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What I worry about is a few years down the road when all of this security state nonsense is used for political reasons. The use of the public's fear of terrori
by Lagged2Death 13y ago
What I worry about is a few years down the road when all of this security state nonsense is used for political reasons.
The use of the public's fear of terrorism to push for new "security" powers and other unrelated goals -- what I would call "used for political reasons" -- started within hours of the 9/11 attacks. Worrying about "a few years down the road" is decades too late.
http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-500249_162-520830.html http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-500249_162-520830.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saddam_Hussein_and_al-Qaeda_link_allegations#September_11th_aftermath http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saddam_Hussein_and_al-Qaeda_lin...