I mean, does it make sense to keep everyone from driving within 200 feet of the airport? What's the point? If the airlines are already having financial calamity, necessitating government subsidies, isn't this hurting them even more, financially?

JOJ

-- jumpoff joe (jumpoff@ecoweb.net), September 27, 2001

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Could be that the feds are taking advantage and implementing more NWO stuff.

Hey JOJ just why are we giving gallons of blood to go to supposedly "dead" people? And have you any idea where all the $millions are going? I've yet to hear, see, read about anyone that has received any help.

(K)

-- K & S (healthywizard@earthlink.net), September 27, 2001.

I'm personally still waiting for a call back from the "authorized nurse" at the ARC, who will tell me if my blood is acceptable for donating. I want to donate, but there may be a problem with my blood.

I ASSUME that the blood is not for the dead. I ASSUME that it's for peoplel who were injured. Also, I SUSPECT that it's for the anticipated need after dubya starts kiiling innocent Arabs, with anticipated increase in attacks against American targets. I know that there is such a glut of blood from so many people donating it that the blood banks are freezing the excess.

JOJ

-- jumpoff joe (jumpoff@ecoweb.net), September 27, 2001.

Well,

At least some of the new "controls" seem hardly likely to have any effect against terrorism just - more hoops and hurdles for the average Joe. And more indiscriminant control of the populace.The airport stuff - 2 hr. appearance and wait before a domestic flight, photo i.d., no meals, etc. None of these things would have stopped any of the hijackers from doing what they did. I'd go with "reempowering" passengers and other folks from reliance on the gov. for their defense. We are a 911 dependent culture now ( as an aside, anyone notice how the date of the attack, Sept. 11 is the call no. for help?). I'd guess that a third of the new rules are just to have thing look as if SOMETHING useful is being done (placate the dumb populace), a third have at their heart the state-control-of- everything-everyone-does mindset, and a third have some meaning vs. terrorism.

Anyway, two of us cancelled a flight for next Tuesday. Not for fear of safety but because the trip has become anti-economical and a poor use of time. Hours in waiting at the airport, the trip to the airport, talking to agents and processing the paperwork. I contend that for flights of 5 hours or less you'd save both time and obviously money if you just drove.

-- charles (clb@dixienet.com), September 27, 2001.

I hear you, Charles, my hubby was flying round trip to Kansas every week before 9-11, with business. Now it is no more time economical than driving. So why fuss with the airport?....Like every one else, i am concerned about terrorism, but also wonder about voluntarily giving away so many freedoms. Isn't freedom what it's all about?

-- mary (marylgarcia@aol.com), September 27, 2001.

I think you must mean for drives of five hours, right?????

It is ridiculous to keep everyone away like that. This all just seems much too much like closing the gate after the cows are all out. I have NO problem with increased security, but making flying like a voluntary check in to a federal prison isn't going to do much to boost participation.

-- Doreen (bisquit@here.com), September 27, 2001.

Well as for making sense I don't know, but considering what is actually going on I want to take a couple of stabs in the dark and see if you all think I hit anything.

First, Bin Laden was trained and financed by CIA and so were a bunch of others to get Afghanistan back from Russia's control. Second, the UN has one purpose and one purpose only, to make sure we all come under a NWO, a One World Government and a One World Religion. Why else would they have all nations play, 'Imagine' by John Linen, a socialistic One World Order view?

Third, there is no proof that the CIA really works exclusively for the US anymore. Fourth, IF the CIA is actually taking it's cue from some other group to help bring about the One World Government then who is to say that the attack on the 11th wasn't orchestrated to do the following?:

1. Make enough people so fearful that they would be willing to give up their freedom and submit to 'national ID cards, chips, etc.' 2. Financially bankrupt our country so that we become equal to other nations and are forced to go along. 3. Bring about enough pressure from other nations after the fighting starts that the UN would be required to step in and take over.

I know that sounds farfetched but hey, I would have thought it as farfetched the 10th of Sept.

Why do they need so much blood? For the ground troops, or for those citizens who refuse to give up their freedoms?

-- Stephanie Nosacek (possumliving@go.com), September 27, 2001.

Hey Stephanie, watch out, someone might think you are a conspiracy theorist! In other words, you are dead on. I heard tonight that the EU President(?) has forwarded the suggestion to split the world up into 8 regions......think if they make it ten it'll be a keeper of an idea?

-- Doreen (bisquit@here.com), September 27, 2001.