| As should have been expected, after
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| | - Mahatma GandhiThe US did of course get
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| spreading so much methodical bloodshed
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| | its vengeance, but the primary victims
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| all over the world, bloodshed returned to
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| | were the people of Afghanistan who had
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| the United States mainland on September
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| | nothing to do with the Taliban and were
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| 11, 2001. The death toll was about
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| | victims of it. An estimated 3,767
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| 3,000, only 0.1% of the 3,000,000
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| | civilians were killed in the first 9
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| Vietnamese killed by US aggression. The
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| | weeks alone. (The Progressive, February
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| number of casualties from the attacks on
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| | 2002) On October 16, 2001, US Navy
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| September 11th was also much lower than
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| | planes bombed six food-filled Red Cross
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| the over 30,000 children who died from
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| | warehouses in Afghanistan. In one attack
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| starvation and easily curable diseases on
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| | that took place on November 30 and
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| that exact same day. For those who only
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| | December 1, 2001, the US bombed 3
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| value American lives, keep in mind that
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| | villages 25 miles south of Jalalabad (a
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| over 7,500 Americans suffered
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| | territory controlled by allies and
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| cigarette-related deaths that same week.
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| | anti-Taliban forces). On December 30,
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| (Yet Philip Morris has never been the
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| | 2001, the US struck the village of Niazi
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| target of US bombing raids.)This is not
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| | Kala, killing about a hundred civilians,
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| to devalue the American lives lost on
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| | mostly women and children. According to
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| September 11th. It was a horrible
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| | the UN, "unarmed women and children" were
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| incident. All human lives are equally
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| | "chased and killed by American
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| precious, but it is important not to
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| | helicopters," "as they fled to shelter"
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| single out September 11th, when so much
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| | or "as they tried to rescue survivors."
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| death and destruction exist in this
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| | Another publicly known incident occurred
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| world, often brought upon by the United
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| | on July 1, 2002 when the US bombed a
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| States. It is important not to use the
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| | wedding party, killing 48 and injuring
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| loss of innocent lives on September 11th
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| | over 100.In addition to the thousands of
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| to justify the taking of many more
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| | civilians who were bombed in their
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| innocent lives!Some very angry people
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| | villages, millions were affected by the
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| backed the retaliation on September 11th.
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| | embargo on food (which lasted 3 weeks)
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| Just read any interview with Osama Bin
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| | and the imposed restrictions on food and
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| Laden that took place before the attack.
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| | supplies that followed. The "New York
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| They were angry at the United States for
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| | Times" reported that 7.5 million people
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| its support of authoritarian and brutal
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| | in Afghanistan were in great need of a
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| regimes. They were angry at America's
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| | loaf of bread during the winter of
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| continuous intervention to block any
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| | 2001-2002. As if the hunger wasn't bad
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| movement towards democracy and economic
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| | enough, many got to experience freezing
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| development, especially in Third World
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| | temperatures without proper clothing or
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| countries. They were angry at America
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| | shelter.An interesting obsession that
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| for supporting Saddam Hussein (enemy of
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| | developed shortly after the "War on
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| Bin Laden and the Wahabs) through the
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| | Terror" began was the anthrax scare. It
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| worst of his atrocities, including
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| | was on the cover of magazines everywhere,
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| gassing the Kurds (something Bin Laden
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| | and Americans were freaking out over the
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| brought up constantly). They were very
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| | whole affair. The amazing thing is that
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| angry at the US for its continued
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| | there were only a few anthrax related
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| genocide on Iraqi people through bombing
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| | deaths during the period, yet so many
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| and sanctions. They were angry at the US
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| | Americans were scared as hell. Over
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| for its relentless economic, diplomatic,
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| | 1,000 Americans die everyday from
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| and military support for Israel and its
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| | cigarette-related causes and over 80 are
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| invasion and occupation of Palestine.The
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| | killed everyday by guns. If Americans
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| people who organized the attack on
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| | are going to freak out about anything,
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| September 11, were completely
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| | shouldn't it be over cigarettes and guns?
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| counterproductive in their goals.
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| | Cigarettes killed more Americans in 10
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| America is now even more paranoid,
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| | minutes than anthrax did during the one
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| intrusive, and violent than before. The
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| | month scare.On December 11, 2001 after
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| US was given a reason to destroy
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| | seeing the Taliban's fall and the
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| Afghanistan that the people would cheer
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| | eventual capture on the horizon,
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| for (unlike its previous Afghan interests
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| | President Bush stated that "rogue states"
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| of heroin, oil pipelines, and Soviet
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| | would be targeted next, and said the
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| subversion).Even though so-called
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| | following:"America's next priority in the
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| "terrorists" are violent,
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| | war on terrorism is to protect against
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| self-destructive, and counterproductive,
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| | the proliferation of weapons of mass
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| most of them are rational human beings.
