Who can provide a detailed list of books that fall on the "Watch List"?

RagingInMiami

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Tue Dec-20-05 11:40 AM
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Who can provide a detailed list of books that fall on the "Watch List"?

You know, that list that will earn me a visit from a federal agent if I happen to check them out of the library.

http://www.southcoasttoday.com/daily/12-05/12-17-05/a09lo650.htm

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hobbit709

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Tue Dec-20-05 11:45 AM
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1. Well, we know about Mao's Little Red Book

I wouldn't doubt that anything by Paine, Jefferson, Madison, Franklin is on or soon to be on that list.
And let's not forget "the most subversive document ever written"-The Declaration Of Independence.
any book that advocates free-thinking is probably on it. But "Mein Kampf" probably isn't.

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flyingfysh

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Tue Dec-20-05 11:48 AM
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4. I actually own the Little Red Book

It's around the house somewhere. It probably hasn't gotten any less stupid with age, but that's not the point. People should be able to read it without any government interference.

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hobbit709

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Tue Dec-20-05 11:50 AM
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5. How about "Steal This Book' by Abbie Hoffman

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flyingfysh

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Tue Dec-20-05 11:46 AM
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2. If we can find out what is on the list

then perhaps we should all check out those books. If the government wants to waste time tracking people's reading habits, then we could give them more to do.

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RagingInMiami

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Tue Dec-20-05 11:53 AM
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7. That's the idea

Maybe if enough average Americans get visits from the feds, the rest of idiot America can realize how dangerous and absurd this policy is.

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Richard D

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Tue Dec-20-05 11:46 AM
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3. Well . . .

Bambi
the Wizard of Oz
The emperors new clothes

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Ezlivin

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Tue Dec-20-05 11:52 AM
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6. This is a start:

"The Idiot's Guide to Bomb Making"

"Assassination Made Easy"

"Starbuck Insurgent: My Life as a Mountain-Grown Rebel"

"Infiltration for Fun and Profit"

"Going Stealth"

"Encryption for the Practicing Criminal"

"10,000 CIA Code Names"

"Frommer's Guide to Terrorist Sites"

"More Liberal Than You"

"Do-It-Yourself Poisons"

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RagingInMiami

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Tue Dec-20-05 11:55 AM
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8. You almost had me

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DBoon

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Tue Dec-20-05 11:55 AM
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9. A copy of the Quran in Arabic would be good enough

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Walt Starr

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Tue Dec-20-05 11:59 AM
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10. Remember that PSA campaign about the guy in the library?

Man, did they pull that one off the air quick or what?

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RagingInMiami

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Tue Dec-20-05 12:15 PM
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12. So quickly

That I have no idea what you're talking about.

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Walt Starr

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Tue Dec-20-05 12:26 PM
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13. It was a great Public Service Ad about Freedom

Had the kid in the library go up with a request to the librarian and she says she's sorry, then guys in black come up and drag the kid off because the book was on a watch list. It was to advertise the Freedoms we have in America.

I'll try to find a copy of the video on the internet.

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justabob

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Tue Dec-20-05 12:30 PM
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14. There were a few of those PSAs

the library one was good and they had one that had a meeting of some kind in a suburban basement. The attendees were shown leaving the meeting like french resistance fighters. Great stuff. They were in response to the Patriot Act.

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Walt Starr

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Tue Dec-20-05 12:33 PM
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15. Here's a link to a REal Player version

http://boss.streamos.com/real/adcouncil/cff/cff_tv_library_30_rp_v2.smi?siteid=adcouncil

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RagingInMiami

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Tue Dec-20-05 02:34 PM
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16. Just watched it

And some people might say that was an exagerration, but obviously, it's not. Thanks for posting that.

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SpiralHawk

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Tue Dec-20-05 12:03 PM
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11. Bill O'Reilly's "Idiot's Guide to Felafel " is listed

Edited on Tue Dec-20-05 12:03 PM by SpiralHawk

Along with his classic "Loofah for Lechers."

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