...all in the name of fighting Al Qaeda...

“ . . . what is far more fundamental is the defining American precept that a strong nation affirms its core principles most vigorously precisely when it faces external threats. We are a strong nation because we have adhered to the rule of law and our founding principles even as we defeated enemies far more formidable and threatening than a ragtag group of Islamic fanatics. Of all the radical changes which this Administration is attempting to bring about, the most threatening and corrupt is the notion that we need to fundamentally transform not just our system of government, but also our national character, all in the name of fighting Al Qaeda.”

Read the rest here: http://glenngreenwald.blogspot.com/2006/02/erasing-cold-war-from-history.html

Courtesy of my wonderful hubby...thanks, babe.