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Eco-Terrorists Strike in San Diego

A fire that destroyed three homes under construction was the work of the eco-terrorist group Earth Liberation Front (search), officials said. The fire broke out about 2 a.m. and was confined to the homes that were already on fire, said Susan Smith, a dispatcher with the city fire department. It took firefighters about an hour to knock down the flames, she said. From Fox News.

Matt's Chat

I wonder if these fools have calculated how much damage THEY are doing to the planet with these fires?

Mark's Remarks

No, of course not. It is ok if they damage the planet to save it. It is not ok to build housing for people, it is not ok to drive suvs, but it is ok to burn them and send their toxic chemicals into the atmosphere. These people cut off their nose to spite their face. They are ignorant, deluded, sad individuals.

Ashcroft Defends the Patriot Act

Attorney General John Ashcroft (search) fired back at critics Thursday, after having taken the rare action of releasing to the public once-classified information that tells the exact number of library records that FBI agents have viewed under rules outlined in the USA Patriot Act. The total: zero.

Matt's Chat

I fully understand and support the need for the Patriot Act, but if this particular section is so important that it has never been used in the last two years, why not cut it? It would save some hassle and fearmongering by the Act's opponents. Just a thought...

Mark's Remarks

Well, I think what Ashcroft is trying to do is say that this act is not going to target everyone, even liberals, and is trying to prove that the Justice Department is using caution and such before meandering in usually private records. I support the Patriot Act, as I believe and hope that it will find security risks, as it already has done, and will get them out of a place where they can do damage. Ashcroft was using this to show that it is not the days of J.Edgar Hoover, with constant spying, although the Hoover analogy is really a myth. Hoover for the most part spied on potential security risks, though he was prone to political spying to keep his own job. However, I believe Ashcroft released this data to show we are not the KGB, and he is right, we are not. No matter what the liberals say.