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To: TimF who wrote (2171)	10/14/2003 6:19:23 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7936

With the new law breaking down the wall between intelligence and criminal investigations, the Justice Department in February was able to bring terrorism-related charges against a Florida professor WHo was accused of helping to support and fund terrorists. If the charge is true then its reasonable to bring terrorist related charges against him. If the charge is false then it is similar to other cases where people have been falsely charged throughout history. Your point is well take but I thought the intent of the Patriot Act was to go after foreign nationals. I believe the guy in FLA is a naturalized American citizen. The authorities have also used toughened penalties under the law to press charges against a lovesick 20-year-old woman from Orange County, Calif., who planted threatening notes aboard a Hawaii-bound cruise ship she was traveling on with her family in May. The woman, who said she made the threats to try to return home to her boyfriend, was sentenced this week to two years in federal prison because of a provision in the Patriot Act on the threat of terrorism against mass transportation systems. I don't really see how a great injustice was done to her. Do you really think sending threatening notes warrants two years in jail? I think she was an ass but two years? That seems a little severe to me. ted