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No DUplicitous DUpe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-26-10 03:09 AM
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Is The U.S. Safer Now Than On 9/11?
Is The U.S. Safer Now Than On 9/11?
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Irate over 9/11, the U.S. set off wars in Iraq and Afghanistan bringing a convulsion of killings, maiming, kidnappings, torture, corruption, destruction of homes and setting off a wave of refugees and orphans and endless military occupations.

As a result, the U.S. now has far more enemies.

In response to all those enemies, your and my legal rights are under siege as the U.S. builds the largest top secret state security system in its history,
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Skip Intro Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-26-10 03:15 AM
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1. Manufactured threats have been the norm for decades. Who knows the true reality? nt
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No DUplicitous DUpe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-26-10 03:20 AM
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2. I believe the author thinks that...
the "unwinnable" wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were a poor response to 9/11, making the situation worse.
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mediaman007 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-26-10 04:08 AM
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3. The Constitution or the people?
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ixion Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-26-10 05:29 AM
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4. No, we're not. And it's not because of radical Islamics, either
It's because of corrupt, power-hungry politicians right here in the US who support the idea of a Corporate Police State.
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stray cat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-26-10 07:26 AM
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5. Did you think we were safe before 9-11 and did it change any facts of 9-11?
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