[Gondring]

Go tell it to the UN.

Oh, that great peacekeeping body? </sarc>

Can't have it both ways...either the US and Australia are responsible for what happens in other countries like Iraq/Sudan, or not. If Iraq was done for more than our own national interests (e.g., WMD)--for helping Iraqis escape tyranny as is said now--then why are we not helping the Christians being persecuted in the Sudan?

I think we should push on that front more, saving people from actual militant Islam, rather than spending our resources harassing American citizens.

I note that there are still no explanations how fingerprinting lawful American citizens will help protect us more than preserving our free and open society would.

[Fred Nerks]

"Can't have it both ways...either the US and Australia are responsible for what happens in other countries like Iraq/Sudan, or not. If Iraq was done for more than our own national interests (e.g., WMD)--for helping Iraqis escape tyranny as is said now--then why are we not helping the Christians being persecuted in the Sudan?"

You mean Australia and the US should go to war with islam to protect the Christians And the Animists
And the Buddhists
And the Hindu's
And the Sikh's
And the Jews
And the add to the list..................................?

[Fred Nerks]

"I note that there are still no explanations how fingerprinting lawful American citizens will help protect us more than preserving our free and open society would."

Hey, maybe that's how you preserve your free and open society, by checking people's ID at the border and at airports to make sure they are who they say they are?