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    Anonymous wrote: Oh I don't know, beheading innocent people, blowing up innocent people, flying into the twin towers... so, these people in the document i linked are connected to al-Q and the 9/11 gang? and you know this for a fact. what is your source for this startling information ? Anonymous wrote: I wouldn't like to be your family - you'll wait till the first one dies before you'll take action take action against who or what? against just any random brown-skinned person ? blow up anything with an arabic sign on it ? get a grip. Anonymous wrote: This is treason so, yes, I would deny them the right to live any longer and threaten my country. must be pretty easy to make big statements like that, from an anonymous account. Software | Cleek

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    Chris Losinger wrote: so, these people in the document i linked are connected to al-Q and the 9/11 gang? and you know this for a fact. what is your source for this startling information ? Same as your sources: paper, tv, radio. What other sources do you have? What do you need to see before you'll sit up and take action to protect you and yours? Chris Losinger wrote: take action against who or what? against just any random brown-skinned person ? blow up anything with an arabic sign on it ? get a grip. What on earth are you talking about? There are specific threats to western culture and freedom. I don't care what colour they are or what culture thay embrace as long as they threaten my culture they should be dealt with. Would you rather wait until it is too late to take action? Chris Losinger wrote: must be pretty easy to make big statements like that, from an anonymous account. Doh, of course it is. So I signed on. Have a nice day.

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      Jeff Bogan wrote: First its not a newspaper, it's TV/Radio. Second I saw the interviews of the guy and he is an early 20's guy who doesn't really know how to lie effectively yet, so I would say everything he say is more or less true. Like the medium makes a diffrerence. Doesn't know how to lie because he's young? How naive are you, exactly? You think that no one under, say, thirty, can lie convincingly? With or without training? Finally, can I sell you some swamp land in Florida?

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      As with everything in life, believing someone is a judgement call. If I can actually hear and see the person who has been through it, I am more likely to believe it. Other clues like youth, no reasons to lie, ideology help as will. Your argument that everything in the newspaper is suspect, while I agree with to some degree, means that everyone is a liar, out to get me for some reason. I think some people manipulate the news, but I think it would be too great a blow to their credibility to actually lie on critical matters. As an aside let me introduce you to a little concept called "Ad Hominem". It means when a debater falls back on attacking the person rather than the issue. It also means you couldn't come up with a valid response to my argument. ----------------------------- All truth passes through 3 stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.

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        Chris Losinger wrote: so, these people in the document i linked are connected to al-Q and the 9/11 gang? and you know this for a fact. what is your source for this startling information ? Same as your sources: paper, tv, radio. What other sources do you have? What do you need to see before you'll sit up and take action to protect you and yours? Chris Losinger wrote: take action against who or what? against just any random brown-skinned person ? blow up anything with an arabic sign on it ? get a grip. What on earth are you talking about? There are specific threats to western culture and freedom. I don't care what colour they are or what culture thay embrace as long as they threaten my culture they should be dealt with. Would you rather wait until it is too late to take action? Chris Losinger wrote: must be pretty easy to make big statements like that, from an anonymous account. Doh, of course it is. So I signed on. Have a nice day.

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        Tony Blair wrote: Same as your sources: paper, tv, radio. What other sources do you have? i have the fact that the US Army, after detaining these guys for 2 years, has released them. since the Army would clearly be more inclined to detain people they thought were even a little dangerous than they would to release them, i have to believe the Army doesn't think they're any danger. Tony Blair wrote: There are specific threats to western culture and freedom hyperbole and empty sloganeering does nothing to fight the actual enemy, it only clouds the issues. Tony Blair wrote: Would you rather wait until it is too late to take action? take action against who or what? on what basis? Software | Cleek

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          As with everything in life, believing someone is a judgement call. If I can actually hear and see the person who has been through it, I am more likely to believe it. Other clues like youth, no reasons to lie, ideology help as will. Your argument that everything in the newspaper is suspect, while I agree with to some degree, means that everyone is a liar, out to get me for some reason. I think some people manipulate the news, but I think it would be too great a blow to their credibility to actually lie on critical matters. As an aside let me introduce you to a little concept called "Ad Hominem". It means when a debater falls back on attacking the person rather than the issue. It also means you couldn't come up with a valid response to my argument. ----------------------------- All truth passes through 3 stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.

