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To: Don Pueblo who wrote (4)	10/10/2001 3:36:27 PM
From: greggcap	Respond to of 175

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To: Don Pueblo who wrote (4)	10/10/2001 3:37:32 PM
From: Poet	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 175

Bonuss is well-known on SI. You know her. She shoots her mouth off but she's no terrorist. Here's The Onion's humorous take on the tension between our personal freedoms and our search for terrorists. I thought you'd enjoy it if you haven't seen it: Freedoms Curtailed In Defense Of Liberty WASHINGTON, DC—Responding to the threats facing America's free democratic system, White House officials called upon Americans to stop exercising their democratic freedoms Monday. "In this time of national crisis, a time when our most cherished freedoms are threatened, all Americans—not just outspoken talk-show hosts like Bill Maher—must watch what they say," White House press secretary Ari Fleischer told reporters. "Now more than ever, if we want to protect democracy for future generations, it is vital that nobody speak out about the issues of the day." "We must all do our patriotic duty to protect our country's great ideals," Fleischer continued, "and we have to be careful about what opinions we express if we are to defend our Constitution, a sacred document behind which all Americans must stand united as one." Fleischer's sentiments echoed those of many executive-branch officials, who, in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks, have called for broad-based limitations on civil liberties—and urged all patriotic, freedom-loving citizens to support those restrictions—in defense of the American way of life. ... "We live in a land governed by plurality of opinion in an open electorate, but we are now under siege by adherents of a fundamentalist, totalitarian belief system that tolerates no dissent," Attorney General John Ashcroft said. "Our most basic American values are threatened by an enemy opposed to everything for which our flag stands. That is why I call upon all Americans to submit to wiretaps, e-mail monitoring, and racial profiling. Now is not the time to allow simplistic, romantic notions of 'civil liberties' and 'equal protection under the law' to get in the way of our battle with the enemies of freedom." In the past, Ashcroft said, efforts by federal agencies to restrict personal freedoms were "severely hampered" by such factors as the judicial system, the Bill Of Rights, and "government by the people." Since the attacks, however, some such limitations have been waived, finally giving the CIA, FBI, Pentagon, and White House the greater powers they need to defend freedom. ... It is therefore urgent," Rumsfeld continued, "that all Americans be quiet, stop asking questions, accept the orders of authorities, and let us get on with the important work of defending liberty, so that America can continue to be a beacon of freedom to all the world." theonion.com

To: Don Pueblo who wrote (4)	10/10/2001 4:17:14 PM
From: willcousa	Respond to of 175

TLC - Another brilliant move in the battle for freedom! Sorry in advance for wasting space here when you are dedicating the space to such an important undertaking but I just had to pass-on my adulation. If I see any seditious messages I will post a link here. How do you post a link?

To: Don Pueblo who wrote (4)	10/12/2001 7:42:01 AM
From: Clappy	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 175

I don't know who that person is, and I personally don't care. If it's "clearly obvious" to him or her that the United States is "[provoking] a jihad", then as far as I'm concerned, it's a clue. You would certainly have made McCarthy proud. Can we point out any posts that look like were written by a Commie, too? (...why do I get the feeling that the LWP will be linked in a reply to this message...) -g <extreme sarcasm Poet> Good luck with your terrorist search. I'm not certain Bonnie is a terrorist, though. She's just a nut case. Always looking for a fight. Like that dude, the other day, on the plane banging on the door to get into the cock pit to fight the Devil...