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Bowser — 6/7/2004 3:55:23 PM (archived)

Americans would trade rights for security - experts

NEW YORK, June 7 (Reuters) - In today's America, prisoners are held incommunicado for years, newspapers can't photograph soldiers' coffins returned from Iraq and the government can secretly track the books citizens read and the movies they watch.

But civil liberties can erode much further before Americans will say enough is enough, say experts in social history and political behavior.

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Land of the free, home of the brave. - Bowser - 6/7/2004 3:55:23 PM
- Article by an ignoramous, resonating with the uninformed. (n/t) - ebnelson - 6/8/2004 2:23:42 AM
  - Probably belongs on Flame, ed, if anywhere. - Bowser - 6/8/2004 3:01:59 AM
- Essential liberty - S - 6/8/2004 1:59:16 AM
- Friedman on Freedom - RobVG - 6/7/2004 4:26:58 PM
  - Friedman is nothing, if not consistent....... - Publius - 6/8/2004 1:30:32 PM
  - re: Friedman on Freedom - Daniel L - 6/7/2004 4:38:49 PM
    - There are two wars, the one in Iraq and the one on terrorism. - RobVG - 6/7/2004 4:54:27 PM
      - some would disagree - Daniel L - 6/8/2004 1:14:52 AM
      - re: Two Major Problems To Solve - Success_Machine - 6/7/2004 9:53:21 PM
        
        re: ... in a useful way (clarification) - Success_Machine - 6/8/2004 1:10:41 AM

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