tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517991.post115306635984705279..comments2024-01-14T02:15:36.593-08:00Comments on Uncle Mikey's Gymnasium: Uncle Mikeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03513920915440056425noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517991.post-1153284820052136292006-07-18T21:53:00.000-07:002006-07-18T21:53:00.000-07:00"Before September the 11th, law enforcement could ..."Before September the 11th, law enforcement could more easily obtain business and financial records of white-collar criminals than of suspected terrorists. See, part of the way to make sure that we catch terrorists is we chase money trails. And yet it was easier to chase a money trail with a white-collar criminal than it was a terrorist. The Patriot Act ended this double standard and it made it easier for investigators to catch suspected terrorists by following paper trails here in America."<BR/><BR/>I remember the program being announced by this guy first, at the time it was not considered treason to make this knowledge public. As the cat was very publically let out of the bag, I do not understand why it is treason now? The quote is towards the end of this speech:<BR/><A HREF="http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/04/20040419-4.html" REL="nofollow">www.whitehouse.gov</A><BR/>Kiss Sabrina for me.<BR/>Best, fringyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com