chemical weapons to Saddam, funded Bin Laden's fight against the
soviets, installed the Taliban, and provides aid money to Islamic
groups?
Perhaps he should be on the watch list. What I would like to see is
more transparency of the information and methods that our government
uses to decide these things instead of vague references to suspicious
activities and saying "trust us". If you've got a royal flush, it
doesn't matter if people see your cards.
-Kevin
On Thu, 23 Sep 2004 09:55:10 -0400, Jerry Johnson
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> Wasn't Cat Stevens the one who publicly agreed with the death sentence and bounty placed on Salman Rushdie for the Satanic Verses? There was even some linkage between the money he donated to one of the charities he supports and the 3 million dollar bounty by Iran, IIRC. He has openly supported Hamas for years (claming they are just a political and aid org). He spoke out in support of Saddam (and against the West) during the first Gulf War.
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> I think he probably SHOULD be on the "watch" list.
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> Jerry Johnson
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> The US is urging a change to the process of developing the watch list. However, i think contrary to what you are looking for, they are looking for ways to TIGHTEN the security.
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> Ugh. George Carlin had it right, all of this creates the mere illusion of security. You trade your personal freedoms for an illusion.
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