Re: Extradition, Snatching, and the Danger of Traveling to Other Countries

2002-12-18 Thread Petro
On Fri, Dec 13, 2002 at 11:44:28AM -0500, Trei, Peter wrote: For the Russians, 'a few' was over 70. I hope for a non-violent restoration - this sort of thing could give the Libertarian Party legs, if they handled it right. ROTFLMAO. You a funny man, you ever considered standup? if they

Re: Extradition, Snatching, and the Danger of Traveling to Other Countries

2002-12-17 Thread Mike Rosing
On Sat, 14 Dec 2002, John Kelsey wrote: The thing that's being missed here is that, if elections can be won by running on a pro-freedom slate, politicians will be found to do that. Note Running and winning are 2 different things. So far most libertarians don't win, but it's slowly changing.

Re: Extradition, Snatching, and the Danger of Traveling to Other Countries

2002-12-17 Thread Declan McCullagh
On Sun, Dec 15, 2002 at 08:56:04PM -0800, Mike Rosing wrote: I don't know, Ashcroft is adament about the 2nd amendment. It's about the only good thing I can think of otherwise. He's not as regulatory as his predecessor, but I find it hard to reconcile that statement with the DOJ's actions in

Re: Extradition, Snatching, and the Danger of Traveling to Other Countries

2002-12-17 Thread Sarad AV
hi, --- James A. Donald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: US policy was to restore the status quo ante in Afghanistan, put things back the way they were before the Soviet invasion. How does that make things better for 'afghan' people,after all the bombing done on their home land? The future of

Re: Extradition, Snatching, and the Danger of Traveling to Other Countries

2002-12-16 Thread Mike Rosing
On Sun, 15 Dec 2002, Sarad AV wrote: Firstly,they cannot be exterminated.There is no proof of identity as we may have in our countries and no body will ask for it either,since most don't have one. The Taliban would have cut their beard and hair and mixed up with civilian population,while

Re: Extradition, Snatching,and the Danger of Traveling to Other Countries

2002-12-16 Thread James A. Donald
-- On Sun, 15 Dec 2002, Sarad AV wrote: Firstly,they cannot be exterminated.There is no proof of identity as we may have in our countries and no body will ask for it either,since most don't have one. The Taliban would have cut their beard and hair and mixed up with civilian

Re: Extradition, Snatching, and the Danger of Traveling to Other Countries

2002-12-15 Thread Eugen Leitl
On Fri, 13 Dec 2002, Anonymous wrote: Spot on. But what, if anything, do you think can be done to reverse this slide to Red White and Blue Stalinism with good PR? I trust you are not one of those who will prattle something like exercise your right to vote, or write your

Re: Extradition, Snatching, and the Danger of Traveling to Other Countries

2002-12-15 Thread Declan McCullagh
On Fri, Dec 13, 2002 at 05:10:23PM +0100, Anonymous wrote: Vote? Are you kidding? OK, here is your task. Since all but one member of congress voted FOR the USA PATRIOT ACT, exactly what All but one member of the Senate. House was a bit better, though still extremely pathetic, and the

Re: Extradition, Snatching, and the Danger of Traveling to Other Countries

2002-12-15 Thread Steve Schear
At 01:09 PM 12/14/2002 -0500, you wrote: On Thu, Dec 12, 2002 at 10:47:25AM -0800, Tim May wrote: Secret trials are on the rise. Inasmuch as the U.S. is now throwing its full weight behind secret evidence, secret prosecutions, secret trials, secret appeals courts, suspension of habeas corpus,

Re: Extradition, Snatching, and the Danger of Traveling to Other Countries

2002-12-15 Thread Sarad AV
hi, --- Mike Rosing [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And who supports whom to prevent extermination. Firstly,they cannot be exterminated.There is no proof of identity as we may have in our countries and no body will ask for it either,since most don't have one. The Taliban would have cut their beard and

Re: Extradition, Snatching, and the Danger of Traveling to Other Countries

2002-12-14 Thread Sarad AV
hi, All represive regiemes are short lived in a historical context. The Taliban is still very much alive,when troops moved into kabul there were no traces of the taliban.They took what ever they wanted and were 'refugees' sneaking out when the bombing started.They placed what they needed ,every

Re: Extradition, Snatching, and the Danger of Traveling to Other Countries

2002-12-14 Thread Steve Furlong
On Friday 13 December 2002 11:44, Trei, Peter wrote: ... this sort of thing could give the Libertarian Party legs, if they handled it right. Hahahahahahaha -- Steve FurlongComputer Condottiere Have GNU, Will Travel You don't expect governments to obey the law because of some higher

Re: Extradition, Snatching, and the Danger of Traveling to Other Countries

2002-12-14 Thread Mike Rosing
On Fri, 13 Dec 2002, Sarad AV wrote: The Taliban is still very much alive,when troops moved into kabul there were no traces of the taliban.They took what ever they wanted and were 'refugees' sneaking out when the bombing started.They placed what they needed ,every body else needed to

Re: Extradition, Snatching, and the Danger of Traveling to Other Countries

2002-12-13 Thread Morlock Elloi
society, what can the regular person do to strike a blow in opposition to the direct attack on the Constitution and civil liberties and civil rights? Stop watching TV ? = end (of original message) Y-a*h*o-o (yes, they scan for this) spam follows: Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful.

