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ARMEDFORCESNEWS Will We Need People to Fight Future Wars? By Fred Reed To what extent are people, as distinct from machines, going to be needed to fight -- i.e., go in harm's way -- in future wars? I don't claim to know the answer. People who do claim to know probably don't. But the question becomes more important every year. For many decades writers have fantasized -- until recently, it was fantasy -- that war could be fought chiefly by machines, by pushing buttons and looking at screens. No human being would have to go into combat. The notion appealed ...

> 9-1-99 Janet Reno on national TV has expressed deep feelings that she was lied to by the FBI concerning Waco, and their use of incendiary devices which could have caused the fire that killed 80 people.  The FBI, before Congress, also denied the use of any such devices.  QUESTION:  Should Congress appoint a Special Prosecutor to seek indictments and prosecution of all those FBI agents who testified and lied before Congress?   Please vote your opinion here: YES              NO NOTE: Upon voting YES or NO an E-mail screen will pop up.  Just click the "SEND" button.  Do not type a ...

Now *You* Are an Enemy of the State! Jesse Berst, Editorial DirectorZDNet AnchorDesk In "Enemy of the State," actor Will Smith plays an ordinary lawyer accidentally caught in a murder conspiracy. His life is destroyed when government agents track and trace him using cutting edge electronics. Now the government wants permission to do such things for real. According to the Washington Post, the U.S. Department of Justice wants the right to break into your home and (without your knowledge) disable the security precautions on your computer. Then it can track and trace everything you do. Click for more. Right now, ...

SUING GOD The Association of Trial Lawyers of America today announced that its members were collectively filing suit against God. The suit names God as a defendant in a class-action brought on behalf of the human race. Filed in New York District Court, the suit includes the following allegations: - That God did, knowingly and willfully, create an imperfect world, thus subjecting the defendants to virtually unlimited pain and suffering. - That, despite incessant complaints and orders to desist from plaintiffs and their duly authorized representatives, God allowed human suffering to continue up to the time the suit was ...