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          Jeff Bogan wrote: As an aside let me introduce you to a little concept called "Ad Hominem". It means when a debater falls back on attacking the person rather than the issue. It also means you couldn't come up with a valid response to my argument. Couldn't the same be said of those that patronise others... And doesn't your robust attack just deflect from the weakness of your own position?

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            Tony Blair wrote: Same as your sources: paper, tv, radio. What other sources do you have? i have the fact that the US Army, after detaining these guys for 2 years, has released them. since the Army would clearly be more inclined to detain people they thought were even a little dangerous than they would to release them, i have to believe the Army doesn't think they're any danger. Tony Blair wrote: There are specific threats to western culture and freedom hyperbole and empty sloganeering does nothing to fight the actual enemy, it only clouds the issues. Tony Blair wrote: Would you rather wait until it is too late to take action? take action against who or what? on what basis? Software | Cleek

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            Chris Losinger wrote: i have the fact that the US Army, after detaining these guys for 2 years, has released them. since the Army would clearly be more inclined to detain people they thought were even a little dangerous than they would to release them, i have to believe the Army doesn't think they're any danger. Political expediency. Chris Losinger wrote: hyperbole and empty sloganeering does nothing to fight the actual enemy, it only clouds the issues. Not at all - we are under direct threat from islamic extremists whose avowed cause is to destroy western culture. This is sad since the vast majority of muslims are peaceful, law abiding citizens who contribute much to our cultures. Until that threat dissipates we are under direct threat. Or didn't 911 happen? Chris Losinger wrote: take action against who or what? on what basis? It is tiring to repeat oneself since you are now arguing for the sake of it (much like I am). As Mr Spock said, 'The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.' That is as true to day as the day he will say it. Sorry, have to get back now, Gordon is calling from next door; something about a rate rise. Those devils at the Bank of England...

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              A wise man once said "The level of civilization attained by a nation can be judged by the treatment of its prisoners". Using this as an axiom, I would say the U.S. is now a barbarian nation.

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              You come to this conclusion without hearing the side of the soldiers. I'm sure most of the prisoners were actually trying to kill them at some point. That doesn't justify any of the "crimes" that they allegedly committed, but reserve your judgement until the defense presents its case.

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                Chris Losinger wrote: i have the fact that the US Army, after detaining these guys for 2 years, has released them. since the Army would clearly be more inclined to detain people they thought were even a little dangerous than they would to release them, i have to believe the Army doesn't think they're any danger. Political expediency. Chris Losinger wrote: hyperbole and empty sloganeering does nothing to fight the actual enemy, it only clouds the issues. Not at all - we are under direct threat from islamic extremists whose avowed cause is to destroy western culture. This is sad since the vast majority of muslims are peaceful, law abiding citizens who contribute much to our cultures. Until that threat dissipates we are under direct threat. Or didn't 911 happen? Chris Losinger wrote: take action against who or what? on what basis? It is tiring to repeat oneself since you are now arguing for the sake of it (much like I am). As Mr Spock said, 'The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.' That is as true to day as the day he will say it. Sorry, have to get back now, Gordon is calling from next door; something about a rate rise. Those devils at the Bank of England...

