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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: E. T. who wrote (205798)	11/30/2001 9:34:47 AM
From: George Coyne	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Isn't that the second time you've posted that nonsense article?

To: E. T. who wrote (205798)	11/30/2001 9:34:53 AM
From: E. T.	Respond to of 769670

Hang ‘em high: -- ET says some of you will like this... Military tribunals right for terrorists unionleader.com IF HAND-WRINGERS such as United States Senators Patrick Leahy and Tom Daschle are to be believed, America will sink into the same moral snake pit as China if the United States prosecutes suspected terrorists in military tribunals instead of in civilian courts of law. But, as usual, Leahy and Daschle are not to be believed. Since the morning of Sept. 11, the more out-of-touch elements of the political left have urged Americans to view the terrorists and their supporters as criminals. They pushed this point of view because its acceptance would require the government to apprehend and prosecute terrorists rather than pursue and shoot them. Never mind that the terrorists perceived themselves soldiers at war with America and that they were funded, trained, housed and nurtured by a foreign government. It is now abundantly clear that the terrorists who plotted against and attacked the United States, and whose allies are still plotting against us, are part of a well-organized, state-sponsored war against America. Yet there are still those who insist that the United States government afford these enemy soldiers all the rights, privileges and protections available to our own citizens in time of peace. Senators Leahy and Daschle, among others, have said that America cannot use military tribunals to try suspected terrorists because America in the past has criticized China and other countries for using military tribunals to try suspected foreign agents. But America is at war, and that changes everything. During times of peace, China uses military tribunals against its own citizens as well as foreigners guilty of nothing more than criticizing the Chinese government. That’s far from morally equivalent to President Bush’s proposal to make military tribunals available as “an option” (his words) for trying foreign nationals believed to be terrorists or supporters of terrorists. Like it or not (and despite Congress’ not being asked to declare it), America is at war. That means treating prisoners of war as prisoners of war, not as pickpockets and purse snatchers.

To: E. T. who wrote (205798)	11/30/2001 10:20:56 AM
From: DMaA	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Here is a fact: The tenured professors, the Middle East Studies department being lavished with cash, the high paid consultants, 95% of them are revealed as false prophets. None of their predictions hold true, their insights into what motivates the Middle East are nothing more than hot air, and they add nothing to the world's understanding of itself. In short their advice is worth less than a bucket of warm spit. Krauthammer today: The Middle East experts, who a decade ago made identical warnings that war on Iraq would cause the Arab world to rise against us, don't get it. They never do. Indeed, with the war on terrorism poised to expand beyond Afghanistan, the experts are already repeating these dire -- and false -- predictions. In a prescient lecture Oct. 20, Middle East Quarterly editor Martin Kramer (who has just published "Ivory Towers on Sand," a devastating critique of the illusions and biases advanced by the Middle East studies programs throughout American academia) explained why: The way to tame the Arab street is not with appeasement and sweet sensitivity but with raw power and victory. washingtonpost.com

To: E. T. who wrote (205798)	11/30/2001 8:25:43 PM
From: Dr. Doktor	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

The Russians have regained influence over Afghanistan, avenged their defeat by the U.S. in the 1980s war and neatly checkmated the Bush administration, which, for all its high-tech military power, understands little about Afghanistan. By charging like an enraged bull into the South Asian china shop, the U.S. handed a stunning geopolitical victory to the Russians and severely damaged its own great power ambitions. Moscow is now free to continue plans to dominate South and Central Asia in concert with its strategic allies, India and Iran. The Bush administration does not appear to understand its enormous blunder and keeps insisting that "the Russians are now our friends." The president should understand that where geopolitics and oil are concerned, there are no friends, only competitors and enemies. Are you kidding? Russia couldn't plan a decent picnic. They are no more comrade! They've got about as much political power as Cuba! DOC