Frontline (PBS program) has some good episodes this month. Last nites was about the prosecution of supposed terrorists in the US. I believe just over 400 prosecutions yielded maybe 10 guilty sentensing. It was discusting to watch the FBI handle the Lodi case. It seemed kind of obvious that the FBI was putting words into the father and sons mouth. Yet an ex_FBI agent who wanted to testify to that effect was not allowed to by the judge. The judge's statement was something about if the ex agent was allowed to testify, he could cause confusion in the mind's of the jury.

Next weeks Frontline is about the first yr in Afghanistan and Iraq after the fall of Saddam. They should have some interesting stories on that one.


>Obviously a liberal. He is not a patriot otherwise he would have reenlisted. He could go back as a civilian contractor and make the big bucks. This country is all about getting away with whatever you can. Your value system should be based upon getting everything for yourself. Such an ingrate! How dare he complain about our wonderful system in Iraq!
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>When you are a friend of the administration you should be given no bid contracts and use the money for whatever reason you want. Quality of work is not an issue as there are no inspectors to worry about. If there were you could slip a few dollars under the table and take care of that.
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>Vote republican to show that you support our troops! We will win the war on terror and rebuild Iraq in the process. We do not have funds to fill pot holes in the hiways in California but we can and will rebuild Iraq! We owe that to the Iraqis as after all, we leveled much of their country. You break it you fix it.
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