James Bovard On Fighting Terrorism, Saving Tyrants

[F. Marc de Piolenc]

Jei wrote:
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 10:17:53 -0500
> From: Matthew Gaylor <freematt at coil.com>
> To: Matthew Gaylor <freematt at coil.com>
> Subject: James Bovard On Fighting Terrorism, Saving Tyrants
> 
> Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2002 23:21:08 -0800
> To: freematt at coil.com
> From: Jim Bovard <jbovard at his.com>
> Subject: Matt - Fighting Terrorism, Saving Tyrants
> 
> Matt:
> Thought you might enjoy this bouquet for the war on terrorism.
> take it easy,
> Jim
> 
>               USA Today   January 10, 2002
> 
>                    Don't bed down with tyrants to fight terrorism
>                    By James Bovard
> 
>                    President Bush recently declared: "So long as anybody's
>                    terrorizing established governments, there needs to
> be a war."
>                    Bush rightfully sought international support for the campaign
>                    to put the al_Qaeda terrorist network out of
> business. But the
>                    war on terrorism threatens to become a license for tyranny.
>                    The United Nations is concerned that an expansive call for
>                    governments to crack down on terrorism - a crime that is not
>                    clearly defined - 

It IS clearly defined - and by the same government that is now ignoring
the definition.

Marc de Piolenc