this really wouldn't be a totally unbiased resource, especially since it forces the mention of the "patriot act" 41 times.
On 6/7/06, Sam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/06/20050609-2.html > For several years, Iman Faris posed as a law-abiding resident of > Columbus. But in 2000, he traveled to Afghanistan and met Osama bin > Laden at an al Qaeda training camp. Faris helped the terrorists > research airplanes and handle cash and purchase supplies. In 2002, he > met Khalid Shaykh Muhammad -- the mastermind of the September the 11th > attacks -- and he agreed to take part in an al Qaeda plot to destroy a > New York City bridge. > > After Faris returned to the United States, federal investigators used > the Patriot Act to follow his trail. They used new information-sharing > provisions to piece together details about his time in Afghanistan, > and his plan to launch an attack on the United States. They used the > Patriot Act to discover that Faris had cased possible targets in New > York, and that he'd reported his findings to al Qaeda. In the spring > of 2003, the FBI confronted Faris, and presented the case they had > built against him. The case against him was so strong that Faris chose > to cooperate, and he spent the next several weeks telling authorities > about his al Qaeda association. Faris pled guilty to the charges > against him. And today, instead of planning terror attacks against the > American people, Iman Faris is sitting in an American prison. > > The agents and prosecutors who used the Patriot Act to put Faris > behind bars did superb work, and they know what a difference > information-sharing made. Here is what one FBI agent said -- he said, > "The Faris case would not have happened without sharing information." > That information-sharing was made possible by the Patriot Act. Another > investigator on the case said, "We never would have had the lead to > begin with." You have proved that good teamwork is critical in > protecting America. For the sake of our national security, Congress > must not rebuild a wall between law enforcement and intelligence. > > > Here's a list of other foiled plots. > http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/10/20051006-7.html > > > > On 6/6/06, Zaphod Beeblebrox wrote: > > The articles talk about what he's accused of and what he plead guilty > > to, but they don't mention the patriot act anywhere? > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:208317 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
