there was no indication that he had, or was likely to have, any success in obtaining uranium from Niger. </p>
<p>And after all this time, there is still no evidence that Wilson was incorrect. On the other hand, the contention by multiple administration officials that Iraq had a nuclear capability that posed an imminent threat to the US, and which was supported by biased partial leaks of classified intelligence by the administration <i>still</i> appears to be completely false</p>
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		<title>By: robert lewis</title>
		<link>http://www.californiaconservative.org/iraq/christopher-hitchens-sets-the-facts-straight-again/comment-page-1/#comment-129267</link>
		<dc:creator>robert lewis</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2006 20:21:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>"Then you need to gasify UF6 and run it through cascades of gas centrifuges"

The TUBES!  The TUBES!  The mythical, inappropriately constituted ALUMINUM FREAKIN' TUBES that Condi (sexy National Security Advisor by day/ savvy Nuclear Engineer by night) was so friggin' sure were meant ONLY for CENTRIFUGES!!!

Jumpin' Jehosophat! You've cracked the case, JT!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Then you need to gasify UF6 and run it through cascades of gas centrifuges&#8221;</p>
<p>The TUBES!  The TUBES!  The mythical, inappropriately constituted ALUMINUM FREAKIN&#8217; TUBES that Condi (sexy National Security Advisor by day/ savvy Nuclear Engineer by night) was so friggin&#8217; sure were meant ONLY for CENTRIFUGES!!!</p>
<p>Jumpin&#8217; Jehosophat! You&#8217;ve cracked the case, JT!</p>
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		<title>By: shingles</title>
		<link>http://www.californiaconservative.org/iraq/christopher-hitchens-sets-the-facts-straight-again/comment-page-1/#comment-129255</link>
		<dc:creator>shingles</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2006 19:55:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;i&gt;Ahh yes, yellowcake. So deadly. So dangerous. Soâ€¦ useless.&lt;/i&gt;

Don't forget, so yummy too.
MMM, yellow cake.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>Ahh yes, yellowcake. So deadly. So dangerous. Soâ€¦ useless.</i></p>
<p>Don&#8217;t forget, so yummy too.<br />
MMM, yellow cake.</p>
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		<title>By: JT</title>
		<link>http://www.californiaconservative.org/iraq/christopher-hitchens-sets-the-facts-straight-again/comment-page-1/#comment-129248</link>
		<dc:creator>JT</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2006 19:34:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Ahh yes, yellowcake. So deadly. So dangerous. So... useless. Has anyone bothered to ask a nuclear physicist?

Jude Wanniski did:
http://www.wanniski.com/showarticle.asp?articleid=2704

"The(y) must have been desperate to have seized on a sale of yellowcake by Niger to Iraq as an excuse for war. What good would yellowcake -- a mixture of Uranium oxides -- have been to the Iraqis? Yellowcake contains less than 0.3% U235. You need uranium enriched to 90% U235 to make a nuke. You need to be able to convert yellowcake into uranium hexafluoride -- a solid at room temperature. Then you need to gasify UF6 and run it through cascades of gas centrifuges, tens of thousands of them. Iraq never had the capability of producing kilogram amounts of HEU, and what capability they had was utterly destroyed during the Gulf War and its aftermath and never rebuilt."

Also, one of Wilson's basic findings, as I recall, was that Iraq could not possibly obtain uranium from Niger, since all uranium mining in Niger is under the direct physical control of the French, and since all uranium mined in Niger is sold before being mined. (A legitimate buyer can contract for some uranium in two years; there's no uranium stocked in the back to sell to the foot traffic.)