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| | destruction and the means to deliver
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| They are concerned about social,
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| | them... The authors of mass murder must
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| political, or religious injustice, and
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| | be defeated and never allowed to gain or
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| are willing do whatever it takes to
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| | use the weapons of mass destruction...
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| battle against such injustices, even if
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| | Rogue states are clearly the most likely
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| it requires giving up their own lives.
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| | source of chemical and biological and
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| It's good when people dedicate their
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| | nuclear weapons for terrorists... We
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| lives to opposing atrocities and
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| | cannot accept and we will not accept
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| injustice. It's not good when they turn
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| | states that harbor, finance, train or
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| towards violence out of feelings of
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| | equip the agents of terror. Those
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| hopelessness and desperation.Now America
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| | nations that violate this principal will
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| has a vague new "evil" to make its public
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| | be regarded as hostile regimes."It's
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| fear: "terrorism." This was the answer
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| | astonishing that so few Americans see the
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| to the prayers of many corporations with
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| | hypocrisy. When Bush describes "rogue
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| defense contracts, military personnel,
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| | states," he is describing America.
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| and politicians who feared that
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| | America is most guilty of the
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| irrational spending on military would
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| | proliferation of weapons of mass
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| fade after the decreased fear in the
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| | destruction. America is the number one
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| previous "evil" of communism. These
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| | source of weaponry for terrorists.
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| warmongers can now justify an endless,
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| | America harbors, finances, trains, and
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| bloodthirsty, "moral" quest to wipe out
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| | equips "the agents of terror" more than
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| any human beings viewed by the US as
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| | all other nations combined.Shortly after
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| "terrorists" or those who "harbor
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| | his declaration against "rogue states,"
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| terrorism."The behavior of the media was
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| | Bush announced that the United States
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| consistent. From the constantly repeated
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| | would violate the 1972 Anti-Ballistic
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| videotapes of the airplanes crashing into
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| | Missile Treaty. Bush made this decision,
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| the World Trade Center to David
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| | despite global opposition to doing such,
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| Letterman's formulation of opinions based
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| | especially from China and Russia.The
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| on absolute ignorance, the media led the
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| | Patriot Act (the "anti-terrorism"
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| cry for revenge. The media also refused
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| | legislation) and other repressive
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| to look into why America is the target of
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| | measures were rapidly established
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| hatred and violence. Any such questions
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| | following September 11th. The Patriot
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| were quickly dismissed as the media
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| | Act alone blatantly violates six
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| zombies proclaimed, "Terrorists hate our
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| | amendments of the Bill of Rights addendum
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| freedom and democracy." No one ever
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| | to the US Constitution. The 1st
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| asked why countries with more freedom
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| | Amendment's guarantees of freedom of
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| (such as Canada, Australia, Sweden,
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| | speech, right to assembly, and right to
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| Netherlands, etc.) have not been targeted
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| | petition are violated. The 4th
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| by terrorists.During the war the media
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| | Amendment's issue of probable cause is
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| blatantly ignored the countless thousands
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| | violated, along with its prohibitions
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| of civilian casualties in Afghanistan,
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| | against unreasonable search and seizure.
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| but dedicated hours to the deaths of
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| | The Patriot Act violates the 5th
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| Marine pilots who died in helicopter
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| | Amendment's guarantee that no person
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| accidents. (By the way, doesn't it seem
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| | shall be deprived of life, liberty, or
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| like most American casualties in recent
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| | property without due process of law by
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| wars primarily result from accidents or
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| | allowing indefinite incarcerations
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| "friendly fire," not involving "the
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| | without a trial. The 6th Amendment's
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| enemy"?)"President" Bush repeatedly
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| | guaranteed right to a speedy and public
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| called the September 11th attacks
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| | trial is violated. The 8th Amendment's
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| "cowardly." The hypocrisy of this
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| | prohibition of cruel and unusual
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| statement is quite obvious. Dropping
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| | punishment is violated. The 13th
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| bombs on millions of civilians in
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| | Amendment's prohibition of punishment
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| Southeast Asia, killing mostly women and
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| | without conviction is also violated. The
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| children, while comfortably hovering in
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| | Patriot Act also opens the door for the
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| the sky above is truly "cowardly."
