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A necessary choice
Reader comment on item: [The Abu Ali Case and] Balancing Liberties, Security
Submitted by Herbert B. Borteck (United States), Mar 1, 2005 at 16:30
"Which emphasis, dear reader, do you choose?"Reply;
I choose our civil liberties. Without them we have lost our battle against terrorism and despots.
The Constitution is what makes our country so great. To ignore the Constitution is to destroy our country.
Herbert B. Borteck
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| wrong [125 words] | The Truth | Mar 7, 2008 14:25 | 121999 | ||
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| The real danger to US national security [251 words] | B. Alotaibi | Mar 8, 2005 13:25 | 20871 | ||
 that is wrong [67 words] | A Muslim Girl | Oct 18, 2007 22:07 | 20871 | ||
| Security, Civil Rights or Propaganda [159 words] | John | Mar 6, 2005 16:18 | 20707 | ||
| Abu Ali case [126 words] | Reuben Ingber | Mar 6, 2005 07:40 | 20702 | ||
| More info on ISA [335 words] | Ada Evans | Mar 4, 2005 19:46 | 20665 | ||
| Liberals and Conservatives both to blame [271 words] | Mark Garretson | Mar 4, 2005 15:35 | 20663 | ||
| Definition of treason? [50 words] | Patricia Kelcher | Mar 4, 2005 12:15 | 20661 | ||
| Inshallah [686 words] | Dr. Jamshid Ibrahim | Mar 4, 2005 06:55 | 20656 | ||
| Hatred taught to Muslim youth [93 words] | A. Woods | Mar 3, 2005 17:50 | 20650 | ||
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| Defeating terrorism [551 words] | Derek Bernard | Mar 3, 2005 13:22 | 20645 | ||
| Balance [296 words] | Dan Katcher | Mar 3, 2005 12:46 | 20644 | ||
| Time to abandon multi-culturalism [140 words] | Octavio Johanson | Mar 3, 2005 08:01 | 20642 | ||
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| Relax [301 words] | Werner de Rocqer | Mar 2, 2005 19:34 | 20633 | ||
| Let the courts decide [89 words] | David J. Bastyr | Mar 2, 2005 17:19 | 20632 | ||
| I choose SECURITY [140 words] | Tony Figueroa | Mar 2, 2005 15:21 | 20631 | ||
| Mistakes [43 words] | Robert Patterson | Mar 2, 2005 14:32 | 20629 | ||
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| WHY! [231 words] | Paul Rinderle | Mar 2, 2005 14:14 | 20627 | ||
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| We share your fears. [125 words] | K. A. Khan | Mar 2, 2005 12:32 | 20622 | |
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| Article on Balancing Liberaties [36 words] | Annette Hughes | Mar 2, 2005 09:57 | 20618 | ||
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| Black or white fallacy [61 words] | Nick Good | Mar 2, 2005 04:14 | 20615 | ||
| Hmmmmm. [36 words] | Peter J. Herz | Mar 1, 2005 23:26 | 20610 | ||
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| The Abu Ali Case [1 words] | Edward Mamet | Mar 1, 2005 21:18 | 20601 | ||
| I am with you, Mr. Pipes [78 words] | Carol McLaughlin | Mar 1, 2005 21:09 | 20600 | ||
| They don't get it [141 words] | Rob | Mar 1, 2005 20:49 | 20599 | ||
| Abu Ali case [96 words] | Darwin S. Stamper | Mar 1, 2005 20:33 | 20598 | ||
| Impaled on the horns of a very big dilemma [274 words] | Darwin Barrett | Mar 1, 2005 19:52 | 20596 | |
| Seeds of our destruction [28 words] | Sam Richter MD | Mar 1, 2005 19:41 | 20595 | ||
| American Protection from Terrorist Threat [41 words] | Charles J Paine | Mar 1, 2005 18:25 | 20593 | ||
| Blind [342 words] | Donald W. Bales | Mar 1, 2005 18:22 | 20592 | ||
| Forget about civil liberties [169 words] | Octavio Johanson | Mar 1, 2005 18:19 | 20591 | ||
| Exactly right Mr. Pipes [123 words] | Paul Rhoads | Mar 1, 2005 17:59 | 20589 | ||
| Frightening! [36 words] | Nathan Roth | Mar 1, 2005 17:41 | 20588 | ||
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| Accurate [45 words] | Jeremiah J. Spires | Mar 1, 2005 16:57 | 20586 | ||
| Liberals are losing their brains [45 words] | basha | Mar 1, 2005 16:32 | 20585 | ||
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| Freedom First [304 words] | Pat | Mar 1, 2005 16:25 | 20582 | ||
| The press and propaganda re Abu Ali [54 words] | S. Vladimer LTC USAR Ret | Mar 1, 2005 15:55 | 20581 | ||
| Another Way of Assessing the Question [405 words] | Leonard Deutchman | Mar 1, 2005 15:15 | 20579 |
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