well said [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Do you want my honest opinion on the matter, not that I can be stopped :) > > I have very strong feelings about what I do. I am really only able to do > this job because we do not have a domestic mission, we are purely used to > help private industry secure itself overseas. I couldn't work for the FBI or > Homeland Security. > > Also, if something I should say here would get me fired, or arrested, well I > would want that to happen. I mean I don't pursue it, and it's not something > I think will or should happen. I guess that since I feel I am a patriot, > and since as a libertarian I have sworn that I will not support political > change though violence, that I don't see how I could be looked upon as an > enemy of the satae, and that f I were to be looked at that way that I > wouldn't want to be working here anyway. > > Timothy Heald > Overseas Security Advisory Council > U.S. Department of State > > "that the free Constitution, which is the work of your hands, may be > sacredly maintained" - George Washington, Farewell Address 1796 > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 11:19 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Liberate Iraq > > > crossed your mind too huh :) I would like to believe that the people who > have been arrested under the patriot act so far were arrested for good > cause, and am proceeding on that assumption, cynical tho I am at times...I > really do hope that we have not yet reached a point where saying that a > presidents actions are not in our best interests is *really* seen as > sedition. > > Kevin Graeme writes: > > > I also find it a little weird to be sending critical opinions of US policy > > to State Department mail servers. *cough* Tim *cough* > > > > =) > > > > -Kevin > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 9:47 AM > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: Re: Liberate Iraq > > > > > > > > > About the masks - I can't speak to the motives of people I have > > > never seen, > > > but in this town it is established fact that the police have undercover > > > operatives among the war protesters. Why they consider this > > > necessary for a > > > daily gathering of *maybe* twenty college students that does not even > take > > > place in their jusrisdiction remains unexplained and, even scarier, > nobody > > > is asking the question. (The matter came to light when a DA was accused > of > > > pointing them out to protesters, and was suspended.) > > > > > > Anyway, I don't want to debate the need or lack of it for either the > masks > > > or the undercover officers, but it does occur to me that people may be > > > worried about being declared enemy operatives or whatever under > > > the Patriot > > > Act... it's certainly not outside the realm of *my* paranoid imaginings. > > > Although the people I have seen down there seem pretty New Mexican to > me. > > > > > > John Stanley writes: > > > > > > > The only people I have a problem with are the extremist anti > > > war supporters > > > > with their own masked agendas. Some of these people have their > > > faces masked > > > > during the protests, and that bothers me. > > > > > > > > Doug, the people of the United States have the RIGHT to protest > > > against any > > > > government policy. Personally, I dont like the protestors, and > > > I am glad we > > > > are in Iraq; but that does not mean what they are doing is illegal. > > > > > > > > Secondly, I believe the constitution gives the right to the > > > people to decide > > > > what kind of government they want. So your whole overthrow > > > argument does not > > > > make sense. If the people decide the government, and the majority of > the > > > > people decide against the current one, then it is legal to > > > change it. Even > > > > though that is not the case in this situation. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: samcfug [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 9:48 AM > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > Subject: Re: Liberate Iraq > > > > > > > > > > > > Offended? So be it. I stand by my position that the Anti-war > > > Protestors are > > > > all > > > > cowards. To call them brave is absolutely ludicrous. The "passive > > > > resistance" > > > > types are also cowards. If you are so against our country, > > > perhaps you also > > > > should be "exported" The so-called protests have gone far beyond our > > > > Constitutionally protected "Free Speech" and now are in the vicinity > of > > > > Advocating the violent overthrow of our government, which is > > > better defined > > > > as > > > > sedition. > > > > The pledge of allegiance to the flag of the Untied Stated of America, > > > > introduced > > > > to all Americans from the first grade of school and onwards is being > > > > violated by > > > > these cowards, further making them disloyal, liars and, again, > > > cowards and > > > > seditionists. > > > > > > > > | You comments honestly offend me as an American. "export all these > > > > | socialist protesters"? So we should slap the ideals of this > > > country in > > > > | the face by renouncing the fundamental freedom to disagree with our > > > > | government's actions? In fact punishing those that do? > > > > | > > > > | Who else would be "exported" (nice, sanitized word there by the > way)? > > > > | What other group's expressions of free speech annoy you? > > > > | > > > > | Being anti-war has never been synonymous with "coward". I see a > great > > > > | bravery in those willing to express their disatisfaction > > > against public > > > > | opinion. Regardless of whether I agree with them or not I feel > proud > > > > | when I see protesters. Proud that this country protects that > > > right and > > > > | pround that my fellow Americans are still strong enough to > > > exercise it. > > > > | > > > > | Jim Davis > > > > | > > > > | > > > > | > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. 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