>>>>>>So, in essence, the terrorist bombings in Eqypt, London, Lebanon, and Iraq serve to support the Republican Party?
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>>>>>Sure, it helps to create a climate of fear, which means they will get support for extending the Patriot Act and funding the war in Iraq.
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>>>>And this is a good thing, right?
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>>>The "Patriot Act" and its consequences is just as bad as when human rights are violated anywhere else in the World.
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>>Last year, I was stopped by the local police of my town. They ask for my ID and registeration. I request as why they had stopped me. The officer tells me that he was doing a random check, as granted to them by the Homeland Security Act.
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>>Can I see your papers, please
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>So what? I never understood why anyone had a problem with being stopped and asked for documentation. Nothing to hide, nothing to worry about.

I was never wooried. It just reminded me of the Nazis on Hogan's Heros. :)