I've been saying for some time that this entire Administration acts more like Soviet-style communists than Americans. This brand of "Republican" has always seen the Constitution, and the "people," as impediments to their goals. For some insight into those goals concerned Americans should visit The Project For the New American Century (PNAC) at www.newamericancentury.org. The chairman is William Kristol (AKA "William Kristol of the Weekly Standard," a self-proclaimed "American Imperialist"), and many of the people within the current ruling junta come from PNAC or are highly influenced by it.

John Ashcroft, on the other hand, seems to more influenced and control by the extreme christian fundamentalists, who hope one day to do for America what the Taliban did for Afghanistan: Change the form of government to a theocracy. While the news media, in general, prefers to play the part of "Pravda" to this new breed of Soviet-style communists, it left to the PEOPLE to stay on top of this and to remain educated and aware to what is happening to this great nation.

I leave you with a quote to ponder. It's from Sam Adams (in a letter published in 1771), via Nat Hentoff's new book, "The War on the Bill of Rights" (Seven Stories Press, NY):

"Our ship is in the hands of pilots who...are steering directly under full sail to a rock. The whole crew may see [this course to violate our liberties] in full view if they look the right way."