[IP] more on Secret U.S. Program Tracks Global Bank Transfers

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

Begin forwarded message:

From: Brad Templeton <btm@templetons.com>
Date: June 23, 2006 3:51:49 PM EDT
To: David Farber <dave@farber.net>
Cc: h_bray@globe.com
Subject: Re: [IP] more on Secret U.S. Program Tracks Global Bank  
Transfers

On Fri, Jun 23, 2006 at 01:18:18PM -0400, David Farber wrote:
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> From: h_bray@globe.com
> Date: June 23, 2006 11:33:37 AM EDT
> To: dave@farber.net
> Cc: ip@v2.listbox.com
> Subject: Re: [IP] Secret U.S. Program Tracks Global Bank Transfers
>
> Once again, a secret intelligence program during wartime has been
> exposed.
>
> Do these guys actually want us to win?
>
>
> Hiawatha Bray

Clearly not.  Those doing this must obviously wish the terrorists
good luck, and hope they can proceed quickly with their attacks
on innocent people and destruction of our society.

Hmm.   Something not right about that inference.   And yet
we see people of all stripes making this "you must be with us
or you are with the enemy" falacy.    Mr. Bray isn't the only one
to do it, I've seen this falacy promoted from all sides, even been
tempted to think it myself.

But what we must realize, when we ask a question like this,
is that something has gone wrong, not with the insufficiently
dedicated compatriots we are criticising, but with ourselves.
What would drive a rational man to ask such a disingenuous question?

Because we're asking these questions far too much.

(One can only assume those who keep asking such questions want
to divide us so the terrorists can win.  :-)


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