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The FBI's emerging, leaking case against Ivins

The more revelations there are in the Bruce Ivins case, the more questions there are.

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  • Wednesday, August 6, 2008 03:53 AM

    you got that right ...

    Again, they are attempting to make the "profile" fit the suspect ... this is "assumption of guilt" and why it must be avoided like the plague (no pun intended) -- imho, it's part of the danger of FISA data trawling ... the "facts" are then selectively fitted around the dominant paradigm or theory ... how did Tony Blair and company put it??? Same blinking, ER, blinkered problem ....

    -- susan sunflower

    With all the innocent men and women that have been convicted here in prison USA, people still want to know "what are you hiding" when you talk to them about the government spying on citizens.

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