"And they keep telling me I'm free...": Thanks to the ACLU, as reported by the New York Times, we now know that "Counterterrorism agents at the Federal Bureau of Investigation have conducted numerous surveillance and intelligence-gathering operations that involved, at least indirectly, groups active in causes as diverse as the environment, animal cruelty and poverty relief, newly disclosed agency records show."
posted by Hans Riemer at 10:46 AM
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By the way, both Clinton and Carter signed executive orders that allowed the Attorney General to do searches without court approval.
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Proof positive that it's a horrible idea, no?
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The concerns led to a secret audit, which did not reveal any abuses in focusing on suspects or instances in which purely domestic communications were monitored, said officials familiar with the classified findings.
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Gee, a secret audit which the public undoubtedly can't inspect done by officials who, for all we know, could be the same people running the spy program itself. Now I feel better.
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