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by Omar
October 25th, 2003, 12:00 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Jesus Struck by Lightning .... Twice
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Jesus Struck by Lightning .... Twice

<t>Quote The guy unfavored by God was a forest ranger who (I'm not making this up) committed suicide. He probably thought he was immortal. That reminds of the German young woman who was in the middle of the night club in Bali that was bombed by extremists about a year ago. 100's of people died or we...
by Omar
September 16th, 2003, 11:56 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Where is David?
Replies: 3
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Where is David?

Is anyone here in touch with David? I lost his e-mail address, and I haven't seen him here in ages. Best wishes,Omar.
by Omar
September 5th, 2003, 3:58 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Question to Paul-Is Nazilike propaganda allowed in your forum??
Replies: 131
Views: 200710

Question to Paul-Is Nazilike propaganda allowed in your forum??

<t>I was in the US at the time of Sabra and Shatilla. All my information came from US media, or the BBC. I read the NY Times religiously those days. Sharon was definitely involved. He was present at the scene. I know that, because I clearly recall conversations that I had with Americans (many Jewish...
by Omar
September 5th, 2003, 1:15 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Question to Paul-Is Nazilike propaganda allowed in your forum??
Replies: 131
Views: 200710

Question to Paul-Is Nazilike propaganda allowed in your forum??

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: AminWould you like to tell our friends what happened in Sabra and Shatila refugee camps? Trust me it was modern Nazis.I was not in Lebanon at the time of Sabra and Shatila, but I lived the events in the sense of following what took place on a continuous basis. That was ...
by Omar
September 4th, 2003, 10:02 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Question to Paul-Is Nazilike propaganda allowed in your forum??
Replies: 131
Views: 200710

Question to Paul-Is Nazilike propaganda allowed in your forum??

<t>It's no big deal, zerdna. I just wished to point out the silliness of your retort that whenever someone is critical of Israeli policy, then one must actually have something in mind "about the Jews", or that one is not thinking. Something that I've read repeatedly on this forum, and elsewhere. My ...
by Omar
September 4th, 2003, 4:54 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Question to Paul-Is Nazilike propaganda allowed in your forum??
Replies: 131
Views: 200710

Question to Paul-Is Nazilike propaganda allowed in your forum??

<t>Please don't patronize me. Go and read what you wrote again. Here it isQuote I just don't believe you guys give so much more crap about palestinians than about congolese, sudanese, iraqi, iranians, afgani, syrians, and the rest. The only conclusion i could make it is not about Palestinians. It mu...
by Omar
September 4th, 2003, 4:13 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Question to Paul-Is Nazilike propaganda allowed in your forum??
Replies: 131
Views: 200710

Question to Paul-Is Nazilike propaganda allowed in your forum??

<t>The comparison was meant only in so far that in both cases an assumption was made that a small nation could be made to disappear. Your last statement to the effect that I'm anti-semitic is stupid. You are being absolutely stupid to label anyone critical of Zionist policy as anti-semitic. I have a...
by Omar
September 3rd, 2003, 11:26 pm
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Topic: Question to Paul-Is Nazilike propaganda allowed in your forum??
Replies: 131
Views: 200710

Question to Paul-Is Nazilike propaganda allowed in your forum??

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: MarsdenBut I think the over-riding determinant is still that there never would have been an Israel without British sponsorship of Zionism.I know so little of this very complicated history, but I remember reading how T E Lawrence was torn between his promises that he had...
by Omar
August 5th, 2003, 11:58 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: London attractions
Replies: 26
Views: 191932

London attractions

<r>QuoteGet out of Waterloo station via the main exit down the steps (Eurostar side, not the Shell exit). Go through the underpass to exit on Stamford Street (runs parallel with Embankment, heading east). Half way along is the Stamford Arms, order a Ploughmans with Stilton. Okay, I'll do that QuoteV...
by Omar
August 5th, 2003, 9:55 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: London attractions
Replies: 26
Views: 191932

London attractions

<t>When I'm in London, I spend the whole day walking from bookshop to bookshop in the West End. Foyle's requires many, many visits. Then I spend the night hopping from pub to pub, eating and drinking: too many really interesting ones to list. I also like to walk up and down the East End: I was an am...
by Omar
August 5th, 2003, 12:17 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: An Annecdotal Summary of the Occupation of Iraq
Replies: 197
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An Annecdotal Summary of the Occupation of Iraq

<t>I think, if one wishes to identify one single burning issue in the Arab/Israeli conflict, then that would be the settlements. This is a very difficult issue for the Israelis themselves, and my Israeli friends on this forum, may correct me if I'm wrong. The settlers are people who typically choose...
by Omar
August 2nd, 2003, 12:53 pm
Forum: Technical Forum
Topic: Alternating-sign matrix conjecture
Replies: 33
Views: 193089

Alternating-sign matrix conjecture

<t>QuoteCan anyone explain this physics/math area and its applications to finance? James,What makes you think ASM's have anything to do with finance? PS The ASM conjecture was proven in 1992 by Zeliberger, then there came a 2nd, simpler proof by Kuperberg a few years later. The relationship to paths...
by Omar
August 1st, 2003, 7:06 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: An Annecdotal Summary of the Occupation of Iraq
Replies: 197
Views: 203985

An Annecdotal Summary of the Occupation of Iraq

Quote Yesterday Israel started to bring in laws to stop mixed marriages. Are you serious? Where did you read that?Incidentally, I personally believe that mixed marriages are probably the only glimmer of hope in the Arab/Israeli mess.
by Omar
July 31st, 2003, 1:16 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Woland, Behemoth, et al....
Replies: 36
Views: 192749

Woland, Behemoth, et al....

<t>Quote Another odd thing I've heard was that Dostoevsky is very different in English. That's not odd at all -- I have no idea how Russian literature can ever be captured in English. Another *really* odd thing that I've heard is that Scott Moncrief's translation of Proust's "In search of lost time"...
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