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Archives September 2004
September 30, 2004, New anti-terrorism legislation in Congress threatens civil liberties:
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Philip Shenon & Carl Hulse, The New York Times, Leaders Say Senate Can Act on 9/11 Bills Soon
- Jesse J. Holland, Associated Press, 9/11 panel urges House GOP to remove immigration, law enforcement provisions from bill
- Dana Priest & Charles Babington, The Washington Post, Plan Would Let U.S. Deport Suspects to Nations That Might Torture Them
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Jonathan E. Kaplan & Bob Cusack, The Hill, No Patriot extension this year, GOP says
September 30, 2004, Cox News Service, Patriot Act Foes Deliver Petitions Seeking Redress
September 30, 2004, Justin Rood, Congressional Quarterly/Page Fifteen, Analysis: New Counterterror Center Proposals Make DHS Intel Efforts ‘Irrelevant’
September 30, 2004, Michelle Shephard, Toronto Star, U.S. argues to throw out Arar's lawsuit
September 29-30, 2004, Federal Judge Rules Part of USA PATRIOT Act Unconstitutional:
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Dan Eggen, The Washington Post, Key Part of Patriot Act Ruled Unconstitutional
- Cynthia L. Webb, The Washington Post, Digitizing the Bill of Rights
- Richard B. Schmitt, Los Angeles Times, Provision of Patriot Act Is Ruled Unconstitutional
- Andrew Cohen, CBS News, Justifying The Patriot Act
- BBC News, Ashcroft 'to defend' Patriot Act
- September 29, 2004, Gail Appleson, Reuters, Judge Rules Against Patriot Act Provision
- Shannon McCaffrey, KnightRidder, Federal court strikes down part of Patriot Act
- Wilson P. Dizard III, Government Computer News, Court curbs Justice's probes of ISPs
September 29, 2004, New anti-terrorism legislation in Congress threatens civil liberties:
- Reuters, Anti-terror Bill Advances Despite Concerns
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Charlie Savage, The Boston Globe, Congress balks at key 9/11 recommendation: House, Senate leaders resist overhaul of intelligence oversight
- Jesse J. Holland, Associated Press, GOP Accused of Padding Intelligence Bill
- Eric Lichtblau, The New York Times, Showdown Likely on Intelligence Operations
- Charles Babington & Walter Pincus, The Washington Post, House GOP Shifts on Intelligence Bill: Party Leaders Indicate Willingness to Resolve Differences With Senate
- Edward Epstein, The San Francisco Chronicle, Sept. 11 families want intelligence reforms, but not GOP plan
- Carl Hulse, The New York Times, White House Generally Backs Senate Intelligence Measure
September 29, 2004, Dean E. Murphy, The New York Times, American Taliban Soldier Seeks Less Prison Time
September 29, 2004, The Courier-Mail, Hicks lawyers demand details
September 29, 2004, Jerry Spangler, Desert Morning News, Hatch takes heat over Patriot Act
September 29, 2004, Editorial, The New York Times, Ending Editorial Oversight at Treasury
September 29, 2004, Associated press/The Guardian, Agency Tests Security Blimp in Washington
September 28, 2004, Robert O'Harrow, Jr., The Washington Post, Senate Bill Proposes Anti-Terror Database: Civil Liberties Groups Express Concern
September 28, 2004, Philip Shenon and Carl Hulse, The New York Times, Senate Debate Signals Split on Bills to Create Spy Post
September 28, 2004, Justin Rood, Congressional Quarterly/Page Fifteen, Lost in Translations: Al Qaeda Intercepts Piling Up at FBI, Investigation Reveals
September 28, 2004, Dan Eggen, The Washington Post, FBI Backlogged in Translation of Counterterrorism Wiretaps
September 28, 2004, Yusuf Islam, Common Dreams/Los Angeles Times, Something Bad Has Begun: The former Cat Stevens says he hasn't changed but the U.S. has
September 28, 2004, Martin G. Peterson, Modesto Bee, Adults, too, need to learn about Constitution
September 28, 2004, Susan Elan, The Journal News, Congress to get petitions against USA Patriot Act
September 28, 2004, Mari Bergstrom, The Western Front, Library fights FBI subpoena for records
September 28, 2004, Taipei Times, US officials admit Guantanamo trials lacking credibility
September 27, 2004, Proposed House bill lumps "PATRIOT II" and CLEAR Act provisions with intelligence reform:
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Editorial, The New York Times, Avoiding Distractions
- September 27, 2004, Gail Russell Chaddock, Christian Science Monitor, House, Senate diverge on 9/11 response: As clock winds down on 108th Congress, lawmakers focus on 9/11 commission goals
September 27, 2004, Nat Hentoff, The Washington Times, Can government Police Itself?