There's more reason to declare war against Canada than this hyped-up evidence...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ahh yes, yellowcake. So deadly. So dangerous. So&#8230; useless. Has anyone bothered to ask a nuclear physicist?</p>
<p>Jude Wanniski did:<br />
<a href="http://www.wanniski.com/showarticle.asp?articleid=2704" rel="nofollow">http://www.wanniski.com/showarticle.asp?articleid=2704</a></p>
<p>&#8220;The(y) must have been desperate to have seized on a sale of yellowcake by Niger to Iraq as an excuse for war. What good would yellowcake &#8212; a mixture of Uranium oxides &#8212; have been to the Iraqis? Yellowcake contains less than 0.3% U235. You need uranium enriched to 90% U235 to make a nuke. You need to be able to convert yellowcake into uranium hexafluoride &#8212; a solid at room temperature. Then you need to gasify UF6 and run it through cascades of gas centrifuges, tens of thousands of them. Iraq never had the capability of producing kilogram amounts of HEU, and what capability they had was utterly destroyed during the Gulf War and its aftermath and never rebuilt.&#8221;</p>
<p>Also, one of Wilson&#8217;s basic findings, as I recall, was that Iraq could not possibly obtain uranium from Niger, since all uranium mining in Niger is under the direct physical control of the French, and since all uranium mined in Niger is sold before being mined. (A legitimate buyer can contract for some uranium in two years; there&#8217;s no uranium stocked in the back to sell to the foot traffic.)</p>
<p>There&#8217;s more reason to declare war against Canada than this hyped-up evidence&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: Karl Rove</title>
		<link>http://www.californiaconservative.org/iraq/christopher-hitchens-sets-the-facts-straight-again/comment-page-1/#comment-129247</link>
		<dc:creator>Karl Rove</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2006 19:34:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Capacious anal capacity notwithstanding, I categorically deny that WMDs were inserted in my sphincter.  

Karl</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Capacious anal capacity notwithstanding, I categorically deny that WMDs were inserted in my sphincter.  </p>
<p>Karl</p>
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		<title>By: shingles</title>
		<link>http://www.californiaconservative.org/iraq/christopher-hitchens-sets-the-facts-straight-again/comment-page-1/#comment-129242</link>
		<dc:creator>shingles</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2006 19:13:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Good point.

Karl Rove had the motive, opportunity, and the ample (if not saggy and pimply) space.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Good point.</p>
<p>Karl Rove had the motive, opportunity, and the ample (if not saggy and pimply) space.</p>
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		<title>By: robert lewis</title>
		<link>http://www.californiaconservative.org/iraq/christopher-hitchens-sets-the-facts-straight-again/comment-page-1/#comment-129225</link>
		<dc:creator>robert lewis</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2006 18:40:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>"I believe that Iraqâ€™s WMD were beamed up by aliens and then inserted into Cartmanâ€™s ass during an anal probe.

Prove me wrong."

My dear man, had the Iraqi WMD's been inserted into Cartman's ass by aliens, as you claim, then when tremendous flaming farts issued from young Cartman's capacious anal cavity, the fuses on the anthrax-bearing SCUD warheads would have ignited, killing all sheep in the greater Southpark Metropolitan area.  Since the sheep are obviously alive and gamboling, we can only surmise that the WMD's were inserted into some other capacious anal cavity - and my money is on Karl Rove's ass.  So to speak.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;I believe that Iraqâ€™s WMD were beamed up by aliens and then inserted into Cartmanâ€™s ass during an anal probe.</p>
<p>Prove me wrong.&#8221;</p>
<p>My dear man, had the Iraqi WMD&#8217;s been inserted into Cartman&#8217;s ass by aliens, as you claim, then when tremendous flaming farts issued from young Cartman&#8217;s capacious anal cavity, the fuses on the anthrax-bearing SCUD warheads would have ignited, killing all sheep in the greater Southpark Metropolitan area.  Since the sheep are obviously alive and gamboling, we can only surmise that the WMD&#8217;s were inserted into some other capacious anal cavity - and my money is on Karl Rove&#8217;s ass.  So to speak.</p>
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		<title>By: wrisky</title>
		<link>http://www.californiaconservative.org/iraq/christopher-hitchens-sets-the-facts-straight-again/comment-page-1/#comment-129222</link>
		<dc:creator>wrisky</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2006 18:36:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>"In other words, Wilsonâ€™s tall tales canâ€™t be taken seriously by a thinking, sane adult. 

That explains why moonbats are the only people giving him credibility."

Judging by the latest polls the "moonbat" ranks have been swelling, mightily !</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;In other words, Wilsonâ€™s tall tales canâ€™t be taken seriously by a thinking, sane adult. </p>
<p>That explains why moonbats are the only people giving him credibility.&#8221;</p>
<p>Judging by the latest polls the &#8220;moonbat&#8221; ranks have been swelling, mightily !</p>
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		<title>By: shingles</title>
		<link>http://www.californiaconservative.org/iraq/christopher-hitchens-sets-the-facts-straight-again/comment-page-1/#comment-129220</link>
		<dc:creator>shingles</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2006 18:34:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I believe that Iraq's WMD were beamed up by aliens and then inserted into Cartman's ass during an anal probe.

