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Britain to EU: Clamp down on imports from settlements
By Barak Ravid and Anshel Pfeffer, Haaretz Correspondents and Agencies

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A senior Jerusalem official confirmed the existence of the note and said that Britain complained to EU members that they were not strictly enforcing the organization's agreement with Israel with regard to the settlements. The officials said that Britain had asked to consult with all EU member states on the issue but had not as yet received affirmative responses to the request.

Israeli officials believe that Britain is using a technicality in the free-trade agreement with the EU to put pressure on Jerusaelm vis-a-vis the settlements. Behind the British move is an EU resolution from the late 1990s providing tariff exemptions only to Israeli goods from within the Green Line, while goods produced in the settlements would be subject to the usual tariffs.

A few years ago Israel agreed to indicate on products exported to the EU the geographic location of goods. Britain charges that Israeli companies located in settlements try to get around the agreement by registering company offices within the Green Line.

According to the article in The Independent, British retailers, including Tesco, Sainsbury, Waitrose and Somerfield, acknowledge designating foods grown on settlements as coming from the West Bank and say this complies with the EU requirements. Marks & Spencer recently disclosed it had stopped stocking goods made in the West Bank.

"We are aware of [the note] and there is a dialogue between us and the British authorities," Foreign Ministry spokesman Yigal Palmor said Monday. "Our position in the past has been that labeling is out of the question, and that products could be identified according to the zip code."

In a statement to Haaretz on Monday the British Foreign Office said that Britain's position regarding the settlements - that they are illegal and constitute an obstacle to peace - is well-known. The statement said that Prime Minister Gordon Brown has asked all parties to cease all actions that could harm progress in realizing the road map, including the issue of labeling products from Israel or the settlements. It noted that concerns had been raised recently that various parties were exploiting Israel's trade agreement with the EU to bring goods from the settlements into Britain falsely labeled as coming from Israel.

Britain's embassy in Israel issued a statement saying it had no desire to comment on internal governmental agreements.

A British diplomatic source on Monday reiterated his government's position about the illegality of the settlements and said that all construction in these communities must cease immediately, including that labeled for "natural growth" only.

The source added that the British government has information concerning which goods from the settlements allegedly were exempted illegally from EU tariffs. He said that British Customs is investigating the issue and carrying out careful inspections of the goods. The source said his government will take special care to see to it that neither British nor EU policy aids in settlement construction.

Britain's move follows consumer protests in The Netherlands last year that resulted in promises from a major importer of organic produce, Udea, to refrain from dealing in settlement-produced items. Earlier this autumn the Dutch company Heineken, which has a partial ownership of Barkan Wineries, moved the last of the winery's operations out of a West Bank industrial zone, under pressure from consumer groups and the Dutch government.

