Following the Adminsitrations logic in placing a convicted felon in charge of snooping into every email, credit card transaction, book and movie rentals, that every american makes, The Administration has put Henry Kissinger in charge of the 9/11 investigation.

I mean after all, when you think about who we need to uncover the truth, you naturally look to the Nixon Adminsitration.

Amazing. Just amazing.

- posted by Ed @ 12:44 PM

 
funny if it wasn't so true.








- posted by Ed @ 4:23 PM

 
Hypocrite of the Millenium.

Back in 1997, Bill Clinton wanted tighter security encryption laws to help prevent terrorist activities. The kind that was passewd in the patriot act AFTER 9/11 and that Ashcroft is chomping at the bit to use. Well here was Ashcroft back when it was CLinton who asked for the tougher encryption laws. THis was as a result from evidence that the first WTC bombers used encrypted laptops. Here is what Ashcroft had to say when it was Clinton trying to fight terrorism with encryption laws:

The Clinton administration would like the Federal government to have the capability to read any international or domestic computer communications. The FBI wants access to decode, digest, and discuss financial transactions, personal e-mail, and proprietary information sent abroad -- all in the name of national security. To accomplish this, President Clinton would like government agencies to have the keys for decoding all exported U.S. software and Internet communications.
[snip]
The administration's interest in all e-mail is a wholly unhealthy precedent, especially given this administration's track record on FBI files and IRS snooping. Every medium by which people communicate can be subject to exploitation by those with illegal intentions. Nevertheless, this is no reason to hand Big Brother the keys to unlock our e-mail diaries, open our ATM records, read our medical records, or translate our international communications.

Notice the nice little attack at Clinton vis a vis the FBI files? Real nice.

Hes such a little shit.
- posted by Ed @ 12:59 PM

 
Saw Bowling for Columbine yesterday. I'm not a huge fan of Michael Moore. He plays a little too fast and loose with the facts for me, especially with his error ridden book, so I was a bit trepidatious about the film.
There are parts I liked about it. Instead of taking the age old "guns are bad" tact, he at least makes an attempt at getting at the underlying poblems in our country and gun violence. Comparing canada, which has at least as many guns as we do percentage wise, and there virtual nonexistant gun violence. Moore at leasts attempts to find out why.
But he just can't keep from ruining his credibility. He again commits blatant factual errors (a nice way of saying he lied) in the film. He repeats the "taliban recieved money from the U.S. lie" in the film. What makes this so egregious is that he did the same thing in his book, and was called out on it, and still he repeated it in the film. Other examples of distortions he commited in the film, are chronicled here.

Too bad, because he was attempting to make some interesting points.

- posted by Ed @ 8:53 AM

 
You can find anything on the internet.
- posted by Ed @ 6:50 PM