John D. Giorgis wrote: > At 11:36 PM 12/19/2003 -0800 Doug Pensinger wrote: > >In case you hadn't heard the good news... > > > >http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13579-2003Dec18.html > > O.k., is it just me, or am I the only person who read the subject line > "Thank goodness" and saw the words "in case you haven't heard the good > news" and instantly assumed that the link provided would be > to this article: > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16589-2003Dec19.html
> I mean, a dangerous State deciding to give up chemical and biological > weapons, as well as a nuclear weapons program so as to join the rest of the > world in the international community. All of that is somehow not the > "thank goodness - good news" story of the day????? Can't answer for the others but I'd have thought that the bigger news would obviously be your own judiciary protecting your fundamental rights from your government's excesses. > I just don't get it sometimes. I seem to be in the same boat - have no idea why the Libyan development is supposed to be more important than the ruling in the Padilla case. :) Ritu _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
