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MORNING AND I HOPE YOU ENJOY INJURE VACATION. |
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THANKS, BRIAN. ANY TIME. |
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GOING TO A PAPER ON THE DESK HERE BEFORE WE ASK OUR GUEST A QUESTION AND IT IS AN ARTICLE ARTICLE... |
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THE REACTION IS THAT THE MOST IMPORTANT COMPONENT, WHICH FRUSTRATION AND BECOMING A TERRORIST OR SUICIDE... |
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LET ME READ MORE. HE WAS BORN IN ENGLAND, FAMILY MOVED BACK TO BAGHDAD WHEN HE WAS 2 AND HE GREW UP... |
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-- BECAUSE OF THIS INTENSE RELIGIOUS CULTURE, THEREFORE, THEY BECOME JI HATZIST. THERE ARE ALWAYS... |
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YOU HAVE A BOOK "THE WAR OF IDEAS" HOW DOES THAT RELATE TO WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT? |
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IT BASICALLY HAS TWO THINGS I PRESENTS. NUMBER 1, MAKE A DIFFERENCE, SHOW THE READER THE DIFFERENCE... |
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DEFINE A JIHADIST. |
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SOMEONE, AN INDIVIDUAL WHO BELIEVES IN AN IDEOLOGY, VERY SPECIFIC IDEOLOGY THAT CALLS ITSELF A JIHADISM... |
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YOU GREW UP IN LEBANON. |
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I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN BEIRUT. |
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WHY DID YOU LEAVE. |
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1990 WAS THE END OF THE WAR IN LEBANON AND ALSO THE SYRIAN INVASION IN LEBANON, GIVEN THAT A FEW YEARS... |
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ASSOCIATED WITH AN ORGANIZATION CALLED THE FOUNDATION FOR THE DEFENSE OF DEMOCRACY AND I GOT OUT THE... |
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SENIOR FELLOW. |
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WHY DID YOU JOIN THIS GROUP? |
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BECAUSE ACTUALLY WAY BEFORE THIS GROUP WAS FORMED IN THE '90s, I WAS PROFESSOR AT FLORIDA ATLANTIC... |
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NORWICH, CONNECTICUT REPUBLICAN LINE FOR WALID PHARES, GO AHEAD, PLEASE. |
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GOOD MORNING. I'M MORE OF A TRADITIONAL CONSERVATIVE AND I DIDN'T REALLY SUPPORT ISRAEL THAT MUCH... |
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SORT OF A MECHANISM IN THAT CON FWLIKT WHEREBY THE MORE RADICAL FORCES WILL TAKE OVER ON THE OTHER... |
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COLUMBUS, OHIO, DEMOCRAT. |
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GOOD MORNING. |
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YES. I'M AN AMERICAN MUSLIM AND I WAS A VIETNAM VETERAN -- I AM A VIETNAM MET VAN BUT WHAT I SEE ... |
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AT THE END OF THE DAY U.S. AND COALITION FORCES WILL HAVE TO WITHDRAW FROM IRAQ. THE BIG QUESTION... |
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THERE ARE A COUPLE OF NEWSPAPERS THIS MORNING LEADING WITH THE PIETY DOMENICI STORY HE WANTS A CHANGE... |
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I THINK NUMBER 1 WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT WHAT DO POLITICIANS MEAN WHEN THEY TALK ABOUT A CHANGE OF DIRECTION?... |
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ALEXANDRA, VIRGINIA FOR WALID PHARES YOU'RE ON THE AIR. |
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GOOD MORNING. I THINK ALSO WE NEED A CHANGE OF DIRECTION. I DON'T KNEAD TO ASK HIM, I HOPE HE WILL... |
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THANK YOU. |
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A VERY GOOD QUESTION. IT IS ACTUALLY VERY DIFFICULT TO ANSWER BECAUSE OF THE MANY, MANY POINTS. I'LL... |
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WHEN WERE YOU LAST BACK HOME IN LEBANON. |
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1999. |
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ARE YOU AN AMERICAN CITIZEN NOW. |
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LONG TIME OG NOW. |
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HOW LONG? |
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FIVE YEARS. |
