Sep. 12th, 2005

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I see Michael Brown has just resigned his role as director of FEMA.

From the same article: "In the city, the bodies of 44 mostly elderly patients have been found dead in a flooded hospital"

Edit: Meanwhile, as many op-ed writers are discussing Katrina, Ann Coulter is spending her time writing about other matters. Such as her imaginary version of Teddy Kennedy's 'confidential communications with his lawyer the day after he drove Mary Jo Kopechne off a bridge at Chappaquiddick'. Read more... )
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Various politicians and columnists seem to be talking about how swapping some civil rights for increased protection from terrorists is a fair trade.

There are lots of reasons why I don't agree with that, but here's one of the main ones: would it actually work? Has anyone got a case study, an example of a country that's actually done this and seen some tangible benefits as a result?

Because right now, I'm having real trouble thinking of one...

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