Referring to a subject line on
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13579-2003Dec18.html
on 19 Dec 2003, John D. Giorgis wrote:
> 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.
to which "ritu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> replied on 21 Dec 2003:
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 think John was being patriotic and trying to be diplomatic.
* In the first case, that of a court ruling that an American citizen
seized on U.S. soil cannot be held indefinitely in military
custody, John is, I think, patriotically presuming that the US
government, in this case the judicial branch, will protect
American citizens against enemies. I hear an unspoken and
patriotic `of course, the judical branch will protect Americans
against a different branch of government.'
I am sure that John figures that if by some computer error, he
were mistakenly arrested as a `sleeper' with a very good disguise,
he would be out of prison with a year or two, and that it would
never matter to him ever in his life that he would have to answer
the question of forms `have you ever been arrested' with a `yes'.
* In the second case, that of Libya agreeing to inspections by a UN
agency, John is, I think, trying to be diplomatic. John did not
mention the UN in his comment. As you know, many Americans are
against the US depending on the UN for security. John's form of
comment comes across to me as his way of softening his statement
of support for the UN and for international inspectors.
--
Robert J. Chassell Rattlesnake Enterprises
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