September 27, 2004, Kevin Bohn, CNN, Lawyer: Enemy combatant to leave Tuesday
September 27, 2004, Rana Foroohar, MSNBC, America Closes Its Doors
September 27, 2004, Nicole Gelinas, New York Post, Treasury's Anti-Terror Task
September 27, 2004, Ron Chepesiuk, The NewStandard, Pakistani Man Arrested While Videotaping Buildings May Stand Trial
September 26, 2004, Dan Eggen and Spencer S. Hsu, MSNBC, Election heightens terrorism offensive
September 26, 2004, Simon Romero, The New York Times, In
Desert Town, Training for 'Terror Attacks'
September 26, 2004, Neil A. Lewis, The New York Times, Guantánamo
Tribunal Process in Turmoil
September 26, 2004, Rachel E. Sheeley, Palladium-Item (Greater
Richmond, IN), Mural
of WWII internment camps speaks volumes in light of war on terror
September 26, 2004, Katherine Pfleger Shrader, Associated press/SFGate, Spy
imagery agency takes new role inside United States after Sept.
11
September 25, 2004, House bill to reform intelligence threatens civil liberties:
- Phlip Shenon and Douglas Jehl, The New York Times, House Proposal Puts Less Power in New Spy Post
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Jesse J. Holland, Associated Press, House 9/11 legislation accents enforcement: Bill differs sharply from Senate measure
September 25, 2004, Jennie Daley, The Ithaca Journal, Liberty
Vs. Security? Family fears shameful U.S. replay
September 25, 2004, David Ropeik, Sun Sentinel, Fear
is no way for politicians to win votes
September 25, 2004, Editorial, The Washington Post, Moonshadow
boxing: "No Fly" Lists
September 25, 2004, Sally B. Donnelly, Time, You
Say Yusuf, I Say Youssouf... The Cat Stevens incident has its origins
in a spelling mistake
September 24, 2004, Christopher Brauchli, Alternet, The Ashcroft Garbage Dump
September 24, 2004: Yaser Esam Hamdi Released From Guantanamo Bay's Camp Delta:
- Editorial, The Washington Post, Freeing Mr. Hamdi
- Opinion, The Sacramento Bee, Rough justice: The government ducks a fight
September 24, 2004, Eric Lipton, The New York Times, Islamic Scholar From Virginia Is Charged in Holy War Plot
September 24, 2004, Curt Anderson, Associated press/The Daily Journal, Justice Department steps up surveillance amid fears of attack
September 24, 2004, Associated press/The Straits Times, US drops spy charges against Muslim airman
September 24, 2004, Denny Walsh & Sam Stanton, The Sacramento Bee, Al Halabi discharge ordered
September 24, 2004, Scott Marshall, Detroit Free Press, Case ends with translator's discharge
September 24, 2004, Associated Press, ABCNEWS, Bin Laden-Linked Suspect Boycotts Hearing
September 24, 2004, Editorial, The Daytona Beach News-Journal, Wrong fix: Faux board will 'guard' civil liberties
September 23-24, 2004, House bill to reform intelligence threatens civil liberties:
- Jesse J. Holland, Associated Press, House split on 9/11 measures
- Philip Shenon, The New York Times, Opponents Say Republicans Plan Sequel to Patriot Act
- Jesse J. Holland, The San Francisco Gate, House plans to revive parts of Patriot Act II as Senate 9/11 commission bill advances
September 23, 2004, Caroline Drees, Reuters, Thousands Arrested, Few Convicted in U.S. Terror War
September 23, 2004, Yaser Esam Hamdi Released From Guantanamo Bay's Camp Delta:
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Laura Sullivan, The Baltimore Sun, U.S. to release an American caught in fight with Taliban
- Charlie Savage, The Boston Globe, Deal frees US 'enemy combatant'
- Christopher Brauchli, counterpunch, Ashcroft's "Distressing Lack of Care": Hamdi and the Phony War on Terrorism
September 23, 2004, Kevin Poulsen, The Register, Senator calls for Patriot Act scale-back
September 23, 2004, Reuters/truthout, Cat Stevens Slams U.S. Deportation
September 22, 2004, David Stout, The New York Times, U.S. Agrees to Release American Caught With Taliban
September 22, 2004, Shannon McCaffrey, Knight Ridder Newspapers, Man held as enemy combatant to be released
September 22, 2004, Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens) Deported:
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Sue Pleming, Reuters, Ex-Pop Star Cat Stevens Deported from U.S.
