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To: LindyBill who wrote (32249)	6/13/2002 4:32:26 AM
From: Maurice Winn	Respond to of 281500

For example, this is funny.... some dumb guy who had a bit part in the 1990s version of West Side Story is suddenly reincarnated as a nuclear terrorist.... <...Aides from the Justice Department were called to their desks in the early hours of Monday to help prepare Mr Ashcroft for the announcement that the authorities had "disrupted an unfolding terrorist plot to attack the United States by exploding a radioactive 'dirty bomb'." A day later, Paul Wolfowitz, the deputy defence secretary, said on CBS television: "I don't think there was actually a plot beyond some fairly loose talk and obviously to plan future deeds." By yesterday, the administration's position had softened considerably and Padilla was being described as a "scout" on a reconnaissance mission rather than a would-be bomber, and was considering many types of attacks, and not only the use of a dirty bomb...> Get a grip folks. Mqurice PS: We have some friends by the name of Padilla. I wonder if they are related or is Padilla the Puerto Rican equivalent of 'Wong', 'Smith' or 'Ng'? Oh oh, I might be considered to be a terrorist associate by the more rabid Homeland Security enthusiasts. There go my human rights. Easy come, easy go. No habeas corpus for me, a mere alien battlefield combatant terrorist suspect.