Originally Posted by kanalj

Hell no, I expect any government to lie a hell of a lot but there is a limit. Though when corporate interest has a deep influence in any government you can start to worry. I believe that this is far gone in the U.S. I am ofcource referring to the military-industrial complex and I fear what Eisenhower warned would happen in his -61 farewell address has already happened and will shape the future of U.S foreign politics and the world.

As far as Al-Queda goes I'd call then extremists and maybe terrorists but let's not throw that word around to lightly. Seems like someone is trying to infuse "terrorist" into our frontal lobes so we just think someone is evil without asking questions. It's like the new iPod, you catch my drift? And it makes me worry that you can just throw that word in anywhere and boom, let's bomb them to bits.

I need some sleep real soon, can't make readable sentences much longer but please continue and I'll respond to one more.