Re: Extradition, Snatching, and the Danger of Traveling to Other Countries

2002-12-13 Thread Peter Fairbrother
Anonymous wrote: On Thu, 12 Dec 2002 10:47:25 -0800, Tim May wrote: America used to disdain the secret trials, the Star Chamber proceedings so endemic in other parts of the world. Now we have them. We will reap what we sow. --Tim May Spot on. But what, if anything, do you think can

RE: Extradition, Snatching, and the Danger of Traveling to Other Countries

2002-12-13 Thread Trei, Peter
Mike Rosing wrote: [...] When we can't vote, we can fight. So far the number of horror stories is small. But when everyone has a personal friend or relative that's been shot, abused, tortured or even just roughed up - then they'll know they might be next. And they might vote to

RE: Extradition, Snatching, and the Danger of Traveling to Other Countries

2002-12-13 Thread Mike Rosing
On Fri, 13 Dec 2002, Trei, Peter wrote: For the Russians, 'a few' was over 70. I hope for a non-violent restoration - this sort of thing could give the Libertarian Party legs, if they handled it right. Agreed. And they may have not even need to handle it perfectly right, since the main

Re: Extradition, Snatching, and the Danger of Traveling to Other Countries

2002-12-13 Thread Adam Shostack
On Fri, Dec 13, 2002 at 08:17:27AM -0800, Mike Rosing wrote: | All represive regiemes are short lived in a historical context. | Living thru them is hell. This one has already begun a rather | interesting hypocrisy - they say they support gun ownership, but | they have no problem with letting the

Re: Extradition, Snatching, and the Danger of Traveling to Other Countries

2002-12-13 Thread Major Variola (ret)
Spot on. But what, if anything, do you think can be done to reverse this slide to Red White and Blue Stalinism with good PR? I trust you are not one of those who will prattle something like exercise your right to vote, or write your congressperson/MP, etc. In practical terms, in a

Re: Extradition, Snatching, and the Danger of Traveling to Other Countries

2002-12-13 Thread Anonymous
On Fri, 13 Dec 2002 06:43:53 +, you wrote: If you don't choose to use these methods, the consequences are up to you. But secure comms alone will only provide you with useful information, by themselves they aren't enough; you need to vote. Lots of you. Nothing else really matters. To them,

Re: Extradition, Snatching, and the Danger of Traveling to Other Countries

2002-12-13 Thread Mike Rosing
On Fri, 13 Dec 2002, Anonymous wrote: Interesting approach. But exactly how does that hinder the FBI demanding a booksellers customer list, or a library's patron check out record, or a black bag job on a personal computer, or thousands of CALEA taps, or the Total Information Awareness

Re: Extradition, Snatching, and the Danger of Traveling to Other Countries

2002-12-13 Thread Mike Rosing
On Fri, 13 Dec 2002, Anonymous wrote: Vote? Are you kidding? OK, here is your task. Since all but one member of congress voted FOR the USA PATRIOT ACT, exactly what party or what candidates do you suggest be elected in support of civil liberties in the US? You don't seem to get this. Or on

Re: Extradition, Snatching, and the Danger of Traveling to Other Countries

2002-12-13 Thread Anonymous
On Thu, 12 Dec 2002 20:01:05 -0800 (PST), you wrote: society, what can the regular person do to strike a blow in opposition to the direct attack on the Constitution and civil liberties and civil rights? Stop watching TV ? Interesting approach. But exactly how does that hinder the FBI

Re: Extradition, Snatching, and the Danger of Traveling to Other Countries

2002-12-13 Thread Morlock Elloi
Interesting approach. But exactly how does that hinder the FBI demanding a booksellers customer list, or a library's patron check out record, or a black bag job on a personal computer, or thousands of CALEA taps, or the Total Information Awareness project, or the process of designating a

Re: Extradition, Snatching, and the Danger of Traveling to Other Countries

2002-12-12 Thread Tim May
On Thursday, December 12, 2002, at 05:54 PM, Anonymous wrote: On Thu, 12 Dec 2002 10:47:25 -0800, Tim May wrote: America used to disdain the secret trials, the Star Chamber proceedings so endemic in other parts of the world. Now we have them. We will reap what we sow. --Tim May Spot on.