Stealth PATRIOT (legislation, not (necessarily) missles)

From Wired News:
“While the nation was distracted last month by images of Saddam Hussein’s spider hole and dental exam, President George W. Bush quietly signed into law a new bill that gives the FBI increased surveillance powers and dramatically expands the reach of the USA Patriot Act. ” …

Evidently the legislation enables federal agents greater access to financial institutions’ records. The article mentions alarms sounded last year by various individuals and organizations when hints of PATRIOT II came to light.

Quite a bit of information about it also on Betsy Devine’s blog.

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