joe dees wrote:
> >"The tree of Liberty should be watered from time to time
Tim McVeighs crime was NOT that he bombed the building. Any government building is a legitimate military target for a dissident insurgency group under the Laws of War. What was his crime was in setting the bomb off when he KNEW there were people in the building who are classified by the Red Cross, the Laws of War, and by the UCMJ as non-combatants, i.e. the children in the day care center and
> >with the blood of tyrants and patriots."
> > -----Thomas Jefferson
>
> This was once a fine quote, which has forever been tainted, sullied and spoiled by its discovery on the t-shirt of the "Turner Diaries" loving Timothy McVeigh when he was apprehended fleeing the scene of his Oklahoma City bombing, much as a fine archaic sun symbol, the swasticka, has been stained beyond recovery with the blood of six million Jews killed under its banner by Hitler's Reich.
Rather than condemning individuals who thought they were defending our nation, but who have been brought to justice, how about directing your ire at a government that commits such atrocities as the Ruby Ridge ambush/standoff, and the Koresh family massacre. Why has no government agent been demoted, fired or convicted for these acts? In fact, all agents involved in these acts have been promoted and praised for their actions. Too bad Ian Goddard isn't focusing his energies on this situation. I think he'd find much more real evidence.
Mike Lorrey