WH says Critic Helping Al-Queda

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2010/02/wh-some-critics-serving-the-goals-of-al-qaeda.html

The White House says Obama's critics are helping Al-Queda. I would like to point out that Obama is helping Al-Queda with his refusal to let the military deal with terrorists and instead try them with civil authorities. Granting them the rights reserved only for US citizens and others legally in this country is a slap in the face to its law abiding citizens and military who have died fighting for these rights, many against these same terrorists, only to have these rights given to the terrorists in return.

John Brennan -- Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, wrote in an op-ed to USA today that, "Terrorists such as Jose Padilla and Saleh al-Mari did not cooperate when transferred to military custody, which can harden one's determination to resist cooperation."

No, the fact that they are bombing things in order to kill Americans and non-muslims hardens their determination to resist co-operation. Typically one does not co-operate with people one is trying to bomb. Just my observation of the way things tend to be. Apparently this administration does not see it that way, and thinks that if you sit dwn with someone over a cup of tea (or a couple of beers), you can have a "teachable moment" and all will be well. Everyone will see eye to eye and the world will sing in perfect harmony. Unfortunately, they forget one thing: There are those that hate music - outlaw it even. Who? Well I'm speaking of course, of Al-Queda and the Taliban.

Police Want Backdoor Access to Your Private Web Info

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10446503-38.html

Be angry. Be very angry. The police are trying to violate your 4th Amendment rights protecting you from illegal search and seizure.

"The 289-page report detailed how the FBI obtained Americans' telephone records by citing nonexistent emergencies and simply asking for the data or writing phone numbers on a sticky note rather than following procedures required by law."

(See the report here: http://www.justice.gov/oig/special/s1001r.pdf)

Couple this intrusion with the tendency towards (nay, the Law of) Mission Creep (anything the government proposes as a mission statement will grow to include anything else that can possibly be brought under the scope of that mission statement), and the teaming up of Google and the National Security Agency, and you have a big problem.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/03/AR2010020304057_pf.html

Why is this a big problem? Well, I'll let you connect the dots on that, but suffice it to say that when Big Sister (Janet Napolitano) over at the Department of Homeland Security can declare people with "Don't Tread On Me" bumper stickers to be possible domestic terrorists (http://newsmax.com/Newsfront/homeland-security/2009/04/14/id/329451) while the federal government gives civilian rights to the real terrorists, let's just say nothing is out of the question.