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April 7, 2003
60 minutes
I enjoyed two major segments on Iraq and the War on Terror this evening in the news. The first segment was about an Egyptian national who lived in the midwest with his American wife. He was detained for 73 days in a Federal maximum security prison in solitary confinement. He was never charged with anything and is now suing the government. He apparently used a computer at the same kinko's that September 11th hijacker Atta did.
This is exactly what I'm talking about when I talk about sweeping legislation by the Department of Justice removing many of the freedoms we are apparently fighting for in this "War on Terror."
Information here, here, here, and here
The second segment on 60 minutes was about the government in a post-war Iraq. We thought very quickly on how to destroy the country (debatable) but seemed to give a lot less thought on how to rebuild it. They are wildly unsure of the number of U.S. troops it will take to do peace-keeping there once the war is over. The cost estimate could be around $20 billion dollars a year to maintain peace there. Also of note, the companies who have been selected to rebuild Iraq are primarily companies that contribute the most to Republican party campaigns.
Posted by beamz at April 7, 2003 12:23 AM