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

To: TigerPaw who wrote (223195)	1/29/2002 12:07:30 PM
From: one_less	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

There was no declaration against Afghanistan, only the Al-Quaida network. "I don't like the rule of whim." Me either. It seems we are at an impasse. I expect some new terminology to be forth coming. We can't simply say that no uniforms designates a status. That would have made the minute men of US history terrorists, when in fact they simply didn't have the funds or cause to purchase formal uniforms. At the same time we should have some rules of treatment regarding prisoners who've engaged in terrorism or we are left with authorization to perform inhumane acts at the whim of those empowered over the prisoners. For the moment there are plenty of watch guards over this but in the long run we definitely need some rule of law in place.

To: TigerPaw who wrote (223195)	1/29/2002 12:33:08 PM
From: Arthur Radley	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 769670

Boy! Those Bush Girls really know how to act.....but since, Uncle can get away with his bad habits and become Prez, why worry about a little drug problem... "Jeb Bush’s daughter arrested Florida governor cites substance abuse, seeks privacy MSNBC STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Jan. 30 — Gov. Jeb Bush’s daughter was charged with prescription fraud, police said Tuesday. Bush and his wife, Columba, issued a statement on Tuesday asking for privacy on what they said was a family matter. The governor’s office did not provide details on the charge.

To: TigerPaw who wrote (223195)	1/29/2002 12:35:00 PM
From: Rollcast...	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

There it is... the favorite word of the blame America first crowd... "Imperialism"... Keep looking for a way to let them go TP. Hopefully, we can hold you and your kind responsible when they kill again. One more difference besides the jumpsuits - the Americans in the Phillipines weren't planning mass murder.

To: TigerPaw who wrote (223195)	1/29/2002 1:08:55 PM
From: jlallen	Respond to of 769670

Traitorous vermin that you are, I'm not surprised to hear the old "imperialism" spew...... JLA

To: TigerPaw who wrote (223195)	1/29/2002 1:12:10 PM
From: Gordon A. Langston	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

I don't believe we recognized the Taliban as the legitimate government of Afghanistan. Only a few countries did. Add their complicity with Al-Quaeda and their status becomes even more illegitimate. We did not attack Afghanistan, we sought the perpetrators of the 9-11 attack and their allies. As far as we were concerned the legitimate government of Afghanistan was on board and present circumstances bear this out, ....no imperialism there. The rule of whim you state is military tribunals for illegal combatants, a class described as not covered under international law in the Geneva Convention. It is a course not without precedent. The bad precedent was flying planes full of civilians into a building occupied with civilians. Hard to see these civilians as illegal combatants.