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To: Karen Lawrence who wrote (206103)	11/30/2001 8:19:02 PM
From: Thomas A Watson	Respond to of 769669

Well Karen, do the newies or the people have the Constitutional rights in this case. Should the President violate the rights of these individuals and release their names over their objection. I don't have a need to know, do you? DiGenova: Anti-Terror Detainees Stay Secret by Choice The Justice Department's decision to withold the identities of more than 1,200 potential terrorist suspects rounded up in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks has been one of the more controversial aspects of President Bush's domestic war on terrorism. But former U.S. Attorney Joseph DiGenova says critics who blame the Bush administration for keeping the identities of those detained secret are all wet. "In the material witness situation in the INS cases, they have the right to make their name known," he told radioman Don Imus Friday morning. "It's fascinating that none of them has chosen to do that." DiGenova continued: "These hysterical critics are blaming the attorney general, the secretary of defense, the president of the United States - those [detainees] have decided that they would just like to lay low and stay out of sight. And it may be that they have something to hide." Attorney General Ashcroft said Thursday that identifying people rounded up as part of the Justice Department's anti-terror probe would violate their privacy. newsmax.com tom watson tosiwmee

To: Karen Lawrence who wrote (206103)	11/30/2001 8:35:25 PM
From: DOUG H	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769669

concerns for the future as well and are vigilant against anything that might erode our's and our children's freedom in this great country. Indeed, yet these are difficult times and the real challenge that many are not facing up to is the fact that this time we are under attack from an enemy that is undeniably "inside the wire". In WWII the actions taken against a belief/fear that the enemy had infiltrated our midst. The same is true to some extent with regards to the Cold War as well. This time there is no denying it. Also, this war is being fought on OUR soil. The target is potentially you and your kids, my wife and kids, as they stroll a mall on a Sunday afternoon. So we must contemplate, what do we need to do? The President and Congress have taken some measures and will need to do more. I truly hope they can put aside partisan differences and do what is right for the greatest number of Americans in the long run.