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To: Snowshoe who wrote (367)	11/9/2001 7:46:15 AM
From: Mac Con Ulaidh	Read Replies (1) of 827

U.S. will monitor calls to lawyers Civil libertarians decry new rules on detainees as ‘terrifying’ By George Lardner Jr. THE WASHINGTON POST Nov. 9 — The Justice Department has decided to listen in on the conversations of lawyers with clients in federal custody, including people who have been detained but not charged with any crime, whenever that is deemed necessary to prevent violence or terrorism. ATTORNEY GENERAL John D. Ashcroft approved the eavesdropping rule on an emergency basis last week, without the usual waiting period for public comment. It went into effect immediately, permitting the government to monitor conversations and intercept mail between people in custody and their attorneys for up to a year at a time. msnbc.com scary stuff for our rights, imo.

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