People in postions of power are always looking for ways to hide their mistakes--and 9/11 and the War on Terrorism has provided an opportunity--witness the cash grap by airlines, who had been in a serious slump before 9/11--and politicians are always looking for ways to discredit their opponents--these are realities,good times and bad--

Our freedoms are ideals that we strive for, not benefits that we can take for granted--if people stopped fighting for them, they would disappear--