Ashcroft Plans MultiCity Tour

[hippiechick]

(sorry no link, this is copied verbatim from the "What's News" WorldWide Section of the Wall Street Journal, hardcopy, Tuesday August 12, 2003, Vol CCXLII No.30 Copyright DowJones and Company, 2003.)

www.wsj.com for those with subscription access

"Ashcroft plans a multicity tour this month to promote the benefits of the Patriot Act and call for strengthening government surveillance powers."



:hippie:

[SpiralHawk]

1. "Bring him on"

Several million authentically patriotic Americans would like to set Johnny A. straight about his and Chimpy's Fascism Act.

[hippiechick]

2. I'll watch for an itinerary ...

So that 'welcoming committees' can plan to gather to greet the AG.



:hippie:

[MaineDem]

3. I'm with ya!

Local "welcoming" committees are a good idea.

[dArKeR]

7. I sure hope we can get large crowds to protest this pig!

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

4. more like a "duplicity tour"

[wndycty]

5. Here is a NY Daily News link

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/wn_report/story/106872p-96686c.html

Ashcroft tour to plug terror bill

WASHINGTON - Attorney General John Ashcroft is hitting the road to rally support for the Victory Act, which would further expand his powers to go after Al Qaeda and narcoterrorists, the Daily News has learned.

Ashcroft will starting pushing the Vital Interdiction of Criminal Terrorist Organizations Act later this month in a 10-day, 20-state Victory tour that includes a stop in New York.
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[hedda_foil]

6. What do you want to bet that VICTORY act = PATRIOT 2?

This scares the shit out of me.

[hippiechick]

8. What specifically is his definition of 'narcoterrorist' ?

... And does it include the BFEE's dealings with South American and Afghani/Pakistani drug lords ?


:hippie:

[Fovea]

12. I dont know for sure

But I suspect that a narcoterrorist is someone like 41 or the late Bill Casey...

[The Sushi Bandit]

9. What cities is the bastard going to?

nm

[snooper2]

10. ?

Where the hell is he going where people support this? The local NRA meeting? Right wing religous wackos?

[Snellius]

11. Cool! Will it be stadium seating?

Or more intimate venues? I can't wait to hear that great "When Eagles Soar" solo. Maybe Ted Nugent will be the opening act.

[umcwb]

13. Locking - Dupe

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UMCWB
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