FC: Airport cops quiz Arab man about web postings (unverified)

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

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hello declan,

i was disturbed to see this story, posted to indymedia.org today. under the 
title "reason to be paranoid: a personal experience," the piece, apparently 
by an arab man named ali kemal, told of him being stopped upon entering the 
us and interrogated by a government agent. after allegations of involvement 
with various muslim groups, which kemal denied, the agent produced imc and 
other posts, which kemal says he always posted pseudonymously.
he was eventually allowed to enter, to find that his family traveling with 
him had also been questioned, including his daughter who was asked if he 
had ever touched her inappropriately.
this appears to represent concrete evidence of tactics of the increasingly 
impudent "national security" apparatus, whereby posters to 'suspect' sites 
are monitored for objectionable opinions, and are continually under threat 
of future legal action- stymieing freedom of speech, and diminishing democracy.

the story is here:
http://www.indymedia.org:8081//front.php3?article_id=93834&group=webcast

some of the comments are interesting too... what do you think?

best,
[Anonymous]
ps- please keep me anon; thanks.




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