I believe J. Edgar Hoover got a lot of information on a lot of people who weren't doing illegal things, and used it for his personal vendettas. Martin Luther King, and the actress Jean Seberg for two.

Trusting in the goodwill of authorities is foolish. They are very likely to use information for their own benefit; too bad if it isn't yours. That is why we are supposed to have a rule of law, not of men.

How old is that saying: "Who shall watch the watchmen?" (I forget the Latin).

There is a young Saudi student at the University of Idaho who is now being investigated by the FBI. And he is apparently not a "suspected terrorist;" he is being charged with visa fraud and making false statements.

Part of the "evidence" against him is that he has pictures ot the Trade Center towers and of Osama bin Laden on his computer. Well, so do I, and so do many of us. Pictures like that aren't evidence; they're propaganda. But they make him look bad to many people, and innocent or guilty, he's going to have a rough time.

clint