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To: Gordon A. Langston who wrote (256780)	5/19/2002 11:42:07 AM
From: DOUG H	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

Thomas Paine said, "The peaceable part of mankind will be overrun by the vile and abandoned while they neglect the means of self-defense. . . . (Weakness) allures the ruffian (but) arms like laws discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe and preserve order in the world. . . . Horrid mischief would ensue were (the good) deprived of the use of them. . . . The weak will become a prey to the strong." jewishworldreview.com

To: Gordon A. Langston who wrote (256780)	5/19/2002 1:55:35 PM
From: MSI	Respond to of 769667

How? Simple, but not easy: 1) Full disclosure. Everything that isn't bona fide military secret. Which is 99% of the self-serving crap not classified, which we find out every year, and old "National Security Secrets" are declassified, these were NOT in the national interest, but in the self-interest of those keeping them out of the public. 2) Trustworthy managers. Get rid of the leadership of the past 30 years, investigate, and jail offenders. Unfortunately, the highest political and military posts are held by those beholden to the current regime, like Tenet. So, it will take a monumental scandal, which we may be seeing now. The health, strength, and survival of our Republic depends on cleaning out the rot and corruption that drains the treasury and weakens respect for law.