Juan Cole, writing for salon.com, explains an impending change in FBI procedures to allow investigation based on nothing but type of group or appearance of being Muslim. If agreed to, the operation could begin in the fall. Article lays out past attempts of FBI which did not bring court cases. And it goes into cases which were dismissed for lack of solid evidence. But! It's domestic snooping of the worst kind. |
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Margaret Bassett passed away August 21, 2011. She was a treasured member of the Opednews.com editorial team for four years.
Margaret Bassett--OEN editor--is an 89-year old, currently living in senior housing, with a lifelong interest in political philosophy. Bachelors from State University of Iowa (1944) and Masters from Roosevelt University (1975) help to unravel important requirements for modern communication. Early introduction to computer science (1966) trumps them. It's payback time. She's been "entitled" so long she hopes to find some good coming off the keyboard into the lives of those who come after her.