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playing politics in the 'war on terrorism'?

Date: October 09, 2002 | 1 Shaban 1423 Hijriah
Subjects: commentary
Report from December 2001:

It was revealed last week that the Justice Department, in a move approved by Attorney General John Ashcroft, has prevented FBI agents from cross-checking the names of aliens detained on suspicion of terrorism against a federal database containing information about persons who attempted to purchase firearms. At a time when the Administration has asserted broad authority to question, detain, and try aliens according to standards that have prompted serious questions from across the political spectrum, the Justice Department's solicitude for the gun-possession rights of aliens suspected of terrorism is difficult to comprehend...
(source: Second Things First by Michael C. Dorf)

Apparently, Ashcroft was afraid that if he limited the gun-possession rights of anybody, the NRA would come after him. Is the Bush Administration so subservient to the gun lobby that it would fail to take an obvious step in its anti-terrorism investigation? Whatever you happen to think of that anti-terrorism investigation, you ought to find this information astonishing if not outrageous.
~ Posted by Al-Muhajabah, a member of the reality-based community, at 12:11 AM

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moderator Al-Munaqabah said: Total comments: 996   gold stargold stargold stargold stargold star

Here's more about this: Ashcroft's Distorted Constitution

~ Posted at October 9, 2002 01:52 AM | Comment Permalink
moderator Al-Munaqabah said: Total comments: 996   gold stargold stargold stargold stargold star

See also Gun Crazy

~ Posted at October 11, 2002 11:08 PM | Comment Permalink

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