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["Shea Tisdale" <shea AT sheatisdale.com>]

I've heard that road maps and people asking for directions are also a
possible sign of a terrorist.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: internetworkers-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org
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> bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Thomas Beckett
> Sent: Monday, December 29, 2003 11:17 PM
> To: Internetworkers
> Subject: [internetworkers] latest homeland security mindf*ck
> 
> This is getting surreal:
> 
> http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-
> bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2003/12/29/national1426EST0580.DTL
> 
> "The FBI is warning police nationwide to be alert for people carrying
> almanacs, cautioning that the popular reference books covering
> everything from abbreviations to weather trends could be used for
> terrorist planning.
> 
> "In a bulletin sent Christmas Eve to about 18,000 police
organizations,
> the FBI said terrorists may use almanacs "to assist with target
> selection and pre-operational planning."
> 
> "It urged officers to watch during searches, traffic stops and other
> investigations for anyone carrying almanacs, especially if the books
are
> annotated in suspicious ways."
> 
> No indication whether seed catalogues are also considered suspicious.
> 
> TaB
> 
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