tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15483635.post116482729450948845..comments2023-11-02T09:50:39.527-04:00Comments on Hate, Hope & Human Rights: U.S. to pay 2million and apologizes for false terrorist arrestDr. Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15652880358815392918noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15483635.post-1164922475915534392006-11-30T16:34:00.000-05:002006-11-30T16:34:00.000-05:00Mad Max... Citing Lincoln's actions seems a little...Mad Max... Citing Lincoln's actions seems a little absurd to me, considering that was almost 150 years ago and during a civil war. (And blaming the loss of the Vietnam War on liberal antics...lame!) I believe that the American government does have a responsibilty to protect us to the best of its ability but without violating civil rights. To quote my dear friend Ben Franklin, "Anyone who trades liberty for security deserves neither freedom nor security." To be free is to take a risk; that is what America is about. We give up some security for freedom, and that should apply here as well. The US obviously feels it was in the wrong or it would never compensate this young man.Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09558187624032542583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15483635.post-1164827643353692572006-11-29T14:14:00.000-05:002006-11-29T14:14:00.000-05:00This is an unfortunate story but that said I feel ...This is an unfortunate story but that said I feel that our government must do everything to protect us from those that would, could, did and will do us great harm. There will be collateral damage as is the case in any war, but the focus must remain the benefit of the many and sacrificing the few. <BR/><BR/>This is not made easier by the political left; they have always been a noisy bunch that seeing conspiracies everywhere. This stems all the way back to the Vietnam War. The whole reason we lost that war was due to the fact that the politicians running the war lost their resolve due to the boisterous left and all their antics.<BR/><BR/>By the way, holding individuals indefinitely is nothing new. After the outbreak of the American Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln, claiming emergency powers, suspended habeas corpus, a person’s right to have a judge determine the legality of his imprisonment. Lincoln authorized the military to arrest and indefinitely detain anyone suspected of aiding the rebels.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com