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                Tony Blair wrote: we are under direct threat from islamic extremists whose avowed cause is to destroy western culture and you believe they're actually capable ? you think a few thousand people could "destroy western culture" ? how are they going to do that? as heinous as it is, knocking over buildings and killing thousands of people won't do it - WW-I killed something like 15 million, WW-II killed many times more than that. and that was western culture against itself. and look today, western culture is still going strong. stronger than ever, probably. that's why your cries "destroy western culture" are pure hyperbole. and destroy "freedom" ? that's even more hyperbolic. the only people who could take away our freedoms are ourselves. al-queda isn't going to invade, occupy the and enslave the 1,000,000,000 people in North America and Europe (and Australia, NZ, most of South America, etc.). but willfully giving government the power of indefinite detention and conviction without trial is a huge step towards destroying our freedom. if you want the UK to become a police state, then go at it - but i'll fight like hell to keep your absurd paranoia on that side of the Atlantic. fighting this enemy does not require us to give up that which we claim to be defending. Tony Blair wrote: 'The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.' 'They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security' - Ben Franklin (an actual person, not a plot device) Software | Cleek

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                  You are making the assumption that they have told the truth about the time spent at the camp. Whilst no one doubts that they may have been treated harshly it is a large leap to get to the levels of treatment described - note that these men will, no doubt, attempt to use the report to claim compensation The other side of the coin is that the US is entitled to use whatever means necessary to elicit intelligence from these people to try and ensure the future safety of the American people. Do these murdering terrorists and fanatics really feel that it is okay for them to take innocent lives in cruel, cowardly and degrading ways then, if caught, get a slap on the wrist, a cup of tea and a heated cell with cable?

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                  [yawn] Do you cowardly chicken s**t righties have a central source that you get ths stuff from? Anonymous wrote: The other side of the coin is that the US is entitled to use whatever means necessary to elicit intelligence from these people to try and ensure the future safety of the American people. No, no, NO! Not in the name of this American. If we do this we're no better than the jack-boot thugs who terrorized Europe. Anonymous wrote: Do these murdering terrorists and fanatics really feel that it is okay for them to take innocent lives in cruel, cowardly and degrading ways then, if caught, get a slap on the wrist, a cup of tea and a heated cell with cable? Right.. anyone who we capture and torture is by definition a "murdering terrorist and fanatic".. and anything short of torture must be luxury condo living. Someone with a better education than mine must know the terms for this kind of invalid reasoning....

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                    Tony Blair wrote: we are under direct threat from islamic extremists whose avowed cause is to destroy western culture and you believe they're actually capable ? you think a few thousand people could "destroy western culture" ? how are they going to do that? as heinous as it is, knocking over buildings and killing thousands of people won't do it - WW-I killed something like 15 million, WW-II killed many times more than that. and that was western culture against itself. and look today, western culture is still going strong. stronger than ever, probably. that's why your cries "destroy western culture" are pure hyperbole. and destroy "freedom" ? that's even more hyperbolic. the only people who could take away our freedoms are ourselves. al-queda isn't going to invade, occupy the and enslave the 1,000,000,000 people in North America and Europe (and Australia, NZ, most of South America, etc.). but willfully giving government the power of indefinite detention and conviction without trial is a huge step towards destroying our freedom. if you want the UK to become a police state, then go at it - but i'll fight like hell to keep your absurd paranoia on that side of the Atlantic. fighting this enemy does not require us to give up that which we claim to be defending. Tony Blair wrote: 'The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.' 'They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security' - Ben Franklin (an actual person, not a plot device) Software | Cleek

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                    Sadly, by the time Turkey joins the EU almost one third of the population of Europe will be moslem. For the most part these ar epeaceful people who threaten no one. However, there are a small minority who can cause havoc and chaos well beyond the perceived size of the threat. That is what terrorism is. You know, like starpping a bomb to a young man who then walks into a restaurant and destroys not just the lives of thiose he kills but their families and friends as well. And culture can be destroyed by other means - not just by invasion. Take the UK (please): there is a general feeling that we are being overwhelmed by immigrants (of all races and creeds) that have, within a few short years, chnaged the UK. The US is much larger and has always been able to take large numbers of immigrants with a smaller impact on the general population. The UK is not a police state; far from it and much to the chagrin of many that have lived here all of their lives and have seen it go from a peaceful tranquil nation into a violent, crime ridden society that is not policed at all. As it happens I am moving to the states to get away from all of that - as are many of my friends and colleagues. So, move over buddy, cos here we come... Oh and we're both dullards for using absurd quotes to back up our arguments. t the end of the day I believe wehat I believe and you the same so only time will tell who's correct. And let me say I hope it is you but I fear it is me. Tony Blair