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CHARLESTOWN, RHODE ISLAND, YOU'RE ON. |
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THE REASON I THINK WE ARE IN IRAQ IS SDWROERNLG BUSH IS A BORN-AGAIN CHRISTIAN WHO THEY ABSOLUTELY... |
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WELL, REGARDLESS OF WHAT PRESIDENT BUSH WANTS TO SEE OR NOT, THERE ARE SOCLOGICAL REALITIES ACROSS... |
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WHAT DO YOU THINK OF HER COMMENTS ABOUT GEORGE BUSH BEING A BORN-AGAIN CHRISTIAN GOING IN TO PROTECT... |
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WELL, THAT IS A THEORY THAT WE HEAR ABOUT ALL THE TIME. I HAVE NEVER HEARD, IN HIS PUBLIC SPEECHES... |
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CAMP HILL, PENNSYLVANIA, REPUBLICAN. |
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GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING MR. PHARES. I HAVE A COMMENT AND A QUESTION. I KNOW ANOTHER IMPORTANT ISSUE... |
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THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. AGAIN THIS IS AN ETHNIC CLASH MOSTLY ETHNIC CONFLICT IN THE BALKANS STILL... |
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I HAD A LONG LIST OF SENIOR FELLOWS, ADJUNCT FELLOWS KEEPS ON GOING, STAFF, WHEN YOU -- YOU ARE HEADQUARTERED... |
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YES, CERTAINLY. |
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DO YOU SEE ALL THESE PEOPLE ALL THE TIME? ALL THESE PEOPLE THAT ARE |
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THESE ARE THE BIG HATS. WE SEEM THEM AT EVENTS, AT COCKTAILS AND IN SPEECHES. BASICALLY ARE THE SENIOR... |
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WHAT'S YOUR OWN RELIGIOUS BACKGROUND? |
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MY FAMELEY -- FAMILY WAS CHRISTIAN IN LEBANON THAT WOULD BE CATHOLIC WORLDWIDE. |
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CALLER, GO AHEAD, PLEASE. |
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GOOD MORNING, BRIAN. HOW ARE YOU THIS MORNING? |
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FINE. |
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G. I WATCH THIS SHOW ALL THE TIME AND REALLY LOVE IT AND I APPRECIATE C-SPAN. I DO HAVE A COMMENT... |
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THANKS. |
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ABSOLUTELY. ANY ADMINISTRATION, AS FAR AS I UNDERSTAND IN ANY LIBERAL DEMOCRACY INCLUDING IN THE ... |
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VALDOSTA, GEORGIA, YOU ARE ON THE AIR. |
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YES, GOOD MORNING, GENTLEMAN. I JUST WAS WANTING TO MAKE THE POINT I LISTEN TO PEOPLE CALL IN AND... |
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MA'AM, FIRST OF ALL YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT FOR THE UNITED STATES AND COALITION PARTNERS AROUND THE... |
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THIS IS THE SECOND OR THIRD CALL THIS MORNING ABOUT THE EMBASSY. WE ACTUALLY NO ONE KNOWS WHETHER... |
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I DID NOT READ THE PIECE. I HAVE NO INFORMATION ABOUT THE ACTUAL SPENDING ON THAT EMBASSY BUT I MAKE... |
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BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, GOOD MORNING FOR WALID PHARES. |
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YES, I HAVE CALLED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST AND I HAVE -- AM AN OLDER BLACK AMERICAN WHO HAPPENS... |
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THANKS, DOCTOR. |
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ORANGES ARE ORANGES, APPLES ARE APPLES, BOTH ARE FRUIT, BOTH HAVE A LOGIC TO EXIST. MEANING SOMETIMES... |
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HOW LONG DO YOU THINK WE SHOULD SPEND TWO BILLION DOLLARS A WEEK IN IRAQ? |
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NOT TOO LONG. AGAIN, I AM A SUPPORTER OF THE IDEA OF HELPING THE IRAQI PEOPLE, AS MUCH AS WE CAN.... |
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HOW MUCH LONGER SHOULD THE U.S. PROVIDE TWO BILLION DOLLARS A YEAR TO EGYPT AND THREE BILLION DOLLARS... |
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THAT'S ANOTHER VERY EXCITING QUESTION AND VERY, VERY TROUBLING BECAUSE PEACE WOULD NOT HAVE A MONETARY... |
