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Politics : Right Wing Extremist Thread -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Oral Roberts who wrote (20506)	11/20/2001 1:22:47 PM
From: calgal	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 59480

Diplomats Discuss Afghanistan Reconstruction Tuesday, November 20, 2001 WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Colin Powell asked for long-term commitment to rebuild Afghanistan from the 22 countries, United Nations organizations and international banks in attendance at the first "Afghan Reconstruction" meeting held Tuesday at the State Department. foxnews.com

To: Oral Roberts who wrote (20506)	11/20/2001 1:26:03 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 59480

It's not a number that should be advertised. I agree. My driver's license stays in my wallet. And, you're right, it would be safer still if it didn't have my SSN on it. But the risk of some bad guy getting his hands on my driver's license is very small. If he did, he would also have my house keys, car keys, my address, and my credit cards. He might even have me. If he entered my house, he'd find my SSN any number of places, probably as near as the mail box. The SSN on my driver's license would be the least of my worries. Karen

To: Oral Roberts who wrote (20506)	11/20/2001 2:07:06 PM
From: Bilow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 59480

Hi Jeff Roberts; Re: "PM me your number and in less the a couple of hours I can hose your financial life to the point that it would take you years to fix it." This is the situation that we already find ourselves in. In other words, *without national IDs this is the situation we already have.* And because that social security number is used to identify your various bank accounts, it's available all over the place. *This is the situation we have now!* How's this for a solution: We get national ID cards, and when we apply for our card, we get to check off a box that requires anyone pretending to be us to show up in person with our ID card. With such a check mark, we could prevent our identities from being stolen over the mail or telephone. Alternatively, you could leave the box unchecked and keep the situation we have now, where anyone who steals your mail is in a perfect position to steal your identity, especially in another state. Having 50 different state governments issuing 50 different identity documents has left this country with an identity fraud problem that the rest of the world laughs at. Why are we letting this go on? -- Carl