washingtonpost.com — A rare anonymous op-ed column in the Washington Post. The op-ed is anonymous because the author is bound by a gag order from a National Security Letter, under the so-called USA Patriot Act from the FBI which has been in effect for years now.
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ethanbMar 23, 2007
the thing about this is that by issuing a gag order, the FBI has conscripted a PRIVATE individual to be a secret informant!over 140,000 of these informantion/gag orders have been issued since 2001!
nodoMar 23, 2007
the 140,000 number is only the number of letters sent out between 2003 and 2005. This is clearly an abuse of power and should be prosecuted immediately.
klasikahlMar 24, 2007
Author seems like a nice fellow. I sure do hope that he doesn't end up in Gitmo for his op ed.
lev280Mar 24, 2007
I sure wouldn't be surprised if the Justice Dept brings a case against the author. It certainly wouldn't be the first such stupid thing they have done.