The Washington Post reports:
“The Justice
Department is close to approving guidelines that would allow the intelligence
community to lengthen the period of time it retains information about U.S.
residents, even if they have no known connection to terrorism.
Senior U.S. officials said the changes would
allow the National Counterterrorism Center, the intelligence community’s
clearinghouse for counterterrorism data, to keep such information for up to
five years. Currently, the center must promptly destroy any information about
U.S. citizens or residents unless a connection to terrorism is evident.”
It’s wrong. It’s unnecessary. It’s unconstitutional. The
eroding of rights based on fear is foolish and foolhardy.
Will we ever learn?
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