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Pastimes : Let's Talk About the Wars (moderated)
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To: carranza2 who wrote (5)8/14/2006 11:14:19 AM
From: Ilaine  Read Replies (1) of 441
 
I've been thinking about the questions you raised, and must say, while I don't have the answers, we cannot get rid of freedom of speech and freedom of association merely to be secure.

I wish we could make an exception for militant Islamists but we can't.

If someone advocates the violent overthrow of present government of the United States -- well, that would have included Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin and other stars in our pantheon of patriots, no?

I'm not saying that terrorists can't be distinguished from patriots.

Thomas Jefferson didn't advocate putting explosives in baby's milk to blow up jet planes full of vacationers.

So we need to focus on the message, and that means more law enforcement personnel who speak Arabic, Dari, Farsi, etc.
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