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To: FaultLine who wrote (13206)	12/8/2001 11:45:48 AM
From: greenspirit	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

Excuse me? An Al Hunt article slamming John Ashcroft regarding military tribunals is on topic, but someone disagreeing and commenting that they are simply being paranoid is not? The basic underlying assumption regarding military tribunals is a fear that our civil liberties will be compromised and tossed aside by our political leadership. Those who are concerned about military tribunals, fear our political leaders having this much power during a time of war. In other words, they don't trust them to uphold the principles of the constitution. I've simply taken the other side and described how that paranoia is unfounded, unjustified and unreasonable given our current situation. A discussion involves differences of opinion. Please clarify how I have veered off in a wrongful direction since I was responding to articles and topics brought up by other posters here? Perhaps I have missed something and not noticed the same type of warnings given to those who brought forth the topic to begin with? Is a discussion about American military tribunals and their causal effect on the American constitution, during a multinational war effort, off topic as it relates to foreign affairs?