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FBI Investigating Lamo Via Patriot Act Provision

umm qasr writes "Mark Rasch, a columnist for SecurityFocus wrote in his Register-reprinted column that the FBI has sent a letter, invoking provisions of the Patriot Act, to journalists reporting on the Adrian Lamo case: 'The letters warn them to expect subpoenas for all documents relating to the hacker, including, apparently, their own notes, e-mails, impressions, interviews with third parties, independent investigations, privileged conversations and communications, off the record statements, and expense and travel reports related to stories about Lamo.' Good to see that our First Amendment rights are being upheld by the FBI."

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  1. FBi Warning by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Illegal duplication of this post

  2. I hope they touch his penis by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I really enjoyed being molested when I was a child.

    So much I share the joy with all the children I meet!

  3. LMAO @ Lamo by Znonymous+Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Thank U. I'll be here all week.

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    Karma: The shiznight, mostly because I am the Drizzle.

  4. lamo poem by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    walking through the jungle with my dick in my hand
    fucking all the girls in condom land.

    looked up in a tree
    saw a black ass nigger tryin' to piss on me

    so i picked up a rock
    hit his cock
    damn mother fucker ran a block

    so i hopped in my jeep
    stepped on the gas
    drove my stick shift right up his ass.

  5. adrian poem of love. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    he asked, truth or dare?
    i quickly replied...
    i was now plucking out my pubic hair

    clean and plucked
    i knew it was time
    to stroll the town hoping to get fucked.

    a beautiful pair of boobies
    and a long set of legs
    i pulled out my doobies
    and smoked sitting on 2 empty kegs.

    she looked and saw my smooth sack
    laughing, she turned her back
    i saw that sweet fine ass
    and dropped my doob between my crack.

    i yelled and screamed and cried HOLY FUCK
    but not one came to help, no such luck.
    i remembered my penis was plucked, i felt so glad
    cause god damn, that would have smelled so bad.

  6. Re:Hmm by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    From England? In that case, you have MORE rights, no wait, you actually have rights, the US is a joke.

    And here comes some american mod to mod me down for stating the obvious..

  7. I need some C++ programming help my friends.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I am stuck on a program for school due in a few days, any help would be appreciated. I have a linked list class, which contains many dynamically allocated nodes. I am overloading the * operator class member function. The problem I am having is returning the new linklist class I create in the * operator function. If I return by copy it doesn't properly copy the linklist structure because the nodes are dynamically created. If return the linklist by reference, I have to dynamically create the linklist and it doesn't properly free the memory once its finished.

  8. Re:Hmm by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    And here comes some american mod to mod me down

    Are you implying you don't actually live in america? if you don't you're a dumbass, if you do you're still a dumbass and you should try going to live in n. korea or iran or china for a while.

  9. morons investigate fud's failure to .controll.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    unprecedented evile, greed/fear based stock markup payper liesense corepirate nazi FraUDs, the walking dead, etc....

    talk about domestic terrorists/wIEnIE boys?

    we're looking forward to seeing it ALL, in plain text.

    lookout bullow, adrian's not the only lamo invited to attend the felonious FUDgePacker's bawl. get ready to see the light.

  10. MODERATORS: Plagarism Detected by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Original CID

  11. ATTENTION MODERATOR D00DS! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    this post was STOLEN! PLaguritszm.

  12. A platform of rights restoration by MattW · · Score: 2, Offtopic
    From Dean's views on civil rights and justice:

    I will oppose expansion of the Patriot Act, efforts to remove sunset clauses included in the act, and I will seek to repeal the portions of the Patriot Act that are unconstitutional.

    I will protect the civil rights of immigrants detained by the Department of Homeland Security.

    I will work for federal legislation to restore the right to vote in any federal election for ex-felons who have paid their debt to society.

    I will appoint an Attorney General who sees our constitution not just as a document to be manipulated, ignored, and violated, but who recognizes and respects it as the fabric that binds the American community together.

    I will nominate federal judges with outstanding legal credentials, records of professional excellence, and demonstrated commitment to the constitutional principles of equality, liberty, and privacy. [emphasis mine]


    [Note: platform points editted down and re-ordered]

    It makes a difference. Dean didn't even get into this race so he could win; but he is personable, compelling, and doesn't seem to play games. I don't agree with some of his platform, but I respect a straight-talking former doctor who seems wonderfully out of place among slick career politicians.

    If you think voting for Dean vs. voting for Bush doesn't make a difference, then you're insane. We know Bush will get the Republican nomination. So register as a democrat NOW and back Dean in the primary.

  13. Re:Scum by brettlbecker · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Dennis Kucinich (D,OH) didn't support the PATRIOT Act, and if he is elected he will repeal it. He has been the most out-spoken critic (certaintly of the current candidates) of the Bush policies, and was the only one of the candidates to vote against the Iraq "war". He has my vote, and if I had some cash, I'd definitely offer it to his campaign.

    By the way, at this point it's not true that the vote for either Democrat or Republican is meaningless... right now there are some substantial differences between the candidates. It'll be after the primaries that all the lines blur, when the more extreme/progressive candidates are out-voted in favor of right-leaning quasi-moderates.

    Go check out Kucinich's site... it's worth looking at: www.kucinich.us

    B

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