From: Joe Hunt 

On Sun, 30 Apr 2006 01:39:05 -0400, "Geo"  wrote:

>"Robert G Lewis"  wrote in message
>news:44541b77{at}w3....
>
>> Few, but who said these people were actual terrorists ? The letters are
>only
>> to gather information on these people. They could be  sympathizers.
>> unknowing fundraisers, or plain people who somehow raised some suspicion.
>
>Does nobody remember how the FBI investigated anti-war protesters in the
>60's?
>
>They all better be terrorists or so suspect that 90% of them turn out to be
>terrorists or we had better shut down these programs right now before this
>gets any more out of hand.
>
>I understand the goal, but giving that kind of power to our government is
>more dangerous than any terrorist.
>
>Geo.
>
60s? They're doing it now! (I'd post the link, but WSJ is subscription only)

Wall Street Journal
Pentagon Steps Up Intelligence Efforts Inside U.S. Borders Post-9/11
Campaign Includes Tracking Antiwar Protests, Mining Large Databases
'Collecting' vs. 'Receiving' By ROBERT BLOCK and JAY SOLOMON
April 27, 2006; Page A1

AKRON, Ohio -- On March 19, 2005, about 200 mainly middle-aged peace
marchers made their way through the streets of this city, stopping outside
a Marine Corps recruiting center and a Federal Bureau of Investigation
office to listen to speeches against the Iraq war. Close behind, police in
unmarked cars followed them -- acting on a tip from the Pentagon...

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