- Reuters, Cat Stevens refused entry to US
- Matthew L. Wald, The New York Times, Flight Is Diverted to Detain Former Pop Singer
September 22, 2004, Jessica Azulay, The NewStandard, Chilling Pieces of Patriot Act II Legislation Return to Senate
September 22, 2004, Laura Parker, USA TODAY, Airman's spying charges dropped
September 22, 2004, AFP/iafrica.com, Ex-Guantanamo detainee to sue US
September 22, 2004, Matthew L. Wald, The New York Times, U.S. Wants Air Traveler Files for Security Test
September 22, 2004, Business Travel News, TSA Invites Comment On Mandate For Airlines To Hand Over PNR Data
September 21, 2004, Carol D. Leonnig, The Washington Post, Charges for Detainees Ordered: Judge Says Government Must Justify Custody at Guantanamo
September 21, 2004, Associated press/CNN, Note prompts flight cancellation
September 21, 2004, Stephen Kinzer, The New York Times, Chicago Moving to 'Smart' Surveillance Cameras
September 20, 2004, Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle, Bush, Kerry divided on scope of Patriot Act: President says expand, rival says reduce
September 20, 2004, Jo Becker & Dan Eggen, The Washington Post, Voter Probes Raise Partisan Suspicions
September 20, 2004, Marjorie Cohn, ZNet, Bush & Co.: War Crimes and Cover-Up
September 20, 2004, Editorial, The New York Times, In Defense of Civil Liberties
September 20, 2004, Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State, Defense Department Report: 35 Guantanamo Detainees Transferred
September 20, 2004, Nicole Gaudiano, Air Force Times, Al Halabi unfairly singled out, defense says
September 19, 2004, Matthew L. Wald & John Schwartz, The New York Times, Expansion Sank Terror Screening Program, Officials Say
September 19, 2004, Associated Press, The News & Observer, Guantanamo detainees return to Pakistan
September 19, 2004, Ranjit Devraj, Antiwar.com, India's 'PATRIOT Act' Repealed
September 18, 2004, Paisley Dodds, The Age, Guantanamo panel faces bias claim
September 17, 2004, CBS, FBI's Anti-Terror 'October Plan'
September 17, 2004, Nat Hentoff, The Village Voice, Bob Barr vs. the FBI
September 17, 2004, The Seattle Times, U.S. indicts two on charges of terrorism
September 17, 2004, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Rights watchdog urges end to Guantanamo commissions
September 17, 2004, William Dunham, The Boston Globe, Army drops charges against Guantanamo colonel
September 17, 2004, David Cole, CBS News, Taking Liberties
September 17, 2004, John Mintz, The Washington Post, Presiding Officer At Guantanamo Faces Questions
September 17, 2004, CBC News, Khadr confesses role as terrorist, U.S. alleges
September 16, 2004, U.S. Must Produce Documents, Judge Says:
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Jim Lobe, Inter Press Service, Irate Judge Orders Gov't to Hand Over Detainee Records
- Julia Preston, The New York Times, Judge Orders U.S. to Release Files on Abu Ghraib
- Reuters/Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Judge orders US to release Guantanamo records
September 16, 2004, Associated press/ABCNews, U.S.-Born Terror Suspect Hamdi to Go Free
September 16, 2004, Human Rights Watch, Military Commissions Fatally Flawed
September 16, 2004, Chris Hack, Daily Southtown, Alleged terror backers released, But they'll be confined to their homes as they prepare for trial
September 15, 2004, Will Dunham, Reuters, U.S. Prosecutor Challenges Guantanamo Trial Chief
September 15, 2004, Associated press/MSNBC, Judge orders U.S. to turn over prisoner records
September 15, 2004, Kari Lydersen, AlterNet, Hamdi: The High Cost of Freedom
September 15, 2004, Alexandra Olson, Associated press/Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Two alleged Taliban cases go before panel
September 15, 2004, Fred Lucas, The News-Times, Opponents of Patriot Act view political cinema
September 15, 2004, George Edmonson, The Palm Beach Post, Democrat's report critical of White House secrecy
September 15, 2004, Adam L. Penenberg, Wired News, Don't Mess With Librarians
September 14, 2004, Shannon McCaffrey, Ledger-Enquirer, Ashcroft faces questions about Patriot Act tour
