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Obama speaking at a Florida synagogue on Thursday. (AP)
Last update - 19:59 23/05/2008
Obama promises 'unshakable commitment' to Israel if elected
By News Agencies
Tags: Israel, Synagogue 
If you get e-mail that says I'm a Muslim: not true

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Thursday promised an "unshakable commitment" to Israel if he is elected.

Obama also explained the roots of his unusual name, listed some of his Jewish friends and voiced support for Israel on Thursday during a synagogue visit designed to shore up Jewish support for his U.S. presidential bid.

Obama, an Illinois senator and the front-runner for his party's White House nomination, addressed concerns about his views on Israel, his religion and his race during a nearly two-hour session at a synagogue with Democrats and Republicans in Florida, a state that will be key to winning November's general election.
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"There is not a single trace of me ever being anything more than a friend of Israel and a friend of the Jewish people," Obama said, telling the crowd not to believe fliers and e-mails that suggested otherwise.

"Judge me by what I say and what I've done. Don't judge me because I've got a funny name. Don't judge me because I'm African-American."

Critics have raised doubts about Obama's commitment to the Jewish state, floating rumors that he was a Muslim and linking him to Louis Farrakhan, a prominent black Muslim leader known for his anti-Israel and anti-Semitic rhetoric.

Obama is a Christian, has denounced Farrakhan, and has vowed not to change staunch American support of Israel - a mainstay of U.S. Middle East policy.

"If you get one of these e-mails that says I'm a Muslim: not true," he told the crowd.

The questions from the B'Nai Torah Congregation touched on Obama's policy proposals and his personal life. When asked about his name, Obama said it had the same roots as a similar Jewish one and meant "one who's blessed."

One questioner asked the Illinois senator to name close friends who were Jewish and pro-Israel.

"I hesitate to start listing them out," Obama said, cautioning against a stereotype that having acquaintances in a minority group meant you did not behave in a prejudiced way. He then identified three of his close Jewish friends.

Questioners also drilled him on his willingness to meet with U.S. foes like Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who has denounced Israel and denied the Holocaust occurred.

Obama, while critical of the Iranian president, said direct diplomacy with Iran would be more effective in advancing U.S. and Israeli interests than a lack of engagement.

Not everyone agreed.

"I think that our commander in chief should not propose talks with someone who calls for the destruction of Israel," Stephen Lippy, 51, told Reuters.

Some said they were concerned about Obama's support for the Jewish state before his visit but came away satisfied.

"I think today convinced me," said Aaron Levitt, 32, a rabbi and Democrat. "I feel like he made it very clear that Israel's at the center of his Middle East policy and would be a very important ally in his presidency."

Obama, who would be the nation's first black president, addressed the issue of race directly, saying he was concerned that a historic connection between African Americans and Jewish Americans had slipped.

"I want to make sure that I am one of the vehicles by which we can rebuild those bonds," he said.

A sample of audience members said race would not affect their votes, while admitting it could be an issue for some.

"I think that people don't realize it, but I do think it's there," said Obama supporter Barbara Schneider, 55.

"As a Jew, would I vote for a black person? Sure," said Lippy. "But ... my issue is will he be the best commander in chief when it comes to assisting Israel and our other Western democratic allies".



