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Incidentally, The Next Time Some War-mongering Wise-ass Tries To Tell You That One Reason We're In The Middle East Is To Enhance The Civil Rights And Social Equality Of Women, Remind Them That We Very Enthusiastically Destroyed The Most Secular Country Over There, Where Women Could Dress As They Liked, Have Good Jobs, Be Literate, And Vote.

Imagine How A Teddy Kennedy Or A Bill Clinton Would Take The News That One Woman In Ten, Say, Has The Power To Resist His Blandishments By Deadly Force, And You'll Get A Perfect Idea Of How A Charles Schumer Or A George Bush Feels About Armed Taxpayers.

As A Novelist, I Have A Somewhat Higher Soapbox To Stand On Than Most People Do When It Comes To Talking Back To The Merchants Of Fear.

Today, Human Civilization Is Drowning In A Sea Of Lies.

If There Were A Generic One-word Expression For 'one Whose Fear Of The Uncertainties Of Success Moves Him To Surrender At The Very Moment Of Victory', It Would Be 'republican'.