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So far away...

By Diogenes ( articles ) | Apr 03, 2003

Iraqi (Dis)Information Minister Mohammed Sayid al-Sahhaf insists that as of April 3-- which, we should notice, is well after April Fool's Day-- US forces are "not within 100 miles" of Baghdad.

Hmmm. Interesting.

But just to give credit where credit is due, if they're not within 100 miles, shouldn't he acknowledge that the TV reporters accompanying those US troops must have awfully good zoom lens?

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Tue20 January
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Tuesday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. Fabian, Pope & Martyr; Opt Mem St. Sebastian, Martyr

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St. Fabian and St. Sebastian have always been paired together, with their names coupled in the ancient martyrologies, and still paired in the Litany of Saints. The Church today celebrates separate Optional Memorials for Sts. Fabian and Sebastian: St. Fabian (d. 250) was Pope from 236 to…

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