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To: Steve Lokness who wrote (214614)	8/5/2007 2:01:02 PM
From: Ish	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793970

<<It is Bush and the neocons who have tried to make the Iraq war part of the war on terrorism. The erosion of our freedoms has been justified by this connection.>> And you lost the freedom to do what?

To: Steve Lokness who wrote (214614)	8/5/2007 3:28:48 PM
From: Brumar89	Respond to of 793970

Al Qaida has chosen to make Iraq a central battlefield for their goal of establishing a new caliphate. AQ leadership has said that is their goal, whether you like it or not. Al-Qaida’s No. 2 seeks to rally supporters Al-Zawahri urges unity in jihad, overthrow of ‘corrupt’ Muslim governments Al-Qaida's No. 2 appears on video July 5: Al-Qaida's second-in-command, Ayman al-Zawahri, makes a new tape urging unity in jihad. NBC's Lisa Myers reports. MSNBC News Services Updated: 6:39 p.m. CT July 5, 2007 BAGHDAD - A new video by al-Qaida’s deputy leader Thursday left no doubt about what the terror network claims is at stake in Iraq — describing it as a centerpiece of its anti-American fight and insisting the Iraqi insurgency is under its direct leadership. ................. the unusually long video — at just over an hour and a half — al-Zawahri depicted the Islamic State of Iraq as a vanguard for fighting off the U.S. military and eventually establishing a “caliphate” of Islamic rule across the region. “The Islamic State of Iraq is set up in Iraq, the mujahedeen (holy warriors) celebrate it in the streets of Iraq, the people demonstrate in support of it,” al-Zawahri said. “Pledges of allegiance to it are declared in the mosques of Baghdad.” He called on Muslims around the world to “support this blessed fledgling mujahid garrison state with funds, manpower, opinion, information and expertise.” ........... msnbc.msn.com You never have answered the question as to what rights you've lost due to Bush. I guess its none.