Tag: terrorism
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The Bill of Rights versus the "War on Terror"
The purpose of the Bill of Rights is to make a fundamental and clear statement about the rights of man. They are fundamental because all Congressional acts are subservient to them and clear because, unlike the complex legal code, the basic rights were intended to be known by all. Having lived through war, the Founders…
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American military giving Iraqi soldiers 165,000 M-16's.
In a move that could be the most enduring imprint of U.S. influence in the Arab world, American military officials in Baghdad have begun a crash program to outfit the entire Iraqi army with M-16 rifles. Imagine if, after defeating Japan in WWII, the U.S. military trained every Japanese soldier in our military tactics, and…
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Abroad in search of monsters to destroy
Wednesday, September 12, 2001 Abroad in search of monsters to destroy By David V. When a friend called me with the news about Manhattan early Tuesday morning, I dismissed it as a sick joke until I turned on the television and realized that this was no joke. Certainly, I had many times thought of the…