Quote: Are liberals simply opposed to anything that might apprehend terrorists before they strike? ... One, of course, is sympathy with the enemy. Oh obviousl…

Quote: Originally Posted by SimeyTheLimey It's also the job of prosecutors to prosecute crimes. Maybe we should start jailing reporters? Or perhaps is some degree of responsib…

Quote: Originally Posted by SimeyTheLimey Other than the warrant requirement (it's not required by the Constitution, and Congress has not enacted a statutory one), what you are …

Quote: Originally Posted by besson3c Is it the status quo? I'm not asking this in a combative way at all, I honestly don't know. Do all bank accounts and credit cards have this …

Military action and policing can be very effective for defending against terrorism. However, to tackle terrorism you must either eliminate all existing and potential terrorists or…

Quote: Originally Posted by SimeyTheLimey We are only talking here about large international wire transfers between major financial institutions. This has nothing to do with do…

Simey, I think the hardcore liberals are fighting shy of the original post because they know the positions they hold on terrorism are poorly developed at best.

Quote: Originally Posted by SimeyTheLimey Noone wants that to stop? Only it just did stop. It stopped because the NYT decided unilaterally to communicate the methods used to a…

A few months ago here in Nairobi, a top minister in the government didn't like what the national newspaper was reporting about a particularly large corruption scandal involving hun…

What a lame argument Nicko. The topic at hand isn't whether or not Bush should invade the New York Times for reporting a scandal. The question at hand is why the New York Times p…

Quote: Originally Posted by BRussell 1. The administration has repeatedly talked publicly about tracking terrorist financing. The reporting that they are, in fact, tracking terr…

Quote: Originally Posted by Nicko So you don't like the NYtimes, like we didn't already know that. And he doesn't like liberals because they "sympathize with the enemy." …

Quote: Originally Posted by besson3c I'm confused then. If these sorts of safety nets are in place, what is the point of SWIFT? To search records without a warrant? What is the …

Ok I just read the article, what is the big deal? The NYT disclosed the program and now that the public knows about it, they can make informed decisions on whether its a good idea …

Quote: Originally Posted by Nicko Ok I just read the article, what is the big deal? The NYT disclosed the program and now that the public knows about it, they can make informed …

So Nicko, since the same methods are used against organized crimes groups and arms dealers, as mentioned in the OP, should we shut down these law enforcement tactics too?

Quote: Originally Posted by SimeyTheLimey On point 1, I agree that the overall story is neither new nor problematic. Of course we all assumed that the government is doing this …

Quote: Originally Posted by Kerrigan So Nicko, since the same methods are used against organized crimes groups and arms dealers, as mentioned in the OP, should we shut down thes…

Quote: Originally Posted by BRussell I won't try to speak for all liberals, but I support my government's power being on a leash. This administration repeatedly claims that they…

I've had the same problem on my nano with multiple folders for the same artist. I'm not sure how to compile them. It's a bit annoying. Any help would be appreciated!

There are no folders for music on the iPod -- not in the traditional sense. Your music is organized entirely by its ID3 tags. So if you have several entries for one artist, they mu…

Yup, I spent about 20 minutes today going through my iPod, renaming a bunch of songs, and eventually elminated all of the redundant folders. It's really nice how easy it is to sel…

Probably not, but you could use the built in one at FULL volume and that might help. My son had problems with alarms until he hooked his iPod up to a set of external speakers with…

Quote: Originally Posted by ghporter Probably not, but you could use the built in one at FULL volume and that might help. My son had problems with alarms until he hooked his iP…

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