Mr. Bush's ignorance may reflect his lack of curiosity: "The best way to get the news," he says, "is from objective sources. And the most objective sources I have are people on my staff." Two words: emperor, clothes.
Fidell said military prosecutors claim they are so overworked they need to delay hearings in the case, required under military speedy trial rules to begin by Dec. 10, for 45 days. Military spokesman Raul Duany said yesterday he could not confirm that prosecutors had asked for a delay.
The FBI has launched investigations along two tracks on Yee -- one by counterterrorism agents, and the other by foreign counterintelligence agents, officials said. The latter probe seeks to determine whether a foreign government acquired any sensitive data. Syria is the concern in Yee's case because he studied there for four years to become a cleric.
The survey, released this week, found that 76% of Americans believe in heaven and 71% in hell ? the same as a decade ago, and that 64% believe they're heaven-bound. 5% said there was no afterlife
Many who describe themselves as either atheistic or agnostic also harbor contradictions in their thinking, Barna said. He said that half the atheists and agnostics surveyed believed that everyone had a soul, that heaven and hell existed and that there was life after death. One in eight atheists and agonistics believe that accepting Jesus Christ as savior probably makes life after death possible.
Thursday, October 30, 2003
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