I think, Andreas, Lawrence's point is that the CIA is not allowed even to spy on US citizens (within the US, anyway; I think it can't operate within the US) let alone behave in the US as it has elsewhere; and that this is hampering the intra-US GWOT, and should be changed. (I thought it was going to be changed.) Here, MI5 spies on us (with the police Special Branch) and MI6 (SIS) spies on you. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andreas Ramos" <andreas@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, May 07, 2007 6:14 PM Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Mike -- Not Real Astute > Lawrence, can you read and understand what I wrote? You claim the US doesn't > understand terrorism, and I point out that the US indeed carried out > terrorist wars in Nicaragua, Honduars, and Afghanistan. > > But you simply don't remember that and you don't realize what happened > there. You really don't want to know the truth. > > yrs, > andreas > www.andreas.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lawrence Helm" <lawrencehelm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, May 07, 2007 9:46 AM > Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Mike -- Not Real Astute > > > Yes, but that's a different subject, Andreas: the fantastic reality you, > Ward Churchill and Noam Chomsky know versus the reality the that most of the > rest of us know. Yes, I know there are good arguments for UFOs, Lemuria, > Atlantis and the Hollow Earth, and they are entertaining from time to time, > and while I would deny no man his hobby, or the horse he came in on, I'll > just leave those matters to you, Ward & Noam. > > Lawrence > > > > ------------Original Message------------ > From: "Andreas Ramos" <andreas@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Mon, May-7-2007 9:12 AM > Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Mike -- Not Real Astute > From: "Lawrence Helm" > > > Our American problem is that we have no idea how to fight an enemy who > > engages in Fifth Column-type activities. > > Nonsense. The USA engages in terrorism. The CIA tortured and terrorized in > Honduras. The anti-Castro Cuban terrorists who blew up an airliner are > living in Miami. The USA launched and operated a terrorist war against the > Soviets in Afghanistan, killing tens of thousands with "Fifth-column-type > activities." > > > We have never figured that one out. > > Oh, we've figured that one out quite well. Just download the CIA's manual on > torture and terrorism. > > > Maybe what we need is a special congressional committee to examine such > > people. The House could do it. We could call it "The House UnAmarican > > Activities Committee," and ask such questions as "are you now, or have you > > ever been a Terrorist," and are you now or have you ever supported > > terrorism." That should take care of it. > > Lawrence himself will be the first to plead guilty. Lawrence applauded > Jihadi terrorists several months ago when we found out that the Bush White > House is supporting Sunni Jihadi terrorists to harass Iran. He called them > "our allies". Yes, Lawrence is now supporting and has supported terrorists. > > > Just get him to admit it and we'll lock him up. > > Really? > > Lawrence, this is the problem with the USA: it is incapable of seeing > itself. It talks endlessly of high principles, but the reality is quite > different, and it is so enamoured of the principles that it won't admit the > reality. > > yrs, > andreas > www.andreas.com > > --------------------------------------------------------------- --- > To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, > digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html > > --------------------------------------------------------------- --- > To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, > digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html