I could not believe the surveillance of Rafil Dhafir, founder of Help the Needy in Iraq Charity. Only a Supernatural Being would be able to avoid any sign of illegal behavior. Some things Dhafir did such as saving memorabilia, like an Iraqi uniform or a video of a talk he had with a leader of the Taliban ,when America was supporting the Taliban in their war against the Russians, were done because Dhafir was a history buff. These things were misinterpreted as sympathy for terrorist.Also Arab words were mistranslated, his culture that trusted religious leaders resulted in him not being as rigid about his bookkeeping. When prosecutors said he used charity funds to get someone out of prison it was not clear if the person was a political prisoner of Saddam Hussein's who was needed to help get the aid to the poorest people in Iraq. American Leaders were always saying how Iraqis would be jailed for just speaking against Saddam.One of the worst things that came up in a surveillance video was that the motive for the charity was for the Glory of Allah. This is a common motive for faith based charities, that the good work they do glorifies God. The Government used this against him. He was never charged with medicaid fraud because he accepted patients who were unable to pay and he even paid for their Chemotherapy. He is an Iraqi born U.S. citizen who saved American lives as a physician for about 20 years and in Iraq during the sanctions as a founder of a charity and for this he got 22 years in a federal prison. I could go on and on with examples of how the surveillance could be misunderstood by the observers. Dhafir is not the only innocent Muslim U.S. citizen in a U.S. special terrorist unit in a federal prison due to the Bush-era Surveillance laws.

This has been a test of the emergency wiretapping system. Had this been an actual emergency, you would have been instructed to go shopping.

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-TIA

dear senator feingold: you have my heartfelt congratulaions for your stand in support of our constitution. you and thousands like you should(and are)stand tall, brave, and forcefull in defending our liberties. we hope and pray that president obama comes to his senses and will eventually realize that he was elected not to be a carbon copy of bush and cheny.

Why? AT&T, Verizon and AIPAC not throwing enough money their way?

The CEO of Qwest the only major telecom that refused the obviously illegal wire tapping was soon charged with insider trading.

Obama showed his facist flag when he voted for immunity.

There is no reform until the 72 fusion centers are declared unconstitutional.

LOL yeah, a little bit of bread and circus for the left-wing of the Party. Throw 'em a little bone in the form of "legislation" that will supposedly "revisit" the illegal warrantless wiretapping that went on during the Bush Syndicate.

Ain't gonna pass. Ain't got the votes or the support. Was never supposed to pass. It is, however, accomplishing two small goals: giving the Demoratic wing of the Duopoly the ability to say, in 2010, "hey, we tried to pass legislation to address the warrantless wiretapping" during an election year, and 2) distracting the pissed-off progressives of thier party from the ongoing health-care "debate" (aka "giveaway to the health insurance industry") for at least a little bit.

Watch the hand, folks, nothing up my sleeve....

"When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag, carrying a cross."
Sinclair Lewis, "It Cant Happen Here", 1935

Agence France Presse sez: "... supporters of key provisions could also strive to include them when the Congress reauthorizes key sections of a sweeping intelligence bill called the PATRIOT Act later this year."

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I would rather CONgress "reauthorize" the U.S. Constitution.

Agence France Presse sez: "Among the provisions sure to grab attention, it revisits a secret program launched by former president George W. Bush ..."

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End of legislation, right there.

FISA never had anything to do with protecting Telecoms. A 'hold-harmless' provision could easily have been included. The bill was always about preventing a line of inquiry into Cheneybush crimes - and the current CONgress and courts are not about to change that.

But thanks for playing, senators. It's always nice to see a little light shined onto this stuff. Even if we have to hear it from France.

-"US Senators Target Bush-Era Surveillance Laws"

Well, a few of them anyway.

Dear Bornfreeman,

I am also a victim of warrantless surveillance, which includes thought reading of me, remote broadcasting to me, dream manipulations and stalking.

These Senators are more than willing to take to task the Bush Administration, who did continue my abuse (as has the Obama Admin), but fail to mention that my abuse started in 1994, the first term (and early in it) of Clinton.

Because this is 'secret' I have had no help from any form of legislative, executive, law enforcement or judical governance.

I hope we find the justice we deserve soon. Fifteen and a half years of this abuse is ridiculous.

Please,,,

Lets not forget to include the dismantleing of warrant less surviellance gang stalking fusion center torture networks accorss the country, that have no oversight or checks against abusive cointell tactics.

BornFreeMen
Warrant less surviellance gang stalking torture victim 24/7 for three years by fusion center in tampa florida.

The right wing in this country are playing God with our constitutional rights.Because of immunity.