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...crime law: Simply by citing "association with wrong-doers involved in a terrorist enterprise," French police are able to arrest and detain any suspect in any crime whose goal, however remotely, can ultimately assist terrorist activity. That law shocks civil libertarians in the U.S. and Britain, but French officials retort that those countries' commitment to strict civil libertarian principles has made them havens where Islamist militants can plot terror with less risk of detection because of the legal restraints on techniques such as spot ID checks and information monitoring...
...sudden upsurge of patriotism accompanied by national hysteria is being built up by the government and the media for a single purpose: to prepare the public to accept and condone war,” Altshuler wrote in his Friday retort...
Signs closes with Badmarsh & Shri's sparest song to date: Appa, which features Sriram's father, T.S. Sriram, playing a delicate sitar raga, backed by the Strings of Bombay. Sriram included the song on the album not only as a homage to his father but also as a retort to those pretenders--the guys who couldn't hold their sitars properly--who once populated the so-called Asian underground. "I thought I'd show people what real sitar can sound like," he says. "Even my father says he never knew he could sound that good...
...Gore supporters. "How Many Times, How Many Times," replied the Bushies. Another cry erupted from the Bush camp: "Concede Again, Concede Again." Gore backers sang back, "Don't Get Snippy, Don't Get Snippy." From the Gore side: "Read My Lips, No More Bushes." Bush supporters had a quick retort: "No More Thieves. We Want Bush...
...This was supposed to be a joke, in reference to Bush's retort to Gore during the debate to "forget the journalists" and what they say about his facts and figures. But the joke fell flat, so Bush pressed on. "For all journalists on board, please raise your hand," he said. "For those of you missing, will you please raise your hands." Again, his timing off, he was met with a puzzled silence. "At any rate," Bush continued, "[there is] less than three weeks to go. I'm looking forward to it. I hope you are, too. May your stories...