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2005-06-28 Fifth Column

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Posted by Seafarious 2005-06-28 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I offer these graphics I snarfed up somewhere for use on ACLU stories. I'll get right on hunting some up for HRW, AI, Red Thingy, etc. Yewbetcha.

Posted by .com 2005-06-28 02:04|| 2005-06-28 02:04|| Front Page Top

#2 I already have an ACLU-Enemy of the State coffe mug. I was really surprised at the positive comments here at work

Posted by Deacon Blues">Deacon Blues 2005-06-28 07:29|| 2005-06-28 07:29|| Front Page Top

#3 "One cannot help but ask whether ignorance and prejudice about Muslims in the United States has helped color the analysis of the government in these cases."

ignorance? Uh...yeah. It didn't take brilliance to realize there was no reason to round up Swedes.

Posted by 2b 2005-06-28 08:23|| 2005-06-28 08:23|| Front Page Top

#4 So, when can we declare the ACLU as "enemy combatants"?

Posted by mmurray821 2005-06-28 09:15|| 2005-06-28 09:15|| Front Page Top

#5 In addition, both rights groups said many of the detainees were not informed of the reasons for their arrest and were not permitted to see the evidence used against them.

Uh, I'm just a dumb red-stater, but doesn't this only apply to American citizens on US soil (including foreign embassies)? Much like the ACLU backing that Atheist goon in California trying to overturn the Pledge of Allegience, this should've been tossed out first thing for "lack of standing"...the legal theory that someone must be intimately involved or be affected by the actions of the defendant...first thing I learned here at my gov't job, and I'm not even an attorney. Michael Newdow should've been tossed to the curb because he didn't have legal custody of his child first thing (much like these jihadis, who are NOT on U.S. soil, are NOT U.S. citizens, and, in fact, are NOT even subject to the Geneva Convention, as they were not uniformed soldiers of a country's army and they intentionally target civilians).

Posted by BA">BA 2005-06-28 10:29|| 2005-06-28 10:29|| Front Page Top

#6 I still think the President should publicly announce that he is going to follow the advice of the ACLU, AI, the Dim-o-cRats, ad nauseum, and apply the rules of the Geneva Conventions to the illegal combatants held at Gitmo.

The rules that say illegal combatants caught on the battlefield can be summarily executed.

AND he's going to then send a letter of condolence to each of the jihadis' families explaining that their "loved one" (and I use the term very loosely) was executed at the insistence of said morons listed above. With names and addresses where the families of the dead jihadis can send their thanks. :-D

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2005-06-28 12:20|| 2005-06-28 12:20|| Front Page Top

#7 HISTORY TEST

Please pause a moment, reflect back, and take the following multiple choice test. The events are actual cuts from past history. They actually happened!!!

1. -1968 Bobby Kennedy was shot and killed by
a. Superman
b. Jay Leno
c. Harry Potter
d. Muslim male extremist between the ages of 17 and 40

2. In 1972 at the Munich Olympics, athletes were kidnapped and massacred by
a. Olga Korbett
b. Sitting Bull
c. Arnold Schwarzenegger
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

3. In 1979, the US embassy in Iran was taken over by:
a. Lost Norwegians
b. Elvis
c. A tour bus full of 80-year-old women
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

4. During the 1980's a number of Americans were kidnapped in Lebanon by:
a. John Dillinger
b. The King of Sweden
c. The Boy Scouts
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

5. In 1983, the US Marine barracks in Beirut was blown up by:
a. A pizza delivery boy
b. Pee Wee Herman
c. Geraldo Rivera
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

6. In 1985 the cruise ship Achille Lauro was hijacked and a 70 year old
American passenger was murdered and thrown overboard in his wheelchair by:
a. The Smurfs
b. Davy Jones
c. The Little Mermaid
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

7. In 1985 TWA flight 847 was hijacked at Athens, and a US Navy diver trying to
rescue passengers was murdered by:
a. Captain Kidd
b. Charles Lindberg
c. Mother Teresa
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

8. In 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 was bombed by:
a. Scooby Doo
b. The Tooth Fairy
c. Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

9. In 1993 the World Trade Center was bombed the first time by:
a. Richard Simmons
b. Grandma Moses
c. Michael Jordan
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

10. In 1998, the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were bombed by:
a. Mr. Rogers
b. Hillary Clinton, to distract attention from Wild Bill' s women problems
c. The World Wrestling Federation
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

11. On 9/11/01, four airliners were hijacked; two were used as missiles to take out the World Trade Centers and of the remaining two, one crashed into the US Pentagon and the other was diverted and crashed by the passengers.Thousands of people were killed by:
a. Bugs Bunny, Wiley E. Coyote, Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd
b. The Supreme Court of Florida
c. Mr. Bean
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

12. In 2002 the United States fought a war in Afghanistan against:
a. Enron
b. The Lutheran Church
c. The NFL
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

13. In 2002 reporter Daniel Pearl was kidnapped and murdered by:
a. Bonnie and Clyde
b. Captain Kangaroo
c. Billy Graham
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

Nope, .....I really don't see a pattern here to justify profiling, do you?

So, to ensure we Americans never offend anyone, particularly fanatics intent on killing us, airport security screeners will no longer be allowed to profile certain people. They must conduct random searches of 80-year-old women,
little kids, airline pilots with proper identification, secret agents who are members of the President's security detail, 85-year old Congressmen with metal hips, and Medal of Honor winning and former Governor Joe Foss, but leave Muslim Males between the ages 17 and 40 alone because of profiling.

Posted by Rick90467 2005-06-28 12:52|| 2005-06-28 12:52|| Front Page Top

#8 hehehe Barb.... then send Ted Kennedy to 'tour' Afghanistan.... Strictly a fact-finding mission.

Posted by CrazyFool 2005-06-28 12:53|| 2005-06-28 12:53|| Front Page Top

#9 CF - as long as it's Afghan caves....

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2005-06-28 14:52|| 2005-06-28 14:52|| Front Page Top

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