The Year Of The BOAR Or PIG-2007!

The Years of the Pig/Boar:

1923, 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007
People born in the Year of the Pig are chivalrous and gallant. Whatever they do, they do with all their strength. For Boar Year people, there is no left or right and there is no retreat. They have tremendous fortitude and great honesty.
They don't make many friends but they make them for life, and anyone having a Boar Year friend is fortunate for they are extremely loyal.
They don't talk much but have a great thirst for knowledge. They study a great deal and are generally well informed. Boar people are quick tempered, yet they hate arguments and quarreling.
They are kind to their loved ones. No matter how bad problems seem to be, Boar people try to work them out, honestly if sometimes impulsively.
They are most compatible with Rabbits and Sheep.
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The Chinese Zodiac Callender:
Chinese year Zodiac animal Gregorian calendar
4693 Boar January 31, 1995
4694 Rat February 19, 1996
4695 Ox February 7, 1997
4696 Tiger January 28, 1998
4697 Hare/Rabbit February 16, 1999
4698 Dragon February 5, 2000
4699 Snake January 24, 2001
4700 Horse February 12, 2002
4701 Ram/Sheep February 1, 2003
4702 Monkey January 22, 2004
4703 Rooster February 9, 2005
4704 Dog January 29, 2006
4705 Boar February 18, 2007
4706 Rat February 7, 2008
4707 Ox January 26, 2009
4708 Tiger February 10, 2010
4709 Hare/Rabbit February 3, 2011
4710 Dragon January 23, 2012
4711 Snake February 10, 2013
4712 Horse January 31, 2014
4713 Ram/Sheep February 19, 2015
4714 Monkey February 9, 2016
4715 Rooster January 28, 2017
4716 Dog February 16, 2018
4717 Boar February 5, 2019
4718 Rat January 25, 2020

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Saddam Hussein Executed!

Iraqi TV Says Saddam Hussein Executed Dec 29, 11:57 PM (ET)

By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Saddam Hussein, the shotgun-waving dictator who ruled Iraq with a remorseless brutality for a quarter-century and was driven from power by a U.S.-led war that left his country in shambles, was taken to the gallows and executed Saturday. It was a grim end for the 69-year-old leader who had vexed three U.S. presidents. Despite his ouster, Washington, its allies and the new Iraqi leaders remain mired in a fight to quell a stubborn insurgency by Saddam loyalists and a vicious sectarian conflict.

President Bush called Saddam's execution "the kind of justice he denied the victims of his brutal regime."

Also hanged were Saddam's half-brother Barzan Ibrahim and Awad Hamed al-Bandar, the former chief justice of the Revolutionary Court. State-run Iraqiya television news announcer said "criminal Saddam was hanged to death and the execution started with criminal Saddam then Barzan then Awad al-Bandar."Mariam al-Rayes, a legal expert and a former member of the Shiite bloc in parliament, told Iraqiya television that the execution "was filmed and God willing it will be shown. There was one camera present, and a doctor was also present there."

Al-Rayes, an ally of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, did not attend the execution. She said Al-Maliki did not attend but was represented by an aide. The station earlier was airing national songs after the first announcement and had a tag on the screen that read "Saddam's execution marks the end of a dark period of Iraq's history." The execution was carried out around the start of Eid al-Adha, the Islamic world's largest holiday, which marks the end of the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, the hajj. Many Muslims celebrate by sacrificing domestic animals, usually sheep. Sunnis and Shiites throughout the world began observing the four-day holiday at dawn Saturday, but Iraq's Shiite community - the country's majority - was due to start celebrating on Sunday.

The execution came 56 days after a court convicted Saddam and sentenced him to death for his role in the killings of 148 Shiite Muslims from a town where assassins tried to kill the dictator in 1982. Iraq's highest court rejected Saddam's appeal Monday and ordered him executed within 30 days. A U.S. judge on Friday refused to stop Saddam's execution, rejecting a last-minute court challenge. Al-Maliki had rejected calls that Saddam be spared, telling families of people killed during the dictator's rule that would be an insult to the victims. "Our respect for human rights requires us to execute him, and there will be no review or delay in carrying out the sentence," al-Maliki's office quoted him as saying during a meeting with relatives before the hanging.

