June 27, 2004

The New York Times > International > Middle East > Aides Say Memo Backed Coercion for Qaeda Cases

Please define the rule of law pertaining to terrorists who crash planes into buildings to kill as many people as possible. And how does it apply to those who take innocent hostages and behead them in the name of Allah and their belief in their cause? The rule of law in a free society was crafted to deal with criminals not terrorists. There is a BIG difference.

Most of the media, especially the NYTImes, seems intent on shining as much light as possible on the misdeeds of our leaders in fighting terror. The role of the media is to inform us about what our nation's leaders do, but we must decide if the actions are proper in relation to the threats againstt us.

I believe we should use all feasible tactics to get information from terrorist leaders. Of course there's a risk that our intelligence and military will abuse that power in other circumstances, so we must be watchful for that.

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