> I was trying to make a similar point in an earlier post about comparing > "what America is turning into" ... versus WWII Hitler. I compared Hitler > "cornerning the market of him being the boss" .... and modern America's > Homeland Security ... Total Info Awareness F (still don't remember what "F" > stood for) .... Terrorist-findingWiretapping .... etc.
I was watching a program called "NOW" with Bill Moyers who was speaking of US security being expounded upon along with "secret arrests", "secret intelligence courts" and "not only can they detain anyone they'd like to detain, there is no public information about it." -- Breaking News There's an important story developing tonight at the Justice Department. The non-partisan Center for Public Integrity obtained a closely-guarded document that shows plans for a sweeping expansion of the government's police powers. Until now, few people outside of the department, not even members of key congressional committees have seen this draft legislation. It could lead to increased surveillance and greater secrecy - all in the name of the war on terror. It raises questions about how we balance liberty and security - the rights of individuals versus the rule of law. Bill Moyers talks to Chuck Lewis about the significance of the Domestic Security Enhancement Act of 2003 and how it would affect civil liberties. http://www.pbs.org/now/politics/lewis.html Read the complete interview http://www.pbs.org/now/printable/transcript_lewis2_print.html Read the Department of Justice Response (PDF) See who received the draft legislation (PDF) ======================= Special Report Justice Dept. Drafts Sweeping Expansion of Anti-Terrorism Act Center Publishes Secret Draft of ĪPatriot IIā Legislation By Charles Lewis and Adam Mayle (WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 2003) -- The Bush Administration is preparing a bold, comprehensive sequel to the USA Patriot Act passed in the wake of September 11, 2001, which will give the government broad, sweeping new powers to increase domestic intelligence-gathering, surveillance and law enforcement prerogatives, and simultaneously decrease judicial review and public access to information. Continued @ http://www.publicintegrity.org/dtaweb/report.asp?ReportID=502&L1=10&L2=10&L3=0&L4=0&L5=0 ======================= USA Patriot Act II--A$hcroft drafts secret sequel By Charles Lewis and Adam Mayle http://www.phillyimc.org/article.pl?sid=03/02/08/0050215&mode=thread ______________________________________ Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
