Comments on: Not Too Swift http://www.mahablog.com/2006/06/28/not-too-swift/ Exposing the ugly truths about the Bush Administration. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:33:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1.3 by: fred http://www.mahablog.com/2006/06/28/not-too-swift/#comment-17881 Thu, 29 Jun 2006 16:02:28 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/2006/06/28/not-too-swift/#comment-17881 American public is being taken for a ride by the outlaws in the government. America, please wake up, and get rid of the bums come November. American public is being taken for a ride by the outlaws in the government. America, please wake up, and get rid of the bums come November.

]]> by: The Heretik http://www.mahablog.com/2006/06/28/not-too-swift/#comment-17877 Thu, 29 Jun 2006 15:27:16 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/2006/06/28/not-too-swift/#comment-17877 <strong>Most Wanted</strong> George Bush gets to strike the righteous pose again when he declares,&#8221;There can be no excuse for anyone entrusted with vital intelligence to leak it — and no excuse for any newspaper to print it.&#8221; George Bush should look in the mirror. ... Most Wanted

George Bush gets to strike the righteous pose again when he declares,”There can be no excuse for anyone entrusted with vital intelligence to leak it — and no excuse for any newspaper to print it.”
George Bush should look in the mirror. …

]]> by: Lynne http://www.mahablog.com/2006/06/28/not-too-swift/#comment-17873 Thu, 29 Jun 2006 14:25:25 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/2006/06/28/not-too-swift/#comment-17873 I thought this was all common knowledge. Even I knew about it - if not in detail. Bizarre. I thought this was all common knowledge. Even I knew about it - if not in detail. Bizarre.

]]> by: Ian http://www.mahablog.com/2006/06/28/not-too-swift/#comment-17871 Thu, 29 Jun 2006 14:20:55 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/2006/06/28/not-too-swift/#comment-17871 I didn't know about swift before because I've never had to do an international monetary transaction. If I *did* have to do one, and if furthermore I knew most of the world's intelligence agencies were trying to track me based partly on my finances ... given how public the information is, I can guaran-damn-tee you I'd know about swift then. -me I didn’t know about swift before because I’ve never had to do an international monetary transaction.

If I *did* have to do one, and if furthermore I knew most of the world’s intelligence agencies were trying to track me based partly on my finances … given how public the information is, I can guaran-damn-tee you I’d know about swift then.

-me

]]> by: onelove http://www.mahablog.com/2006/06/28/not-too-swift/#comment-17870 Thu, 29 Jun 2006 14:20:15 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/2006/06/28/not-too-swift/#comment-17870 Jeff &#62; Not one commentor here every heard of SWIFT before this story was published. You may have known that you needed an account # to transfer money overseas but did you know it was a SWIFT #, doubt it. I had heard of it. So Part #1 of your idiotic thesis is debunked. &#62; Most of AQ are semi-literate fanatics that can’t read english, much less do a reasonble Google search, do you really think they knew about SWIFT and still choose to use it ? My god are you stupid. In that case, if AQ members are semi literate, the article in the NYT should have come and gone without their noticing (after all, they can barely read) - that is, until you right wing morons started screaming bloody murder about it all over the blogsphere. Good going guys, you've been giving aid and comfort to the enemy. And then there's the fact that BUSH HIMSELF has mentioned the SWIFT program 10, that's right TEN times in the press since 2001. MNBC has apparently aired all of the clips. Jeff

> Not one commentor here every heard of SWIFT before this story was published. You may have known that you needed an account # to transfer money overseas but did you know it was a SWIFT #, doubt it.

I had heard of it. So Part #1 of your idiotic thesis is debunked.

> Most of AQ are semi-literate fanatics that can’t read english, much less do a reasonble Google search, do you really think they knew about SWIFT and still choose to use it ?

My god are you stupid. In that case, if AQ members are semi literate, the article in the NYT should have come and gone without their noticing (after all, they can barely read) - that is, until you right wing morons started screaming bloody murder about it all over the blogsphere. Good going guys, you’ve been giving aid and comfort to the enemy.

And then there’s the fact that BUSH HIMSELF has mentioned the SWIFT program 10, that’s right TEN times in the press since 2001.

MNBC has apparently aired all of the clips.

]]> by: bartkid http://www.mahablog.com/2006/06/28/not-too-swift/#comment-17862 Thu, 29 Jun 2006 13:18:40 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/2006/06/28/not-too-swift/#comment-17862 Y'know, Snow forgot to call Google traitorous as well. Guess which website is the first return for the word "swift"? Y’know, Snow forgot to call Google traitorous as well.