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      1.   this must take priority over Congo 01:53  |  rich 04/11/08
      2.   Incomprehensible 01:57  |  Dave 04/11/08
      3.   And the very next article on Haaretz.com? 02:14  |  Jon 04/11/08
      4.   The Thin Edge Of The Wedge? 03:17  |  chet 04/11/08
      5.   The UK needs to clamp down on extremists! 05:32  |  Mark 04/11/08
      6.   Too late! 05:49  |  Niva dos Santos 04/11/08
      7.   They Pressure & Coerce for a Economic Embargo 06:06  |  Joseph.E 04/11/08
      8.   British East India trying to moralize!!!! 07:26  |  Ben Yeppi 04/11/08
      9.   Britain is on its way to become the first Islamic state in Europe 07:28  |  Jean Van Daem 04/11/08
      10.   # 2 We europeans do not support any exploitation 07:29  |  Kris Lazar 04/11/08
      11.   UK/EU hypocrisy 07:30  |  Israeli 04/11/08
      12.   #7 the jewish state of Israel would not stand 07:34  |  Kris Lazar 04/11/08
      13.   pre empting 07:48  |  ron 04/11/08
      14.   The final choice 08:22  |  US Observer 04/11/08
      15.   Europe condones terrorist attacks on Israel! 08:27  |  EU can go to HELL!!! 04/11/08
      16.   While at the same time... 08:30  |  Michael 04/11/08
      17.   If UK/EU care about peace, then 08:47  |  Palestinian 04/11/08
      18.   BRITAIN to EU we are evacuating Malvinas,Gibraltar etc etc 08:48  |  PETER SM 04/11/08
      19.   britain was signatory to the san remo convention 08:52  |  victor hardman 04/11/08
      20.   LAZAR Jews do their own fighting. 08:53  |  PETER SM 04/11/08
      21.   ben yeppi 8 08:54  |  potobac 04/11/08
      22.   CHET"Pitiful Palestinians"Who rejected statehood,chose war&terror 09:02  |  PETER SM 04/11/08
      23.   No Matter What You Do, We Will Continue To Live Here In OUR Land 09:07  |  Yishai Kohen 04/11/08
      24.   To #9 in Austria 09:08  |  David 04/11/08
      25.   Embargo the settlements or embargo the whole nation of Israel 09:20  |  Natallie Durson 04/11/08
      26.   How polite, shily the British are! 09:25  |  M 04/11/08
      27.   #7 lets boycott all goods from the illegal settlements 09:34  |  SJ 04/11/08
      28.   So the UK supports a "Judenrein" Judea and Shomron 09:46  |  Hastaroth 04/11/08
      29.   #24, M in Gaza 09:49  |  Hastaroth 04/11/08
      30.   Few Jews from Judea and Samaria work there anyway 09:50  |  Dani 04/11/08
      31.   NATALIE Only nations embargoing Israel are your brothers 09:51  |  PETER SM 04/11/08
      32.   I specifically do buy from them 09:53  |  Jeremy 04/11/08
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      35.   Don`t Buy Israeli at All 10:08  |  San Bigfist 04/11/08
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      39.   Boycotts of Israel always fail 10:23  |  MBA 04/11/08
      40.   # 13 ron 10:26  |  Axel 04/11/08
      41.   Very funny 10:28  |  Uri 04/11/08
      42.   # 18 petersm 10:29  |  Axel 04/11/08
      43.   Don`t buy European at all 10:30  |  NVST 04/11/08
      44.   tulie be persuaded to stop using her israel designed computer 10:32  |  victor hardman 04/11/08
      45.   Scapegoating the Brits for Israel`s mess. 10:33  |  Michael 04/11/08
      46.   Double standards by the british 10:35  |  E.A. 04/11/08
      47.   To 29, from Athens, Greece 10:36  |  M 04/11/08
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      50.   #1 Rich 10:51  |  Chris Linthwaite 04/11/08
      51.   # 38 uri 10:55  |  Axel 04/11/08
      52.   Dear Israelis, I`m afraid this is only a (harmless) foretaste.... 11:00  |  Swiss (Dino) 04/11/08
