Ashcroft Pushes Anti-Terror Law Expansion

Ashcroft held aloft what he said were copies of terrorist declarations of war against America. One quoted Nasser al-Fahd, a prominent Muslim cleric known to be sympathetic to al-Qaida, as saying it would be permissible if a bomb killed 10 million Americans.

Ashcroft also read aloud the names of people killed in the Sept. 11 attacks as he defended the Justice Department (news - web sites)'s use so far of anti-terrorism powers.

Kids, these are called scare tactics. They are used when someone can't justify something logical, so he/she uses an emotional argument to sway someone. They should be avoided by all decent people.