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      1.   balance needed 02:11  |  gearoid 23/05/08
      2.   Obama - Good Job 02:24  |  Reid 23/05/08
      3.   Obama = Chamberlain 02:54  |  Adam 23/05/08
      4.   Obama 03:33  |  Rabbi Yakov Lazaros 23/05/08
      5.   Many Americans are way beyond this rhetoric & politicans 04:02  |  Dutch 23/05/08
      6.   McCain 04:35  |  Richard Stein 23/05/08
      7.   Obama promises unshakable commitment to Obama 04:39  |  J 23/05/08
      8.   J@#4 & "Rabbi" Yakov Lazaros@#1 05:57  |  Akiva P 23/05/08
      9.   Don`t Vote For Obama 05:58  |  Darlene 23/05/08
      10.   John McCain is an out-dated defender of war for its own sake. 05:59  |  Akiva P 23/05/08
      11.   unshakable 06:06  |  Shmuelshachor 23/05/08
      12.   To Rabbi Yakov some Israeli are arrogant 06:09  |  gus 23/05/08
      13.   Obama`s Promises 06:12  |  Edward 23/05/08
      14.   Thank you Mr. Stien, Obama is friend to Israel 06:14  |  gus 23/05/08
      15.   Mr J Obama`s committment is to America and to justice 06:16  |  gus 23/05/08
      16.   obama-oh bummer! 06:24  |  bezalel 23/05/08
      17.   Obama Hype 06:42  |  DJ 23/05/08
      18.   Some Friend 08:15  |  Tod Zuckerman 23/05/08
      19.   Obama Is Just A Political Person 08:21  |  Yosemite 23/05/08
      20.   To Dutch 08:44  |  Dr D 23/05/08
      21.   Americans are gullible, even US Jews regretably 09:35  |  Harvey (Chaim) 23/05/08
      22.   Neithe Obama nor CLinton nor McCain 10:29  |  Shimon Cleopas 23/05/08
      23.   president for life hussein obama 10:41  |  yo 23/05/08
      24.   The painful reality for the next POTUS 10:44  |  ghostoflutherblisset 23/05/08
      25.   Obama= Aliyah 10:55  |  Choni Davidowitz 23/05/08
      26.   The grip of the American Jewish Lobby starkly revealed 11:14  |  Clickfool 23/05/08
      27.   HE WILL BE AN HONEST BROKER 11:21  |  indrajaya 23/05/08
      28.   Barak, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship 11:25  |  Natallie Durson 23/05/08
      29.   China has America by the short and curlies # 24 11:26  |  Clickfool 23/05/08
      30.   the great leader hussein obama 11:28  |  yo 23/05/08
      31.   surely the worst aspect of hussein obama`s election is the 11:31  |  yo 23/05/08
      32.   The more Obama grovels before the Zionists... 12:01  |  Chanalau, Tova 23/05/08
      33.   Racism... 13:16  |  G 23/05/08
      34.   It is coming....... 14:10  |  William 23/05/08
      35.   #32 chanalu, Tova 14:16  |  * BEN JABO 23/05/08
      36.   Natalie -- you should try a dictionary 14:20  |  bbl 23/05/08
      37.   NO TO AMERICAS FIRST MUSLIM WOULD BE PREZ. 14:32  |  petra 23/05/08
      38.   Barack (from the Arabic Barake, blessed) Hussein Obama may promis 14:34  |  Ben 23/05/08
      39.   OBAMAS FAN CLUB HERE ARE ALL ANTI ISRAEL. 14:39  |  petra 23/05/08
      40.   # 32 Tova....A great number of Clinton supporters 14:42  |  Lynn 23/05/08
      41.   The World By DUTCH 14:56  |  Gil 23/05/08
      42.   The World By DUTCH 14:57  |  Gil 23/05/08
      43.   NO CHANCE whatsoever that Obama will win Florida..... 15:09  |  Swiss (Dino) 23/05/08
      44.   ISRAEL IS AN ABOMINATION 15:10  |  JH 23/05/08
      45.   to "gus" on #12 15:20  |  Shmuelshachor 23/05/08
      46.   Tell Stephen Lippy that he`s an American not Israeli 15:23  |  Tupac 23/05/08
      47.   balance a nice word for weakness 15:30  |  POP 23/05/08
      48.   Old Jews don`t change, they just fade away 15:38  |  Tosefta 23/05/08