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PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND FOR WALID PHARES. |
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MY NAME IS CHRISTOPHER YOUNG AND RAN FOR SENATE IN RHODE ISLAND. IT IS DISTURBING TO ME THAT MANY... |
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ALL RIGHT, CALLER, WE GOT THE POINT. |
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I SEE TWO POINTS. NUMBER 1, EXPLAINING THE WHOLE WORLD IN MATERIALS OF FINANCES AND ECONOMICS, YOU... |
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AS THE PROJECT DIRECTOR OF THE FUTURE OF TERRORISM FOR THE FOUNDATION FOR DEMOCRACY WO WHAT DO YOU... |
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I DISAGREE WITH THE OPINION THAT SAYS THIS IS NOT A WAR, THIS IS NOT A GLOBAL WAR. I AGREE WITH THOSE... |
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WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE -- |
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TO TRY TO DEVELOP ANALYSIS TO INTERCEPT TERRORISM BEFORE -- NOT JUST HITTING US, BEFORE IT BECOMES... |
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PALM BEACH, FLORIDA DEMOCRAT, GOOD MORNING. |
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GOOD MORNING, BRIAN. THANK YOU FOR C-SPAN CALLING FROM THE HOME OF THE BUTTERFLY BALLOT IN 2000, PALM... |
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THANKS. |
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THREE QUICK POINTS. NUMBER 1, I THINK THE PRESIDENT MENTIONED THE TERM CRUSADE ONE TIME AS SORT OF... |
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HOW MANY COUNTRIES IN THAT REGION OVER THERE HAVE YOU ACTUALLY VISITED YOURSELF? |
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FIVE COUNTRIES BUT OVER 20 YEARS, 25 YEARS. |
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WHICH ONES? |
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WELL, LEBANON, SYRIA, CYPRESS, ISRAEL, JORDAN, AND TURKEY. |
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MIDLAND, TEXAS GOOD MORNING. |
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GOOD MORNING. MR. PHARES, I DO HOPE THAT MANY OF THESE COUNTRIES UNDERSTAND AND REALIZE THAT THE MAJORITY... |
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THANKS. |
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AGAIN, WE HAVE A DIVIDED OPINION IN THE UNITED STATES, NOT VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE. MY POINT, IS YOU... |
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WHAT GRADE YOU WOULD GIVE GEORGE BUSH FOR HIS EXECUTION OF THE WAR AND WHAT'S HAPPENED SINCE THEN?... |
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WELL, THAT'S A VERY DIFFICULT QUESTION BECAUSE THERE WOULD BE BE A SHEET OF DIFFERENT GRADES IN TERMS... |
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WHO IS RESISTING IT? |
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I THINK LARGE SEGMENTS OF THE BUREAUCRACY, PRE-9/11 MOST IN THE STATE DEPARTMENT AND OTHER SURROUNDINGS... |
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PROSPECT, INDEPENDENT LINE. |
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GOOD MORNING, BRIAN. |
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GOOD MORNING. |
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YOU AND I MET BEFORE WHEN I WAS WORKING AT THE NATIONAL GUARD ASSOCIATION. EARLY '90s AND SOMETIMES... |
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THOUGH LOGICALLY, BRIAN, THERE ARE A LOT OF INTERFAITH ACTIONS FOR OVER 50 YEARS NOW, ALWAYS -- I... |
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IS THERE ANY EVIDENCE THE NON-JIHADIST MUSLIMS ARE STANDING UP TO THE JIHADISTS? |
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ABSOLUTELY. THE PROBLEM IS THE POOR COVERAGE IN THE WEST OF THE STRUGGLE OF ANTI-JIHADISTS, COUNTER-JIHADISTS,... |
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WHAT'S A CELAPHATES. |
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-- AN IDEOLOGY WHO WANTS TO BRING BACK THE WHOLE MUSLIM WORLD WHAT IT WAS IN HIS OR HER OWN OPINION... |
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THANKS FOR C-SPAN. I RECENTLY BECAME A REPUBLICAN TO SUPPORT DR. PAUL BUT THE TERRORISM, I THINK THERE... |
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I AGREE WITH YOU, CALLER, THAT ONE OF THE REASONS AS AN IMMIGRANT I CHOSE TO COME TO THE UNITED STATES,... |
