FBI to Monitor the Internet
But Not for Porn
(7) "New Justice Department guidelines to be unveiled today will give FBI agents latitude to monitor Internet sites, libraries and religious institutions without first having to offer evidence of potential criminal activity, officials said yesterday."

[ Ed. Note : In other words the great principle "probable cause" our founding fathers put in place has been thrown out the window.

The FBI is now telling the American people, 'You no longer have to do anything unlawful in order to get that knock on the door.]

"You can be doing a perfectly legal activity like worshiping or talking in a chat room, they can spy on you anyway. Are you enjoying your new security? Somehow most Americans are not made to feel more secure by all this new security!

The new guidelines state simply that FBI agents may enter public places and forums, including publicly accessible Internet sites, to observe, develop leads and investigate. The guidelines do not specifically mention religious institutions, but a senior Justice Department official said last night that the impact of the changes will be dramatic in allowing the FBI to open a window on extremist activity in mosques. If you read between the lines, if they can pass legislation to monitor Mosques nothing is stopping them from anything else they choose to do. Is this power out of control? Is this power of the people? How much longer until the knock is at the Church door shutting the door and combing through all the Church records?

Under guidelines that have been in place for several decades, the FBI has not been permitted to send investigators into religious settings unless the agents can establish they are following a lead, or conducting an investigation or preliminary inquiry.

Under the new guidelines, field office directors will be allowed to launch terrorism investigations and undercover probes without clearance from headquarters. The guidelines are an outgrowth of privacy laws that prohibit the government from collecting information except for law enforcement purposes. In the past, the government developed information on specific cases but now needs broader intelligence to prevent terrorist acts. Or at least this is the excuse used to broaden their powers."

[ Ed. Note : Friend, if you do not have Jesus in your heart and living a clean life, how can you sleep at night? Now is the time to turn to Jesus before the trouble hits. Now is the time to stop sinning and turn to Jesus so he can save you in the coming days of trouble.]

Resources:

(1) An article by Thomas Wagner that appeared in the Austin American Statesman (http://www.statesman.com) on Friday, June 21, 2002:

(2) http://issues2002.org/Governor/Tom_Ridge_ from an article by William Bonvillian (who is legislative director and chief counsel to Sen. Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut) and Kendra Sharp.

(3) http://www.yellowtimes.org article.php?sid= 495&mode=thread & order=0 on the website "YellowTimes.org" concerning the subject of TIPS.

(4) "Mock battle in SoCal and Nevada to test battle technology" by Seth Hettena, Associated Press Writer, on July 18, 2002 at the website http://www.jfcom.mil/about/experiments/mc02.htm:

(5) "FBI Begins Visiting Libraries" by Christopher Newton, Associated Press Writer on June 24, 2002 at the website washingtonpost.com:

(6) "US HOMELAND SECURITY - THE MAKINGS OF AN AMERICAN GESTAPO?" by Joel Skousen on June 14, 2002. This article can be viewed at Joel Skousen's World Affairs Brief (http://www.JoelSkousen.com).

(7) The following is a series of excerpts from an article titled "FBI Given More Latitude - New Surveillance Rules Remove Evidence Hurdle" at the website http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30427-2002May29.html .