      49.   # 38 Ben ....not to feel bad 15:44  |  Lynn 23/05/08
      50.   Apparently you can`t even know a Palestinian 15:46  |  Aphemia 23/05/08
      51.   My vote has been pre-determined 15:47  |  * BEN JABO 23/05/08
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      53.   bbl 16:03  |  Natallie Durson 23/05/08
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      55.   What He Don`t Know 16:06  |  Cool B 23/05/08
      56.   A sad commentary on US politics 16:09  |  Janice 23/05/08
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      58.   # 40, LYNN 16:13  |  indrajaya 23/05/08
      59.   Obama...elect me...I`ll say anything! 16:20  |  George 23/05/08
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      64.   Chanahlau Tova (or whatever) 32 and others 16:46  |  ChanahS 23/05/08
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      78.   reply to William of Portland 17:23  |  Sam C 23/05/08
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      86.   FK: U 17:34  |  Tex 23/05/08
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      92.   # 43 Robert of Montreal....McCain has also never 18:15  |  Lynn 23/05/08
      93.   # 17, DJ 18:16  |  indrajaya 23/05/08
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      95.   # 54, LYNN 18:22  |  indrajaya 23/05/08
      96.   NOBAMA! NOBAMA! 18:33  |  TAZ 23/05/08
      97.   McCain needs an IQ test before being let loose 18:34  |  Dean. W 23/05/08
      98.   Robert/Montreal #51 the `war hero` 18:45  |  Dean W. 23/05/08
      99.   to JH who writes in a caps 18:50  |  TAZ 23/05/08
      100.   to dean W on #92 18:54  |  Shmuelshachor 23/05/08
      101.   Tosefta 18:55  |  TAZ 23/05/08
      102.   Don`t believe this Obama Osama..... 18:56  |  a 23/05/08
      103.   Who is driving who? 18:59  |  Michael 23/05/08
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      105.   Question for Victor Hardeman, no 87 19:03  |  Sam C 23/05/08
      106.   Pander much? Barack the AIPAC Candidate 19:06  |  Lee Kaplan 23/05/08
      107.   If Indrajaya, Clickfool, & Durson are voting for... 19:09  |  Sam C 23/05/08
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      109.   RIGHT WING NUTS RUN USA 19:11  |  Nick W 23/05/08
      110.   JH`s rant 61 19:12  |  ChanahS 23/05/08
      111.   /98 Dean W. 19:15  |  RobertMontreal 23/05/08
      112.   hAARETZ MY LAST POST TO 98 i FORGOT MY EMAIL 19:17  |  ROBERT/MONTREAL 23/05/08
      113.   Obama`s unshakable commitment to Israel 19:20  |  Juan Weller 23/05/08
      114.   lYNN in retrospect to what I just learned 19:24  |  Robert/Montreal 23/05/08
      115.   Obama is bending too low to appease Zionists 19:26  |  El-Birawi 23/05/08
      116.   Talking to Iran 19:27  |  MichaelF 23/05/08
      117.   Obama thanks but no thanks...... 19:28  |  Connie 23/05/08
      118.   More phone calls to Florida 19:29  |  Steve G 23/05/08
      119.   Obama and Israel 19:33  |  MichaelF 23/05/08
      120.   #75 - Lynn 19:39  |  MichaelF 23/05/08
      121.   Obama the Politician 19:54  |  Brod 23/05/08
      122.   Response to Repo Man ( #94) 19:55  |  Tod Zuckerman 23/05/08
      123.   I guess "change" only goes so far 20:03  |  Tarik 23/05/08
      124.   to TAZ 20:15  |  curious george 23/05/08
      125.   # 101, CHANAHS 20:32  |  indrajaya 23/05/08
      126.   More appeasing of Israel is not what Americans want 20:49  |  Will 23/05/08
      127.   Barak instead Barack 20:51  |  Witness 23/05/08
      128.   Eli goes off his trolley # 74 20:56  |  Clickfool 23/05/08
