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Under the Patriot Act, currently up for renewal in Congress, the Federal Bureau of Investigation can demand that a library release the record of books that an individual has borrowed. But that record must be relevant to an ongoing terrorism or counterintelligence investigation, and the investigation cannot be conducted solely...
Amid much fanfare, President Bush reversed course and agreed to back an amendment--sponsored by Arizona Senator John McCain and, until recently, vehemently opposed by the White House--that would ban the torture of prisoners held by the U.S. anywhere in the world. But CIA spooks who interrogate terrorist suspects...
At most, the measure may give the Justice Department new, if murky, grounds to enforce the long-standing ban on torture that some had argued applied only on U.S. soil. But, Hadley suggested, McCain's amendment to the Pentagon policy bill may end up making it more difficult to prosecute...
Former CIA general counsel Jeffrey Smith, a key torture-ban advocate, said it would be "deeply distressing" if the amendment is interpreted as toothless. Another sign that the U.S. is sending mixed messages on torture: a provision in the bill would allow military panels to assess information obtained through "coercion...
Despite the seemingly clear violation of the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution—“the right of the people to be secure in their persons...