:: NEWS COCKTAIL aka BlahBlahBlog ::
"Everything is being compressed into tiny tablets. You take a little pill of news every day - 23 minutes - and that's supposed to be enough." -Walter Cronkite, RE TV news. The Web has changed that for many, however, and here is an extra dose for your daily news cocktail. This prescription tends to include surveillance and now war-related links, along with the occasional pop culture junk and whatever else seizes my attention as I scan online news sites.:: 3.20.2003 ::
:: Homeland security in action ::
U.S. battens down, detaining Iraqis
WASHINGTON, March 20 — The nation battened down under security not seen since the Sept. 11 attacks as U.S. forces attacked on Wednesday night. And the FBI is using new powers to detain several dozen Iraqis in the United States who are believed to pose a wartime threat.
THE ORDER took effect Feb. 28, the last day the Immigration and Naturalization Service and its enforcement laws fell under Justice Department jurisdiction. The INS ceased to exist the next day, when it was folded into the Homeland Security Department.
Attorney General John Ashcroft’s decision, confirmed Wednesday by two law enforcement officials who spoke on condition of anonymity, gives more than 11,000 FBI agents and several thousand marshals new arrest powers. Previously, that authority was reserved for INS agents, some Customs agents and 35 police officers in South Florida under a program promoted by Ashcroft.
Other security measures include monitoring of the Internet for signs of cyber-terrorism, hacking and “state-sponsored information warfare.”
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