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[Michael]

Ya see, among the problems I have with government is that government almost always acts in its own interests. Government always gets bigger, never smaller. Freedoms are always curtailed, not expanded. Costs always go up, never go down. And government never gets very efficient; it is always half-assed, at best.

Which is why I never buy into government conspiracy theories. The claim that the WTC towers were downed by planted explosives on 9/11 is one of my favorites. Does anyone really believe that government agents are capable of causing that damage, executed with perfect precision, leaving no evidence behind and nobody has blown the whistle on it to the press? If you believe that, then you are giving our friends in government way too much credit.

The National Security Administration, if reports are to be believed, has been tracking who calls who within the USA, supposedly as an anti-terrorism measure. Millions of innocent Americans, billions of phone calls. This came about immediately after 9/11. "Decider" Bush has stated that the privacy of Americans is being "fiercely protected." Feel free to roll your eyes at that.

Do you really think, once (rather, if) the war on terror is over, that the government will stop such snooping? I'd bet real money they will find some justification to continue it. Government doesn't care about you. It cares about government. Don't trust the government to stop such things on its own. If you want it stopped, you need to bash some heads to get it done.

This is over the line. It's the latest in a string of abuses of power by this administration. What will be the natural extension of this policy? I doubt very much if you will like it, whatever it may be. Who you call is none of their damn business. Who calls you is none of their damn business. Have the courage to tell them to knock it off. What I want you to do:

Write your U.S. Congressman and bitch:
http://www.house.gov/writerep/

Write your U.S. Senator and bitch:
http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm

Thank you.

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[me]

HI! I want to tell you the truth about this silly war! A lot of people slept at they houses, and during this moment they were attacked by silly Georgians! They Killed, burnt poor children, women. Broke them on a lot of pieces! Georgian armies destroyed all on the way! =,(
It`s A GENOCIDE!!!!!!!! Russian government decided help Chinval`s inhabitants! But Georgians cried about Russian aggression! Georgian armies all ways tried to substitute Russian peacemakers !!!
For one night the Georgian armies have destroyed about thousand peaceful inhabitants from system of mass destruction!!!!!! You can imagine the scales of tragedy , it`s possible only sitting in a dirty cellar imposed by corpses together with children! Work of the Georgian snipers, purposeful flooding of cellars, execution from tanks on hospitals, schools, and what you can say about found cards of capture Abhasia and South Osetiya. Even Adolf Hitler did not afford such things during war which Georgians in ours " the civilized world ". Saakashvili said that he didn`t want death and blood! How it`s cam be happened !!!!!!????!?!?!? Please think about this STUPED GEORGIAN, which fooling you! At first The present wars of our time, there is nothing to tell, the present mountaineers. The valorous army at first runs, for it is proud having lifted a head police and administration of city, have thrown people! city-Gori Georgia! WHAT A SHAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!