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To: DuckTapeSunroof who wrote (263340)	6/12/2002 3:10:49 PM
From: gao seng	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

Clinton apologists have so sense of right and wrong, only dollars and sense. These were crimes. How would you feel if the government, while investigating the death of someone you knew, came to the family and told them, well since that person didn't have a job yet because they were only 16, we can not justify the expenditures required to investigate this crime to the point required to convict the accused murderer. You lefties are so pathetic and disgusting.

To: DuckTapeSunroof who wrote (263340)	6/12/2002 3:32:19 PM
From: Raymond Duray	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

THE SINISTER SPIN MACHINE OF THE EVIL EMPIRE Hi Buddy, Re: Bunch of babies: I disagree, I think it is a group of malevolent manipulators who try to control the minds of Americans with outright lies and distortions of reality for their own selfish political games. Here's yet another example of how you can milk a non-event, the arrest of Chicago street thug, and get three days of distraction out of it, leading the media by the nose for two days! This is about as blatant a propaganda war against the American public as I've ever witnessed: usatoday.com Threat of 'dirty bomb' softened Ashcroft's remarks annoy White House By Kevin Johnson and Toni Locy USA TODAY WASHINGTON -- Attorney General John Ashcroft on Monday overstated the potential threat posed by ''dirty bomb'' suspect Abdullah Al Muhajir, Bush administration and law enforcement officials said Tuesday. Ashcroft's remarks annoyed the White House and led the administration to soften the government's descriptions of the alleged plot. ''I don't think there was actually a plot beyond some fairly loose talk and (Al Muhajir's) coming in here obviously to plan further deeds,'' Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz told CBS on Tuesday. His comments echoed those Monday of FBI Director Robert Mueller and Deputy Attorney General Larry Thompson. They backed away from Ashcroft's descriptions of the alleged plot but emphasized that Al Muhajir was dangerous and that his arrest was a victory against terrorism. When Ashcroft announced Al Muhajir's May 8 arrest, he said authorities had ''disrupted an unfolding terrorist plot to attack the United States by exploding a radioactive 'dirty bomb.' '' His 14-paragraph statement mentioned radiation or dirty bombs five times, and said Al Muhajir was being detained by the military ''for the safety of all Americans.'' Ashcroft's ominous tone surprised the White House and law enforcement officials here and abroad, including some who had tracked Al Muhajir to al-Qaeda meetings in Pakistan. The law enforcement officials say the evidence against Al Muhajir, 31, indicates he was interested in many scenarios involving explosives, and radioactive materials was one possibility. They say that the former Chicago gang member once known as Jose Padilla was up to no good, but that any plans involving radiation were not as mature as Ashcroft suggested. Administration sources say the White House emphatically told Ashcroft that it was dissatisfied with his description of the alleged plot. Publicly the White House defended Ashcroft, saying he was technically correct. ''There's always a tendency at times like this (that) the initial reports immediately lurch to the worst-case scenario,'' administration spokesman Ari Fleischer said. Justice Department spokesman Mark Corallo said Al Muhajir ''was definitely planning an attack.'' Ashcroft was traveling in Hungary on Tuesday. Despite their private concern that Ashcroft overstated the alleged plot, White House officials cited Al Muhajir's arrest as evidence that Congress should quickly pass President Bush's plan for a homeland security department. Monday's announcement came a day before a New York judge heard a request by Al Muhajir's attorney, Donna Newman, to try to force officials to charge her client or release him. U.S. District Judge Michael Mukasey on Tuesday denied prosecutors' requests to hold the hearing in secret, citing Ashcroft's remarks about the arrest. Newman wants a civilian court to decide whether Al Muhajir is being held lawfully. """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" We've found the evil empire. It's centered in the PEOC situation room, 100 feet below the Oval Office in the White House. Salaams, Ray