      53.   # 43 george 11:02  |  Axel 04/11/08
      54.   Well I Think If Those Settlers Aren`t Leaving... 11:05  |  Yosemite 04/11/08
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      57.   Dear Dino- boycotts of Israel never succeed 11:18  |  Yaakov 04/11/08
      58.   For "EU can go to Hell" # 15 11:20  |  Clickfool 04/11/08
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      62.   When the EU tells Israel to jump..... 11:29  |  Clickfool 04/11/08
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      64.   Britain is showing a soul while the US shows nothing 11:43  |  Dutch 04/11/08
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      66.   #62 boris the clucking fool and britains support for negotiations 11:48  |  victor hardman 04/11/08
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      68.   M they also created a Palestine that had never existed 11:58  |  PETER SM 04/11/08
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      70.   CFOOOL Using your first settler argument then why should Arab 12:03  |  PETER SM 04/11/08
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      73.   # 57 Yaakov / # 55 Pauli 12:18  |  Swiss (Dino) 04/11/08
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      75.   Two labels for West Bank products: Palestinian flag, Israel flag 12:19  |  Ivar 04/11/08
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      77.   # 60 Stephen 12:23  |  Swiss (Dino) 04/11/08
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      79.   #63. axel. 12:36  |  Stephen. 04/11/08
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      81.   Jewish export from Judea and Samaria.... 12:44  |  AlexanderZ 04/11/08
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      84.   #77.Dino. 12:52  |  Stephen. 04/11/08
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      87.   #79 stephen 13:16  |  Axel 04/11/08
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      90.   #.87.axel. 13:35  |  Stephen. 04/11/08
      91.   AXEL Australia is not preaching is it? 13:43  |  PETER SM 04/11/08
      92.   71 OK Stephen, but watch the racial stereotypes. 13:46  |  Michael 04/11/08
      93.   #.86. Dino. 13:57  |  Stephen. 04/11/08
      94.   Britain`s integrity 14:01  |  JoJo 04/11/08
      95.   # 90 stephen 14:02  |  Axel 04/11/08
      96.   #47 To M in Gaza 14:04  |  Hastaroth 04/11/08
      97.   For Peter SM # 85 14:11  |  Clickfool 04/11/08
      98.   RAVI Are you banning "opresssion" of Kasmiris 14:14  |  PETER SM 04/11/08
      99.   Dino #77 14:19  |  JoJo 04/11/08
      100.   axel 53 14:23  |  George 04/11/08
      101.   The FOOL from sussex twists the truth as usual 14:27  |  Ari ben Yisrael 04/11/08
      102.   CFOOL Changing the rules when your argument hits a brickwall 14:32  |  PETER SM 04/11/08
      103.   # 94 jojo 14:38  |  Axel 04/11/08
      104.   # 100 george 14:44  |  Axel 04/11/08
      105.   # 101 ari 14:48  |  Axel 04/11/08
      106.   Why don`t you just label the stuff 14:52  |  Chris Linthwaite 04/11/08
      107.   THE WIND OF CHANGE FROM EU 14:53  |  indrajaya 04/11/08
      108.   It would help if Israel admits settlements were a huge mistake 15:12  |  Michael 04/11/08
      109.   @18 PETER 15:30  |  lev 04/11/08
      110.   axel 100 15:37  |  George 04/11/08
      111.   Mr Linthwaite please clarify 15:44  |  George 04/11/08
      112.   settelments are illegal, period 15:46  |  dsaa 04/11/08
      113.   For Peter SM # 102 15:47  |  Clickfool 04/11/08
      114.   Total permanent boycott of all Israel products required 15:50  |  Chanalau, Tova 04/11/08
