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To: KLP who wrote (25593)	2/3/2008 11:55:01 AM
From: ManyMoose	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71588

If and when our 2nd Amendment is threatened seriously, we WILL have riots in the streets and serious trouble. Civil disobedience will take on a new meaning and a new dimension on a scale never dreamed of by those who want to destroy our freedom.

To: KLP who wrote (25593)	2/4/2008 2:56:42 PM
From: Peter Dierks	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71588

Governments are supposed to reflect the will of the people. Some people want governments to reflect the will of a very limited subset of the people. We must remain vigilant against these people gaining power. This is why I am so strongly against Hillary Clinton.

To: KLP who wrote (25593)	2/25/2008 9:48:31 AM
From: Peter Dierks	Respond to of 71588

Rambo in Rangoon February 25, 2008; Page A14 Burma's generals apparently realize how precarious their dictatorial rule is. Witness their treatment of Sylvester Stallone's latest Rambo movie as a dangerous threat to their government. A few days after the film was released world-wide last month, Mr. Stallone reported that family members of two Burmese actors in the film had been arrested. The movie is banned from Burmese theaters and shopkeepers can be jailed for up to seven years for selling a copy of the DVD. Though this means there's no legal way to watch "Rambo" in Burma, last week the generals ordered all local media to run negative reviews of the movie. Burma's leaders dislike "Rambo" because it portrays current Burmese reality. Mr. Stallone's character, John Rambo, finds himself in the middle of the country's civil war between the junta and the Karen people in the east and he takes on government forces. The movie's scenes of soldiers plundering and raping their way through Karen villages don't match the regime's official script of a nation at peace. As usual, Rambo single-handedly lays waste to the bad guys. Rambo's mantra is "Live for nothing, or die for something." It is a reminder of the bravery of the pro-democracy protesters who were killed last year, and of the continuing sacrifices of the Burmese people. online.wsj.com