OT: Here we go again ...

[David A. Bandel]

On Thu, 18 Sep 2003 07:21:25 -0500
Michael Hipp <Michael at hipp.com> wrote:

[snip]
> 
> But I'm dreaming again. If that flagship of New Americanism (Dept. of 
> Homeland Implosion) can't see it, then likely will few others.

You're scary.  Is this what Americans (US Citizens in this context)
think of this Homeland Security thing?  If so, holy fsck.

Homeland Security, since its inception, has looked and sounded like a
new Nazi SS.  I didn't server 20 years in the US Military to have the US
turned into a police state, but it looks more and more like that every
day.

To wit:
The feds had been after a major drug manufacturer (a chemist who was
making crack, etc, in large quantities).  I agree he should be jailed
forever.  But ...
The feds couldn't catch him under the normal rules, so they relabeled
him a chemical weapons manufacturer and grabbed him under the new
anti-terrorism laws.

I'm sorry, but this abuse of power by power-hungry agencies is way
beyond reasonable.  While I'm glad the bastard?s in jail, I'm extremely
unhappy with the way he got there.  Welcome to the Police State of
America (where you might be next for using Linux instead of M$).  I
expect the RIAA will start pushing to label file sharers as terrorists
next.

I'm appalled and disgusted and glad to be living outside the US at this
point in time.

Ciao,

David A. Bandel
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