      115.   For Chris, on deceptive Israeli labelling # 106 15:53  |  Clickfool 04/11/08
      116.   Lev- why should Israel reward the Arabs for terror? 15:59  |  Moshe 04/11/08
      117.   # 99 JoJo 16:20  |  Swiss (Dino) 04/11/08
      118.   #2 Dave 16:21  |  Boycott 04/11/08
      119.   wonderful kneejerk reactions 16:23  |  Murray 04/11/08
      120.   settlements, goods 16:25  |  curious george 04/11/08
      121.   Dutch ,Barbarian Criminals & Brits 16:38  |  The Teacher/Instruct 04/11/08
      122.   #112 WHEN ARE HAARETZ GOING TO STOP POSTING ERRONEOUS SLOGANS 16:42  |  victor hardman 04/11/08
      123.   Don`t buy anything from Israel 17:02  |  Joe Liebeskind 04/11/08
      124.   Arab Protucts 17:03  |  The Teacher/Instruct 04/11/08
      125.   12 Oh dear an idiot teacher. 17:07  |  Michael 04/11/08
      126.   # 122, VICTOR "PAUL HARRIS" HARDMAN 17:09  |  indrajaya 04/11/08
      127.   Israel needs to understand 17:16  |  danite 04/11/08
      128.   shame fool 17:21  |  george 04/11/08
      129.   dino #60 17:50  |  JoJo 04/11/08
      130.   #111 George 17:58  |  Chris Linthwaite 04/11/08
      131.   Come on Victor, ARE YOU PAUL HARRIS? 18:00  |  Michael 04/11/08
      132.   #115 Clickfool 18:02  |  Chris Linthwaite 04/11/08
      133.   # 131 michael 18:16  |  Axel 04/11/08
      134.   #131 come on michael whats your name? 18:26  |  victor hardman 04/11/08
      135.   #133 axel muessigbrod and the interest in names ?? 18:43  |  victor hardman 04/11/08
      136.   133 Axel. Paul Harris, Tel Aviv or Belfast? 18:30  |  Michael 04/11/08
      137.   # 121 "teacher" 18:30  |  Axel 04/11/08
      138.   The EU`s failing economies 18:31  |  lady from USA 04/11/08
      139.   #116 Moshe 18:33  |  ballistic 04/11/08
      140.   Dave 18:37  |  lady from USA 04/11/08
      141.   Britain to EU: Clickfool 18:39  |  Danielle 04/11/08
      142.   #130 Chris Linthwaite and Clickfool 18:40  |  Not Quite 04/11/08
      143.   #136 from michael who knows less than sfa on any subject its rich 18:42  |  victor hardman 04/11/08
      144.   God cares about how people treat Israel 18:44  |  lady from USA 04/11/08
      145.   danite 18:47  |  lady from USA 04/11/08
      146.   Axel and Michael Paul Harris aka Victor H 18:50  |  Labhras 04/11/08
      147.   # 136 michael 18:52  |  Axel 04/11/08
      148.   sanctions 18:52  |  Danielle 04/11/08
      149.   chris linthwaite 18:56  |  Danielle 04/11/08
      150.   I would buy stuff from the settlements 18:57  |  lady from USA 04/11/08
      151.   lady from usa 18:57  |  Axel 04/11/08
      152.   Lady from USA LOL. US`s BUST economy. 18:59  |  Michael 04/11/08
      153.   Brits also recognized Jordan`s annexation of West Bank 18:59  |  SDHD 04/11/08
      154.   Hastaroth 19:01  |  lady from USA 04/11/08
      155.   #138 lady from USA 19:03  |  Boycott 04/11/08
      156.   134 OK, Victor, tell us about Britain then. 19:04  |  Michael 04/11/08
      157.   Michael 19:07  |  lady from USA 04/11/08
      158.   lady from USA 19:08  |  Jimmy 04/11/08
      159.   lady in USA? we should deport you 19:10  |  american 04/11/08
      160.   # 153 sdhd 19:14  |  Axel 04/11/08
      161.   #139 ballistic 19:23  |  Avi 04/11/08
      162.   axel 103 19:28  |  JoJo 04/11/08
      163.   #142 Not quite 19:28  |  Chris Linthwaite 04/11/08
      164.   Clickfool 19:35  |  lady from USA 04/11/08
      165.   Axel #160 19:40  |  SDHD 04/11/08
      166.   Lady from USA. The Stepford Wife of the Apocalypse. 19:43  |  Michael 04/11/08
      167.   NVST 19:44  |  lady from USA 04/11/08
