DHS response to story of UMass senior who requested book

["David Farber" <dave () farber net>]

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Subject: DHS response to story of UMass senior who requested book
From:    "Paul Saffo" <pls () well com>
Date:    Mon, December 19, 2005 11:22 am
To:      "Dave Farber" <dave () farber net>
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Dave-
I forwarded the UMass story to a well-connected friend who indirected   it
to a pal in the DHS. Here is his response.  He intended to
reassure, but it only alarms me further.  The "trust us" attitude is  
more proof  that we are witnessing the rise of a new form of American  
Facism and its adherents are busily destroying America in order to  
"save" America.
-p

Begin forwarded message:

> From: suppressed
> Date: December 19, 2005 8:04:12 AM PST|Dec 19
> To: "paul saffo" <paul () saffo com>
> Subject: Fw: DHS visits UMass senior who requested book
>
> This man is with DHS and knows what he's talking about....
>
> > S - This is clearly intended to be a scare story. I'm sure, lots of
information was left out -
> > especially about his 'time abroad' and other associations. I
> > assure you
> > that DHS does not have 'agents' that
> > investigate people who check out library books. This story, I'm sure,
was intended as another bullet against renewal of the Patriot Act. If
the 'Gorelick Wall' between intelligence and counter-terrorism is
erected as before, then you can count the days before our country is
attacked again. What people do not know is how successful we've   been
at
> > neutralizing the bad guys - and the Patriot Act has played a
> > significant
> > role.
> > .


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