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Terrorists could try to tap into the more ample supplies of chemical arms believed to be stockpiled by Iraq and other outlaw states. But Tucker points out that the leaders of such countries would probably be reluctant to let weapons banned by international treaty out of their direct control; if they were traced back it could lead to swift retaliation. "We know Saddam Hussein is ruthless," he says, "but generally he is not reckless...
...fast, and not only because he needs to crack terrorist networks before they can strike again. He also needs to head off resistance from people across the political spectrum who think the Justice Department already has all the power it needs. The things that Ashcroft wants--expanded power to tap phones, sift through e-mail and detain or deport foreigners--don't just offend the A.C.L.U. Cynicism about government power is now the folk culture of the American right. In Congress, one of the first members to question Ashcroft's plans was Georgia's state-of-the-art conservative Representative...
...Terrorists could try to tap into the more ample supplies of chemical arms believed to be stockpiled by Iraq and other outlaw states. But Tucker points out that the leaders of such countries would probably be reluctant to let weapons banned by international treaty out of their direct control; if they were traced back it could lead to swift retaliation. "We know Saddam Hussein is ruthless," he says, "but generally he is not reckless...
Following its best campaign in nine years last season, the Harvard field hockey team chose to increase the difficulty of its schedule. No more Rhode Island (an 8-12 team last year) or California (one of the few schools that actually plays out West) on tap...
Additionally, Congress should consider carefully Justice department requests to loosen the rules on wiretapping phones and computers. Currently, law enforcement must obtain a court order for each phone or computer tapped. The Justice Department argues, and we agree, that it makes much more sense to obtain a single court order to tap all of the phones and computers of a specific person. The danger is, of course, that the government will listen to other communications on a phone that a criminal may have used only once. The law must allow for quick judicial review of the wiretaps...