Re: Tommy Franks/WMD/US Constitution

2003-11-25 Thread Jurriaan Bendien
General Franks could of course ponder my argument insofar as he ponders anything (which he does do), but, he might say to me, "listen up young man, you ought to look at the bright and positive side of life, and inspire the troops". And I might reply, "You try telling that to the Iraqi people." Ju

Re: Tommy Franks/WMD/US Constitution

2003-11-25 Thread Dan Scanlan
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2003/11/20/185048.shtml Gen. Franks Doubts Constitution Will Survive WMD Attack John O. Edwards, NewsMax.com Friday, Nov. 21, 2003 Gen. Tommy Franks says that if the United States is hit with a weapon of mass destruction that inflicts large casualties, the

Re: Tommy Franks/WMD/US Constitution

2003-11-25 Thread Steve Cohn
nje, troubling that we have this type of mind high up in the military- little depth for an alternative vision- S Michael Hoover wrote: > http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2003/11/20/185048.shtml > > Gen. Franks Doubts Constitution Will Survive WMD Attack > John O. Edwards, NewsMax.com >

Re: Tommy Franks/WMD/US Constitution

2003-11-25 Thread Jurriaan Bendien
If General Franks ends his story with the conclusion that "It's not in the history of civilization for peace ever to reign. Never has in the history of man. ... I doubt that we'll ever have a time when the world will actually be at peace." then perhaps we ought to start there, making a distinction

Re: Tommy Franks/WMD/US Constitution

2003-11-25 Thread Devine, James
aren't there a lot of laws currently on the books that would allow the detention of large numbers of US citizens if/when a national emergency were declared? JD >Gen. Franks Doubts Constitution Will Survive WMD Attack John O. Edwards, NewsMax.com Friday, Nov. 21, 2003 >Gen. Tommy Franks says th

Tommy Franks/WMD/US Constitution

2003-11-25 Thread Michael Hoover
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2003/11/20/185048.shtml Gen. Franks Doubts Constitution Will Survive WMD Attack John O. Edwards, NewsMax.com Friday, Nov. 21, 2003 Gen. Tommy Franks says that if the United States is hit with a weapon of mass destruction that inflicts large casualties,