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Posted October 5, 2001

War Without End

I just wanted to say I agree totally with you. I think that this is what Bin wants. And we are playing into his hands. Why does the president not see this? I sit at home everyday and watch Sesame Street with my children, and even I can see this! I'm very worried. I think that all that's going to happen is we're going to lose more people! I'm not very knowledgeable on the news (due to the fact I have to watch Sesame Street) but my husband said that Russia had been trying to fight them for years, and ended up losing more men and ended up pulling out. So why don't we learn from them?

~ Kittie D.


Our Little War

To better understand our "little war's" importance to our government please research the Baku-Ceyhan Main Export Pipeline (MEB). Research what important roll Bin Laden has played regarding it in Chechyna. Also research how the Taliban will adversely affect the project because of their growing movement of anti-Western sentiment and how Iran, though as responsible as any nation for terrorism, is important to the route of MEB.

~ Mara


The Black Box and the Indestructible Passport

All four Black Boxes were supposedly destroyed and rendered unusable in spite of the fact that they are designed specifically for plane crashes which result in insurmountable conditions -- yet one of the hijackers passports supposedly survives fire and heat of over 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit and is found in perfect shape in the rubble around the WTC towers? What kind of idiots does the FBI take us for?

CNN reports one of the hijackers' passports was found in the rubble of the World Trade Center vicinity:

"The searchers found several clues, he said, but would not elaborate. Last week, a passport belonging to one of the hijackers was found in the vicinity of Vesey Street, near the World Trade Center. 'It was a significant piece of evidence for us,' Mawn said."

United Airlines flight 93 crashed into a field in Pennsylvania. There was no explosion and no impact into a building and no 100+ story towers crashed down on top of it. Yet, we are led to believe that both of its Black Boxes were destroyed and/or damaged beyond use as well.

Other airline tragedies also reveal that in each and every case the Black Box is recovered, albeit damaged, but with full usability. Such crashes include EgyptAir flight 990, a 767, and TWA flight 800, a 747. Both crashes resulted in tremendous compromise of the planes physical integrity, but in spite of this the Cockpit Voice Recorders were recovered.

...Any sound-minded person is already forced to question the validity of this entire farce. If the American people are so concerned with finding justice, why aren't more exposing these inconsistencies, fabrications and outright lies ... ?

Someone is playing a very sick game upon us all right under our noses, and it will cost us our very lives if we do not stop them.

~ Durrani


Detained People

...No detailed reports anywhere (that I can find) that follow up Ashcroft's Washington Post squib that 480 people were arrested or detained by the FBI. Who are these detained people? What are they charged with? Where are they being held? For how long -- indefinitely?

Secret Service and INS have been snatching more. The total may be nearer 1000 so far.

~ Wolf D.

Eric Garris replies:

Most have not been "arrested" or charged with anything. Most are being held for questioning or for immigration violations. A few have been released, and some are awaiting deportation for minor immigration violations having nothing to do with terrorism. One Texas doctor was released after 16 days without being charged with anything. I have not seen anything mentioning higher numbers than 480, but I wouldn't be surprised if it is close to 1000 by now.


Strikes Against the Afghans

You clowns have been saying that strikes against the Afghans are going to start any day for two weeks. Do you actually know what the hell you are talking about or do you just assume that if you continue to say it, it will happen?

~ Amy E.

Eric Garris replies:

We are running what the major newspapers are saying at the top. Upper news stories are just that: news stories. Today, you will note that we are not saying they will happen, we are saying that Tony Blair says they are going to happen.

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