Some of the Justice/FBI Wish List legislative requests, outlined by Rep. Bob Barr a few days ago, are being implemented in two recent docs: 1. House/Senate Conference Report on HR3694, Intelligence Authorization Act for FY 1999: http://jya.com/hr105-780.txt (108K) An excerpt from this report, Foreign Intelligence and International Terrorism Investigations, describes expanded wiretap and encryption provisions: http://jya.com/fiiti.htm (36K) Note the planned use of "volunteers" to assist Justice with encryption and other features added to original bills by the House/Senate conference, in line with Barr's prediction. 2. The International Crime and Anti-Terrorism Amendments for 1998, expands foreign action powers, broadens seizures and other provisions: http://jya.com/s2536.txt (38K) What these confirm is the use of the threat of terrorism to rapidly eliminate the separation between foreign and domestic intelligence, military and law enforcement powers. While still mostly aimed at foreign-originated threats, the provisions now make it possible to turn the full kennel of the dogs of war loose on disobedient US citizens lumped with foreigners impossible to understand except as threats to American Justice.