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                      Sadly, by the time Turkey joins the EU almost one third of the population of Europe will be moslem. For the most part these ar epeaceful people who threaten no one. However, there are a small minority who can cause havoc and chaos well beyond the perceived size of the threat. That is what terrorism is. You know, like starpping a bomb to a young man who then walks into a restaurant and destroys not just the lives of thiose he kills but their families and friends as well. And culture can be destroyed by other means - not just by invasion. Take the UK (please): there is a general feeling that we are being overwhelmed by immigrants (of all races and creeds) that have, within a few short years, chnaged the UK. The US is much larger and has always been able to take large numbers of immigrants with a smaller impact on the general population. The UK is not a police state; far from it and much to the chagrin of many that have lived here all of their lives and have seen it go from a peaceful tranquil nation into a violent, crime ridden society that is not policed at all. As it happens I am moving to the states to get away from all of that - as are many of my friends and colleagues. So, move over buddy, cos here we come... Oh and we're both dullards for using absurd quotes to back up our arguments. t the end of the day I believe wehat I believe and you the same so only time will tell who's correct. And let me say I hope it is you but I fear it is me. Tony Blair

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                      TONYBLAIR wrote: As it happens I am moving to the states to get away from all of that - as are many of my friends and colleagues. So, move over buddy, cos here we come... stay there. we don't want filthy immigrants like yourself diluting our precious racial and social purity. and you can keep your paranoid authoritarian ideas there, too - we don't want them. Software | Cleek

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                        TONYBLAIR wrote: As it happens I am moving to the states to get away from all of that - as are many of my friends and colleagues. So, move over buddy, cos here we come... stay there. we don't want filthy immigrants like yourself diluting our precious racial and social purity. and you can keep your paranoid authoritarian ideas there, too - we don't want them. Software | Cleek

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                        Chris Losinger wrote: stay there. we don't want filthy immigrants like yourself diluting our precious racial and social purity. and you can keep your paranoid authoritarian ideas there, too - we don't want them. I have to assume your attempting humour - if so, please stop - you're offending my immigrant ears. BTW, I said I lived in the UK I didn't say I was British. And how do you think it is that I can just trot back and live and work in the US? Could it be my shiny Yankee passport, perhaps? Oh and there's my memebership of the NRA...

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                          Chris Losinger wrote: stay there. we don't want filthy immigrants like yourself diluting our precious racial and social purity. and you can keep your paranoid authoritarian ideas there, too - we don't want them. I have to assume your attempting humour - if so, please stop - you're offending my immigrant ears. BTW, I said I lived in the UK I didn't say I was British. And how do you think it is that I can just trot back and live and work in the US? Could it be my shiny Yankee passport, perhaps? Oh and there's my memebership of the NRA...

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                          TONYBLAIR wrote: I have to assume your attempting humour no really. the last thing America needs is more people who would advocate throwing away our basic freedoms simply because they lack the ability to see threats in proportion. TONYBLAIR wrote: BTW, I said I lived in the UK I didn't say I was British no American would spell "humor" with two 'u's, use the word "trot" or describe his passport as "Yankee". Software | Cleek

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                            TONYBLAIR wrote: As it happens I am moving to the states to get away from all of that - as are many of my friends and colleagues. So, move over buddy, cos here we come... stay there. we don't want filthy immigrants like yourself diluting our precious racial and social purity. and you can keep your paranoid authoritarian ideas there, too - we don't want them. Software | Cleek

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                            Chris Losinger wrote: stay there. we don't want filthy immigrants like yourself diluting our precious racial and social purity. and you can keep your paranoid authoritarian ideas there, too - we don't want them. You might enjoy this article (strangely well written, given the source): http://www.livejournal.com/users/rfmcdpei/408410.html[^] The rumours of Europe's death may have been greatly exaggerated.


