Air America breaking news: "USA to fingerprint ALL visitors !!!"

" wrote:
Not to be argumentative Marie but think what you're
saying...security has been tightened all over (including your
country) hasn't it?...

The USA was a farce in terms of security prior to 9-11. Other countries have
far more sensible security.

Other countries didn't have to revolutionlise their security, the USA did. And
the USA went overboard, and not entirely in a very logical fashion. It was
very politically driven.

In many cases, other countries only had to adjust security to bend to USA
requests, not to improve security.

nobody wrote:

the USA went overboard, and not entirely in a very logical fashion. It was
very politically driven.



Yes, I would agree that it's been a whipsaw from the shock of 9/11
and will take years to moderate, if ever. The week prior to 9/11,
when CNN Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer used to have a third
hour with a roundtable panel (only seen in North America),
Jonah Goldberg of the conservative National Review was
complaining about his visit to France, how he had to register
through his hotel and carry his ID with him, be subject to
stop in the streets, etc. After 9/11. he was screaming for
it in America ...

Like tourist taxes on hotels and rental cars, it's politically
easier to beat up on non-voters. Everybody including
American citizens should be screened if the true intent
of this policy were to be achieved. But that probably
won't happen until an attack is carried out by a Portland
Seven or Buffalo Eight outfit, all US citizens and nearly
all born in the USA ...

gld

"Gary L. Dare" wrote in message
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nobody wrote:

Like tourist taxes on hotels and rental cars, it's politically
easier to beat up on non-voters.

yep. then you have the Ohio bombing, and the post S-11 anthrax thing. Done
by...americans!

I can understand the anger and fear of US citizens over S11. I still
remember the night it happened (I watched the whole thing LIVE in australia
with mounting horror) in total clarity like few other things.

My annoyance is at the ineffectual nature of much of what is being done; it
seems almost like "revenge" (against whom?) to make citizens feel better,
rather than facing the things which led to it and can lead to similar
horrors in the future.

ant