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---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 16:46:51 -0400 From: Ari Schwartz <ari@cdt.org> To: Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com> Subject: Ashcroft is Coming to Town Declan, I thought that Politech readers may enjoy this Editorial from today's Des Moines Register -- http://www.dmregister.com/opinion/stories/c5917686/22043989.html Iowa View: John Ashcroft Is Coming To Town* By HERB STRENZ 08/21/2003 Refrain: Oh! You better watch out, you better not cry, you better not pout, I'm telling you why: John Ashcroft is coming to town! He's making a list, He's checking it twice, gonna find out who's naughty or nice: John Ashcroft is coming to town! They'll know when you're speaking out, They'll know when you dissent, They'll know when you don't salute, But they won't tell where you're sent! Hooray for the old red, white and blue. Carnivore and Magic Lantern, too: John Ashcroft is coming to town. Closed trials and secret arrests, All in store for those he detests: John Ashcroft is coming to town. Wire taps and pen registers, Just fun toys for justice jesters: John Ashcroft is coming to town. Agents in U-S spyland will have a jubilee, They're gonna fill their data banks, With the scoop on you and me. Ohh.You better watch out, you better not cry, You better not pout, I'm telling you why: John Ashcroft is coming to town. *With apologies to Haven Gillespie (words) and J. Fred Coots (music) HERB STRENTZ is a retired Drake University journalism professor. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- Declan McCullagh's politics and technology mailing list You may redistribute this message freely if you include this notice. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- To subscribe to Politech: http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ Declan McCullagh's photographs are at http://www.mccullagh.org/ Like Politech? Make a donation here: http://www.politechbot.com/donate/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------