                            Ian Darling The world is a thing of utter inordinate complexity ... that such complexity can arise ... out of such simplicity ... is the most fabulous extraordinary idea ... once you get some kind of inkling of how that might have happened - it's just wonderful ... the opportunity to spend 70 or 80 years of your life in such a universe is time well spent as far as I am concerned - Douglas Adams

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                              TONYBLAIR wrote: I have to assume your attempting humour no really. the last thing America needs is more people who would advocate throwing away our basic freedoms simply because they lack the ability to see threats in proportion. TONYBLAIR wrote: BTW, I said I lived in the UK I didn't say I was British no American would spell "humor" with two 'u's, use the word "trot" or describe his passport as "Yankee". Software | Cleek

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                              Chris Losinger wrote: no really. the last thing America needs is more people who would advocate throwing away our basic freedoms simply because they lack the ability to see threats in proportion. I would hate to lose our basic freedoms but, sometimes, freedom comes at a price. In this case it may be harsh but it will be worth it. And I think it is you that has it out of proportion to the point where you see no threat because to do so would be to admit the failings of 25 years of liberal nonsense and lies. Chris Losinger wrote: no American would spell "humor" with two 'u's, use the word "trot" or describe his passport as "Yankee". I didn't say where I was raised did I? Thought not - you seem to make an awful lot of assumptions. Where do you live in the US? I must come and live there as well and become an activist with the Republican Party and get Micheal Moore sent to Alaska. Oh and I'm trying to larn how to spell rite so that I can be a good little citizen when I get there. How do you spell 'redneck'? It's been fun but I gotta go - my mom just caught me writing this drivel and she needs to msn her friends - cath you tomorrow, dude...

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                                Chris Losinger wrote: no really. the last thing America needs is more people who would advocate throwing away our basic freedoms simply because they lack the ability to see threats in proportion. I would hate to lose our basic freedoms but, sometimes, freedom comes at a price. In this case it may be harsh but it will be worth it. And I think it is you that has it out of proportion to the point where you see no threat because to do so would be to admit the failings of 25 years of liberal nonsense and lies. Chris Losinger wrote: no American would spell "humor" with two 'u's, use the word "trot" or describe his passport as "Yankee". I didn't say where I was raised did I? Thought not - you seem to make an awful lot of assumptions. Where do you live in the US? I must come and live there as well and become an activist with the Republican Party and get Micheal Moore sent to Alaska. Oh and I'm trying to larn how to spell rite so that I can be a good little citizen when I get there. How do you spell 'redneck'? It's been fun but I gotta go - my mom just caught me writing this drivel and she needs to msn her friends - cath you tomorrow, dude...

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                                xxxTONYBLAIR wrote: I didn't say where I was raised did I? i didn't say i cared, did i? xxxTONYBLAIR wrote: cath you tomorrow, dude god, i hope not. Software | Cleek

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                                  TONYBLAIR wrote: I have to assume your attempting humour no really. the last thing America needs is more people who would advocate throwing away our basic freedoms simply because they lack the ability to see threats in proportion. TONYBLAIR wrote: BTW, I said I lived in the UK I didn't say I was British no American would spell "humor" with two 'u's, use the word "trot" or describe his passport as "Yankee". Software | Cleek

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                                  Chris Losinger wrote: no American would spell "humor" with two 'u's, use the word "trot" or describe his passport as "Yankee". Well I wouldn't say that. English have always had trouble spelling certain words but in Texas we use the words "trot" and "yankee" quite a bit. For example you often hear "Trot over to the store and get a rope so we can hang a yankee". Sometimes we say 'mosey" in place of "trot" and sometimes we simply just say "run". Sometimes we mix them up like "Mosey over to the caddy and run to the store for some beer and then trot on down to the BBQ place on your way back - and be careful cause there are some damn yankees out there with drivers licenses that are plumb dangerous". Richard PS: If you live north of Oklahoma City then you ARE a yankee. :) "Under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer --Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)

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                                    xxxTONYBLAIR wrote: I didn't say where I was raised did I? i didn't say i cared, did i? xxxTONYBLAIR wrote: cath you tomorrow, dude god, i hope not. Software | Cleek

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                                    You seem to be awfully easy to wind up. And you must care - you kept on coming. Perhaps I could sell you some swamp land in Florida. And I will catch you. As often as I feel the need to have someone as easy as you to play with. Oh, BTW, Losinger... Doesn't sound much like an American name. You wouldn't be a fifth columnsit by any chance, would you, yankee boy?