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| | FBI to have total access to any personal
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| Dropping a single atomic bomb to kill
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| | data and the CIA to target Americans for
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| 100,000 people in Hiroshima is certainly
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| | surveillance. It appears that the
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| "cowardly." Training, arming, and
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| | soldiers who "fought and died for our
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| funding Central American contras and
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| | freedom" did so in vain, since America's
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| death squads to carry out massive
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| | own politicians are taking the "freedoms"
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| gruesome bloodshed in order to protect US
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| | away.Not only does the Patriot Act cancel
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| economic interest is "cowardly." Using
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| | out America's own Bill of Rights, it also
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| unmanned drone aircraft to bomb the women
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| | violates international law. The United
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| and children of Afghanistan is absolutely
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| | Nations Declaration of Human Rights
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| "cowardly."Nearly all Americans have
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| | states, "No one shall be subjected to
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| forgotten the fact that these people who
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| | arbitrary arrests, detention, or exile,"
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| are called "terrorists" are the same
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| | and "Everyone is entitled in full
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| exact people that President Reagan called
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| | equality to a fair and public
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| "freedom-fighters." (see previous
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| | hearing."After September 11th over 1,200
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| Afghanistan section) Most Americans are
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| | people, mostly Arabs and Muslims, were
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| completely unaware that the Taliban came
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| | rounded up by the FBI and INS and kept in
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| to power with CIA funding and
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| | detention. Many of these people were
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| advising.Most Americans are unaware of
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| | detained on the basis of no evidence at
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| the advanced warnings of the attacks and
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| | all and without contact with a lawyer.
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| the suspicious behaviors occurring around
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| | The government refused to reveal the
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| September 11th. They aren't aware that
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| | identities, nationalities and whereabouts
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| in 1996, Abdul Hakim Murad confessed
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| | of the detained people. Many of them
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| plans to hijack planes and crash them
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| | disappeared from their family and friends
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| into buildings. They aren't aware that
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| | without a trace. Mohammed Gondal was
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| shortly before September 11, 2001, FBI
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| | imprisoned for 125 days, without being
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| agents warned their superiors that Al
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| | charged with any crime connected to
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| Qaeda was planning kamikaze style attacks
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| | terrorism. Iqbal Tihar spent over two
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| on New York and Washington D.C. They
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| | and a half months in jail, without any
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| don't realize that according to law,
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| | charges. Nacer Mustafa spent 67 days in
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| there should have been Air Force jets
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| | the Federal Detention Center before being
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| scrambled at 8:15 AM that morning (30
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| | released. These are just three of over
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| minutes after the hijacking began)
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| | 1,200 human beings, many of whom are
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| instead of launching at 9:35 AM after the
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| | still unaccounted."They who can give up
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| damage was done. They don't realize that
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| | essential liberty to purchase a little
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| "President" Bush personally asked
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| | temporary safety, deserve neither liberty
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| Democratic Leader Tom Daschle to limit
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| | nor safety."- Benjamin Franklin (1759)The
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| Congressional investigation into the
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| | fearful masses have happily surrendered
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| events of September 11.Most Americans are
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| | their civil rights and constitutional
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| unaware of the Bush and Bin Laden
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| | protections after September 11th,
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| partnership. They don't know about
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| | thinking that their government will
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| George W. Bush heading Arbusto, an oil
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| | protect them from the "monsters" it has
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| company partly financed by the Bin Laden
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| | created, funded, and motivated. People
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| family. They don't know about the
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| | are being detained without evidence and
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| Taliban's visit to Texas in 1995 to
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| | are found guilty until proven innocent
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| arrange Unocal pipeline plans with
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| | (if they ever get the chance to present
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| Halliburton, Inc. (Vice President Dick
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| | such proof). The Justice Department
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| Cheney was the CEO.) They don't know
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| | expanded its authority to eavesdrop on
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| about how George and Barbara Bush stayed
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| | attorney-client conversation, eroding
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| at the Bin Laden palace in Saudi Arabia
| |
| | more rights. Freedom of speech is also a
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| during visits. Most Americans are
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| | thing of the past. Anyone expressing
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| unaware of "President" George W. Bush
| |
| | discontent with America is subjecting
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| sending a plane to escort Bin Laden
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| | themselves to social scorn, government
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| family members out of the US immediately
| |
| | surveillance, and possible detainment.
