Re: [privacy] U.S. Government to Ask Courts to Toss Phone

[Drsolly <drsollyp () drsolly com>]

On Mon, 12 Jun 2006, Henderson, Dennis K. wrote:

> > In a rhetorical sense (the war on drugs, the war on poverty), 
> > then I can see it. But in the sense of armed conflict? 
> >
> > I'm very much reminded by the war between Eurasia (them) and 
> > Oceania (us) with the personification of the enemy in 
> > Goldstein (bin Laden). This war will, of course last for ever 
> > (I refer to Orwell's war, of course, or do
> > I?) and is used to justify ever-increasing suppression of the 
> > people of Oceania (and Airstrip One in particular).
> >
> > Korea - now that was a war, even though we called it a 
> > "police action". 
> > What we're in now, is a police action, even though it's being 
> > called a "war", a fine example of newspeak.
>
>
> Please help me understand how you can see that the "war on drugs" is a
> war and not the "war on terrorism".

I don't think that the "war on drugs" is a war. It's only a war in a 
rhetorical sense. I did say that. like "the war on poverty". It's a 
metaphor, it isn't supposed to be a literal war. 
 


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