From: Barry Stoller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [R-G] US increases police state AP. 19 September 2001. Increased Police Powers Are Broad. WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration asked Congress on Wednesday to let prosecutors use information collected by foreign governments in ways that are unconstitutional in the United States. The administration also wants to let the FBI and other police agencies seize billing information like credit card numbers from Internet companies without a court order, according to a Justice Department analysis of the anti-terrorism legislative package it plans to submit Friday. "In many cases, users register with Internet service providers using false names, making the form of payment critical to determining the user's true identity," said the analysis, which was provided in advance Wednesday to senators. The department said in the documents it envisions that information obtained by foreign police agencies "will come to play a larger role in federal prosecutions" of terrorists. Ashcroft's legislation would allow the use of electronic surveillance gathered by foreign governments with methods that violate the Fourth Amendment protection against unreasonable search and seizure in American courts against American citizens. Meanwhile, an unusual liberal-conservative alliance is decrying as an assault on civil liberties the changes in law being sought in response to the airliner hijackings. "This proposal addresses issues that are well beyond the scope of fighting terrorism," said David Sobel of the Washington-based Electronic Privacy Information Center. <P>In addition to the provisions he announced publicly, Ashcroft's legislation, according to his department's analysis, would: � Expand the definition of a terrorist in the Alien Terrorist Removal Court to anyone who knows or should know that an organization they support in any way is a terrorist organization. "This legislation seeks to stop the provision of support to terrorist organizations through sham non-terrorist organizations," the analysis said. � Make illegal the possession of chemicals that could be used as biological weapons in quantities that cannot be justified by a "prophylactic, protective or peaceful purpose." � Make illegal giving expert advice to terrorists, "or example, advice provided by a person with expertise in aviation matters to facilitate an aircraft hijacking." � [N.B.] Allow seizing the property of any person, organization or country that attacks the United States, even without a declaration of war. � Demand educational records of suspected terrorists. Currently, officials cannot look at anyone's educational records without the consent of the student or his parents. � Allow the attorney general to offer any amount as a reward to fight terrorists, lifting the $2 million current limit. � Allow police to take DNA samples from convicted terrorists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barry Stoller http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ProletarianNews _________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki Phone +358-40-7177941 Fax +358-9-7591081 http://www.kominf.pp.fi General class struggle news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe mails to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Geopolitical news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________
