Politics

The USA Patriot Act Should Be Terminated

The President is Wrong,
The USA Patriot Act Should be Terminated
Why all the concern about the Patriot Act by millions of Americans? Here are a few, among many, reasons for alarm. Under the Patriot Act, the definition of terrorism is expanded to cover anyone or any group that tries to bring about change for political or ideological reasons and uses any kind of force to bring it about. This could range from nailing a poster to a courthouse door to carrying a picket sign.

Bush/Rove Political Strategy:
Triangulation or Capitulation?
For the past three years, the Bush administration, largely at the direction of political strategist Karl Rove, has sought to move the political agenda towards the middle, which from the vantage point of the Conservative grassroots that elected Bush, means away from their core values and principles. Bush and Rove presumed, somewhat arrogantly, that they were systematically taking liberal issues "off the table" for Democrats by essentially adopting them, when in fact they were taking those issues off the table for Conservatives who chiefly voted for Bush with the expectation that he would protect them from such things.

Give You Liberty or Give You Death
"The people of Iraq are free," said President Bush in his State of the Union speech. A few days later, a terrible problem presented itself. It seems that the best-selling popular music in Iraq heralds the resistance and condemns the occupation. Here's a sample lyric: "America has come and occupied Baghdad. The army and people have weapons and ammunition. Let's go fight and call out the name of God."

Iraq Bombings Kills 6 U.S. Soldiers
A bomb that exploded south of Baghdad killed three U.S. soldiers and wounded three others Tuesday night, hours after another bombing west of the capital killed three U.S. paratroopers and wounded one, the military said. In addition, two employees of Cable News Network died in a shooting south of Baghdad. Elsewhere, U.S. troops killed three suspected members of a guerrilla cell during raids Tuesday in the central Iraqi town of Beiji, the Army said. And a suspected car bomb was discovered near coalition and Iraqi Governing Council offices.

Muslim Bomber Kills Four in Baghdad
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A suicide bomber driving a van disguised as an ambulance blew up his vehicle Wednesday in front of a hotel frequented by Westerners, witnesses and police said. Iraqi police reported four people were killed, but the U.S. command said only the driver died. The bombing occurred about 6:40 a.m. after security guards opened fire on the vehicle — a white van with Red Crescent markings — as it maneuvered around concrete barriers in the street, witnesses said.

Ex-U.S. Inspector to Testify on Iraq WMD
WASHINGTON - Senators want to speak with the former top U.S. weapons inspector who said he couldn't find evidence that Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction, a primary justification by President Bush for the war in Iraq. David Kay, who was scheduled to testify before a Senate committee Wednesday, is one of a number of U.S. officials who have recently adjusted their position on Saddam's weapons capabilities.

Fed Expected to Hold Low Interest Rates
WASHINGTON -- Jobseekers still find it difficult to get work and businesses aren't yet firing on all cylinders, leading economists to predict that the Federal Reserve will hold short-term interest rates at super-low levels in the months ahead.

Kerry wins New Hampshire primary
MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts won New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation presidential primary on yesterday, securing his status as the Democrat Party's front-runner and rocketing his candidacy into next week's frenzied round of cross-country contests. Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean was far behind in second place, enough to keep his hopes alive but far short of the close finish his aides said he needed to rebound from last week's weak third place in Iowa.

Posted by Editor at January 28, 2004 08:44 AM