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	<title>Comments on: Rice Calls Brutal Oil-Rich Dictator a &#8216;Good Friend&#8217;</title>
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		<title>By: Kerry</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/18/rices-good-friend-a-brutal-oil-rich-dictator/comment-page-2/#comment-675709</link>
		<dc:creator>Kerry</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jul 2006 21:42:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I dont understand this all, she and the US cosy up to a brutal dictator, why for oil, for a taste of money.

And the things that both sides are prepared to do to get it. That is what I dont understand.

I mean in the final analysis, what&#039;s the point, Everyone is going to die. Even the brutal dictator, apparently he has cancer.

Does the oil help that, did the money, did all of the US buddies, nothing can stop the inevability of that.

Maybe people should stop thinking about &quot;for the moment&quot;.

And inevability, they are all going to die, we all are. Maybe its time to create, instead of destroy. Because this man and bush leave no real legacy to anyone, except a memory of they did nothing much. 

The only presidency that anyone remembers is where the person did good for the whole country. and if i am not mistaken (though it seems to be forgoten) is that what they were elected for. Not just a money grab.

In summary, there really is not much that has sigificantly changed since the days of the &quot;fedual lords&quot;, except now they &quot;call&quot; it a democracy.

But lets not be too democratic, shall we, let introduce id cards into the US, that have your fingerprints, and retinal scans on the cards. And lets also plan to ammend the laws to allow stop and search.

After all the constitution is just a goddam piece of paper (bush&#039;s words.)

And we want to keep tabs on everyone, just to know who&#039;s doing what, and who causes trouble, by speaking against us.

Only a person of low intelligence and dubious moral character, would call it the patriot bill, the bill that has taken more freedoms away than any other legiisation in the US&#039;s history.

In the long run, there cant be and will not be any salvation for the human race or progress for that matter, as long as these kind of people are in charge.

And how the hell did they get there. If we dont act soon, it will be too late, not only for us, for for our children, and their children, and i mean everyones.

All of the above are sadly facts, oh, i did forget to mention they would like to implant a chip in you, you know to monitor you. Guess who owns part of the company, and they are testing it on grunts (we aint got no choice soldiers). Dont believe?

http://www.verichipcorp.com/

look ah who&#039;s using it, i see a lot of oil companies, and why did they take the military off the site?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I dont understand this all, she and the US cosy up to a brutal dictator, why for oil, for a taste of money.</p>
<p>And the things that both sides are prepared to do to get it. That is what I dont understand.</p>
<p>I mean in the final analysis, what&#8217;s the point, Everyone is going to die. Even the brutal dictator, apparently he has cancer.</p>
<p>Does the oil help that, did the money, did all of the US buddies, nothing can stop the inevability of that.</p>
<p>Maybe people should stop thinking about &#8220;for the moment&#8221;.</p>
<p>And inevability, they are all going to die, we all are. Maybe its time to create, instead of destroy. Because this man and bush leave no real legacy to anyone, except a memory of they did nothing much. </p>
<p>The only presidency that anyone remembers is where the person did good for the whole country. and if i am not mistaken (though it seems to be forgoten) is that what they were elected for. Not just a money grab.</p>
<p>In summary, there really is not much that has sigificantly changed since the days of the &#8220;fedual lords&#8221;, except now they &#8220;call&#8221; it a democracy.</p>
<p>But lets not be too democratic, shall we, let introduce id cards into the US, that have your fingerprints, and retinal scans on the cards. And lets also plan to ammend the laws to allow stop and search.</p>
<p>After all the constitution is just a goddam piece of paper (bush&#8217;s words.)</p>
<p>And we want to keep tabs on everyone, just to know who&#8217;s doing what, and who causes trouble, by speaking against us.</p>
<p>Only a person of low intelligence and dubious moral character, would call it the patriot bill, the bill that has taken more freedoms away than any other legiisation in the US&#8217;s history.</p>
<p>In the long run, there cant be and will not be any salvation for the human race or progress for that matter, as long as these kind of people are in charge.</p>
<p>And how the hell did they get there. If we dont act soon, it will be too late, not only for us, for for our children, and their children, and i mean everyones.</p>
<p>All of the above are sadly facts, oh, i did forget to mention they would like to implant a chip in you, you know to monitor you. Guess who owns part of the company, and they are testing it on grunts (we aint got no choice soldiers). Dont believe?</p>
<p><a href="http://www.verichipcorp.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.verichipcorp.com/</a></p>
<p>look ah who&#8217;s using it, i see a lot of oil companies, and why did they take the military off the site?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=675709', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: doesnt matter</title>
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		<dc:creator>doesnt matter</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jun 2006 21:12:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>i go to school with his 2 sons in highschool!...its very sad...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>i go to school with his 2 sons in highschool!&#8230;its very sad&#8230;<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=623404', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: SalJournal.com Blogs &#187; Blog Archive &#187; The War on Irony</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/18/rices-good-friend-a-brutal-oil-rich-dictator/comment-page-2/#comment-564344</link>
		<dc:creator>SalJournal.com Blogs &#187; Blog Archive &#187; The War on Irony</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 May 2006 15:28:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] The Bush Administration&#8217;s War on Irony continues. [...]</description>
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		<title>By: bareso</title>
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		<dc:creator>bareso</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Apr 2006 19:40:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Nguema and his uncle&#039;s regimes stole our land and everything we owned.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nguema and his uncle&#8217;s regimes stole our land and everything we owned.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=519791', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: los Bubis</title>
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		<dc:creator>los Bubis</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Apr 2006 19:07:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Nguema and his uncles regimes murdered my family.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nguema and his uncles regimes murdered my family.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=519714', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: I-RIGHT-I</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/18/rices-good-friend-a-brutal-oil-rich-dictator/comment-page-2/#comment-513593</link>
		<dc:creator>I-RIGHT-I</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Apr 2006 18:14:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>IRIâ€¦. i think it makes you a groupie! you like to hang around here because you idolize the people here but know you will never be a â€™starâ€™ 