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| after September 11th, despite the FBI's
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| | There have even been teachers chastised
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| objections.Most Americans are unaware
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| | and suspended for presenting nonviolent,
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| that "President" George W. Bush gave the
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| | alternative views in media and political
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| Taliban $43 million in May 2001
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| | classes. Some, such as Dr. Sami Al-Arian
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| (announced by Secretary of State Colin
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| | (a computer engineering teacher fired
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| Powell on May 17), less than four months
| |
| | from the University of South Florida),
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| before the attacks in America. The $43
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| | have been fired for expressing their
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| million was given as a gift, even though
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| | views outside of the workplace.At the
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| Washington was completely aware of the
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| | beginning of 2002, "President" George W.
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| oppression caused by the Taliban and the
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| | Bush proposed the largest military
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| Taliban's links to past American attacks.
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| | increase in two decades. This increase
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| Yes, American tax dollars funded the
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| | adds $48 billion to the already
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| attacks that killed 3,000 Americans. The
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| | astronomical annual military budget.
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| hypocrisy of George W. Bush declaring an
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| | This increase alone is larger than any
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| eternal war against those who "finance
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| | other country's military budget, with the
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| terror" is indisputable. If Americans
| |
| | exception of Japan. Before adding $48
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| truly want to hunt down the "financers of
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| | billion to the amount spent on military
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| terror" and those responsible for 9/11,
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| | every year, Bush:- Cut $39 million from
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| they need to target the White House and
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| | federal spending on libraries. (This
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| Pentagon.News coverage showed footage of
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| | happened one week after Laura Bush
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| Iraqis and other people, many of them
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| | started a national campaign for
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| children, celebrating in the streets
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| | libraries.)- Reduced the Community
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| after the events of September 11th.
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| | Access Program by 86%. The Community
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| Americans were disgusted by this and
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| | Access Program coordinates care for
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| couldn't understand how these people
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| | people without health insurance.- Cut
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| could be celebrating. Imagine that you
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| | funding for the Girls and Boys Clubs of
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| are an Iraqi child. Your father was
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| | America programs in public housing by $60
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| forced at gunpoint to join Saddam's army.
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| | million.- Cut $15.7 million from programs
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| He was shot dead by US planes while
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| | dealing with child abuse and
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| surrendering. Your mother was killed by
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| | neglect.- Cut healthcare benefits for war
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| a cluster bomb. All your siblings were
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| | veterans.- Attempted to eliminate
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| infected with cholera, because of the
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| | "Reading Is Fundamental," which gives
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| contaminated water that resulted from US
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| | free books to poor children.The pro-war
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| bombings of treatment plants. There was
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| | patriots have a hard time seeing any
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| no way to treat your siblings, because US
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| | alternatives to violence. The worst
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| sanctions blocked out the needed
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| | thing about all this is that so many
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| medication. Your siblings all die. If
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| | people are obsessing about the American
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| one day you found out that US military
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| | deaths on September 11th, but they aren't
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| and economic centers were attacked and
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| | doing a damn thing to stop the continuous
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| damaged, there's a good chance that you
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| | deaths of more civilians. Haven't the
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| would celebrate with others in the
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| | tragic events of September 11th taught
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| streets.On August 15, 2002 it was
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| | them how precious life is? Why do they
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| announced that about 600 family members
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| | demand policies that will slaughter more
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| of September 11th victims filed a
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| | innocent lives, instead of doing what
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| trillion dollar lawsuit against the
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| | they can to save children dying right
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| Sudanese government, Saudi officials,
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| | now, at this very moment?As shown
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| banks, and charities for supposedly
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| | earlier, the US has been supplying and
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| funding the attacks on September 11th.
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| | empowering "terrorists" all over the
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| First of all, it was "President" George
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| | world: the Taliban, Saddam Hussein,
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| W. Bush who gave a gift of $43 million to
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| | General Suharto, Roberto D'Aubuisson, the
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| the Taliban in May of 2001. Maybe this
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| | list goes on and on. The best way to
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| lawsuit should be made against the Bush
| |
| | reduce terrorism in this world is to stop
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| Administration. Secondly, if family
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| | participating in it. This is something
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| members of the victims of American
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| | that the US politicians have trouble
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| violence were to file lawsuits of equal
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| | comprehending, as they choose to escalate
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| monetary value per victim, the amount
| |
| | terrorism instead. They choose to
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| would be in the quadrillions. (See the
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| | terrorize foreign soils and continue to
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| tens of millions of victims listed in
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| | create, train, and fund armies that will
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| "America's Greatest Hits" and Section 2)
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| | carry out acts of terrorism. They choose
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| There isn't enough money in the entire
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| | destruction over construction. They
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| world to pay such a settlement."An eye
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| | choose war over peace. They choose hate
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| for an eye only ends up making the whole
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| | over love.
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| world blind."
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