Links and Minifeatures 01 17 Tuesday

Carnival of Liberty. Recommended: The Picket Line, Different River

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The ACLU has sued to stop the government from wiretapping. I love the list of co-complainants - may Allah forbid we actually prevent any terrorist assaults!



This has officially gone beyond stupid.



Text of the Fourth Amendment:

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

Let's see. We have a known terrorist or terrorist sympathizer on one end of the phone. And they are calling someone in this country. Is there anyone who believes that this it is not reasonable to want to know what they are saying? If so, I have some news you really should be aware of. Click the link, it'll open in a new window, and when you're up to speed on this event, here is an itemized list of the reasons why this is a reasonable suspicion.



The Constitution is not a suicide pact. It's time to stop acting like it is.



Protein Wisdom provides a translation to english of the American Criminals Liberation Union's press release.



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Dean's World drops some depth charges into that barrel full of fish. I've said I think the Iranians will change their own regime, but the question is will it be in time? Invading Iran may end up being the best of a very bad bunch of options (The second best being nuclear deployment, with the third option being watching Iran turn Israel, along with some of our real allies in eastern europe and likely, India, to obsidian)



Getting Ready For a Nuclear ReadyIran (322 pages). Haven't read the whole thing yet, but the summary is quick and easy reading. I'd like to see it happen, but I don't see it.



Belmont Club, where I found it, has his own thoughts.



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Looks like the figleaf is off. Saleh confirms he's running for reelection in Yemen.



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