Re: profiling and my arabic friends

["Sweet & Tender Hooligan" <hooligan at apostate_com>]

> (By the way, why is it named the Patriot Act? 

Perhaps because we're on the lookout for foreign patriots?  ;)

> Perception and spin.  If it was called the 
> "Holding Foreign Nationals Without Charge
> Act" or "Justice Without Due Process Act" 
> you can bet the public would be much less
> accepting.  Nevermind the "Spy on Your 
> Neighbor Act.")

Yes, these alternate names are completely spin-free!  :)

> We Americans have gotten into the habit of
> trusting Dubyah and his posse to rove around
> the contry protecting us. I don't personally 
> think he has our (the general population's) 
> best interests in mind as often as we'd like
> to think.

So, what /do/ you think he has in mind? 

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s&th
hooligan at apostate_com

"And one day we will die and our ashes will fly
From the aeroplane over the sea
But for now we are young, let us lay in the sun
And count every beautiful thing we can see"
                         - Neutral Milk Hotel



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• Re: profiling and my arabic friends
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• Re: profiling and my arabic friends
• From: Chris Lindemer <CD-Lindemer at wiu_edu>

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