Joe W.
>From: Dwayne Monroe <idoru345 at yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org
>To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org
>Subject: [lbo-talk] RE:They simply 'failed'
>Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2003 10:40:58 -0800 (PST)
>
>The 9/11/01 Commision's statement that the attacks
>were preventable is very important for many reasons.
>
>
>As you may recall, from the beginning of this mess the
>Ashcroftian argument has been that prior to the
>hijackings everyone was doing their jobs properly and
>a lack of state power (for surveilance, rapid
>deportation, investigation with minimal constraints
>and so on) was responsible for the events of that
>terrible day.
>
>The entire premise of the PATRIOT act is that the
>state needed new and broader power to fight a *new*
>and *more insidious* enemy who takes advantage of our
>open society.
>
>The only response to this assertion that has claws is
>that existing laws were sufficient and would have
>allowed intelligence services and police forces to
>intercept the jackers, if only they'd gotten off their
>asses and done real intelligence and police work.
>
>Many lefties seemed to not understand this and chose
>to fight PATRIOT based solely upon civil liberites
>concerns. Legitimate but tactically unwise
>considering the fact that many Americans feel unsafe
>and are willing to accept constraints if they believe
>it means no future terrorist acts.
>
>Accusing, with evidence tracking the many lapses,
>gaffes and outright moments of negligence, the
>intelligence and police agencies of dereliction of
>duty would have been much more productive and
>something most Americans could easily relate to since
>everyone has experienced bureaucratic sloth or
>stupidity.
>
>No need to call it a conspiracy when *laziness*,
>*inattention*, *stupidity* and a long list of
>perfectly servicable words are available.
>
>Unfortunately, lefties' general fear of being
>marginalized (even further) as conspiracists prevented
>many otherwise intelligent people from perceiving
>this.
>
>
>DRM
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