The hanging of Saddam, who was ruthless in ordering executions of his opponents, will keep other Iraqis from pursuing justice against the ousted leader. At his death, he was in the midst of a second trial, charged with genocide and other crimes for a 1987-88 military crackdown that killed an estimated 180,000 Kurds in northern Iraq. Experts said the trial of his co-defendants was likely to continue despite his execution. Many people in Iraq's Shiite majority were eager to see the execution of a man whose Sunni Arab-dominated regime oppressed them and Kurds. Before the hanging, a mosque preacher in the Shiite holy city of Najaf on Friday called Saddam's execution "God's gift to Iraqis."

"Oh, God, you know what Saddam has done! He killed millions of Iraqis in prisons, in wars with neighboring countries and he is responsible for mass graves. Oh God, we ask you to take revenge on Saddam," said Sheik Sadralddin al-Qubanji, a member of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq. On Thursday, two half brothers visited Saddam in his cell, a member of the former dictator's defense team, Badee Izzat Aref, told The Associated Press by telephone from the United Arab Emirates. He said the former dictator handed them his personal belongings.

A senior official at the Iraqi defense ministry said Saddam gave his will to one of his half brothers. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media. In a farewell message to Iraqis posted Wednesday on the Internet, Saddam said he was giving his life for his country as part of the struggle against the U.S. "Here, I offer my soul to God as a sacrifice, and if he wants, he will send it to heaven with the martyrs," he said. One of Saddam's lawyers, Issam Ghazzawi, said the letter was written by Saddam on Nov. 5, the day he was convicted by an Iraqi tribunal in the Dujail killings. The message called on Iraqis to put aside the sectarian hatred that has bloodied their nation for a year and voiced support for the Sunni Arab-dominated insurgency against U.S.-led forces, saying: "Long live jihad and the mujahedeen."

Saddam urged Iraqis to rely on God's help in fighting "against the unjust nations" that ousted his regime.Najeeb al-Nauimi, a member of Saddam's legal team, said U.S. authorities maintained physical custody of Saddam until the execution to prevent him being humiliated publicly or his corpse being mutilated, as has happened to previous Iraqi leaders deposed by force. He said they didn't want anything to happen to further inflame Sunni Arabs. "This is the end of an era in Iraq," al-Nauimi said from Doha, Qatar. "The Baath regime ruled for 35 years. Saddam was vice president or president of Iraq during those years. For Iraqis, he will be very well remembered. Like a martyr, he died for the sake of his country."

Iraq's death penalty was suspended by the U.S. military after it toppled Saddam in 2003, but the new Iraqi government reinstated it two years later, saying executions would deter criminals. Saddam's own regime used executions and extrajudicial killings as a tool of political repression, both to eliminate real or suspected political opponents and to maintain a reign of terror. In the months after he seized power on July 16, 1979, he had hundreds of members of his own party and army officers slain. In 1996, he ordered the slaying of two sons-in-law who had defected to Jordan but returned to Baghdad after receiving guarantees of safety.

Saddam built Iraq into a one of the Arab world's most modern societies, but then plunged the country into an eight-year war with neighboring Iran that killed hundreds of thousands of people on both sides and wrecked Iraq's economy. During that war, as part of the wider campaign against Kurds, the Iraqi military used chemical weapons against the Kurdish town of Halabja in northern Iraq, killing an estimated 5,000 civilians. The economic troubles from the Iran war led Saddam to invade Kuwait in the summer of 1990, seeking to grab its oil wealth, but a U.S.-led coalition inflicted a stinging defeat on the Iraq army and freed the Kuwaitis. U.N. sanctions imposed over the Kuwait invasion remained in place when Saddam failed to cooperate fully in international efforts to ensure his programs for creating weapons of mass destruction had been dismantled. Iraqis, once among the region's most prosperous, were impoverished.

