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FBI Wants To Limit Document Searches

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the too-much-freedom dept.

An anonymous reader writes "In what seems to be in opposition to the Freedom of Information Act, the FBI is seeking to limit document searches. It seems since now that a lot of documents are in electronic form, searching them is much easier than before, and for that reason the FBI is taking this action."

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  1. Re:Balance by YrWrstNtmr · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    The solution to this would supposedly be to not piss the terrorists off all the time...

    Unrealistic. Consider two diametrically opposed factions, and the fringe militant groups in each.
    Israel/PLO. The PLO wants the Israelis pushed off into the sea. Israel obviously does not want this.
    China/Taiwan. China considers Taiwan as merely a rogue province. Taiwan considers itself an independant, sovereign country.
    India/Pakistan. India considers a particular bit of land theirs, Pakistan considers it theirs.
    Osama/USA/Saudi Arabia. OBL wants the US out of Saudi and the Holy Land. Why should we accede to his demands, if the host country (SA) wants us there?

    Appease one, you piss off the other. Do nothing, and you piss off both sides. And you can't help both sides get what they want, because they want completely different things. 'The terrorists' is not a monolithic block with common goals.

    Sometimes, there is no way to not piss them off, no matter what you do. And often, they want to be pissed off, so that those in power can retain that power.