Posted on 12/23/2005 12:00:17 PM PST by Sub-Driver
US monitored Muslim sites for radiation: report
5 minutes ago
U.S. officials have secretly monitored radiation levels at Muslim sites, including mosques and private homes, since September 11, 2001 as part of a top secret program searching for nuclear bombs, U.S. News and World Report said on Friday.
The news magazine said in its online edition that the far-reaching program covered more than a hundred sites in the Washington, D.C., area and at least five other cities.
"In numerous cases, the monitoring required investigators to go on to the property under surveillance, although no search warrants or court orders were ever obtained, according to those with knowledge of the program," the magazine said.
The report comes a week after revelations that the Bush administration had authorized eavesdropping on people in the United States. U.S. President George W. Bush has defended that covert program and vowed to continue the practice, saying it was vital to protect the country.
Senior U.S. officials, including FBI Director Robert Mueller, have repeatedly said Islamic militants appeared intent on acquiring weapons of mass destruction for an attack against the United States.
Mueller said in February he was "very concerned with the growing body of sensitive reporting that continues to show al Qaeda's clear intention to obtain and ultimately use some form of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or high-energy explosives material in its attacks against America."
An FBI spokesman declined to confirm or deny the U.S. News and World Report article and said, "We can't talk about a classified program."
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Gosh darn it, I want these leakers arrested, and I want the publications that print such stuff shut down!
Well now that they know we are watching they can do a better job of shielding the material.
Let the lefties rant. The more they whine and posture over issues that are quite obviously in the countries best interest; the more they will be exposed as the traitors they are. The left is isolating itself from the American people. So long as the right side of the isle keeps their foot out of thier mouths; the left rant will turn into a feable whimper.
It is chilling to see our top-secret secrets spilled in public like fish guts on the cleaning table.
Why would anyone think it wise to alert potential terrorists that we are keeping an eye on them. This will simply make it easier for them to avoid our prying eyes, and that puts everyone at extreme danger.
We need some prosecutions on some of these leaks, but quick!
This infriges upon our atomic civil rights. We are living in a dictatorship.
And I thought our government was not being serious enough about the threats, thank you George.
The Supreme Court ruled that using infrared scanners to look for evidence of crimes without a warrant was unconstitutional. Scalia wrote the majority opinion..
"We think that obtaining by sense-enhancing technology any information regarding the interior of the home that could not otherwise have been obtained without physical "intrusion into a constitutionally protected area",(Silverman, 365 U.S., at 512), constitutes a search-at least where (as here) the technology in question is not in general public use."
The lack of response against these leakers is puzzling.
That Fisa judge who resigned leaking this crap?
Until the american people understand that we are in a war for our existance; I do not think that prosicutions would be tolerated. Right now it is not really understood that a state of war exists. In war people die inocent and solders alike and I do not think americans want to accept this. There does not seem to be a willingness to do what needs to be done. Not yet anyways.
sounds like the patriot act needs updating then - clearly they cannot obtain "geiger counter warrants" to conduct this activity across the nation - the only way to be proactive about it, is to detect the device in advance.
or some persons in the FBI.
Well, I guess it isn't a secret any more, MSM D**KHEADS!
because these agencies are full of left wing career people with friends in the left wing media - like Plame and Wilson.
The FBI works on or with the NEST project.
I don't think they are FULL of them.
I work in one and I used to work closely with another.
It's probably one or two individuals. I kinda doubt it's an entire agency.
Oh, now I'm going to rush out and buy a copy of U.S. News & World Report! If they have this sort of news, it's worth buying a copy! /s
What does this kind of irresponsible journalism buy them? It's not even sensationalist, it's just plain irresponsible and perhaps even illegal.
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