A Beacon of Liberty

[Scott Badger]

Yes, the "beauty" of terrorism as the foe in this new War, is the (further)
extent of militarization *within* US borders that will be accepted, even
desired, by the populace.  National ID cards? Random searches? A pre-emptive
missile strike on the next Ruby Ridge?  On the bright side, the war on drugs
may no longer be necessary...

Dave Monroe:
> Okay, because it keeps coming up, my one little
> statement of the events of this past Tuesday, or, at
> any rate, on the aftermath thereof.  I'm not sure that
> anyone here would quite buy George W. Bush's
> rhetorical claim that the World Trade Center, the
> Penatagon, were essentially targeted out of jealousy
> of American freedom/s, of the United States as "a
> beacon of liberty."  But I do imagine that many here
> might have some sense of how these events might be
> used as a pretext for the erosion of said freedom/s,
> the fogging and dimming of said beacon ...
>
> http://tarlton.law.utexas.edu/lpop/etext/okla/thoreen24.htm
>
> Paranoia?  Eternal vigilance?  Whatever.  And I won't
> even get into the possible futures of the American oil
> industry.  Okay, I've got research to do, posts to
> prepare, however long I might prove to have to do so
> here ...