If this story is true, and can be substantiated, why the hell wern't the cops involved prosecuted, or walked out to a wall and summarily shot for crimes against humanity. The last time I checked torture and dismemberment were war crimes, and intolerable behavior in civilized nations. If it *IS* true there goddamn well should be congressional hearings on it. I would suggest contacting any of the local news media in DC, but would reccommend the local ABC affiliate, WJLA for contact since they are in the midst of tearing the ATF a new asshole (and are going to do the same to the FBI tomorrow night from what they say) over the Waco raid. The ABC affiliate here has caused new Senate hearings apparently, it seems that the longer things go on, the more nastiness is dragged out on this. If this bit wasn't true, then it's despicable propaganda, and anyone involved with it's distribution should be ashamed of themselves. I do not believe liberty and democracy can easily survive if citizens or public servants lie. True strength lives in honest discourse and the actions of reasoned men, acting in a thoughtful and honest manner. It's damned easy to run around splattering the net with nasty scare stories about the evils of LEO's, but it takes a bit more to actually do something. I'd say with stuff like this the best course would be to put up, and contact your elected offcials, or shut up. Becasue if it is true, no decent person should tolerate it. And if it isn't, damn the persons who lie for obscuring the truth. Tim Scanlon ________________________________________________________________ tfs@vampire.science.gmu.edu (NeXTmail, MIME) Tim Scanlon George Mason University (PGP key avail.) Public Affairs I speak for myself, but often claim demonic possession