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Post #240,875
by imric
1/10/06 9:58:30 AM
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New It would be mildly interesting
to know how frequently they did it:
  1. Outside of wartime
  2. in previous administrations
  3. in the Neocon Government prior to 9/11
  4. in the Neocon Government now

Of course, 3&4 will never truly be known, as they would be covered by the National Security Blanket, with which the Neocons try to shroud everything. I say never, as we are engaged in a perpetual war against a strategy and a philosophy (not to be confused with our 'war against government-unapproved capitalism [drugs]', our 'war against illiteracy', our 'war against poverty'* , or the Religious Right's war on science).







*clue to Neocons - a war on poverty does not mean you crush the impoverished
Imric's Tips for Living
  • Paranoia Is a Survival Trait
  • Pessimists are never disappointed - but sometimes, if they are very lucky, they can be pleasantly surprised...
  • Even though everyone is out to get you, it doesn't matter unless you let them win.


Nothing is as simple as it seems in the beginning,
As hopeless as it seems in the middle,
Or as finished as it seems in the end.
 
 
Post #240,878
by jb4
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1/10/06 10:09:31 AM
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New ICLRPD (new thread)
Created as new thread #240877 titled [link|/forums/render/content/show?contentid=240877|ICLRPD]
jb4
shrub●bish (Am., from shrub + rubbish, after the derisive name for America's 43 president; 2003) n. 1. a form of nonsensical political doubletalk wherein the speaker attempts to defend the indefensible by lying, obfuscation, or otherwise misstating the facts; GIBBERISH. 2. any of a collection of utterances from America's putative 43rd president. cf. BULLSHIT
Post #240,905
by bepatient
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1/10/06 1:08:05 PM
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New Point given above
don't be surprised by the power of Customs. If it crosses the border, it safe to assume it isn't private. Doesn't make it any better but it certainly isn't anything new.

Your stats would be interesting to see, though. These guys could very well be worse than any other admin...but seeing as how they've had to deal with more than any other admin (internal terror and the anthrax mailing list) they are likely to get a large pass from a large section of the population.

If you push something hard enough, it will fall over. Fudd's First Law of Opposition

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Post #240,909
by imric
1/10/06 1:25:50 PM
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New Re: Anthrax
Unibomber, etc. - that was all internal mail, nothing to do with Customs.

And the anthrax thing was very suspicious, IMO. Either we WASTED boatloads of money developing it as a bio-weapon of dubious utility, or it wasn't meant to kill many. I do NOT put it past the Neocon Junta to do it themselves, in order to whip the people into a war-time frenzy in short order.
Imric's Tips for Living
  • Paranoia Is a Survival Trait
  • Pessimists are never disappointed - but sometimes, if they are very lucky, they can be pleasantly surprised...
  • Even though everyone is out to get you, it doesn't matter unless you let them win.


Nothing is as simple as it seems in the beginning,
As hopeless as it seems in the middle,
Or as finished as it seems in the end.
 
 
     U.S. opening some private mail in terror fight - (jbrabeck) - (11) - Jan. 10, 2006, 07:57:21 AM EST
         Been able to do that for years - (bepatient) - (10) - Jan. 10, 2006, 09:16:19 AM EST
             Cancer's been around for millenia; no need to cure it, hmmm? -NT - (hnick) - Jan. 10, 2006, 09:24:03 AM EST
             Vast difference between the ability to do something... - (Yendor) - (4) - Jan. 10, 2006, 09:25:29 AM EST
                 Ask some expats - (bepatient) - (3) - Jan. 10, 2006, 12:40:22 PM EST
                     /me hums "Some Postman" by POTUS... -NT - (inthane-chan) - Jan. 10, 2006, 12:41:49 PM EST
                     It's not whether the letter is dangerous - (jbrabeck) - (1) - Jan. 10, 2006, 12:45:45 PM EST
                         Meet me in St Louis - (bepatient) - Jan. 10, 2006, 01:09:24 PM EST
             It would be mildly interesting - (imric) - (3) - Jan. 10, 2006, 09:58:30 AM EST
                 ICLRPD (new thread) - (jb4) - Jan. 10, 2006, 10:09:31 AM EST
                 Point given above - (bepatient) - (1) - Jan. 10, 2006, 01:08:05 PM EST
                     Re: Anthrax - (imric) - Jan. 10, 2006, 01:25:50 PM EST

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