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Monday, September 11, 2006 12:00 AM

Don't tread on me

The president and the flag.
Tim Grieve

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  • Monday, September 11, 2006 10:47 AM

    Secret code for his oil mullah brethren

    Hitting something with the soles of your feet is one of the worst insults one can deliver in the Arab world.

    This is code for Bush's oil cohorts: "Anything I can do to stay in business with you great, blessed barons... up to and including screwing America."

    —cosmique Read cosmique's other letters

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