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JackWhite 12-24-2005 05:57 PM

Student who was visited by Homeland Security
 
A few days ago a poster referenced an example of our civil liberties being violated. It involved a UMASS student who was questioned by Homeland Security officials after he checked out Mao's "Little Red Book" from the school library. The guy now admits he made the whole thing up. He wanted the publicity and he got it from this hoax.

http://www.southcoasttoday.com/daily...5/a01lo719.htm

Voltron87 12-24-2005 06:04 PM

Re: Student who was visited by Homeland Security
 
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d Book" by Mao Zedong has admitted to making up the entire story.
The 22-year-old student tearfully admitted he made the story up to his history professor, Dr. Brian Glyn Williams, and his parents,

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lmao

lehighguy 12-24-2005 06:30 PM

Re: Student who was visited by Homeland Security
 
This happens alot. Reminds me of the women who pretended to be the victim of a hate crime.

ACPlayer 12-25-2005 03:24 AM

Re: Student who was visited by Homeland Security
 
Out draws happen!

roueful 12-25-2005 03:38 AM

Re: Student who was visited by Homeland Security
 
Mao's book is so 2004. Nowadays the FBI only watches The Moosewood Guide to Vegetarianism and Herbert Sees a Who.

Those readers are the real terrorists.

ACPlayer 12-25-2005 04:43 AM

Re: Student who was visited by Homeland Security
 
I have eaten at the original Moosewood restaraunt -- no doubt they have some agents watching me here in Viet Nam. I did see a couple of guys in suits and dark glasses diving with me this morning!!!

whiskeytown 12-25-2005 05:00 AM

Re: Student who was visited by Homeland Security
 
meh...

GWB is still a douchebag who is violating American Law with his illegal wiretapping of Americans...

doesn't change a thing about that - the Impeachment word is still coming up in mainstream press these days...

RB

tylerdurden 12-25-2005 11:55 AM

Re: Student who was visited by Homeland Security
 
fake but accurate?

SheetWise 12-25-2005 10:16 PM

Re: Student who was visited by Homeland Security
 
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fake but accurate?

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Good enough for Dan Rather -- good enough for Whiskeytown.

Cyrus 12-26-2005 05:18 AM

No hoax
 
[ QUOTE ]
A few days ago a poster referenced an example of our civil liberties being violated. It involved a UMASS student who was questioned by Homeland Security officials after he checked out Mao's "Little Red Book" from the school library. The guy now admits he made the whole thing up. He wanted the publicity and he got it from this hoax.

http://www.southcoasttoday.com/daily...5/a01lo719.htm

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To dismiss the threat to American civil liberties because this one particular case turned out to be a fake is inexcusable for supposedly "advantage poker players", as it constitutes short-term results oriented thinking, pure and simple.

The monitoring is real. What Americans are reading, watching and talking about is being monitored with less restraints, checks and balances than ever. That's no hoax.

And if the monitoring is being done, following up on it is only to be expected.


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