Ridge Holds Briefing at 3:30 EST

Fox Cable News | 12/29/2003 | FNC

[Semper Paratus]

Sec. Ridge will hold a briefing at 3:30 PM EST.
Nothing follows.

[NittanyLion]

If you begin by calling their stupid, dim, dumb, etc and continue with attributing malice to their motivations, the debate is over. It is just propaganda at that point.

BTW, what happens when one begins by calling their opponents "goofballs" as you did in #40? Have your posts been nothing but propaganda from that point?

I notice you tossed the first hand grenade on this thread.

[OldFriend]

May I join you in not saying a word about all the sneering, jeering, name calling freepers!

[rightwingreligiousfanatic]

Wake me up when we go to Red Alert!

[MEG33]

Some who agree with him are not giving him the intelligent discussion he needs?

[cajungirl]

I was responding to your post about the perfection of HS and Bush, etc. I thought you were being ironic. But I guess you weren't!!

[OldFriend]

Has anyone ever called you a crabass?

[cajungirl]

You and I have had pointless arguments in the past. I suggest we simply not post to one another.

[NittanyLion]

We are at War now,,,that is the difference.

I see. So during wartime, the government should not be questioned. That's your position.

Tell me, what objectives must we achieve to end this war? Or is it more accurate to say that we will always need to remain vigilant, and that the terrorist threat is a permanent reality rather than a temporary war? Is the latter is more accurate, do you then feel that we can never question the motives of the Homeland Security organization?

[cajungirl]

LOL!!!! I am not sayiing another word!! I am ignoring it for now.

[dmz]

Deconstructionists sneer, jeer, call people names, interpret everything anyone does in the most paranoid way, distrust all. I am not saying a word however!
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My theory on this is simple - The clintons are gone, the dems in disarray...who else is there deconstruct -

Ourselves.

[Diva Betsy Ross]

It is funny to me because it has never bothered you in the past that someone posts off topic ,or hijacks a serious thread for personal humor ..I don't mind a few cat photos, perhaps this person is trying to add a bit of levity for those who are scared out of their minds... You asked for my opinion.. and there it is.

[BigSkyFreeper]

If the Democrats cared one iota, they wouldn't be bashing W and the administrations handling of the war on terror at every turn. They're only vested interest is unseating Bush and taking back Congress. Which is why I don't take comments like "Regime change in Washington" lightly, and neither should any American, I don't care which side of the fence you happen to be on.

[cajungirl]

Post 386,,I note your restraint for future reference!! You may be a role model for me.

[NittanyLion]

You and I have had pointless arguments in the past. I suggest we simply not post to one another.

I'll take that as a sign that you'd prefer not to answer the question I posed. Fair enough; I'll let it to third-parties to decide why you'd avoid the question.

BTW, I don't remember ever having posted to you in the past, let alone having any pointless arguments. Perhaps you're thinking of another poster.

[lonevoice]

I'm a little puzzled at the emphasis on airplanes...that must be where the intelligence leads, which I personally find a bit odd. Perhaps al-Qaeda isn't very imaginitive.

I find it a little puzzling too. It may be, as you say, that AQ isn't very imaginative. Also, I suspect they're operating with a lot less centralized control now and with a lot more obstacles to communication. We know that a number of suspicious ME men took flying lessons in the U.S. Maybe it's harder now for them to finance or implement new strategies.

[PGalt]

No problem...thanks for clarifying.

[NonValueAdded]

Heaven forbid we ever go to Tinky Winky

[Friend of thunder]

Must lead to airplanes starting in foreign countries.

True, this is probably going to annoy some countries. Requiring foreign countries airlines to carry armed Air Marshalls could be seen as heavy handed, we would not be doing this unless we have reliable evidence of some type of serious threat.

[Labyrinthos]

I noticed there were no questions asked and no comments made about armed pilots.

I have no problem with armed pilots if for no other reason than if the pilot wants to carry, he or she should be able to. But I also don't see how armed pilots are going to stop a terrorist from taking over the airplane if the cabin door is as secure as it is supposed to be. The goal is to keep the pilot in the cockpit so in the event of a terror threat, he or she can safely land the plane ASAP. Once an armed pilot leaves the cockpit, there is always a chance that the bad guys are better shots than the pilot or are otherwise able to overwhelm the pilot thereby taking control of the plane and using it as a weapon. Again, if a pilot wants to carry, then by all means do so. But once the plane is in the air, the only reason the pilot should ever have to use the weapon is if somehow the enemy gains access to the flight deck.

[cajungirl]

I agree with you,,democrats care more for power than they care for this country. They are treasonous in my mind. What Hill did in Iraq was treason.