Juan Cole in Salon wonders why the FBI hasn’t learned that broad fishing expeditions are illegal. CAIR is also alarmed:
Under the new guidelines, which are expected to be implemented later this summer, the FBI would be permitted to consider race and ethnicity when opening an investigation. Agents would also be allowed to ask open-ended questions about the activities of American Muslims and Arab-Americans, and could initiate an investigation if a person’s employment or background is labeled as “suspect” by government analysts looking at public records and other information.
The FBI currently needs specific evidence or allegations of wrongdoing before it can investigate a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
Pax et bonum 