Return-Path: <sentto-279987-2074-1000927690-fc=all.net@returns.onelist.com> Delivered-To: fc@all.net Received: from 204.181.12.215 by localhost with POP3 (fetchmail-5.1.0) for fc@localhost (single-drop); Wed, 19 Sep 2001 12:30:09 -0700 (PDT) Received: (qmail 10686 invoked by uid 510); 19 Sep 2001 19:28:48 -0000 Received: from n21.groups.yahoo.com (216.115.96.71) by 204.181.12.215 with SMTP; 19 Sep 2001 19:28:48 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: sentto-279987-2074-1000927690-fc=all.net@returns.onelist.com Received: from [10.1.1.220] by ci.egroups.com with NNFMP; 19 Sep 2001 19:28:24 -0000 X-Sender: fc@big.all.net X-Apparently-To: iwar@onelist.com Received: (EGP: mail-7_3_2_2); 19 Sep 2001 19:28:09 -0000 Received: (qmail 47748 invoked from network); 19 Sep 2001 19:28:09 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.142) by 10.1.1.220 with QMQP; 19 Sep 2001 19:28:09 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO big.all.net) (65.0.156.78) by mta3 with SMTP; 19 Sep 2001 19:28:23 -0000 Received: (from fc@localhost) by big.all.net (8.9.3/8.7.3) id MAA02686 for iwar@onelist.com; Wed, 19 Sep 2001 12:28:23 -0700 Message-Id: <200109191928.MAA02686@big.all.net> To: iwar@onelist.com (Information Warfare Mailing List) Organization: I'm not allowed to say X-Mailer: don't even ask X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.5 PL1] From: Fred Cohen <fc@all.net> Mailing-List: list iwar@yahoogroups.com; contact iwar-owner@yahoogroups.com Delivered-To: mailing list iwar@yahoogroups.com Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:iwar-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com> Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2001 12:28:23 -0700 (PDT) Reply-To: iwar@yahoogroups.com Subject: [iwar] [fc:Out.go.the.rights...] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit September 19, 2001 Justice Department Seeks Approval For Wide Antiterrorism Legislation By TED BRIDIS Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department is asking Congress to approve unexpectedly wide-ranging antiterrorism legislation that includes provisions covering everything from criminals wielding biological weapons, to use of DNA in terrorist investigations and police seizure of office voice mail. A draft of the proposal, called the Mobilization Against Terrorism Act and provided to Republican lawmakers this week, includes sections on intelligence, immigration, corporate records sought by police, U.S. cooperation with foreign governments and tax disclosures. The draft goes beyond specific requests to Congress made this week by Attorney General John Ashcroft, who has so far focused publicly on the need for legislation to relax restrictions on telephone and Internet wiretaps, and to strengthen laws against money laundering. The speed with which such proposals are moving -- the Senate already approved some changes to U.S. wiretap laws last week -- has alarmed some critics who say the Justice Department hasn't adequately explained its sweeping plans. Mr. Ashcroft said the changes are needed "to be able to fight effectively against terrorism," and he praised lawmakers for "their ideas, their comments, their suggestions and their support for a package that we would hope to have ready in the next few days." Some criticism has come from Republican lawmakers. In a letter to Mr. Ashcroft, Rep. Bob Barr of Georgia warned of a "vast expansion of government power in a misguided attempt to protect freedom," an effort that would "inevitably erode the very freedoms we seek to protect." National civil-liberties groups have quietly joined to form a single coalition, to be announced tomorrow, to urge that Congress and the White House take more time to weigh the Justice Department's requests. Representatives of dozens of these groups met here late last week to draft a statement of principles. The groups include the American Civil Liberties Union, the Center for Democracy and Technology and the Free Congress Foundation, as well as immigration, Arab-American and church groups. The proposals include "things that are subject to abuse, that will be abused," said Morton H. Halperin, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. "We're going to try to slow down the process, so that these things are done in an orderly and public way." "Policy makers are being careful figuring out who to target in the Middle East," added Jerry Berman, head of the Center for Democracy and Technology. "They should be just as careful to figure out what to target in the Constitution, so we don't experience collateral damage." The coalition hasn't invited any corporations to join, believing that companies would be reluctant to give the impression that they oppose antiterrorism measures. But some proposals, including one affecting "business records" sought by police, could be costly for corporations if it is mandated that records be retained for long periods. The technology industry previously has fought requirements that Internet companies keep records about subscribers' use of the Internet, citing high costs and privacy concerns. "We're not in the data-storage business," said America Online spokesman Nicholas Graham. "It's got everybody's antenna twitching," said Harris Miller, head of the Information Technology Association of America, which isn't part of the coalition. "Clearly if it does affect things like record retention, then it potentially creates huge expense, liability and privacy issues." Many companies probably will do much of their lobbying behind the scenes. AOL Time Warner Inc., the Internet and entertainment company, is "deeply interested in learning the details of each proposal," Mr. Graham said. Mr. Halperin said the civil-liberties groups face the same dilemma, risking a public impression that they are soft on terrorism if they oppose the Justice Department's proposals. ------------------ http://all.net/ Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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