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Re: Patriotism or Mass Hysteria?
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Fri, 25 Apr 2003 01:46:40 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Richard Marchetti writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Costello writes:
> > Reporters are hired to display some degree of impartiality, granted many of
> > them do little to hide their left leanings, but to go on a television
> > station run by an enemy government and criticize the country that provided
> > your plane ticket, seems not only stupid, but bordering on treason.
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> Um, treason is a very specific crime with very specific actions that define
> it as treason. We aren't even in the ballpark with what that reporter did.
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> And databasing protestors seems harmless until you realize that the FBI
> wants to create a database -- and get this -- they don't care if the
> information in the database is accurate or not! They are worried they will
> miss an important lead if the information must be accurate so they are
> willing to dispense with that tedious little bother. Huh?!
Absolutely astounding?!
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> Not good. • Definately not good.
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> -- Hop-Frog
Clearly the greatest threat to our country and Freedom comes from D.C. (Gee,
there's a shock)
-Mike Petrucelli
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| (...) Normally I am better with the cites, here's this one on Slashdot (with user comments): (URL) the original cite: (URL) bit: ---...--- * Expanded use of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which permits the government to conduct (...) (21 years ago, 25-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Um, treason is a very specific crime with very specific actions that define it as treason. We aren't even in the ballpark with what that reporter did. And databasing protestors seems harmless until you realize that the FBI wants to create a (...) (21 years ago, 25-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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