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Posted by FoM on September 16, 2001 at 13:51:07 PT Washington Source: CNN.com 
Bush administration officials are reviewing all the rules governing CIA and other intelligence activities abroad, ranging from the ban on assassinations to rules mandating that informants be checked for their criminal and human rights records, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell told CNN on Sunday. Powell said the executive order signed in 1976 by President Gerald Ford forbidding assassination "is under review." Critics charge lifting the order would reduce U.S. moral prestige around the world and make U.S. officials from the president down less safe. Snipped Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help |
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| Comment #9 posted by bruce42 on September 17, 2001 at 09:33:06 PT |
| This is so maddeningly frustrating! The solution is so simple! All the government has to do is wrestle control of the drug market from the black market- with economics and legalization of course, none of this "silly knees bent running about" that the DEA prefers. The only reason there are drug dealers is because the work is profitable- I doubt they do it for their health! And what is this BS about undermining national security?! All the drug dealers want is money! Things could be fixed relatively easlily (comapred to actually eradicating drugs and their use), but the DEA is so corrupt and the congress so well bought that the WoD bucks will keep flowing. As for not having enough resources for the WoD and baby bush's new WoT? Well, the congress seems to think that allocating 40 bill for baby bush's nebulously defined crusade is just peachy keen. 4d and kapt are right, as long as the sheepul are distracted by this tragedy, which even the government didn't see coming (more BS), the congress will have a greasy, dirty, oil-lubed, money grubbing orgy on the hill; passing laws to further deepen their pockets and tighten their totalitarian grip on our rights. It's a sad, sad world we live in. [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #8 posted by dddd on September 17, 2001 at 05:07:10 PT |
| ...You have an excellent way of saying things,,and I'm not just saying that because you tended to agree with me. you wrote,"But because said policy is proposed at a time when Joe & Josephine Sixpack's senses are reeling,....."...this is exactly what we will see this week! This promises to be a really heavy week. Keep the Faith.....dddd [ Post Comment ] |
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Comment #7 posted by kaptinemo on September 17, 2001 at 04:22:47 PT:
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| The infrastructure to deploy the DEA as 'anti-terrorist' agents is already in place. The technology is already been developed. And in the words of one DEA wonk, the chance has just presented itself: from the DEAWatch website: 12 Sep 2001, 14:09 PST, 5th Edition N.M. Gov. Debates Legalizing Drugs with DEA Boss, con't: Being the grasping, shallow, opportunistic, political slugs they are, they hope to rejuvenate their hopeless cause with even more money under the guise of hunting 'terrorists'. And guess who's going to be the 'terrorists'? You and me and everyone critical of their efforts. The USG has a long history of taking advantage of tragic situations to drum up support for policies that are, often at their first mention, seen by more level headed people for the catastrophes-in-waiting that they eventually become. But because said policy is proposed at a time when Joe & Josephine Sixpack's senses are reeling, when there is a public outcry to 'do something', the policies get passed. And the madness begins anew. The DrugWar got its' start in exactly that way. This would merely be gilding the lilly, here, by empowering those whove already shown their closet contempt for the Constitution to atomize it in the name of 'public safety and security'. [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #6 posted by Rainbow on September 16, 2001 at 20:12:59 PT |
| A result of Grahams lawmaking, Larger government, More police More violence More pain and suffering More dead More hatred Higher taxes Less education (read dumbing down America) Less social More money for rich people And we will not solve the problem. We will put a band-aid on the sore and it will be transparent at the most. Cheers P.S. I wish you have enough [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #5 posted by dddd on September 16, 2001 at 19:17:03 PT |
| What I'm saying,is that instead of just the WoDs,which already has alot of the type things in place that can be applied to snooping for terrorism,will simply be expanded to anti-terrorism activities. ..In other words,there will be little difference between the two...dddd [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #4 posted by Silent_Observer on September 16, 2001 at 18:55:53 PT |
| reason I tend to disagree is that there simply may not be enough resources to cover both areas. [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #3 posted by dddd on September 16, 2001 at 18:48:04 PT |
| ..I'm afraid that's basicly how it will work.The new war on terrorism will not cause a diversion of the WoDs,as some have suggested,,,,it will instead be a combination of the two. ..Drug enforcement cops,will now become Drug/terrorism cops. DEA will simply say that they are looking for bombs,or box cutters to justify any,and all searches....dddd [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #2 posted by OMG on September 16, 2001 at 15:33:02 PT |
| Scroll all the way down to the bottom, there's plenty of info about the current events! [ Post Comment ] |
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Comment #1 posted by Objective on September 16, 2001 at 14:30:34 PT:
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| Why not REPLACE the DEA with a counter terrorism agency? We would all save money, and it would deprive foreign terrorists of drug money. "The new office would have powers to direct counter-terrorism efforts patterned after the powers the Office of Drug Control Policy has to direct anti-drug efforts" If the counter terrorism office is as successful as the DEA, we're all in serious trouble. [ Post Comment ] |
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