September 14, 2004, United Press International/The Washington Times, Bush hides behind 'classification'
September 14, 2004, Dan Eggen, The Washington Post, Justice to Probe FBI Role in Lawyer's Arrest
September 14, 2004, Curt Anderson, Associated press/New York Lawyer, DOJ Probes Lawyer's Arrest Under Patriot Act
September 14, 2004, Amanda Luker, The NewStandard, Captive released after three years in Guantanamo
September 14, 2004, Aladdin Elaasar, The Wichita Eagle, Don't fear or scapegoat U.S. Arabs and Muslims
September 14, 2004, Opinion, The State, In Iraq, outsourced abusers out of control
September 14, 2004, Islam Online, Little Gaza Arabs Harassed By US Officers
September 14, 2004, Justin Rood, Congressional Quarterly/Page Fifteen, Intel Gadflies Blow Whistle on Sept. 11 Commission Reform Proposals
September 13, 2004, Wilson P. Dizard III, Government Computer News, TSA refines passenger-screening efforts
September 13, 2004, Associated press/Yahoo! News, Study: Racial Profiling a Growing Problem
September 13, 2004, Noah Leavitt, AlterNet, The War on Civil Liberties
September 13, 2004, Daniel Ellsberg et al, Common Dreams News Center, A Call to Patriotic Whistleblowing
September 13, 2004, Associated press/New York Times, Probe Eyes Faulty FBI Arrest of Lawyer (Brandon Mayfield case)
September 13, 2004, Asbury Park press/Courier News, N.J. more open to Muslims
September 13, 2004, Associated press/Africana, Condoleezza Rice Denies Ignoring Abuse
September 13, 2004, Opinion, Tucson Citizen, Bush, Kerry both have failed to address abuse of Muslims
September 13, 2004, The Rocky Mountain Collegian, How did Sept. 11, 2001 personally impact you?
September 13, 2004, Editorial, The Washington Post, Two Years Too Late
September 12, 2004, Stephen Dyer, The Beacon Journal, Justice Department doesn't think much of data, analysis
September 11, 2004, Associated press/The Washington Post, Rumsfeld Says Terror Outweighs Jail Abuse
September 11, 2004, Eunice Moscoso, Arizona Daily Star, 19 most-wanted terrorists still at large
September 11, 2004, Associated press/Taipei Times, Bush administration records dismal terror prosecution record
September 11, 2004, John Mintz & Douglas Farah, The Washington Post, In Search Of Friends Among The Foes: U.S. Hopes to Work With Diverse Group
September 11, 2004, Kelly Thornton, The San Diego Union-Tribune, Anti-terror efforts in S.D. in high gear since 9/11
September 10, 2004, Ann Fagan Ginger, Berkeley Daily Planet, The Real Score with the U.S. War on Terrorism
September 10, 2004, Susan Schmidt, The Washington Post, Reporters' Files Subpoenaed, New Leak Probe Concerns 2001 Raid on Islamic Charity
September 10, 2004, Dana Milbank, The Washington Post, Secret Service Not Coddling Hecklers
September 10, 2004, Editorial, The New York Times, No Accountability on Abu Ghraib
September 10, 2004, Democracy Now!, Buffalo, 9/11 and the War at Home
September 10, 2004, Opinion, The Los Angeles Times, Trading Liberty for Security
September 10, 2004, Editorial, The Washington Post, A Failed Investigation
September 10, 2004, Richard K. Lodge, Metro West Daily News, Privacy and the Patriot Act
September 10, 2004, The Guardian, Iraqi 'ghost detainees' could number 100
September 10, 2004, Bill Moyers, AlterNet, Asleep at the Wheel
September 9, 2004, Neil A. Lewis, The New York Times, U.S. Will Send Detainee Home From Cuba
September 9, 2004, Bill Ong Hing, AlterNet, Between Two Americas
September 9, 2004, Don Stacey, The Beverly Citizen, Action needed against PATRIOT Act
September 9, 2004, Charlie Savage, The Boston Globe, Tribunal orders that Guantanamo detainee be freed: US admits man not an enemy combatant
September 9, 2004, Patrick Healy & Rick Klein, The Boston Globe, Democrats assail Cheney terror claim
September 9, 2004, Associated press/USA TODAY, Retired Pentagon brass seek independent abuse probe
September 9, 2004, Justin Rood, Congressional Quarterly, Al Qaeda Suicide Bombings in U.S. Unlikely, Expert Says
September 8, 2004, Associated press/Fox News, Sept. 11 Commission Wants 'No-Fly' List for Trains, Ships
September 8, 2004, Nicholas Turse, AlterNet, The New Homeland Security State
September 8, 2004, Greg Palast, Don't Look at the Flash! Ground Zero as Profit Center