Comment by meg_mac 

Sugar, I am the star, that&#039;s why Judd keeps me around.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>IRIâ€¦. i think it makes you a groupie! you like to hang around here because you idolize the people here but know you will never be a â€™starâ€™ </p>
<p>Comment by meg_mac </p>
<p>Sugar, I am the star, that&#8217;s why Judd keeps me around.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=513593', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: meg_mac</title>
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		<dc:creator>meg_mac</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Apr 2006 16:29:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>IRI.... i think it makes you a groupie! you like to hang around here because you idolize the people here but know you will never be a &#039;star&#039;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>IRI&#8230;. i think it makes you a groupie! you like to hang around here because you idolize the people here but know you will never be a &#8217;star&#8217;<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=513419', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: I-RIGHT-I</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/18/rices-good-friend-a-brutal-oil-rich-dictator/comment-page-2/#comment-513224</link>
		<dc:creator>I-RIGHT-I</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Apr 2006 14:14:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>IRIâ€¦ i wasnt talking about your popularity! i was talking about your veracity.


Comment by meg_mac 


&lt;b&gt;What makes you think I&#039;m not being honest when I call a spade a spade?&lt;/b&gt;

 and itâ€™s at about -1000 right now. 

&lt;b&gt;It could be that you and I are having a problem in communication&lt;/b&gt;

please get real and lets talk substinitive! 

&lt;b&gt;You have to catch me in the mood to totally waste my time to find me treating the losers around here like adults. I&#039;ve tried it and it&#039;s just too damn hard when you have to explain to them what it is you&#039;re trying to explain to them. IOW most of the time we&#039;re not on the same page or even in the same book. I get frustrated easily with dummies&lt;/b&gt;

if all you have is these silly teenage comments itâ€™s just no fun!! &lt;b&gt;Whadaya mean it&#039;s no fun. I get high marks around here for my wit and wisdom!&lt;/b&gt;

and if we are losers here what does that make you? 