Prove me wrong.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I believe that Iraq&#8217;s WMD were beamed up by aliens and then inserted into Cartman&#8217;s ass during an anal probe.</p>
<p>Prove me wrong.</p>
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		<title>By: MThomson</title>
		<link>http://www.californiaconservative.org/iraq/christopher-hitchens-sets-the-facts-straight-again/comment-page-1/#comment-129204</link>
		<dc:creator>MThomson</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2006 18:17:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>There are lots of reasons why the Iraq diplomats were in Africa, and it's no suprise to anyone but this White House that they had nothing to do with uranium. According to the record, the talks were designed to get African ambassadors to violate the travel restrictions and visit Iraq.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There are lots of reasons why the Iraq diplomats were in Africa, and it&#8217;s no suprise to anyone but this White House that they had nothing to do with uranium. According to the record, the talks were designed to get African ambassadors to violate the travel restrictions and visit Iraq.</p>
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		<title>By: eddie</title>
		<link>http://www.californiaconservative.org/iraq/christopher-hitchens-sets-the-facts-straight-again/comment-page-1/#comment-129163</link>
		<dc:creator>eddie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2006 18:06:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I guess for you reading Hitchens is like reading the Bible for fundamentalists:  no need for actual proof, simply belief.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I guess for you reading Hitchens is like reading the Bible for fundamentalists:  no need for actual proof, simply belief.</p>
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		<title>By: Hitchens sucks</title>
		<link>http://www.californiaconservative.org/iraq/christopher-hitchens-sets-the-facts-straight-again/comment-page-1/#comment-129150</link>
		<dc:creator>Hitchens sucks</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2006 17:29:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hitchens thinks that looking really pissed off is a good substitute for a well thought out argument.  He's getting to be like Bill O'Reilly...albeit with worse teeth and better diction.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hitchens thinks that looking really pissed off is a good substitute for a well thought out argument.  He&#8217;s getting to be like Bill O&#8217;Reilly&#8230;albeit with worse teeth and better diction.</p>
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		<title>By: tristero</title>
		<link>http://www.californiaconservative.org/iraq/christopher-hitchens-sets-the-facts-straight-again/comment-page-1/#comment-129147</link>
		<dc:creator>tristero</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2006 17:26:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Sigh. Wilson's mission, as he writes in his first op-ed, was clear: to determine whether a  report the US gov't had of a memorandum claiming there was a bill of sale between Niger and Iraq for yellowcake was true. It wasn't. He never disputed they were seeking yellowcake, just whether or not it was remotely likely. It wasn't.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sigh. Wilson&#8217;s mission, as he writes in his first op-ed, was clear: to determine whether a  report the US gov&#8217;t had of a memorandum claiming there was a bill of sale between Niger and Iraq for yellowcake was true. It wasn&#8217;t. He never disputed they were seeking yellowcake, just whether or not it was remotely likely. It wasn&#8217;t.</p>
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		<title>By: robert lewis</title>
		<link>http://www.californiaconservative.org/iraq/christopher-hitchens-sets-the-facts-straight-again/comment-page-1/#comment-129058</link>
		<dc:creator>robert lewis</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2006 16:24:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Bad teeth = bad ideas.  

Why anyone pays attention to a guy who can't even seem to get to the dentist or brush his teeth is beyond me.

Something has snapped in Hitchen's brain - and there is some evidence that unhealthy gums can lead to increased mental illness.

It certainly makes more sense than his baseless assertions about yellowcake.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bad teeth = bad ideas.  </p>
<p>Why anyone pays attention to a guy who can&#8217;t even seem to get to the dentist or brush his teeth is beyond me.</p>
<p>Something has snapped in Hitchen&#8217;s brain - and there is some evidence that unhealthy gums can lead to increased mental illness.</p>
<p>It certainly makes more sense than his baseless assertions about yellowcake.</p>
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		<title>By: The Unalienable Right</title>
		<link>http://www.californiaconservative.org/iraq/christopher-hitchens-sets-the-facts-straight-again/comment-page-1/#comment-129035</link>
		<dc:creator>The Unalienable Right</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2006 16:15:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;strong&gt;Sorry everyone, but Iraq did go uranium shopping in Niger&lt;/strong&gt;