September 8, 2004, Helen Dewar & Charles Babington, The Washington Post, Intelligence Retooling on Agenda as Congress Returns
September 8, 2004, Associated press/The Times-News, Guantanamo military commissions under attack; tough challenges ahead for U.S. government
September 8, 2004, Elise Ackerman, The Mercury News, Secret detainees part of policy, officers say
September 8, 2004, United Press International/The Washington Times, Guantanamo spy allegations falling apart
September 8, 2004, Denny Walsh & Sam Stanton, The Sacramento Bee, Air Force shrinks its spying case
September 8, 2004, David Sarasohn, The Oregonian, More concern about rights from the right
September 8, 2004, Greg Toppo, USA TODAY, Group honors curricula that explore 9/11's 'root causes'
September 7, 2004, Associated press/The New York Times, Guantanamo Panel Members Under Attack
September 7, 2004, Editorial, The Washington Post, A Visa Revoked
September 7, 2004, Richard Ben-Veniste & Lance Cole, The New York Times, How to Watch the Watchers
September 6, 2004, Ron Paul, Texas Straight Talk, Reject the National ID Card
September 6, 2004, Bob Barr, Reform the Patriot Act
September 6, 2004, Detroit "terrorist cell" case overturned:
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Associated Press, Detroit terror case collapse shows difficulty of winning victories
- Boston Globe Editorial, Terror in the Courtroom
- Washington Post Editorial, Dangerous Errors
- Valley Morning Star (Provo, UT), War on terror isn't infallible
September 6, 2004, Joseph Galloway, Knight Ridder, Abu Ghraib Investigation: Something is quite wrong here
September 6, 2004, National Public Radio, Lawyers Raise Concern Over Hidden FBI 'I-Drives'
September 6, 2004, Associated Press, DOJ Asks Court for Secrecy In Suit: Case Challenges ID Requirement
September 5, 2004, Decatur Daily Editorial, Terrorists changed America in ugly way
September 4, 2004, Eric Lichtblau, New York Times, Investigators Seek Lie-Detector Tests in Terrorism Case
September 4, 2004, Diana L. Eck, Boston Globe Op-Ed, Why exclude a Muslim voice?
September 4, 2004, Katie Kerwin Mccrimmon, Rocky Mountain News, Somali says justice prevails
September 4, 2004, Rachel Zell, Associated Press, Muslims trying to make voices heard
September 3, 2004, Sarita Chourey, FCW, Subcontractor trio named for US-VISIT
September 3, 2004, Freedom to Demonstrate at Republican Convention:
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Boston Globe Editorial, On the Streets: Police
- Michael Powell and Dale Russakoff, Washington Post, Judge Orders Demonstrators Freed: Jurist Holds City in Contempt of Court, Saying Dozens of People Were Held Without Charges
- Samara Kalk Derby, Madison Capital Times, Dad Swept Up in Mass NYC Arrest
September 3, 2004, Reversal of Detroit Terrorism Convictions:
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Sarah Karush, Associated Press, Terrorism charges dismissed against 2: US admits misconduct by prosecutors in case
- Danny Hakim, New York Times, Judge Reverses Convictions in Detroit 'Terrorism' Case
- Kate Randall, World Socialist Website, US judge throws out Detroit terrorist sleeper cell convictions
September 2, 2004, Dan Eggen, The Washington Post, Report Scolds Terrorism Prosecutors, U.S. to Drop Convictions Against Trio in Detroit
September 2, 2004, Walter Pincus, The Washington Post, Bush's Intelligence Moves Don't Attain Scope Urged by 9/11 Panel
September 2, 2004, Associated press/The New York Times, Judge Won't Seek Terror Suspect's Release
September 2, 2004, John Lasker, The Athens News, Ohio Muslims, Arabs growing anxious in post-9/11 U.S.
September 2, 2004, Editorial, The Los Angeles Times, Guantanamo Farce
September 1, 2004, Allan Lengel & Susan Schmidt, The Washington Post, U.S. to Seek Dismissal Of Terrorism Convictions
September 1, 2004, John Tirman, AlterNet, Banned in America
September 1, 2004, Editorial, The Republican, Congress must take up changes to Patriot Act
September 1, 2004, ABC Radio Australia, Lawyers request ruling on Guantanamo Bay military commissions
September 1, 2004, New York Press, Guantanamo on the Hudson