Are you a terrorist?

The Moscow Times published Global Eye — A Thirsty Evil that asks the question everyone should consider:

<q>‘40 to 50 countries’ targeted for possible “U.S. action,” according to America’s securely-located vice president, Dick “Chicken Hawk” Cheney.</q>

They propose a simple test:

<q>Have you ever gone out for a beer and bought a Stella Artois instead of a Bud? Then you, my friend, have engaged in a conspiracy to cause “adverse effects” to the economy of the United States. And that makes you one of the evildoers.</q>

It covers the new powers the President and the executive branch has claimed, with a nice dig at Ashcroft:

<q>In this case, the Imperial Executive has delegated power to his most faithful minion: Attorney General John Ashcroft. It is Ashcroft — the only senator in U.S. history to be rejected by voters in favor of a dead man — who will now define the limits of freedom in America.</q>