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...Bush has got a tough job. The governor runs a state that's been hit particularly hard hit by economic troubles since September 11th. Florida's tourism industry brings in $50 billion a year, but since 9/11, arrivals at Miami International Airport are down 26%. Unemployment is up to 5.7%. And Bush had to convene two legislative special sessions to keep the budget balanced. All that, plus he faces a reelection campaign this fall. If only he had an easy job like his brother, the President of the United States...
...know about John Walker. What we don't know, on the other hand, could fill volumes. Did he fire a weapon against the United States? Was he brainwashed by the Taliban? Does he still want to be an American citizen? Could he have issued a warning before the September 11th attacks...
...idea is, because these are horrible people who are ostensibly responsible for the atrocities of September 11th, it's hard to muster up much sympathy for them - and that's a gut reaction, and quite understandable. But that of course is making major presumptions about who each of these people are and what they've done. That's why it's so important that standards of international law be adhered to - otherwise, relatives of September 11th attacks cannot ever be confident the right people have been captured and have paid for their crimes...
...Ashcroft underscored the seriousness of the charge and seriousness of the situation. "The United States does not casually or capriciously charge one of its own citizens with providing support to terrorists," the Attorney General said. "We are compelled to do so today by the inescapable fact of September the 11th - a day that reminded us in no uncertain terms that we have enemies in the world and that these enemies seek to destroy...
When Charles Bishop flew a single-engine Cessna into a 42-story skyscraper on Saturday afternoon, he sparked myriad questions. When investigators found a note expressing sympathy for Osama bin Laden and the September 11th terror attacks, questions turned to demands. How could this have happened...