      129.   El-Birawi 20:59  |  Sar Chasm 23/05/08
      130.   For Sam C # 76 21:00  |  Clickfool 23/05/08
      131.   Obma, 300 million American lives already committed 21:01  |  El-Birawi 23/05/08
      132.   A deeply disturbing, undignified and unedifying sight.... 21:04  |  Clickfool 23/05/08
      133.   INDRAJAYA (#111) Yes we are proud of the wonder boy too 21:09  |  Gil 23/05/08
      134.   Gee, up until now I was going to vote for him 21:23  |  American Jew 23/05/08
      135.   To Natallie Durson: Anti-Semitism 21:34  |  Proud Jew 23/05/08
      136.   Bush is Israel`s Poodle 21:52  |  DA 23/05/08
      137.   TAZ, READ "PALESTINE INSIDE AND OUT" 21:53  |  JH 23/05/08
      138.   END COLONIALISM BY ABANDONING ISRAEL 21:58  |  JH 23/05/08
      139.   Obam 22:03  |  Dinah 23/05/08
      140.   OBAMA IS A SHILL FOR ISRAEL 22:04  |  JH 23/05/08
      141.   Not even "duel" loyalty; these sponges 22:40  |  Gray 23/05/08
      142.   #114 jack hass and more trash! which land ? 22:40  |  victor hardman 23/05/08
      143.   Obama 22:48  |  Edithann 23/05/08
      144.   to proud jew 22:51  |  ellen s. 23/05/08
      145.   Gray 139 - Part 1 00:07  |  ChanahS 24/05/08
      146.   Gray 139 Part 2 00:11  |  ChanahS 24/05/08
      147.   Edithann 141 - perhaps you can answer this question 00:12  |  ChanahS 24/05/08
      148.   Obama`s Promises 00:18  |  Yossi 24/05/08
      149.   Which Candidate do the Arab radicals support? 00:26  |  Chaver Steve 24/05/08
      150.   Sar Chasm, no boat for you and no came for me 00:34  |  El-Birawi 24/05/08
      151.   # 91 John Syracuse....are you saying I am racist? 00:40  |  Lynn 24/05/08
      152.   # 58 Indy....yes, they certainly do change 00:46  |  Lynn 24/05/08
      153.   # 80 sam....we already "cleaned house" 00:53  |  Lynn 24/05/08
      154.   Robert of Montreal...haven`t seen the article 00:56  |  Lynn 24/05/08
      155.   Obama 01:14  |  Nezam el Jenini 24/05/08
      156.   #132 American Jew 01:22  |  kathy 24/05/08
      157.   #148 Lynn 01:25  |  kathy 24/05/08
      158.   #147 Lynn 01:30  |  kathy 24/05/08
      159.   #146 Finally , Lynn 01:33  |  kathy 24/05/08
      160.   Move on people, Obama`s talking Cuba now 01:40  |  Aphemia 24/05/08
      161.   To Ellen S 01:51  |  Proud Jew 24/05/08
      162.   #26 Get a Grip 02:04  |  DesMnsDave 24/05/08
      163.   john syracruse and obama 02:11  |  hussein 24/05/08
      164.   syracruse "the working class whites are uneducated racists" 02:13  |  hussein 24/05/08
      165.   Nezam el Jenini 150 02:22  |  ChanahS 24/05/08
      166.   # 130 Clicky.....some of us tried to tell you 03:21  |  Lynn 24/05/08
      167.   # 150 Nezam el Jenini 03:24  |  Lynn 24/05/08
      168.   # 120 MichaelF...I know the difference 03:27  |  Lynn 24/05/08
      169.   Lynn - are you saying I`m racist? 03:49  |  Kiwi 24/05/08
      170.   Clickfool # 128_I Should Have Expected That This Would Be Beyond 04:25  |  Eli 24/05/08
      171.   Hussein... 04:31  |  kiwi 24/05/08
      172.   #35 Ben Jabo. America is in everybody`s business! 04:58  |  Maureen Ann 24/05/08
      173.   So is Aborigine Statehood, Murine Bum 07:42  |  Genuine Tosefta 24/05/08
      174.   kiwi racism/Antisemitism is that for you everything in the world 07:48  |  Genuine Tosefta 24/05/08
      175.   Glaring asymetry 08:26  |  Michael N 24/05/08
      176.   The truth has always come from the ground up... 09:00  |  Dutch 24/05/08
      177.   Now you`re just being offensive, Eli # 164 09:12  |  Clickfool 24/05/08