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YOU ARE A VISITING FELLOW WITH THE EUROPEAN FOUNDATION FOR DEMOCRACY IN BRUSSELS. WHO SUPPORTS THAT... |
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IT IS SELF-SUPPORTED WITH DONORS FROM EUROPE, I GUESS EVEN NORTH AMERICA. MANY POLITICAL PARTIES IN... |
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THE INTERNATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY, WHAT IS THAT. |
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THE ONLY COURSE I THINK WHICH IS SEEN AS A GLOBAL JIHADIST STRATEGY, BASICALLY GOES BACK IN HISTORY,... |
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MOBILE, ALABAMA, DEMOCRAT, GO AHEAD, PLEASE. |
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THANK YOU. MY QUESTION IS REGARD TO ONE OF YOUR SNOW -- SNAR FLOWS THE ONE OF THESE THINK TANKS, ONE... |
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SURE. PERSONALLY I ARGUE GREW WITH THE TERM SPREADING DEMOCRACY. I USE THE TERM SETTING FREEDOM AND... |
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OUR GUEST WILL BE WITH US ANOTHER SEVEN OR EIGHT MINUTES. YOU HAVE TAUGHT SEVERAL FLORIDA UNIVERSITIES,... |
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WELL, FLORIDA WAS AN ACCIDENT. WHEN I IMMIGRATED, I CAME TO FLORIDA. I WASN'T SURE I WANTED TO STAY... |
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PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, INDEPENDENT LINE. THANKS FOR WAITING. |
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HI. I'M WONDERING WHAT MR. PHARES THINKS ABOUT -- HE WAS TALKING ABOUT INDEPENDENCE AND THE MOVEMENT... |
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THANK YOU, CALLER. ACTUALLY ACTUALLY, I HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING UP ON THAT ISSUE SINCE THE LATE '80s,... |
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WHERE IS IT. |
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BASICALLY LOCATED WITHIN THE REPUBLIC OF AZER BECAUSE JOHN, MAJORITY POPULATION IS ARMENIAN. PRACTICALLY... |
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HAVE YOU EVER BEEN INVITED TO THE WHITE HOUSE TO TALK TO PRESIDENT BUSH? |
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NOT TO PRESIDENT BUSH'S OVAL OFFICE BUT TO WHITE HOUSE OTHER AGENCIES, YES. |
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LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, REPUBLICAN, GO AHEAD, PLEASE. |
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MR. PHARES, EVERY NOW AND THEN I GET A CHANCE TO LISTEN TO C-SPAN AND I GET TO SEE SOMEBODY AS BRILLIANT... |
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THANK YOU. APACHE JUNCTION, DEMOCRAT, GOOD |
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YES. I'D LIKE TO START AN E-MAIL CAMPAIGN TO OUR CONGRESSMEN. SINCE PRESIDENT BUSH SAID THAT WE WOULD... |
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THANKS. |
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LOOK, IN THE PRINCIPLE AGAIN, YEAH, WE HELP PEOPLE, WE WANT PEOPLE TO REMEMBER THAT. WE'VE DONE IT... |
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MR. PHARES'S BOOK "THE WAR OF IDEAS JIHADISM AGAINST DEMOCRACY". PENNSYLVANIA, YOU'RE ON THE AIR.... |
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GOOD MORNING, BRIAN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PROGRAM. WE ENJOY IT VERY MUCH AND MR. PHARES, THANK YOU FOR... |
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THANKS. |
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POINT NUMBER 1 QUICKLY IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THE AMERICAN PUBLIC CITIZENS AND OTHERS REALIZE THAT JIHADISM... |
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LAST CALL, OHIO, DEMOCRAT, GOOD MORNING. |
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GOOD MORNING, LET ME JUST SAY REAL QUICKLY, FIRST OF ALL, WE'RE IN DENIAL. YOUR GUEST IS A VERY, VERY... |
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THANKS. |
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I DO RESPECT HER OPINION. UNFORTUNATELY, AS I SAID, WE HAVE A MAJOR CRISIS IN PUBLIC EDUCATION. ... |
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WHAT LEWD PHARES HAS THIS OTHER BOOK. WE ARE OUT OF TIME. |
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THANK YOU. |
NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.
