A naturalized American citizen originally from Pakistan was arrested for the attempted Times Square car bomb last night on his getaway plane to Dubai. A victory for law enforcement and the Obama Administration. Now try him in our courts and convict him, and that will be another victory for our justice system. He is an American citizen and should be punished according to our laws. Law and order conservatives can have no problem with that, and if they do, they are hypocrites.
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To quote Booman, with whom I share a mistaken first impression that the Time Square attempted carbombing was not the work of foreign terrorists:
I admit my initial skepticism that it was an attack with foreign connections was incorrect, though it seems clear that the bomber wasn’t particularly well trained in the art of bomb making by the Taliban in Pakistan or by anyone else for that matter. This does show in my humble opinion, however, that the Obama administration’s policy of increased predator drone attacks against suspected Taliban leaders and jihadists in Pakistan and Afghanistan that often end up killing non-Taliban civilians, including women and children, have consequences.
Terrorists do hate us, but not for our freedom as idiot conservatives like to say. They often have very legitimate reasons for hating us. If they attacked us with predator drones and killed your innocent family, I’d say we hate them too.
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Don’t Tase Me Bro.
Is it appropriate to use a taser on an unruly fan who is just trying to get attention? Especially a 17 year old fan? I am ambivalent. The Phillies, however, do not seem to be happy that a taser was used:
“This is the first time that a Taser gun has been used by Philadelphia police to apprehend a field jumper,” Phillies spokeswoman Bonnie Clark said in a statement. “The Police Department is investigating this matter and the Phillies are discussing with them whether in future situations this is an appropriate use of force under these circumstances. That decision will be made public.”
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Kavips states the obvious: The Teabaggers and the Tea Parties are based on race. It is obviously true, or else all teabaggers everywhere would be upset at the fascist Arizona Immigration law, and they are not.
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