Smart Posted December 7, 2001 Share Posted December 7, 2001 what the fuck is John Ashcroft talking about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mental invalid Posted December 7, 2001 Share Posted December 7, 2001 ...what did i miss? i still havent even read the nyt, so i have no info...but andy rooney on the radio this morning called it modern mccartharism....so im assuming ashcroft was his normal nonfriendly ambiguous self?....geesh...someone get this guy a pr specialist....r Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dusty Lipschitz Posted December 7, 2001 Share Posted December 7, 2001 i dont know what you are talking about but i was reading the paper this AM and ashcroft said if you are not for the us and the military actions then you are against the us consider me the enemy then what kind of fucking bullshit spin line of nonlinear thinking crap is that? so im either for war or im against us and a traitor? god he's a scarey man a little dated (it was mostly from before his appointment), but still has useful info: http://www.opposeashcroft.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mental invalid Posted December 7, 2001 Share Posted December 7, 2001 from the new york times: THE SENATE HEARING Ashcroft Defends Antiterror Plan and Says Criticism May Aid Foes By NEIL A. LEWIS ASHINGTON, Dec. 6 — In forceful and unyielding testimony, Attorney General John Ashcroft today defended the administration's array of antiterrorism proposals and accused some of the program's critics of aiding terrorists by providing "ammunition to America's enemies." Emboldened by public opinion surveys showing that Americans overwhelmingly support the administration's initiatives against terrorism, Mr. Ashcroft told the Senate Judiciary Committee, "To those who scare peace-loving people with phantoms of lost liberty, my message is this: your tactics only aid terrorists." He said that people who were hoping that the kind of attacks that occurred on Sept. 11 would not be repeated "were living in a dream world." Holding up what he said was a training manual for Al Qaeda, Mr. Ashcroft said that "terrorists are taught how to use America's freedoms as a weapon against us." The Democratic critics on the committee were careful in their questioning and most laced their remarks with some support for the administration, even for the proposal thought to be the most controversial, the establishment of military tribunals to try terrorists. But they also sought to show the potential for abuse raised by the broad scope of the presidential order on tribunals and called for more Congressional involvement in drafting such initiatives. Senator Russell D. Feingold, the Wisconsin Democrat who has been the Senate's most resolute critic of the administration's antiterror proposals, quickly took on Mr. Ashcroft over his testimony that criticism of the administration "gives ammunition to America's enemies, and pause to America's friends." He asked the attorney general if the series of Senate hearings culminating in today's session was somehow aiding the enemy. Mr. Ashcroft blandly replied that he welcomed the Senate hearings as proper oversight. "We need reasoned discourse as opposed to fear- mongering," he said. "This is the place where reasoning and discourse take place." Some of the sharpest questioning came over the Justice Department's refusal to provide the F.B.I. with information about whether any of the more than 1,200 people who have been detained in the investigation of the Sept. 11 attacks had sought to purchase guns. The New York Times reported today that some F.B.I. and other law enforcement officials were frustrated by the Justice Department's decision to block its investigators from examining records of gun buyers' background checks to determine whether any of the detainees had purchased guns. "Why is the department handcuffing the F.B.I. in its efforts to investigate gun purchases by suspected terrorists?" asked Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Democrat of Massachusetts. Mr. Ashcroft said that he believed the law that created the national directory of gun purchase applications could not be used for anything other than an audit of the system. "I believe we did the right thing in observing what the law of the United States compels us to observe," he said. Senator Charles E. Schumer, Democrat of New York, suggested that Mr. Ashcroft's reasoning was incorrect and the decision reflected the administration's opposition to gun control. "You're looking for new tools in every direction and I support most of those," Mr. Schumer said. "But when it comes to the area of even illegal immigrants getting guns and finding out if they did, this administration becomes as weak as a wet noodle." Senator Richard J. Durbin, Democrat of Illinois, said that Mr. Ashcroft was exquisitely sensitive to the Second Amendment's right to bear arms while he was arguing for flexibility on other constitutional guarantees. Mr. Kennedy later said that it appeared that the attorney general was "putting the interests of the gun lobby above above the nation's public safety in the battle against terrorism." Senator Patrick J. Leahy, the Vermont Democrat who is chairman of the committee, aimed his criticism largely at the administration's unwillingness to consult with Congress on several of its initiatives including the military tribunals, the order allowing authorities to monitor conversations between some terrorist suspects in jail and their lawyers and the planned questioning of some 5,000 men, mostly from the Middle East, now living in this country. "The division of power and the checks and balances built into our system help sustain and earn the public's confidence in the actions taken by the government," Mr. Leahy said, pleading for a more active role for Congress. He said that it was always difficult to raise questions about the behavior of the executive branch in wartime. "But whether the administration's recent actions are popular or unpopular at the moment — well, that's not the issue." Mr. Leahy said Congressional oversight was not "as some have mistakenly described it, to protect terrorists. "It is to protect ourselves as Americans and protect our American freedoms." Senator Orrin G. Hatch of Utah, the ranking Republican on the committee, said in response that there was sometimes too much Congressional oversight. He dismissed complaints that the Congress had not been consulted, saying: "It's not that we don't have a solemn obligation to assess the department's actions to ensure that they are both effective and sufficiently protective of our civil liberties. But do any members of this committee really believe that in this time of crisis, the American people, those who live outside the capital beltway, really care whether the president, the secretary of defense or the attorney general took the time to pick up the telephone and call us, prior to implementing these emergency measures?" Mr. Leahy said that some of the concerns about the military tribunal order had been allayed by comments over the last several days by administration officials who suggested it would be used more narrowly than its scope would allow. "This oversight process already has contributed to clarifying the president's order to establish military tribunals," he said. "It now seems, following these hearings, that the president's language