      178.   Israel is the hinge pin of stability in the Middle East 10:56  |  Akram Zekaria 24/05/08
      179.   Why not have a primary for Jews Only 12:04  |  El-Birawi 24/05/08
      180.   Divided Loyalties of U.S. Christians 12:24  |  Question Mark 24/05/08
      181.   # 120 MichaelF...on appeasement v negotiation 12:42  |  John Syracuse 24/05/08
      182.   # 120 MichaelF...on appeasement v negotiation 12:42  |  John Syracuse 24/05/08
      183.   hussein/darcy/multi head-last warning #157/8 12:56  |  John Syracuse 24/05/08
      184.   Like they say `Never Trust a politician until.... 13:19  |  The Archives 24/05/08
      185.   Lynn #147 13:21  |  John Syracuse 24/05/08
      186.   173# El Birawi "Why not have a primary for Jews only" 13:39  |  Akram Zekaria 24/05/08
      187.   # 183 John Syracuse....I don`t think the US 14:49  |  Lynn 24/05/08
      188.   Clickfool # 29. 16:06  |  David Nigel Braham 24/05/08
      189.   CLICKFOOL 16:36  |  chasaboy 24/05/08
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      192.   # 157 kathy...yes, they do 16:44  |  Lynn 24/05/08
      193.   # 158 kathy....yes it will go to the National convention 16:46  |  Lynn 24/05/08
      194.   # 159 kathy we do not live in the antibellum 16:52  |  Lynn 24/05/08
      195.   # 169 kiwi ...I am an American 16:53  |  Lynn 24/05/08
      196.   Foolio: What Are the Numbers? 16:53  |  Tex 24/05/08
      197.   so this is where you are vacationing syracruse 16:59  |  moshe moshe 24/05/08
      198.   Akram you are even more right than you can imagine 18:35  |  Genuine Tosefta 24/05/08
      199.   Definition Rhetoric, the art of effective or persuasive speaking 18:57  |  Avram 24/05/08
      200.   Where are all the posts? 19:19  |  Agence Obama 24/05/08
      201.   Natallie Durson Is Sad Because... 19:19  |  Yosemite 24/05/08
      202.   john syracruse is an arab who hates working class whites 19:23  |  mohammed al jazaree 24/05/08
      203.   Now Now Clickfool # 177 _ I Was Only Explaining 19:24  |  Eli 24/05/08
      204.   # 169 Kiwi....as usual your rant does not 19:45  |  Lynn 24/05/08
      205.   Tics on our nation`s backside... 19:46  |  Gray 24/05/08
      206.   #3 Obama=Reagan 19:54  |  Markus Grafenburg 24/05/08
      207.   Obama is a democrat, McCain a republican 20:38  |  Mark Lincoln 24/05/08
      208.   CouriesGeorge PEOPLE MIXED 20:59  |  TOBIA 24/05/08
      209.   #169 OPen To Public 21:15  |  TOBIA 24/05/08
      210.   Mark Lincoln from Houston 21:18  |  Alan 24/05/08
      211.   To ghostoflutherblisset from Idaho 22:29  |  S, Thomasson 24/05/08
      212.   Gray 205 23:00  |  ChanahS 24/05/08
      213.   Kiwi:Please remember that.. 00:04  |  Gray 25/05/08
      214.   Judgment of the nations 00:29  |  roger wallace 25/05/08
      215.   TOBIA #208 and 209 01:24  |  Veritas 25/05/08
      216.   Obama: Ex-Muslim (maybe), but still Pro-Muslim 01:27  |  mko 25/05/08
      217.   138 JH, Right on! Abandon Israel & end the penal colonies 01:59  |  dutch 25/05/08
      218.   Kathy - grow up, get real, stop living in the past 02:36  |  Mark Lincoln 25/05/08
      219.   MKO - you are clearly a malicious idiot 02:38  |  Mark Lincoln 25/05/08
      220.   # 207 Mark Lincoln....yes, indeed 03:00  |  Lynn 25/05/08
      221.   # Lynn. Well, why stop at Bush-have more pain with McCain! 03:28  |  Maureen Ann 25/05/08
      222.   VIRTANAS #212 03:55  |  TObia 25/05/08
      223.   ISRAELI JEWS DID FIGHT 212 04:36  |  TOBIA 25/05/08
