Return-Path: <sentto-279987-3688-1004533220-fc=all.net@returns.onelist.com> Delivered-To: fc@all.net Received: from 204.181.12.215 [204.181.12.215] by localhost with POP3 (fetchmail-5.7.4) for fc@localhost (single-drop); Wed, 31 Oct 2001 05:01:07 -0800 (PST) Received: (qmail 25759 invoked by uid 510); 31 Oct 2001 12:59:37 -0000 Received: from n25.groups.yahoo.com (216.115.96.75) by 204.181.12.215 with SMTP; 31 Oct 2001 12:59:37 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: sentto-279987-3688-1004533220-fc=all.net@returns.onelist.com Received: from [10.1.1.223] by n25.groups.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 31 Oct 2001 13:00:11 -0000 X-Sender: fc@red.all.net X-Apparently-To: iwar@onelist.com Received: (EGP: mail-8_0_0_1); 31 Oct 2001 13:00:20 -0000 Received: (qmail 50041 invoked from network); 31 Oct 2001 13:00:18 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.26) by 10.1.1.223 with QMQP; 31 Oct 2001 13:00:18 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO red.all.net) (65.0.156.78) by mta1 with SMTP; 31 Oct 2001 13:00:17 -0000 Received: (from fc@localhost) by red.all.net (8.11.2/8.11.2) id f9VD0Qw10932 for iwar@onelist.com; Wed, 31 Oct 2001 05:00:26 -0800 Message-Id: <200110311300.f9VD0Qw10932@red.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 PL3] From: Fred Cohen <fc@all.net> X-Yahoo-Profile: fcallnet 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, 31 Oct 2001 05:00:26 -0800 (PST) Reply-To: iwar@yahoogroups.com Subject: [iwar] ACLU Online: As Bush Signs Law Enforcement Bill, ACLU Pledges to Monitor Impact on Civil Liberties (fwd) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Per the message sent by ACLUOnline@aclu.org: ACLU Online: October 31, 2001 The e-newsletter of the American Civil Liberties Union You can unsubscribe from ACLU Online -- or opt to receive a different version of the newsletter -- at any time by clicking on the link below: ********************************* IN THIS ISSUE: -- As Bush Signs Law Enforcement Bill, ACLU Pledges to Monitor Impact on Civil Liberties -- Safe and Free Update: ACLU Joins Freedom of Information Request -- News and Action: Facial Recognition Technology, DC Domestic Partners -- What YOU Can Do to Protect Our Freedoms ********************************* AS BUSH SIGNS LAW ENFORCEMENT BILL, ACLU PLEDGES TO MONITOR IMPACT ON CIVIL LIBERTIES As President Bush signed new sweeping law enforcement legislation last week, the ACLU pledged anew to work with the Bush Administration and law enforcement agencies to ensure that civil liberties in America are not eroded by the newly approved USA Patriot Act. "The passage of this broad legislation is by no means the end of the story," said Anthony D. Romero, ACLU Executive Director. "We will now work with ACLU affiliates around the country to monitor its implementation. The ACLU remains firm in our belief that we can be both safe and free." On Friday afternoon, in fact, ACLU officials met with FBI Director Robert Mueller, the second meeting in what the ACLU hopes will be a continuing dialogue with the nation's top law enforcement authorities. The ACLU will use these meetings to express its continuing concerns about the anti-terrorism legislation and other government actions. "We cannot as a nation allow very legitimate public anxiety to immunize the Administration and Congress from their obligation to protect the Bill of Rights and the fundamental values that document embodies," said Laura W. Murphy, Director of the ACLU's Washington National Office. Congress adopted the bill signed by President Bush in near record time with only one public hearing and little debate. In fact, under intense pressure from Attorney General John Ashcroft, Republican leaders in the House torpedoed compromise legislation adopted unanimously by the House Judiciary Committee in a late-night deal with the Justice Department. "These new and unchecked powers," said Gregory T. Nojeim, Associate Director of the ACLU's Washington Office, "could be used against American citizens who are not under criminal investigation, immigrants who are here within our borders legally and also against those whose First Amendment activities are deemed to be threats to national security by the Attorney General." To learn more about how the ACLU is working to keep America SAFE and FREE in this time of crisis, please click below: http://www.you-click.net/GoNow/a15545a45063a80483590a5 ********************************* SAFE AND FREE UPDATE: ACLU JOINS FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST Compelled by the government's refusal to answer previous inquiries, the ACLU has joined with a coalition of civil liberties, human rights and electronic privacy organizations in filing a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for information about the individuals arrested or detained since September 11. On October 17, the ACLU wrote to Attorney General Ashcroft, saying that it was troubled by reports that some detainees have been impeded in their ability to contact lawyers and their families. In that letter -- and in a subsequent meeting with FBI Director Robert Mueller -- the ACLU asked for information about: -- Those arrested or detained, the circumstances of their detention or arrest and any charges brought against them. -- Any lawyers representing any of the detainees. -- Any courts that have been asked to enter orders sealing any proceedings. The ACLU recognizes that some aspects of this important investigation are necessarily and appropriately confidential. "But we also believe," Gregory T. Nojeim, Associate Director of the ACLU's Washington National Office said, "that specific information can and should be released to assure the American public that the government's investigation is both thorough and fair." The text of the FOIA request can be found online at: http://www.you-click.net/GoNow/a15545a45063a80483590a4 ******************************** NEWS ROUND-UP ACLU URGES AIRPORT OFFICIALS TO RECONSIDER USE OF FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY In a letter sent last week to the Chair of the Rhode Island Airport Corporation, the ACLU called on officials to reconsider their to decision to install facial recognition technology at T.F. Green Airport. The four-page letter points out that the effectiveness of the technology is far below the highly inflated claims of the manufacturers of the equipment. The letter also raised concerns that, although purportedly being implemented to catch terrorists, the technology would inevitably be expanded to monitor and target other Americans. To learn more about facial recognition technology and to read the full text of the ACLU letter, please click below: http://www.you-click.net/GoNow/a15545a45063a80483590a3 TAKE ACTION: URGE CONGRESS TO OPPOSE ANTI-DEMOCRATIC AMENDMENTS IN D.C.! The Senate is expected to soon consider amendments known as "social riders" to the District of Columbia appropriations bill. These amendments prevent the funding of measures approved by the D.C. government or its citizens and thereby render them meaningl ess. It is likely that this year's "social riders" will include a measure to block the implementation of the D.C. domestic partners law as well as one that would prevent the use of federal or local money on needle exchange programs. We must support the right of District of Columbia residents and their elected officials to decide policy questions for themselves. But, most importantly, we must allow them to protect their families and communities as they see fit. Take Action! Click below to send a FREE fax to your members of Congress urging them to oppose these anti-democratic amendments: http://www.you-click.net/GoNow/a15545a45063a80483590a1 ******************************** YOU CAN HELP PROTECT OUR BASIC FREEDOMS by joining with nearly 300,000 card-carrying members of the ACLU. Our rights as individuals -- the very foundation of our great democracy -- depend on our willingness to defend them, and as an ACLU member, you'll b e doing your part. Click below to safeguard our Bill of Rights by becoming an ACLU member: http://www.you-click.net/GoNow/a15545a45063a80483590a0?cid=16&clrid=N ********************************* American Civil Liberties Union 125 Broad Street, 18th Floor New York, New York 10004-2400 http://www.you-click.net/GoNow/a15545a45063a80483590a9 Phil Gutis, Editor ------------------------ Yahoo! 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