I am very very sorry to hear that!  Peace to you and your wife   Wojtek Sokolowski <sokol@jhu.edu> wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">At 05:50 PM 6/14/2002 +0000, justin wrote: >Ahhh, "technicalities." Also known asfundamental rights, if ya like 'em. >What's the risk here? If there's evidence that Padilla is up to some >criminal activity, I say, bust him. If there;s not, cut him loose. Please >note, Wojtek, perhaps inspired by his Communist past, is defending the >proposition that the govt can seize a citizen and hold him without trial >indefinitely merely because he has associated with bad guys and has a >criminal background. W offers no reason whatsoever to think that this >makes us safer instead of less safe. I think we have some philosophical disagreements about the nature or rights and liberties, as well as about the Communist system (which btw did not allow holding people indefinitely - the investigative arrest was up to 48 hours! , ! after which detainees had to be either charged or released). However, I just got a phone call from my wife with some bad news (we have to put our cat to sleep) - so I am asking to be excused as I would rather postpone that discussion for later. I'm signing off till Monday. wojtek </BLOCKQUOTE> <hr size=1>Do You Yahoo!? <a href="http://rd.yahoo.com/welcome/*http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/fc/en/spl">Sign-up for Video Highlights</a> of 2002 FIFA World Cup