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(...) Gee, lot's of similar references here I guess. I'm thinking of Larry Niven's "The Patchwork Man" (at least I think that's the short story I'm thinking of - Niven actually keeps refering to organ banks). Frank (21 years ago, 5-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Richard Marchetti wrote: <snip> (...) Hear! Hear!! Let that truth be told everywhere! Dave K (21 years ago, 5-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Frank Filz wrote: <snip> (...) I say it's LEXX :) (21 years ago, 5-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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The unreported cost of war: at least 827 American wounded (URL) US military casualties from the occupation of Iraq have been more than twice the number most Americans have been led to believe because of an extraordinarily high number of accidents, (...) (21 years ago, 5-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(URL) (21 years ago, 4-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I don't have any cites, but my mom is sure wondering if there's any connection between here peacefull war protests and the fact that everytime she goes though airport security she gets the "full treatment". I'm personally not convinced, but (...) (21 years ago, 4-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) But not being an activist is still no guarantee. The Sacramento NBC affiliate did a story about two men -- one a school teacher, the other a truck driver-- who were detained at Sac International simply for having the same fairly common name as (...) (21 years ago, 4-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) C /only/biggest/ and I'm totally on board with that. The French don't scare me much, frankly (er, sorry about that :-) ). (21 years ago, 4-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) I realize how some people here will interpret this but if peaceful means (protesting, legal action, etc.) are being covertly outlawed, then it is getting awful close to the time when it will be neccessary invoke our second amendment right in (...) (21 years ago, 4-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) And very closely related to this story... US anti-war activists hit by secret airport ban (URL) After more than a year of complaints by some US anti-war activists that they were being unfairly targeted by airport security, Washington has (...) (21 years ago, 3-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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Many thanks, Lar! That's the stuff. And I used to read some of that mag online too... Yeah, social engineering is a big gap in security -- and always will be, that's why it almost always works. My information belongs to me, and in the EU AND the (...) (21 years ago, 3-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Bully, you mean? (...) Lead article in this month's Reason: (URL) both the cite request for loss of privacy and the cite request for denial of right to travel. Note that now that the feds took over, there no longer is the valid defence of "try (...) (21 years ago, 3-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Bruce Schlickbernd wrote (...) I will grant that the threat isn't demonstrable, except of course, the carnage perpetrated on 9-11. The problem is that the potential threat is so horrific that if it isn't pre-emptively (...) (21 years ago, 3-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Well, no, the Barbary Pirates were like cockroachs. They hung around for quite some time despite numerous people trying to wipe them out. Once the Pax Brittanica began they were finally surpressed (another parallel for your example with the (...) (21 years ago, 2-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) And the enemy was actually defeatable, unlike now. Also, I don't see that Jefferson limited citizens rights during this period; but if I am in error I stand ready to be educated of that fact. I am not wholly unwilling to make some compromises (...) (21 years ago, 2-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) You do realize that much of that stuff is predicated on the very claims that the White House made that are now being contested, right? I would think it's a debate error to claim as fact, or even as support, the very things being questioned. To (...) (21 years ago, 2-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Neal wrote: Oops. Sorry (I hate it when folks don't use hyperlinks:-p) (2 URLs) (21 years ago, 2-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Bad example. How did Thomas Jefferson deal with stateless terrorists? He increased the power of centralized government, raised a navy, and went to war. The Barbary Pirates (ummmm specifically the Corsairs of Tripoli) were seizing ships and (...) (21 years ago, 2-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) (URL) AQ, in particular, is supra-national. Cells may exist in as many as 60 (...) Certainly some. And convince and assist the other countries to purge them by themselves. (...) Really? When were you summarily investigated and databased? (...) (...) (21 years ago, 2-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) There is zero proof Iraq was harboring anyone plotting moves against the U.S. AQ, in particular, is supra-national. Cells may exist in as many as 60 countries including the U.S. Are we going to go after them all, John? (...) Freedom from being (...) (21 years ago, 2-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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