      168.   THE HAND OF NEW LABOUR 19:44  |  Ian 04/11/08
      169.   #163 Chris Linthwaite 19:46  |  Not Quite 04/11/08
      170.   # 162 jojo 19:53  |  Axel 04/11/08
      171.   # 164 lady from usa 19:57  |  Axel 04/11/08
      172.   Michael 20:00  |  lady from USA 04/11/08
      173.   #163 Chris Linthwaite Continued British Occupation 101 20:04  |  Not Quite 04/11/08
      174.   Lady From Usa in the deep end 20:05  |  Labhras 04/11/08
      175.   #143 Paul Harris aka Victor Hrdman/Devalera 20:08  |  Labhras 04/11/08
      176.   arabs export....? 20:16  |  peter 04/11/08
      177.   143 Changing the subject Victor/Paul? 20:22  |  Michael 04/11/08
      178.   Britain clamp down on imports 20:31  |  Julian 04/11/08
      179.   # 132 chris 20:40  |  christa 04/11/08
      180.   #161 Yes, I get your point Avi 20:41  |  ballistic 04/11/08
      181.   Labrhas see if Paul/Victor can name the 32 counties! 20:41  |  Michael 04/11/08
      182.   Axel`s Jewish home 20:43  |  SDHD 04/11/08
      183.   # 164 Lady from USA 20:46  |  christa 04/11/08
      184.   victor hardman# 36 20:50  |  and why do uoy use E 04/11/08
      185.   #180 Ballistic 20:54  |  Yishai Kohen 04/11/08
      186.   But Swiss (Dino) #80 20:56  |  David Israel 04/11/08
      187.   #181 Michael I think the late Dev would answer quicker 21:01  |  Labhras 04/11/08
      188.   Not the real issue 21:05  |  Dave Duncan 04/11/08
      189.   Swiss (Dino) - #117 21:07  |  David Israel 04/11/08
      190.   CVFOOL Are YOU saying Pals are not what THEY claim to be? 21:16  |  PETER SM 04/11/08
      191.   187 Where`s Victor? Has he gone missing too?! Spooky 21:17  |  Michael 04/11/08
      192.   # 182 sdhd 21:20  |  Axel 04/11/08
      193.   #23 Yishai 21:24  |  alan, original one 04/11/08
      194.   LEV.YOU can claim Gibraltar&Malvinas are British.Spain &Argentina 21:25  |  PETER SM 04/11/08
      195.   Axel`s occupied territory 21:27  |  SDHD 04/11/08
      196.   I dont want to buy such shit too! 21:32  |  Fritz T. 04/11/08
      197.   CHANALAU Bigfist etc etc Cry"Boycot",then keep writing to Haaretz 21:33  |  PETER SM 04/11/08
      198.   LIEBSKIND What are you doing writing to Haaretz??? 21:36  |  PETER SM 04/11/08
      199.   #193 Alan 21:41  |  Yishai Kohen 04/11/08
      200.   Britain: Stopnattering with imports, and impose sanctions 21:48  |  Pablo B 04/11/08
      201.   Peter SM, endlessly ignorant of history # 190 21:52  |  Clickfool 04/11/08
      202.   #169 Not Quite 21:52  |  Chris Linthwaite 04/11/08
      203.   #185 Yishai 21:56  |  ballistic 04/11/08
      204.   Danielle, in South Africa, lets us see inside her head # 141 21:59  |  Clickfool 04/11/08
      205.   #194 Peter SM 22:04  |  Chris Linthwaite 04/11/08
      206.   For Michael, on Victor Paul Harris Hardman # 131 22:07  |  Clickfool 04/11/08
      207.   #198 petersm WWW Got it.If not look below 22:07  |  Labhras 04/11/08
      208.   #204 Clickfool re Danielle 22:14  |  ballistic 04/11/08
      209.   #203 ballistic 22:21  |  Yishai Kohen 04/11/08
      210.   Labarse 76 22:24  |  ChanahS 04/11/08
      211.   Michael 82 - small correction 22:31  |  ChanahS 04/11/08
      212.   For Ballistic # 208 22:34  |  Clickfool 04/11/08
      213.   hypocracy on settlements 22:46  |  jr 04/11/08
      214.   #212 Clickfool re wake up tomorrow 23:09  |  Labhras 04/11/08
      215.   # 186 / # 189 David Israel 23:18  |  Swiss (Dino) 04/11/08
      216.   209 Yishai 23:32  |  alan 04/11/08
      217.   CFOOLTransJordan borders did not exist under Ottomans 23:40  |  PETER SM 04/11/08
