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To: jackhach who wrote (492662)	11/14/2003 2:51:02 PM
From: Wayners	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

You are right! That "wasted" military discretionaly spending you so adeptly point out isn't needed. Now read this: Al-Qal'a (The Fortress) an Islamist Internet forum, posted the first of a two-part interview with a person who introduced himself as Abu Salma Al-Hijazi, one of the Al Qaida commanders closest to Osama bin Laden.(1) The interview was conducted in Iraq, south of Faluja. The article notes that Al-Hijazi was surrounded by five masked men carrying missiles as well as personal weapons. The following are excerpts from the interview: In regard to rumors about a large-scale attack against the U.S. during the month of Ramadan, Al-Hijazi said that "a huge and very courageous strike" will take place and that the number of infidels expected to be killed in this attack, according to primary estimates, exceeds 100,000. He added that he "anticipates, but will not swear, that the attack will happen during Ramadan." He further stated that the attack will be carried out in a way that will "amaze the world and turn Al Qaida into [an organization that] horrifies the world until the law of Allah is implemented, actually implemented, and not just in words, on His land... You wait and see that the balance of power between Al Qaida and its rivals will change, all of a sudden, Allah willing."

To: jackhach who wrote (492662)	11/14/2003 2:56:27 PM
From: bentway	Respond to of 769670

Government is all about choices. The American government chooses to spend more on the military than the next 20 countries combined. This MIGHT have been justified during the cold war, but no longer. We're the only western democracy that doesn't provide universal health care, because we spend the necessary money on the military. By defending western Europe, we allow their governments to provide universal health coverage, while denying it to our own people. The Democrats are as much to blame as the Republicans for this.