Comments on: Of Deep Throat and Butterfly Wings http://caosblog.com/archives/1691 Righteous Politics. Sat, 28 Aug 2010 14:44:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: The MaryHunter http://caosblog.com/archives/1691#comment-15592 The MaryHunter Sat, 04 Jun 2005 19:32:53 +0000 http://caosblog.com/archives/2005/06/03/deep-throat-butterfly-wings/#comment-15592 Cao, that was a valuable history lesson, and a wee wake-up call to the looney left who'd have the ACLU just as soon destroy our country through the USA-hating terrorists they strive to protect. Say thankee big big. Cao, that was a valuable history lesson, and a wee wake-up call to the looney left who’d have the ACLU just as soon destroy our country through the USA-hating terrorists they strive to protect. Say thankee big big.

]]> By: Cao http://caosblog.com/archives/1691#comment-15580 Cao Sat, 04 Jun 2005 07:10:06 +0000 http://caosblog.com/archives/2005/06/03/deep-throat-butterfly-wings/#comment-15580 <a href="http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=14860">The Weather Underground</a>, a 1970’s-era violent Communist entity, in total, was responsible for the bombings of the National Guard offices in Washington, D.C., the U.S. Capitol Building, the New York City Police Headquarters, and the Pentagon. Even today, members [of the Weather Underground] are trained in kidnapping techniques, bombmaking and building improvised munitions. <a href="http://www.tallahassee.com/mld/democrat/news/opinion/11790177.htm">Felt and fellow FBI man Edward S. Miller were convicted in 1980</a> of conspiring to violate the constitutional rights of American citizens by authorizing illegal break-ins and wiretaps of people connected to these " suspected domestic bombers". Even today, the Weather Underground is considered a domestic terrorist organization, much like the Ruckus Society. When President Reagan pardoned Felt and Miller in 1981, he cited the pardons given to Vietnam draft evaders. "We can be no less generous to two men who acted on high principle to bring an end to the terrorism that was threatening our nation," Reagan said. It is strangely the same argument that leftists are using against the patriot act, which is legislation that Congress voted on, not some barbaric arbitrary action of a military dictator. <a href="http://billroggio.com/archives/2005/04/prosecuting_the.php">The problem</a> is that we do not recognize "terrorists" in the same manner as we do covert operatives of say the USSR or China or another "state". We either want to treat them as ordinary citizens or as uniformed soldiers or as simply foreign citizens. The ACLU wants us to treat our national security and threats to it in ways that clearly make no sense in the spy game. Can you imagine James Bond announcing that he is seeking a warrant to investigate some nut job? He sneaks in without a warrant since warrants don't work to stop espionage. The Weather Underground, a 1970’s-era violent Communist entity, in total, was responsible for the bombings of the National Guard offices in Washington, D.C., the U.S. Capitol Building, the New York City Police Headquarters, and the Pentagon. Even today, members [of the Weather Underground] are trained in kidnapping techniques, bombmaking and building improvised munitions. Felt and fellow FBI man Edward S. Miller were convicted in 1980 of conspiring to violate the constitutional rights of American citizens by authorizing illegal break-ins and wiretaps of people connected to these ” suspected domestic bombers”. Even today, the Weather Underground is considered a domestic terrorist organization, much like the Ruckus Society.

When President Reagan pardoned Felt and Miller in 1981, he cited the pardons given to Vietnam draft evaders.

“We can be no less generous to two men who acted on high principle to bring an end to the terrorism that was threatening our nation,” Reagan said.

It is strangely the same argument that leftists are using against the patriot act, which is legislation that Congress voted on, not some barbaric arbitrary action of a military dictator.

The problem is that we do not recognize “terrorists” in the same manner as we do covert operatives of say the USSR or China or another “state”. We either want to treat them as ordinary citizens or as uniformed soldiers or as simply foreign citizens. The ACLU wants us to treat our national security and threats to it in ways that clearly make no sense in the spy game. Can you imagine James Bond announcing that he is seeking a warrant to investigate some nut job? He sneaks in without a warrant since warrants don’t work to stop espionage.

]]> By: David http://caosblog.com/archives/1691#comment-15579 David Sat, 04 Jun 2005 04:45:32 +0000 http://caosblog.com/archives/2005/06/03/deep-throat-butterfly-wings/#comment-15579 Nixon knew in October of 1972 that Felt—the putative "Deep Throat" acting against the oath of his office/position—had leaked at least some of the information to the press that eventually brought Nixon's presidency down. Later, after Mark Felt retired (1973) and then even later was indicted for ordering warrantless searches on the Weather Underground, Nixon _testified in his behalf_. Now, you tell me: who's the real mensch in this story? Nixon knew in October of 1972 that Felt—the putative “Deep Throat” acting against the oath of his office/position—had leaked at least some of the information to the press that eventually brought Nixon’s presidency down. Later, after Mark Felt retired (1973) and then even later was indicted for ordering warrantless searches on the Weather Underground, Nixon _testified in his behalf_.

Now, you tell me: who’s the real mensch in this story?

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