&lt;b&gt;Somebody who has a soft spot in his heart for losers? &lt;/b&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>IRIâ€¦ i wasnt talking about your popularity! i was talking about your veracity.</p>
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<p><b>What makes you think I&#8217;m not being honest when I call a spade a spade?</b></p>
<p> and itâ€™s at about -1000 right now. </p>
<p><b>It could be that you and I are having a problem in communication</b></p>
<p>please get real and lets talk substinitive! </p>
<p><b>You have to catch me in the mood to totally waste my time to find me treating the losers around here like adults. I&#8217;ve tried it and it&#8217;s just too damn hard when you have to explain to them what it is you&#8217;re trying to explain to them. IOW most of the time we&#8217;re not on the same page or even in the same book. I get frustrated easily with dummies</b></p>
<p>if all you have is these silly teenage comments itâ€™s just no fun!! <b>Whadaya mean it&#8217;s no fun. I get high marks around here for my wit and wisdom!</b></p>
<p>and if we are losers here what does that make you? </p>
<p><b>Somebody who has a soft spot in his heart for losers? </b><a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=513224', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: The Long Goodbye &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Or they twist ..in the slow twist&#8230;of the wind</title>
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		<dc:creator>The Long Goodbye &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Or they twist ..in the slow twist&#8230;of the wind</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Apr 2006 07:28:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] This presidency, and Congress for that matter is ripe for a science fiction plot where conservatives have managed to switch the electrodes on the reality machine, weakness is the new strength, losing is winning, a spinning bottle determines which despotic regimes they&#039;ll do business with and which one&#039;s they&#039;ll bomb, tax breaks that benefit mostly the wealthy are good for America, toxic air is good for children, values are like buying a used car they&#039;re negotiable. [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] This presidency, and Congress for that matter is ripe for a science fiction plot where conservatives have managed to switch the electrodes on the reality machine, weakness is the new strength, losing is winning, a spinning bottle determines which despotic regimes they&#39;ll do business with and which one&#39;s they&#39;ll bomb, tax breaks that benefit mostly the wealthy are good for America, toxic air is good for children, values are like buying a used car they&#39;re negotiable. [...]<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=512947', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: meg_mac</title>
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		<dc:creator>meg_mac</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Apr 2006 02:14:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>IRI... i wasnt talking about your popularity! i was talking about your veracity. and it&#039;s at about -1000 right now. please get real and lets talk substinitive! if all you have is these silly teenage comments it&#039;s just no fun!! and if we are losers here what does that make you?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>IRI&#8230; i wasnt talking about your popularity! i was talking about your veracity. and it&#8217;s at about -1000 right now. please get real and lets talk substinitive! if all you have is these silly teenage comments it&#8217;s just no fun!! and if we are losers here what does that make you?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=512718', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: I-RIGHT-I</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/18/rices-good-friend-a-brutal-oil-rich-dictator/comment-page-2/#comment-512710</link>
		<dc:creator>I-RIGHT-I</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Apr 2006 02:03:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>IRIâ€¦. be careful you are sounding like a racist bigot! you might want to keep that trait hidden while posting or no one will listen to you! 

Comment by meg_mac 

Don&#039;t be silly. These people are smart enough to know that pointing out the obvious cultural flaws in a people doesn&#039;t necessarily mean that one is particularly biased against that culture or for that matter people who have come from that background and raised themselves or been forced to rise above it. I enjoy and appreciate the diversity of peoples God has seen fit to put on this earth and I&#039;m all for American cultural diversity. Just  as long as the Chinks, Spades, Spics, Hebes and Irish think like I do it&#039;s all good for me. The losers here know that so don&#039;t fret none about my popularity. K?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>IRIâ€¦. be careful you are sounding like a racist bigot! you might want to keep that trait hidden while posting or no one will listen to you! </p>
<p>Comment by meg_mac </p>
<p>Don&#8217;t be silly. These people are smart enough to know that pointing out the obvious cultural flaws in a people doesn&#8217;t necessarily mean that one is particularly biased against that culture or for that matter people who have come from that background and raised themselves or been forced to rise above it. I enjoy and appreciate the diversity of peoples God has seen fit to put on this earth and I&#8217;m all for American cultural diversity. Just  as long as the Chinks, Spades, Spics, Hebes and Irish think like I do it&#8217;s all good for me. The losers here know that so don&#8217;t fret none about my popularity. K?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=512710', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: meg_mac</title>
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		<dc:creator>meg_mac</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2006 23:22:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>IRI.... be careful you are sounding like a racist bigot! you might want to keep that trait hidden while posting or no one will listen to you!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>IRI&#8230;. be careful you are sounding like a racist bigot! you might want to keep that trait hidden while posting or no one will listen to you!<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=512552', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: meg_mac</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/18/rices-good-friend-a-brutal-oil-rich-dictator/comment-page-2/#comment-512543</link>
		<dc:creator>meg_mac</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2006 23:17:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>BLUE STATE RED.... do you work for GE???? and Friendman is right. according to many economists the only way to get people out of their Hummers and SUV&quot;S is to make gas so expensive they cant afford to fill those big ass tanks!!!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>BLUE STATE RED&#8230;. do you work for GE???? and Friendman is right. according to many economists the only way to get people out of their Hummers and SUV&#8221;S is to make gas so expensive they cant afford to fill those big ass tanks!!!<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=512543', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Blue State Red</title>
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		<dc:creator>Blue State Red</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2006 23:03:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>By the way, as if to prove my point that liberals are the problem, not the solution to our energy woes, Tom Friedman of the NY Times was on the Today Show rooting for $100 a barrel oil.  His theory is that this will cause enough conservation to bring oil back down to $20 a barrel.