The final blow came when U.S.-led troops invaded in March 2003. Saddam's regime fell quickly, but political, sectarian and criminal violence have created chaos that has undermined efforts to rebuild Iraq's ruined economy. While he wielded a heavy hand to maintain control, Saddam also sought to win public support with a personality cult that pervaded Iraqi society. Thousands of portraits, posters, statues and murals were erected in his honor all over Iraq. His face could be seen on the sides of office buildings, schools, airports and shops and on Iraq's currency.

Are Women Truly Equal Under Islam?

December 29-2006:

Some Pilgrims Are More Equal Than Others-After The Haj!

Equality Under Allah-Is Islam's Core Belief?
This may be so in principle, and may be displayed at Mecca, during the annual Haj pilgrimage to the place where the prophet Mohammed gave his last public message.
* But in some Islamic ruled countries, women cannot be seen in public without the Borka or Veil that covers the face and possible the entire anatomy.
* Women are not allowed to speak, participate, or indulge in anything political.
* Women are not allowed to hold public or political office.
* Women are not allowed to sit 'beside men' in most Islamic Mosques or Masjids.
* Women are still being killed in some Islamic countries if she is accused of adultery, or having sex outside or before officially sanctioned marriages.
* In Southern Nigeria-a state that practices Sharia Law, women can be stoned to death for adultery.
These are just some of the in-equalities that is internationally known, and contradicts the view that women are equal under Allah?

What Hypocrisy!
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New Year's Resolution For Congress!!

NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS FOR CONGRESS!

What is your New Year's Resolution for Congress? Select the best resolution for Congress and send a note telling why you want them to focus on that issue. We will tabulate the e-mails and report the results on Congress.org.
Resolved: Congress should force the President to begin troop withdrawls from Iraq in 2007.
Resolved: Congress should commit all resources and support to secure victory in Iraq
Resolved: Congress should pass ethics reform legislation in 2007 to restore public trust in government
Resolved: Congress should not increase the deficit in 2007. Stop passing tax cuts or spending programs we can't afford.

Derryck.
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BBC Pays Homage To James Brown!

December 25-2006:

British Television Pays Homage To James Brown!

It was the BBC news on television that gave the late-great Black American James Brown, the homage and recognition that he deserves.
It was the BBC that allotted about five minutes of television time, to highlight his advent on the US entertainment stage, with much praises and kudos for his achievements. I was very impressed when I heard that James Brown believed, that in order for Black Americans to survive economically, they must entertain the thought, and indulge in entrepreneurship that promotes Black capitalism!
I have not seen or heard much said on our local TV networks. And what little was mentioned, was very brief and sketchy indeed.
Derryck S. Griffith
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PS: James Brown was 73 years of age!

What Or Where Is Heaven?

What Or Where Is Heaven?

If an individual could rid himself or herself of all Hate, Anger, Vanity, Self-Pity, Rancor, Regret, Expectations, Jealousy, and Pain. Then he or she is on the road to experiencing Enlightenment or Heavenly peace!


The Element Of Seeing & Knowing!

Most religions advocate for the ability to accept that which cannot be seen or understood with the eyes and mind. For physicists, this is un-acceptable. Because science is based on the principles of Sight-Measurement & Quantification. So if something cannot be seen, measured, and quantified, scientists will categorize those things in the field of faith, or imagination.
Humans are genetically programmed to understand the physical world around us. At least, that is the general understanding held by thousands on this planet. But most of us also believe that there is something within each individual that is not fully understood, or comprehended. And this thing may be called God, mind, spirit, a hunch, a gut feeling, or insight.
Whatever it is, most people seem to feel that we could connect, or have lost the direct connection to that thing within us. And because of not being able to connect 'at will' with this thing, we are left to seek recourse from some other thing, philosophy, or doctrine, that will give us some comfort, and re-assurance about ourselves.
Not knowing what will become of our relatives, loved ones, families, or friends when we are physically dead, bothers most people a great deal.

