Re: Feinstein wants controls on Internet, Books
The president said he has invited congressional leaders to meet with the head of the FBI on Monday.
The leaders will discuss bills that would expand wiretaps and allow for chemically "tagging" explosives, which could help track terrorist acts. Such legislation is needed to "increase the protection of the American people," Clinton said.
Both measures were taken out of an anti-terrorism bill Clinton signed into law earlier this year. He also said that a spate of recent acts of political violence showed that law enforcement needed such powers.
"As strong as the bill was, it did not give our law enforcement officials some of the powerful tools I had recommended," Clinton said.
and from a similar article on AOL (from Reuters):
``We will ... do whatever is necessary to give law enforcement the tools they need to find terrorists before they strike and to bring them swiftly to justice when they do,'' he said.
[snip; same as the cnn story]
The expanded wiretap authority would allow law enforcement personnel to listen to all communications devices used by a given person, including a home phone, mobile phone and pager. At present, authority is given over a specific phone number, rather than for a specific person.
The second measure would require explosives makers to insert a chemical fingerprint in their products that would help authorities narrow their search for a bomber.
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