	Christopher Hitchens writes in Slate:

In February 1999, Zahawie left his Vatican office for a few days and paid an official visit to Niger, a country known for absolutely nothing except its vast deposits of uranium ore. It was from Niger that Iraq ha...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Sorry everyone, but Iraq did go uranium shopping in Niger</strong></p>
<p>	Christopher Hitchens writes in Slate:</p>
<p>In February 1999, Zahawie left his Vatican office for a few days and paid an official visit to Niger, a country known for absolutely nothing except its vast deposits of uranium ore. It was from Niger that Iraq ha&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: bastrop</title>
		<link>http://www.californiaconservative.org/iraq/christopher-hitchens-sets-the-facts-straight-again/comment-page-1/#comment-129010</link>
		<dc:creator>bastrop</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2006 16:05:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Wilson did addresss the supposed uranium seeking behavior of the Iraqi representative.  Wilson went to the Nigerian officer that was met with and asked about the meeting.  The Nigerian said that he was met with and also assumed that it was about uranium BUT the subject never came up, probably (he thought) because he made an effort to steer the discussion away from trade issues.

Now, make of that what you will, but Wilson reported it just that way along with his opinion that there was very little to substanciate the view that Iraq was trying in any serious way to buy yellowcake uranium from Niger. 

What shocked him was that this "very little" was deemed "more than enough" to warrant including the allegation in the SOFU.  And as it turned out, the White House itself admitted later that those "16 words" should not have been there.

One can stand on a rooftop and scream "BUT WHAT ELSE COULD AN IRAQI HAVE BEEN MEETING WITH A NIGERIAN TRADE OFFICAL ABOUT?"  But the fact is, he didn't ask for yellowcake uranium during that meeting and in the absence of any credible supporting evidence the gun remains conspiciouly without smoke.

Does one try and make the case for going to war with such flimsy stuff?  Not if one has a shed of integrity or wisdom.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wilson did addresss the supposed uranium seeking behavior of the Iraqi representative.  Wilson went to the Nigerian officer that was met with and asked about the meeting.  The Nigerian said that he was met with and also assumed that it was about uranium BUT the subject never came up, probably (he thought) because he made an effort to steer the discussion away from trade issues.</p>
<p>Now, make of that what you will, but Wilson reported it just that way along with his opinion that there was very little to substanciate the view that Iraq was trying in any serious way to buy yellowcake uranium from Niger. </p>
<p>What shocked him was that this &#8220;very little&#8221; was deemed &#8220;more than enough&#8221; to warrant including the allegation in the SOFU.  And as it turned out, the White House itself admitted later that those &#8220;16 words&#8221; should not have been there.</p>
<p>One can stand on a rooftop and scream &#8220;BUT WHAT ELSE COULD AN IRAQI HAVE BEEN MEETING WITH A NIGERIAN TRADE OFFICAL ABOUT?&#8221;  But the fact is, he didn&#8217;t ask for yellowcake uranium during that meeting and in the absence of any credible supporting evidence the gun remains conspiciouly without smoke.</p>
<p>Does one try and make the case for going to war with such flimsy stuff?  Not if one has a shed of integrity or wisdom.</p>
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		<title>By: Sister Toldjah</title>
		<link>http://www.californiaconservative.org/iraq/christopher-hitchens-sets-the-facts-straight-again/comment-page-1/#comment-128982</link>
		<dc:creator>Sister Toldjah</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2006 14:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;strong&gt;Chris Hitchens on the Iraq/Niger/uranium issue&lt;/strong&gt;

Hitch breaks all the details down regarding the claims that Iraq sought uranium from Niger:
In the late 1980s, the Iraqi representative to the International Atomic Energy Agencyâ€”Iraq&#8217;s senior public envoy for nuclear matters, in effectâ€”was a ...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Chris Hitchens on the Iraq/Niger/uranium issue</strong></p>
<p>Hitch breaks all the details down regarding the claims that Iraq sought uranium from Niger:<br />
In the late 1980s, the Iraqi representative to the International Atomic Energy Agencyâ€”Iraq&#8217;s senior public envoy for nuclear matters, in effectâ€”was a &#8230;</p>
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