The Afterlife concept:

The afterlife came in to fill the void of un-certainty as indicated above. So Heaven, Paradise, and even Hell was fashioned to explain these fantasies, perceptions, or fears, that most humans possess. Trying to convince people who do not accept an afterlife, or do not believe in a God, or do not believe in Hell, is quite a task. So atheists, and even Agnostics were created as categories for those individuals. Overtime, with the passage of time, human development, natural and man made disasters that impacts humans negatively on a mass scale, are also identified to be the hand of God or Allah at work, trying to get humans to acknowledge or pay homage to this creator of all things.

CONCLUSION:

I have said before, and will reiterate again, that humans have the capacity to create, or believe in any thing they choose. That is what contributes to our social, technological, and mental development over the centuries. Because of this ability, we as a human specie, was able to survive on this planet for so long, without becoming extinct. Currently, we have the ability to erase all physical life, or all life from this planet with the pressing of an atomic or nuclear button. That is the extent to which our abilities have evolved.
Call it God's gifts, genetic development, or evolution in action. Whatever it is, humans will continue to do great things in each other's eyes. Even populate other planets in our galaxy at some point in time too!
Derryck S. Griffith.
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Can An Elected Public Official Swear Only By The US Constitution?

December 22-2006:

Would An Atheist Be Allowed To Swear By The Constitution & Not The Christian Bible?

And can A Public Official swear by the Constitution Of The US ONLY, without acknowledging any religious belief or affiliation?


With regard to the above questions, please indulge me in outlining some of my concerns in this regard:

The Constitution Of The United States is the Supreme Laws or guide, that oversees all other laws that may be enacted Municipally, by the State, or the Federal authorities. The US Congress and Senate are obliged to acknowledge this constitution in their deliberations, legislation, and the enactment of any laws therein, in the interest of the public good.

All elected Public Officials must swear 'pubicly' to abide by the rules and guidelines of this constitution. Regardless of his or her religious affiliations or beliefs.

Therefore, when the Rep. elect Keith Ellison Congressman of Moslem faith chose to swear on the Quran the source of his religious belief, he was acting in accordance with his civil and constitutional right to do so. So long as he or she acknowledges the US Constitution as the supreme jurisprudence.

I cannot see how being a Moslem, Faithist, Shinto, Jew, Taoist, or Christian, or even an Atheist, has anything to do with the expected pledge of allegiance to the Constitution Of The United States Of America!

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Listen To The Wisdom Of The Generals!

December 20-2006:
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The Wisdom Of The Generals vs The Self-righteousness Of The Commander In Chief!

When a military General sees defeat steering him and his troops in the face, but insists that he will win the war. That general is either SENILE, or just plain irresponsible for the lives of his troops.
Therefore, currently the military leaders or Generals on the ground in Iraq says, sending more troops to Iraq will not help in any way, to win a war that was lost months ago, and no obvious reasons to stay the course, or continue to incur the loss of thousands of American troops in Iraq.
And sending an upsurge of troops to Baghdad, will be perceived by the insurgents on both fronts, and those who intend to prolong the violence nationally against foreign occupation in Iraq, as a Humbug or Infringement upon their internal political struggle. And these soldiers could very well become the new targets for extermination by both religious fronts!
'Saving face' in Iraq may be a political necessity for President George W. Bush, but will not foster morale among the troops there.
Nor will it justify the continuous slaughter of innocent lives on both sides of this conflict, and the inevitable withdrawal of our forces, with grave embarrassment, and regret for not doing so much earlier!
Derryck S. Griffith.
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African Men Must Circumcise Or Else!

December 13-2006:

AFRICAN Men-Must Circumcise Or Else!


With the spread of HIV and malaria, on the continent of Africa. And the difficulty to control or curb the spread of both maladies. African men are now being told to circumcise or else!

With Uganda in the forefront, with their policy of "Condom usage, Being Faithful to one partner, & No Grazing outside of marriage, which seem to have made a difference in arresting the spread of HIV in that state. Now, this new trial on African men, reported by The BBC today, seem to suggest that HIV is more easily transmitted via un-circumcised men. The authorities who made this declaration claims that they are 50% certain that with circumcism of all African men, the spread of HIV will be curtailed.

