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But it will be a better place without all those horrid little beasts he keeps letting loose.

New to this you are
Your mind haiku will soon free
Like Yoda I speak

Or using a Male-to-male cable to redirect sound from the ext. connection to the mic/line-in.  

Since many people have one of those cards, I figured that would be the easiest/cheapest solution.  It's a shame they had to throw some AOL-speak into the menus.  

Evenwolf needs more
We need more than that label
He is a Texan!

I wasn't saying it wasn't a helpful resource.  Thank you for taking the time and energy to provide another animation resource for forum users.  I was just observing the fact that we have very picky people here since I've seen some sprites & animations that surpass some commercial work in quality.  I need to replay Flashback to see how smooth the walk-cycle was, though.

Anyway, on this whole Saddam thing, I'll just classify myself as 'Anti-Saddam'.

Hah! I scoff at you! I am 'Pro-Saddam.'  I believe that he's done some naughty things but that deep-down he's actually good at heart.  Yay, Saddam!  

[Paid for by the Coalition to Free Saddam]

I'm actually quite surprised.  I've seen some walk-cycles in this forum that are much better in art-quality  and fluidity.  It's a useful example but it would've been more fun to just post it and see how many people tell you it's too jerky or how it lacks detail.  

Ok, to make it all clear.
The quoted segment from Debka.com came in response to CJ's post. He said that Saddam was leading the guerilla fight from that hole of his. So, I brought up this theory that he really was being held captive in that hole.

Sorry but that's the second time the mighty CJ was referenced incorrectly.  He stated that Saddam was NOT orchestrating military actions from his hole.
"1) if Saddam has spent the last few months hiding in a hole in the ground without so much as a mobile phone, he has hardly been commanding the insurgency against the coalition troops; therefore, his arrest is unlikely to have an impact on the attacks, which are apparently largely committed by terrorists from neighbouring countries who have come into Iraq to destabilise it"

I would seem his point was that military actions by Iraqi factions would not decrease after Saddam's capture as Saddam must've had very little influence there.  

Onward!

Evenwolf once spoke
He said thread should be retained
To save the wisdom

Sorry, Farl, but I agree with him.  I'm an American and I like my country quite a bit.  However, I like it for its people and not its politicians.  Perhaps I could feel otherwise but, damn it, I read.
[edit: I do, however, want to make it perfectly clear that I don't think much more of governments or politicians worldwide.  I'm certainly not self-centered enough to believe that only the US has manipulative persons in high places]

Real or fake?  This is one thing that isn't disputed too much.  Since there have been DNA and dental tests performed to verify his identity, it is very likely that he is the genuine article.  Of course, we have only the authorities' word for it that these tests were performed (and performed correctly) but the chances that they're lying about that are slim.  

Upon reading the first couple lines of Barcik's quoted post, I thought they might be leading us to a different conclusion which is also possible.  There are no facts that can currently dispute this with absolute certainty:

Bush & Intelligence personnel (we hear more about them now than we have in the past.  Perhaps it's because he needs them more than anyone else did? ) and the military captured Saddam some time ago.  He was sealed in a location and guarded by native troops disloyal to him.  Bush wanted Saddam's capture "under-wraps" in order to continue his conquest of Iraq with the continued pre-texts of searching for WMD & Saddam.  Some event happened to make Bush decide to unveil his prize.  Perhaps he wants the year to end on a Bush-positive note?  Maybe he was saving it for a time when people were the most skeptical of his tactics.  Just a half-assed theory.  

[edit: Makri, good point. It's especially prudent to doubt the word of a Bush]

That post brought up a couple very interesting questions.  It's a shame they made a point that's nullified by current knowledge.  One of the observations (point B) states that they left him with no way to end his life.  However, the last news report I read stated that he was found with a loaded pistol on his lap (which remained unused).  The theorizing itself includes the following fact: "Left with him were two AK-47 assault guns and a pistol, none of which were used.
"  Damned good thing you can't kill yourself with automatic rifles or pistols.  

It's also a bit of a shame that you ended your post on that note.  Biased does not mean stupid, wrong or bad.  It means to be pre-disposed to take one position or another based on personal beliefs or situation.  I really don't see how disbelieving a person's identity can show their prejudice.  Ah,well.

Of which words speak ye?
Those words that are very wise?
The eater of feet?

Also, if you've got an SB-Live or SB-Audigy sound card, you can set the recorder to record "What U Hear."  This setting will record anything that's output by the speakers.  This method allows you to save a WAV file exactly as it sounds when played on you machine.  It also allows you to use various filters, EAX Effects & different instrument sets.

Your name of Alex gives you . . . blah, blah, etc. . . .

Mine was exactly the same.  We'll have to start a cult of people whose names give them our exact-same personality! Woo-hoo!  :

I'm hoping that this is a good thing for the Iraqi people.  However, after the media's misleading reporting on 9/11, I'm not willing to take the media's word for it that all of the Iraqi people are thrilled about this.  

As mentioned long ago in the war thread, I was against the war but since they went ahead and did it, at least it yielded something semi-tangible.  As to the DNA test, I've heard they had previous DNA-samples collected from his nosehair trimmer.  

The WMD question: recently there was a report that a top Iraqi army general had stated that they had WMD's hidden on their front lines.  These were small biological/chemical warheads meant to be fired as an RPG.  They were supposedly under orders not to use them until specifically ordered to by Saddam.  As to the validity of this report . . . I'll take that with a grain of salt.  

Someone asked what sort of trial he was due.  The news reports state that he is to be trial as a war-criminal in Iraqi courts for crimes against the Iraqi people, with the whole event overseen by UN advisors.  How large a role the UN-reps are going to play in that, there's no telling yet.

I think Yoke's predicition is accurate.  We'll have pissed off half of the terrorists and the other half won't give a shit.  Hopefully, this doesn't spawn more large-scale terrorism in the US.  I have no doubt that there will at least be attempts soon.

Yes.  As always, flattering words are your personal guarantee of a speaker's honesty.   :

The flag is a bit
tongue-in-cheek but only for
those that saw the ads

To elaborate
I am able to skip drugs
instead I cause pain

Amusing and yet . . . frighteningly life-like.  Sort of like BOYD.

If it didn't cost 25K, I might've been able to pick up a hybrid.  I would've preferred it for its more environmentally-friendly fuel consumption (as well as less of a dent in my budget gas-wise) but couldn't afford one.  Pure electric is terribly impractical still.  As for Summernats... I figured you for more of an environmentalist, Las.  Any car shown there would suck down $150-$200 in petrol per month, I'm sure.