What a crock!  With the Indian economy growing, and with the Chinese economy adding 20 to 30 million new middle classers (that is, duplicating the French economy) annually, there is no way that Amercia, already one of the leading conservation countries, can out conserve the demand for oil in the developing world.  The onjly solution is nuclear power, which we can create in abundance, safely, cleanly and relatively cheaply - if only we have the politcial will to do so.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>By the way, as if to prove my point that liberals are the problem, not the solution to our energy woes, Tom Friedman of the NY Times was on the Today Show rooting for $100 a barrel oil.  His theory is that this will cause enough conservation to bring oil back down to $20 a barrel.</p>
<p>What a crock!  With the Indian economy growing, and with the Chinese economy adding 20 to 30 million new middle classers (that is, duplicating the French economy) annually, there is no way that Amercia, already one of the leading conservation countries, can out conserve the demand for oil in the developing world.  The onjly solution is nuclear power, which we can create in abundance, safely, cleanly and relatively cheaply &#8211; if only we have the politcial will to do so.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=512523', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Blue State Red</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/18/rices-good-friend-a-brutal-oil-rich-dictator/comment-page-2/#comment-512471</link>
		<dc:creator>Blue State Red</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2006 22:18:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;Of course BSR omits that the oil industries and the auto industries have worked overtime to prevent any effective legislation to bring about fuel efficiency for cars.&lt;/em&gt;

Man, you progs really are ignorant about capitalism.  Of course oil companies try to block potentiual competitors.  ALL corporations try to defeat potential competitors in one way or another.  But if the environmental obstructionists would advocate nuclear power and lobby the public and Congress for reduced regulatory restrictions, market forces would soon overcome such problems.  Sooner or later some bright venture capitalist would take advantage of the favorable new regulatory climate to begin planning more nuclear plants in this country.

That day would be the beginning of our road to energy independence, a cleaner environment, a more stable economy, and reduced international conflict.  All it would take is some intelligent thinking about environmental matters.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Of course BSR omits that the oil industries and the auto industries have worked overtime to prevent any effective legislation to bring about fuel efficiency for cars.</em></p>
<p>Man, you progs really are ignorant about capitalism.  Of course oil companies try to block potentiual competitors.  ALL corporations try to defeat potential competitors in one way or another.  But if the environmental obstructionists would advocate nuclear power and lobby the public and Congress for reduced regulatory restrictions, market forces would soon overcome such problems.  Sooner or later some bright venture capitalist would take advantage of the favorable new regulatory climate to begin planning more nuclear plants in this country.</p>
<p>That day would be the beginning of our road to energy independence, a cleaner environment, a more stable economy, and reduced international conflict.  All it would take is some intelligent thinking about environmental matters.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=512471', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Blue State Red</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/18/rices-good-friend-a-brutal-oil-rich-dictator/comment-page-2/#comment-512458</link>
		<dc:creator>Blue State Red</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2006 22:11:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;#17, speaking of safe nuclear energy:&lt;/em&gt;

&lt;em&gt;â€œGreenpeace said Tuesday in a new report that more than 90,000 people were likely to die of cancers caused by radiation from the Chernobyl nuclear disasterâ€¦â€ Thatâ€™s just a bit higher than the 4k that the U.N. predicted.&lt;/em&gt;

As a matter of fact, according to Patrick Moore, co-founder of Greenpeace, &quot;the U.N. Chernobyl Forum reported last year that 56 deaths could be directly attributed to the accident, most of those from radiation or burns suffered while fighting the fire. Tragic as those deaths were, they pale in comparison to the more than 5,000 coal-mining deaths that occur worldwide every year.&quot;

For more nuclear power mythbusting information google Patrick Moore and Nuclear Energy, or contact Mr. Moore at pmoore@greenspirit.com.