that ostensibly suspends the writ of habeas corpus and the language providing for secret trials and the expansive sweep of the president's November 13 order were not intended," Mr. Leahy said, referring to the recent comments, some made publicly by administration figures and others attributed anonymously to officials. Nonetheless, he asked Mr. Ashcroft to consider a proposed bill he provided today that would incorporate some of those understandings in the law while giving Congress a role in the enterprise. Mr. Ashcroft looked back at Mr. Leahy but did not respond. The only explicit assurance Mr. Ashcroft gave about the scope of the tribunals was that they would be used only for war crimes. In defending the tribunals, he said, "When we come to those responsible for this, say who are in Afghanistan, are we supposed to read them the Miranda rights, hire a flamboyant defense lawyer, bring them back to the United States to create a new cable network of Osama TV or what have you, provide a worldwide platform from which propaganda can be developed?" Mr. Ashcroft also provided a warning for John Walker Lindh, the American captured in Afghanistan fighting alongside the Taliban, saying that while he would not be tried by a military tribunal, "I would say very clearly that history has not looked kindly upon those that have forsaken their countries to go and fight against their countries, especially with organizations that have totally disrespected the rights of individuals, that make women objects of scorn and derision, that outlaw education." In his testimony, Mr. Ashcroft provided updated numbers for those who had been arrested in connection with the investigation of the Sept. 11 attacks. He said that federal criminal charges had been brought against 110 people, 60 of whom are in jail. The department has named most of them. There are also 563 people detained on immigration charges; their names have not been released. Mr. Ashcroft's comments describing criticism of the administration as aiding the enemy produced angry rebuttals from several civil liberties groups. In one example, Ralph G. Neas, the president of People for the American Way, said Mr. Ashcroft was trying to intimidate his critics into silence. "Smothering dissent is not the American way," Mr. Neas said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Green Posted December 7, 2001 Share Posted December 7, 2001 pure craziness .. cant wait to get the fuck out of this ass backwards country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dusty Lipschitz Posted December 7, 2001 Share Posted December 7, 2001 Originally posted by mental invalid from the new york times: Holding up what he said was a training manual for Al Qaeda, Mr. Ashcroft said that "terrorists are taught how to use America's freedoms as a weapon against us." and they are taught them here: http://soaw.org/ the parallels between that manual and what we are teaching people at the school of americas is more then coincidental and mr.g, i echo those feelings. where you headed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mental invalid Posted December 7, 2001 Share Posted December 7, 2001 .....yeah where you splitting too? are you going on a world tour! do you need any roadies cause im looking for splitsville too!...r Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Green Posted December 7, 2001 Share Posted December 7, 2001 roe foh sho. im not sure yet. ive been thinking of all types of places prague. japan. california. cuba..(heh heh) go join the costa rican army. i dont know.. shit even canada looks pretty good. as all the rats try to abandon ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dusty Lipschitz Posted December 7, 2001 Share Posted December 7, 2001 algae- my vote would be for greece, although i have spent time in costa rica and loved that too. japan would be the ish, but talkin to some people from there, its cost of living is astronomical. makes nyc or sf look like podunk, east bublefuck in the 50's, as far as COL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mental invalid Posted December 7, 2001 Share Posted December 7, 2001 can i get a shout for: australia/thailand/bali eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dusty Lipschitz Posted December 7, 2001 Share Posted December 7, 2001 i was watching E!s Wild On... Bali last night at 3am when i got home from work. so yes roeburger, you can get a shout for Bali. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bruno Posted December 7, 2001 Share Posted December 7, 2001 i think everyone should come to texas, so that we can sucede(sp?) again and have our own country back what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mental invalid Posted December 7, 2001 Share Posted December 7, 2001 ...okay the only thing that need to be done then is book a flight, and dump my car in the east river, ill need help pushing it in dusty....i still have 3 years payment on the fucker and its like a ball and chain....ill report it stolen, collect the dough, pay it off and we can scram for the blue waters and sunsets of bali...loungin' in white sands....oooohhhhh.... rOe, this topic has digressed to the point of insanity... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dusty Lipschitz Posted December 7, 2001 Share Posted December 7, 2001 roe- the man with the plan... and yes, i wanted to apoligize to smart for perverting this thread my apoligies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Green Posted December 7, 2001 Share Posted December 7, 2001 ive been to thai land both northern and southern.. definitely pretty amazing... western culture sure gave it a fuckover. ...lets see... singapore sucks.. hmm... malayasia is pretty cool. nepal... dopidy dope dope.. we could grab sonik.. and the two of us could be your tour guides. i wouldnt mind living in amsterdam. ive been meaning to go back there. plus i want to go to russia but i have no urge to live there. true japan is crazy expensive but im saying in a perfect world.. im a jiggy pimpstradmus scenario.. kna mizlean? anyways yeah im sorry i polluted this thread with babble.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mental invalid Posted December 7, 2001 Share Posted December 7, 2001 HOLY SHIT DOOD! wow youve been to like 3 of my top ten...good for you...bet yo got some great experiences.... "nepal... dopidy dope dope.. we could grab sonik.. and the two of us could be your tour guides." ...stop teasing me man.... as far as amerstdam.....well, ill see ya at the smoke shop....look for the cat in the corner with a halo of smoke above him...r Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boogie hands Posted December 7, 2001 Share Posted December 7, 2001 i thought i saw john ashcroft the other day but it was hard to tell with him wearing that hood and all....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smart Posted December 8, 2001 Author Share Posted December 8, 2001 Originally posted by Al Green go join the costa rican army. HAHAHA, good luck with that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Green Posted December 8, 2001 Share Posted December 8, 2001 yo dont front on costa rican armymen.. theyre serious... and have bad tempers.. make you quiver like creme carmel bob hopeski the dentist of chastity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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