TonyT1961 wrote:
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Yes I do - and I'm not saying I agree with this either. One can have ideological affiliations without agreeing with every aspect of what that party does. I was against the Patriot Act from it's inception - once anyone allows their rights to be sacrificed, even under the guise of fear, which is what the Bush/Cheney regime pushed, it is almost impossible to regain those rights again.
Decisions made under the guise of fear have underlying implications those pushing for drastic changes such as these put forth. But no one in the company had worked in believed this.
Every one of them feel like a bunch of schmucks now.
The Patriot Act has prevented many attacks. If it was as bad as you say, as much as you worship nobama, he would've got rid of it right away AS he said in his campaign. One of his many flip flops.
In California, two terrorists had trained in a Pakistani terrorist camp. The other terrorist was supplying money to his overseas brother (who had a $5 million warrant on his head.)
There were some guys in New Jersey, who were taping an army base with the intent of attacking it.
Jose Padilla, May 2002
Lackawanna Six, September 2002
Arabian Gulf Shipping Plot 2002
Strait of Hormuz plot 2002
The West Coast Airliner Plot: In mid-2002
The East Coast Airliner Plot: In mid-2003
Iyman Faris, May 2003
Virginia "Jihad" Network, June 2003
Karachi Plot: 2003
Heathrow Airport Plot 2003
Jordan Chemical Attack Plot 2004
Dhiren Barot, August 2004
U.K. Urban Targets Plot: In mid-2004
James Elshafay and Shahawar Matin Siraj, August 2004
Yassin Aref and Mohammed Hossain, August 2004
Umer Hayat and Hamid Hayat, June 2005
Levar Haley Washington, Gregory Vernon Patterson, Hammad Riaz Samana, and Kevin James, August 2005
Michael C. Reynolds, December 5, 2005
Mohammad Zaki Amawi, Marwan Othman El-Hindi, Zand Wassim Mazloum, February 2006
Syed Haris Ahmed and Ehsanul Islam Sadequee, April 2006
Narseal Batiste, Patrick Abraham, Stanley Grant Phanor, Naudimar Herrera, Burson Augustin, Lyglenson Lemorin, and Rotschild Augstine, June 2006
Assem Hammoud, July 2006
Liquid Explosives Plot, August 2006
Fort Dix Plot, May 2007
JFK Plot, June 2007
Think, dammit, think!