Guess which website is the first return for the word “swift”?

]]> by: maha http://www.mahablog.com/2006/06/28/not-too-swift/#comment-17859 Thu, 29 Jun 2006 13:02:47 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/2006/06/28/not-too-swift/#comment-17859 <i>Most of AQ are semi-literate fanatics that can’t read english, much less do a reasonble Google search</i> If that's true, it's pretty amazing they can conduct international monetary transactions, huh? In fact, AQ has shown itself to be pretty clever about how they use the web and other electronic technology and still hide their tracks. And according to several people, AQ has just about stopped using regular financial institutions because they realized two or three years ago the money was being tracked. However, if you'd actually read my post instead of drooling on my comments thread without reading my post, you would have known that. You're banned, son. Most of AQ are semi-literate fanatics that can’t read english, much less do a reasonble Google search

If that’s true, it’s pretty amazing they can conduct international monetary transactions, huh?

In fact, AQ has shown itself to be pretty clever about how they use the web and other electronic technology and still hide their tracks. And according to several people, AQ has just about stopped using regular financial institutions because they realized two or three years ago the money was being tracked.

However, if you’d actually read my post instead of drooling on my comments thread without reading my post, you would have known that.

You’re banned, son.

]]> by: Jeff http://www.mahablog.com/2006/06/28/not-too-swift/#comment-17857 Thu, 29 Jun 2006 12:09:22 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/2006/06/28/not-too-swift/#comment-17857 Not one commentor here every heard of SWIFT before this story was published. You may have known that you needed an account # to transfer money overseas but did you know it was a SWIFT #, doubt it. The fact that we caught at least 2 terrorist leaders since 2002 proves that while "they knew we were tracking their financial transactions" it is obvious that the terrorists didn't think about SWIFT (mainly because just like the commentors here they had no idea how these things worked) THEY STILL USED IT, obviously they thought it was safe. Just because the terrorists know we are trying to tracking their finances that doesn't mean they know HOW we can do it. Most of AQ are semi-literate fanatics that can't read english, much less do a reasonble Google search, do you really think they knew about SWIFT and still choose to use it ? I thought you progressives were "reality" based ... :) Not one commentor here every heard of SWIFT before this story was published. You may have known that you needed an account # to transfer money overseas but did you know it was a SWIFT #, doubt it.
The fact that we caught at least 2 terrorist leaders since 2002 proves that while “they knew we were tracking their financial transactions” it is obvious that the terrorists didn’t think about SWIFT (mainly because just like the commentors here they had no idea how these things worked) THEY STILL USED IT, obviously they thought it was safe.
Just because the terrorists know we are trying to tracking their finances that doesn’t mean they know HOW we can do it. Most of AQ are semi-literate fanatics that can’t read english, much less do a reasonble Google search, do you really think they knew about SWIFT and still choose to use it ?
I thought you progressives were “reality” based … :)

]]> by: No More Mr. Nice Guy! http://www.mahablog.com/2006/06/28/not-too-swift/#comment-17848 Thu, 29 Jun 2006 05:05:29 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/2006/06/28/not-too-swift/#comment-17848 Crap, I meant hawala - halawa is a dessert. Crap, I meant hawala - halawa is a dessert.

]]> by: No More Mr. Nice Guy! http://www.mahablog.com/2006/06/28/not-too-swift/#comment-17847 Thu, 29 Jun 2006 05:04:21 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/2006/06/28/not-too-swift/#comment-17847 I guarantee we have only seen the tip of the iceberg. This scandal is going to follow the same pattern as the illegal wiretapping. Weeks or months from now we will learn that, far from concentrating on international SWIFT transactions, the Bush Jr. regime is trawling through all domestic bank accounts and transactions. They will cite the system of halawa as a rationale. In reality they will be data-mining everyone's financial information for partisan purposes. I explain more here: http://www.nmmng.co.uk/art.php?id=44a35ba9 I guarantee we have only seen the tip of the iceberg. This scandal is going to follow the same pattern as the illegal wiretapping. Weeks or months from now we will learn that, far from concentrating on international SWIFT transactions, the Bush Jr. regime is trawling through all domestic bank accounts and transactions. They will cite the system of halawa as a rationale. In reality they will be data-mining everyone’s financial information for partisan purposes. I explain more here:

http://www.nmmng.co.uk/art.php?id=44a35ba9

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