Don't get the rest of us wrong. We love America too. But we are understandably tense as we approach what is likely to be the greatest orgy of cheesy sentimentality, naked political opportunism and rank corporate necrophilia in this country's history. "

The Cheesification of 9-11-02

"The Senate voted overwhelmingly Thursday to allow commercial pilots to carry weapons in the cockpit after the Bush administration dropped its opposition to the idea. The administration, though, said a number of safety and logistical issues needed to be resolved. "

Senate OKs Arming Airline Pilots

But he warned, "No Arab country will accept any strike on any other Arab country." "

Does this kind of talk make anyone else nervous???

Arab backlash warning to Bush

"Military officials Wednesday downplayed reports that a recent order to ship large quantities of military equipment to Central Asia was the beginning of a secret buildup of firepower and support equipment as the United States ponders an attack on Iraq. "

Military: Tanks, guns not headed for war

This week, a federal court of appeals declared that "democracies die behind closed doors" and demanded that Attorney General John Ashcroft open up the immigration hearings for suspects connected to Sept. 11 roundups. But wherever the courts open one door, Ashcroft and the Bush administration manage to close another. And so we find ourselves in peril of losing the right to search warrants granted by real judges in real courts, as the attorney general again attempts to drag the Constitution into dark caverns and windowless towers.

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very good article!

[ Originally from w1ld. Welcome to AmeriKKKa. --Rek ]

Seventy-five little reasons to be terrified of the FISA court.

"Sadly, legal guarantees that every American considered a sacred birthright have been shredded virtually overnight, and many people don't seem to care. ...a presidential impostor has used a phony "war on terror" to systematically unraveled two centuries of basic jurisprudence in less than a year. "

Political Prisoners and the Post-9/11 Police State

Op/Ed. GEORGE W. BUSH HATES AMERICA

"Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, accusing the United States of coveting Middle Eastern oil and believing it should "control the world," said Monday that such U.S. designs are starting to dawn on European leaders and should concern all the world's citizens. "

Saddam: U.S. 'believes it should control the world'

"Is the administration, as Bush suggested, biding its time as it carefully figures out how best to confront Saddam? Or, as Cheney hinted, does an attack have to happen by yesterday?"

Bush: Patient Is As Patient Does

"Eager to shake off his pariah image, Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi said Saturday his country is no longer a rogue state and has even detained some Islamists suspected of links with the al-Qaida terror network."

Gadhafi Says Libya No Longer Rogue State