      224.   Reply to Choni Davidovitz (Post No. 25) 04:37  |  Johnny Weintraub 25/05/08
      225.   207# Mark Lincoln is neither a Democrate nor a Republican 04:54  |  Akram Zekaria 25/05/08
      226.   51# Ben Jabo: "Obama "no reason to believe what he say`s". 05:19  |  Akram Zekaria 25/05/08
      227.   Obama promises committment to Isarel 05:33  |  Hilda 25/05/08
      228.   Mark Lincoln #2207 05:40  |  TonyL 25/05/08
      229.   Jews are anti-Muslim racists 05:51  |  CAR 25/05/08
      230.   TOBIA #221 & 222 06:03  |  Veritas 25/05/08
      231.   ChannaS... Clean it up 06:42  |  Gray 25/05/08
      232.   #230 Gold STar 06:45  |  TOBIA 25/05/08
      233.   #172 Maureen Ann - We were talking about $$$ 06:47  |  * BEN JABO 25/05/08
      234.   #229 CAR - forget Racism for the moment 06:51  |  * BEN JABO 25/05/08
      235.   #221 07:07  |  T 25/05/08
      236.   #187, Lynn 07:24  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 25/05/08
      237.   Beitcafe , again 07:54  |  Gray 25/05/08
      238.   #219 Lincoln 08:06  |  * BEN JABO 25/05/08
      239.   229# CAR "as if it is a sin to be one (Muslim)" 09:33  |  Akram Zekaria 25/05/08
      240.   A question the Media must ask Obama. 10:09  |  Akram Zekaria 25/05/08
      241.   No Akram. That is a lousy question 14:59  |  uriah heep 25/05/08
      242.   #241 uriah heep - I think you`re a heap 15:22  |  * BEN JABO 25/05/08
      243.   BIN JABO 16:49  |  uriah heep 25/05/08
      244.   BIN JABO(do you undesrtand this,or shall I cease) 16:58  |  uriah heep 25/05/08
      245.   #243 U R A HEAP 17:31  |  * BEN JABO 25/05/08
      246.   #244 U R A HEAP or CROCK 17:37  |  * BEN JABO - 25/05/08
      247.   241# Urah heep.There was no Islam or Christianians 18:04  |  Akram Zekaria 25/05/08
      248.   uriah heep # 241 _ There Is No Such Thing In The Talmud 18:30  |  Eli 25/05/08
      249.   A serious foot note to Urah heep-240 & mine-247. 19:09  |  Akram Zekaria 25/05/08
      250.   248# Thank you Eli glad to hear from you 19:39  |  Akram Zekaria 25/05/08
      251.   #243-2 U R A HEAP OR CROCK 20:22  |  * BEN JABO 25/05/08
      252.   U R A CROCK 2ND REQUEST 20:31  |  * BEN JABO 25/05/08
      253.   Akram Zekaria read and learn 02:57  |  uriah heep 26/05/08
      254.   BAN JABO 03:37  |  uriah heep 26/05/08
      255.   ban jabo and Akram- you both need to read 12:29  |  uriah heep 26/05/08
      256.   #248 Eli 15:02  |  Roo 26/05/08
      257.   uriah heep _ You Were Asked For A Direct Quote From The Talmud 16:39  |  Eli 26/05/08
      258.   Roo _ You Must Have Worked Hard On This. Ta Ta 17:10  |  Eli 26/05/08
      259.   Eli on direct quotes 17:51  |  uriah heep 26/05/08
      260.   uriah heep _ I Repeat Again !!!! This Is NOT The Talmud 18:36  |  Eli 26/05/08
      261.   Eli-too pedantic, but here. 19:59  |  uriah heep 26/05/08
      262.   #254 U R A Crock 21:49  |  * BEN JABO 26/05/08
      263.   #255 U R A CROCK 21:55  |  * BEN JABO 26/05/08
      264.   BIN JABO engage brain first-then post 22:48  |  uriah heep 26/05/08
      265.   Case proven-I see 11:35  |  uriah heep 27/05/08
      266.   UR A CROCK - As it told you 2x 16:04  |  * BEN JABO 27/05/08
      267.   `As it told you` `IT` best describes you 16:16  |  BUN JOBI 27/05/08
      268.   uriah heep 19:52  |  Roo 27/05/08
      269.   Roo 23:46  |  uriah heep 27/05/08
      270.   HE MAKES A PROMISE HE WILL NOT KEEP NOR CANNOT KEEP!GOD IS THE 06:58  |  glenna 13/06/08
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