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Old 07-17-2007, 06:45 PM
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In your post about the dilemnas facing the Confederacy: which area to reinforce and commit resources, I'm reminded of the statement of an Israeli general in the 1948, facing assaults by multiple Arab armies from different directions, "I'm like a naked woman with one handerchief."


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They want the thread closed. That's the reason for the personal attacks and smears. They cannot stand to have their sacred version of history being threatened.
So now the mourning sun has cleared the horizon (not misspelled). Ami and Mike are part of the conspiracy. Wish I'd known that sooner. Will immediately dispatch a hit squad in their general direction. Then, and only then can we have fairness and balance without suppression of our views.

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They want the thread closed.
That's the reason for the personal attacks and smears.

They cannot stand to have their sacred version of history being threatened.

Actually I think what they cannot stand is having it threatened by insubstantial facts and skewed history.
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