Isn't this the most brazen declaration that was ever made on any pandemic, much less HIV?
HIV has been spreading among American males, who are by and large predominantly circumcised. This is found mostly among Caucasian and Black American males. Yet the spread of HIV is still rampant among Blacks and Latinos currently in America. Ever since the discovery of HIV among men firstly.
This virus had not discriminated between those who are circumcised or not. So why does any rational thinking person would assume that it would for African men?

And what about the following diseases?
* Chlamydia:
* Herpes:
* Gonorrhea:
* Syphilis:
This to my mind is yet another ploy to coerce those African states or governments, who need HIV medication and technical help from the west, to help curb this deadly virus among them. And they are being dictated to once more, as to how, where, and who, must comply with these dictates, in order to qualify for assistance.

FURTHERMORE:

Regardless of where circumcism has been practised. I still maintain that such procedures must never be done in childhood or at childbirth. This is another form of 'mutilation.' And in infancy, that child has no say on the matter.
If adults (for reasons best known to themselves), feel they have to be circumcised, then that will be their choice, as ADULTS.
But do not use relgion, some scientific findings, or any other method, to COERCE people into complying with a procedure of self-mutilation, becsuse some persons in the scientific or political communities think, that is the way to prevent some form or infection.

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IRAN Is Hosting Jewish Conference?

December 11-2006:

Holocaust Summit In Tehran?

Iran's President-Ahmadinejad have said on several occasions that the Jewish state of Israel has no legitimate right, and should not exist.
He is not alone with this opinion either!
However, currently he is allowing a summit/conference for Jews globally, to discuss the horrors of the holocaust, which is being held in Tehran-Iran.
What is the rational for hosting such a conference in a state whose leadership advocate for the erasing of Israel from the planet?

Now you go figure!

Derryck S. Griffith.
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Former Chilean Dictator-Agusto Pinochet Is Dead!

December-10-2006:

Attention:
CNN is currently reporting that the demonstration on the streets in Chile, is as a result of the death of former President Pinochet. For the flying of the national flag at half mask in respect.
Which is definitely not so, as you will see from BBC's reports below.
Derryck.

Riots Mar Chile Strike!
Chilean police used tear gas and water canons to disperse demonstrators blocking roads in the capital, Santiago, as unions staged a one-day strike. It was the first nationwide strike in Chile for almost 20 years. Organisers declared the stoppage a success, but the government said support had been minimal. The strike was called by Chile's main trade union federation, CUT, to demand better working conditions and benefits. Riot police broke up a march by about 3,000 strikers along Santiago's main avenue, Alameda. Police moved in after youths began destroying traffic lights and shop windows. At least 130 people were arrested.

Frustration:
Trade union leaders said the violent demonstrators were not CUT members. "It was a big, active national strike with people marching, expressing themselves and seeking to be heard," CUT President Arturo Martinez said. CUT says the strike stopped 80% of business activity. However, the government insists the strike was a failure. It says most public services were close to normal - although 35% of school teachers joined the strike, and several government offices operated with reduced staff. Interior Minister Jose Miguel Insulza said that no businesses had stopped. Business associations reported that about 13% of private sector workers stayed away. The unions say they are frustrated with the policies of President Ricardo Lagos, a socialist they supported in the 2000 election.
The last time the CUT called a general strike was in the 1980's under military dictator Augusto Pinochet.
Story from BBC NEWS:http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/americas/3149541.stmPublished: 2003/08/14 05:41:33 GMT© BBC MMVI

My Views On God & Spirituality!

My Views On God & Spirituality!

Let me first clear the air on Religion, and Spirituality!
Firstly, I do not believe in any GOD. Visible or Invisible!
* I also do not subscribe to any religion or religious belief/s.
* Personally, I feel that all religions were created by humans to control and subjugate the human mind, bodies, and hearts, to think, act, worship, and behave in certain pre-scribed ways, according to the fancies of the rulers at different times in our human history.

As for Spirituality!