That is, if you have an open mind on the subject.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>#17, speaking of safe nuclear energy:</em></p>
<p><em>â€œGreenpeace said Tuesday in a new report that more than 90,000 people were likely to die of cancers caused by radiation from the Chernobyl nuclear disasterâ€¦â€ Thatâ€™s just a bit higher than the 4k that the U.N. predicted.</em></p>
<p>As a matter of fact, according to Patrick Moore, co-founder of Greenpeace, &#8220;the U.N. Chernobyl Forum reported last year that 56 deaths could be directly attributed to the accident, most of those from radiation or burns suffered while fighting the fire. Tragic as those deaths were, they pale in comparison to the more than 5,000 coal-mining deaths that occur worldwide every year.&#8221;</p>
<p>For more nuclear power mythbusting information google Patrick Moore and Nuclear Energy, or contact Mr. Moore at <a href="mailto:pmoore@greenspirit.com">pmoore@greenspirit.com</a>.</p>
<p>That is, if you have an open mind on the subject.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=512458', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Cafe Politico &#187; Ummmm&#8230;.</title>
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		<dc:creator>Cafe Politico &#187; Ummmm&#8230;.</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2006 21:47:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Why does the Bush administration claim to be waging war to promote freedom and democracy, while embracing brutal dictators simply because they are friendly to US oil companies? [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] Why does the Bush administration claim to be waging war to promote freedom and democracy, while embracing brutal dictators simply because they are friendly to US oil companies? [...]<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=512423', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: I-RIGHT-I</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/18/rices-good-friend-a-brutal-oil-rich-dictator/comment-page-2/#comment-512387</link>
		<dc:creator>I-RIGHT-I</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2006 21:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>So I am not surprised that Condi is sidling up to this dictator. All you have to do is follow the oil. 

Comment by Retired Navy Senior Chief 


I&#039;m cool with it as long as we don&#039;t sell them any machetes. What&#039;s your problem Chief? Tired of driving?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So I am not surprised that Condi is sidling up to this dictator. All you have to do is follow the oil. </p>
<p>Comment by Retired Navy Senior Chief </p>
<p>I&#8217;m cool with it as long as we don&#8217;t sell them any machetes. What&#8217;s your problem Chief? Tired of driving?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=512387', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: I-RIGHT-I</title>
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		<dc:creator>I-RIGHT-I</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2006 21:21:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>He may be a murderous throat slitting Negro but he&#039;s our murderous throat slitting Negro. Ya&#039;ll have your own in Jackson, Sharpton and Queezy Muffoony. Besides, if you&#039;re going to do business in darkest Africa this is the kind of man you&#039;re gong to deal with because that&#039;s all they&#039;ve got.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>He may be a murderous throat slitting Negro but he&#8217;s our murderous throat slitting Negro. Ya&#8217;ll have your own in Jackson, Sharpton and Queezy Muffoony. Besides, if you&#8217;re going to do business in darkest Africa this is the kind of man you&#8217;re gong to deal with because that&#8217;s all they&#8217;ve got.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=512379', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Paul</title>
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		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2006 20:49:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Our illustrious Secretary of State is apparently impressed by the way this man runs his country, giving him the seal of approval on behalf of us American citizens. Of course, the only difference between Nguema and Saddam Hussein is Nguema is friendly to our oil companies. You know, the ones that are making record profits as the US economy begins itâ€™s slow decline. This administration considers oil profits for a handful of billionaires to be a goal higher than human rights. I wish that was just a reactionary statement, but unfortunately itâ€™s a fact...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Our illustrious Secretary of State is apparently impressed by the way this man runs his country, giving him the seal of approval on behalf of us American citizens. Of course, the only difference between Nguema and Saddam Hussein is Nguema is friendly to our oil companies. You know, the ones that are making record profits as the US economy begins itâ€™s slow decline. This administration considers oil profits for a handful of billionaires to be a goal higher than human rights. I wish that was just a reactionary statement, but unfortunately itâ€™s a fact&#8230;<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=512331', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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