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Where did the "assumption that it is not relevant just because i am afraid, dont like it, dont like Bush, Ashcroft or Republicans" come from? Why are you assuming I view this as a partisan political issue?

And where the hell did racist come from? I assume that there are some Israeli's who are racist; I assume there are others who are not. I believe the same arguement could be made about Eskimos, Kurds, Laotians, and Jamacians. I'm glad you were impressed with the security of el-Al. I wasn't talking about the security of non-U.S. carriers. I was talking about privacy issues.

You responded to my question with a bunch of very inflamatory buzzwords, but didn't address the issue I raised.

Yes, JR, I do worry about privacy. I worry about privacy under Ashcroft, I was worried about privacy issues under Janet Reno, and I would be worried about privacy issues if the ghost of William Kuntsler was appointed AG.

This is a time for people concerned with privacy to be vigilant. Our nation is fighting a very real enemy - the alQaida terrorists. History shows that the last time our nation was fighting a real enemy (communism) or perceived enemies (the civil rights and anti-Vietnam war movement), the government (under both political parties) went too far in their efforts to protect Americans. Not wanting to see that happen again doesn't mean I'm pro-Iraqi or even against efforts to stop them.