I also believe that humans came into existence from the Cosmic Realm, over eons of cosmic transformations.
When or how we as Humans came into existence as physical bodies, is anybody's guess.
However, I also believe that the invisible essence is part of our existence, and is what all humans will return to in physical death.
First as Ashes, or Bones, then we deteriate further to mingle or dissolve into nothingness, or cosmic energy.
I do not believe in any invisible or Supreme Master either!.
Humans created Masters to enslave, control, and dictate to other humans.
So anyone who still feel he or she needs A Master, is still a slave mentally, psychologically, and spiritually.

Furthermore:

To answer your question, 'how did the universe came into being? I do not know!
But I feel there never was any begining. So there can never be an end. As your Christian prayer says. "Forever & ever-World without end. I think that too is the Roman Catholic concept of all things.
I would also like to ask, if there was a begining to all that we see in this cosmic, then who or what caused that begining, and who or what caused the begining before that?
So the questions will never end now (will it)?
So I do not concern myself wth how this universe started (if it ever had a begining anyway).
That is why I cannot conceive of a God, because the above questions cannot be rationally or scientifically explained!

Derryck.

A Totalitarian State In The Making?

December 04-2006:

A Totalitarian State In The Making!

President Hugo Chavez has won 78% of the vote in his country's national elections. The opposition and business community oriented party came in with about 60% of the vote. Mr. Chavez wants to change the current Venezuelan Constitution to allow him to hold office indefinitely. This he claims will allow him and his political party's Socialist quest to be fully realized, (hopefully)!

But be warned my readers, allowing Mr. Chavez to become president for life, by altering the national constitution, will be most certainly the beginning of the end for Freedom, Liberty, and the Democratic process, which allows for FREE Elections, at certain intervals. There never was any political leader or military leader in power, who was able to voluntary relinquish power to the people, without national strife, mass killing of innocent civilians, curfews, mass arrests, or a military coup.

Looking back at the following dictators we will see the pattern repeating itself again and again:
* Adolf Hitler-National Socialism. He wanted to bring reforms to a defeated Germany after World War-1's defeat. Eventually he became the Reich Chancellor, Dictator, and Initiator of mass killings of millions of his own Jewish citizens at home and abroad.
* Kim IL Sung, another dictator for life in North Korea. He initiated the philosophy of JUCHEA. This was based on the premise that all Koreans must seek full self reliance, and self realization from any foreign dependency.
He too became a dictator, a self serving eccentric, and was unable to adequately feed his people when a massive famine hit that country. Millions of Koreans starved to death from that famine. His heir the so-called Dear Leader, Kim Jung IL, is now continuing down the same path as his father, to total destitution and mass depravation.
* Fidel Castro defeated the Batista Dictatorship in the 1950's, and introduced National Socialism to Cuba. He too is president for life. Totally intolerant of any opposition that is likely to un-seat him from power.
* The same can be said for Idi Amin of Uganda, Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe, and so many other current dictators around the globe.
Therefore, take warning, never allow any political leader to stay in power INDEFINITELY, because in time he or she will become so self-obsessed with power, that relinquishing it will never be tolerated, much less allowed. Furthermore, Any country that does not allow or have a political party in opposition, to challenge the ruling party or class, that country is headed to becoming a Totalitarian State for sure!

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The New US National Log Of Citizen's Travels?

December04-2006:

The New US National Log Of Citizens' Travels?

There seem to be some interest in the creation of some legislation to accommodate the Federal Government's desire to monitor all citizens and foreigners, who travel out or travel in the United States.

The stated reasons are as follows:
* To monitor all citizens who travel to countries suspected of supporting or harboring terrorists.
* To keep a Log of all movements of travellers within and without the USA for National Security reasons:

It is felt that having such records will allow the National Security agency to provide much needed evidence, and travel behaviors of any suspect, that comes up
on their list of suspicious behaviors.

Citizen's Concerns:

Who is to know where this information may lead to eventually. or who will have access to it, and use for reasons for which it was not intended. And it is suggested by some concerned citizens, that this information must never be used for gaining employment, getting a driver's license, or gaining college entry.

However, the Feds will also not want to employ anyone who is under suspicion for some form of terrorist activities, within their employ either!

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