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To: milo_morai who wrote (140710)	12/2/2001 7:51:01 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1582207

I think allot of changes are in order. And I believe our rights should be protected, but I don't have a problem answering any questions that the government would want to ask me. Milo, this went beyond asking questions. The guy's business was shut down and then the questions were asked. And this has happened not just here but all over the US. I don't have all the facts on this individual. Hypothetically If his brother was a part of a terrorist faction then of course he should be question. I don't know if his family was involved...the reason for the closure seemed to evolve/change over time. Apparently, they thought there was money being laundered in order to help bin Laden. Remember the Government is run by people and all people make mistakes and errors in judgement. I understand and agree....unfortunately mistakes will be made. However, it needs to be pointed out that for some time people in the know have complained that the heads of both the CIA and the FBI are incompetent. In fact, former CIA people were outraged that the name of the CIA agent killed in Afghan. was released to the public. They claim the agency should never have put Spann's family in such danger. Maybe replacing those leaders may reduce the number of mistakes. Did you know since Jan 1st, 2001 that over 1600 terrorist attacks have occurred, 500 of those where bombings and 50 where suicide attacks. That's over 5 per day. I had know Idea. I got my numbers from MSNBC. I knew it was a lot but did not have a number. I suspect the majority were undertaken in Israel, Ireland and England. Did you know that Hitler was elected to office? Democracy is a fragile institution. Its health and well being needs to be monitored closely. ted