      218.   # 195 sdhd 23:49  |  Axel 04/11/08
      219.   CFOOL Brits hived off most of Mandate of Palestine for Jordan 00:06  |  PETER SM 05/11/08
      220.   But Swiss (Dino) #215 00:09  |  David Israel 05/11/08
      221.   For Clickfool # 212 00:10  |  The Teacher/Instruct 05/11/08
      222.   #208, ballistic... 00:16  |  Silvienne 05/11/08
      223.   #214, Labhras... 00:19  |  Silvienne 05/11/08
      224.   PABLO B start with yourself.Google everything you will give up 00:24  |  PETER SM 05/11/08
      225.   LINTHWAITE YOU are preaching at Israel not the other way around 00:29  |  PETER SM 05/11/08
      226.   Haaretz Moderator 00:41  |  Not Quite 05/11/08
      227.   axel`s circular arguments 00:42  |  SDHD 05/11/08
      228.   # 221 teacher 00:46  |  Axel 05/11/08
      229.   Boycott zionism, period! 00:53  |  Josh 05/11/08
      230.   Dave, Montreal # 2 00:59  |  Avi 05/11/08
      231.   Bigfist - Then boycott cancer detecting MRI imaging 01:12  |  Free Gilad Shalit 05/11/08
      232.   Clickfool 01:28  |  Free Gilad Shalit 05/11/08
      233.   Axel`s advice 01:31  |  SDHD 05/11/08
      234.   # 227 sdhd 01:33  |  Axel 05/11/08
      235.   # 231 free 01:45  |  Axel 05/11/08
      236.   To "Not Quite" on Clickfool / Linthtwit 01:46  |  Free Gilad Shalit 05/11/08
      237.   Michael UK 01:56  |  Free Gilad Shalit 05/11/08
      238.   I am sorry 01:59  |  Goyim 05/11/08
      239.   # 236 free 02:09  |  Axel 05/11/08
      240.   # 236 free gilad shalit 02:21  |  Axel 05/11/08
      241.   Axel -- simple hate-filled rhetoric 02:25  |  SDHD 05/11/08
      242.   Axel -- more hate-filled gibberish 02:27  |  SDHD 05/11/08
      243.   Axel 235 02:28  |  Free Gilad Shalit 05/11/08
      244.   Axel 239 02:36  |  Free Gilad Shalit 05/11/08
      245.   237 Insulting UK won`t free Gilad Shalit. 02:39  |  Michael 05/11/08
      246.   ChanahS 211. Wrong. 02:41  |  Michael 05/11/08
      247.   # 244 free gilad shalit 02:54  |  Axel 05/11/08
      248.   JOSH Go for it.You will not be missed. 02:57  |  PETER SM 05/11/08
      249.   free gilad shalit 03:01  |  Axel 05/11/08
      250.   Michael - pull the other one! 03:06  |  Free Gilad Shalit 05/11/08
      251.   Michael in UK - wrong 03:07  |  SDHD 05/11/08
      252.   Axel 03:09  |  Free Gilad Shalit 05/11/08
      253.   Axel`s civilian casualties 03:23  |  SDHD 05/11/08
      254.   free gilad 03:24  |  Axel 05/11/08
      255.   peter sm 194 04:32  |  potobac 05/11/08
      256.   #248, Peter Sm 04:56  |  Josh 05/11/08
      257.   #226 lost posts? i seem to get 2% only 05:05  |  victor hardman 05/11/08
      258.   #245 michael makes the case for all arabs to jordan 05:08  |  victor hardman 05/11/08
      259.   #236 Free, #254 Victor 05:42  |  Not Quite 05/11/08
      260.   Clickfool 05:46  |  Howard 05/11/08
      261.   Clickfool: By the way..... 06:05  |  Howard 05/11/08
      262.   Clickfool: By the way..... 06:05  |  Howard 05/11/08
      263.   POTOBAC .Its not the inhabitants choice if it belongs to Spain & 06:06  |  PETER SM 05/11/08
      264.   BRITAIN to EU.Boycott Arabs/Iran till Kurdistan freed from Arab 06:13  |  PETER SM 05/11/08
      265.   Goyim #238 06:16  |  Howard 05/11/08
      266.   Boycot Jewish Buisness is Nazi Line 06:57  |  Yude 05/11/08
      267.   All about power not morality 07:41  |  Bill 05/11/08
      268.   Not Quite #259 08:13  |  Howard 05/11/08
      269.   #268 Howard 09:23  |  Not Quite 05/11/08
      270.   `axel` @ 228 11:56  |  The Teacher/Instruct 05/11/08
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