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                                      [yawn] Do you cowardly chicken s**t righties have a central source that you get ths stuff from? Anonymous wrote: The other side of the coin is that the US is entitled to use whatever means necessary to elicit intelligence from these people to try and ensure the future safety of the American people. No, no, NO! Not in the name of this American. If we do this we're no better than the jack-boot thugs who terrorized Europe. Anonymous wrote: Do these murdering terrorists and fanatics really feel that it is okay for them to take innocent lives in cruel, cowardly and degrading ways then, if caught, get a slap on the wrist, a cup of tea and a heated cell with cable? Right.. anyone who we capture and torture is by definition a "murdering terrorist and fanatic".. and anything short of torture must be luxury condo living. Someone with a better education than mine must know the terms for this kind of invalid reasoning....

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                                      Jim A. Johnson wrote: No, no, NO! Not in the name of this American. If we do this we're no better than the jack-boot thugs who terrorized Europe. If not your name then someone elses, perhaps? Jim A. Johnson wrote: Right.. anyone who we capture and torture is by definition a "murdering terrorist and fanatic".. and anything short of torture must be luxury condo living. Someone with a better education than mine must know the terms for this kind of invalid reasoning.... Funny, almost amusing, but not what I said. Perhaps you should reread to ensure that you have properly understood the argument since you have had to ask for someone with a better education to interpret for you.

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                                        Tony Blair wrote: we are under direct threat from islamic extremists whose avowed cause is to destroy western culture and you believe they're actually capable ? you think a few thousand people could "destroy western culture" ? how are they going to do that? as heinous as it is, knocking over buildings and killing thousands of people won't do it - WW-I killed something like 15 million, WW-II killed many times more than that. and that was western culture against itself. and look today, western culture is still going strong. stronger than ever, probably. that's why your cries "destroy western culture" are pure hyperbole. and destroy "freedom" ? that's even more hyperbolic. the only people who could take away our freedoms are ourselves. al-queda isn't going to invade, occupy the and enslave the 1,000,000,000 people in North America and Europe (and Australia, NZ, most of South America, etc.). but willfully giving government the power of indefinite detention and conviction without trial is a huge step towards destroying our freedom. if you want the UK to become a police state, then go at it - but i'll fight like hell to keep your absurd paranoia on that side of the Atlantic. fighting this enemy does not require us to give up that which we claim to be defending. Tony Blair wrote: 'The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.' 'They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security' - Ben Franklin (an actual person, not a plot device) Software | Cleek

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                                        Chris Losinger wrote: the only people who could take away our freedoms are ourselves Agreed ! Elaine :rose: The tigress is here :-D

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                                          You seem to be awfully easy to wind up. And you must care - you kept on coming. Perhaps I could sell you some swamp land in Florida. And I will catch you. As often as I feel the need to have someone as easy as you to play with. Oh, BTW, Losinger... Doesn't sound much like an American name. You wouldn't be a fifth columnsit by any chance, would you, yankee boy?

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                                          Chris Losinger
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                                          TONYBLAIR wrote: Doesn't sound much like an American name oh no, the diabolical Mr "Blair" has discovered my terrible secret. i admit it, i'm really a 7th generation Alsatian spy! and it's time the world learned that my ancestors were sent here in the mid 1800's to learn all about how the clever Americans managed to live in the backwoods of north-central Pennsylvania, and to report our findings back to Germany, or France or whoever owned Strasbourg at the time. our plan has been revealed! now our comrades in the Alsace will never learn the secrets of trout fishing and dairy farming ! blast you "Tony Blair". though we'll remain sworn enemies, i can now see that it was your brilliant but sinister intellect which earned you the title of Prime Minister. Software | Cleek

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