[WEB4LIB] RE: FBI to monitor libraries

[N. Lynn Schlatter]

-----Original Message-----
From: N. Lynn Schlatter [mailto:lschlatt at smlnet.sml.lib.la.us]
Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 4:44 PM
To: PAUL.GRAY at tccd.net
Subject: RE: [WEB4LIB] RE: FBI to monitor libraries


Those of us who are still-and-forever hippies have a different perspective:
federal authorities *had* at least some of the information necessary to
predict the 9/11 attacks, and tragically misused it.  Hence, we're not
convinced that they can be trusted to not misuse other information they
obtain.  Why, they might just start rounding up people of Arab descent and
throwing them in jail.  Oh wait....

Starting to think the FBI just needs to hire some information professionals,
I remain,
Lynn Schlatter
Instructional Coordinator
Shreve Memorial Library
www.shreve-lib.org


-----Original Message-----
From: web4lib at webjunction.org
[mailto:web4lib at webjunction.org]On Behalf Of GRAY, PAUL
Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 2:42 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: [WEB4LIB] RE: FBI to monitor libraries


Implying no value judgement toward anyone on this list -- or anywhere else
for that matter.

But am I the only one who finds the following a bit interesting or even
dryly humorous ???

We have folks attacking the FBI, CIA and anyone else who might have known or
even suspected or daydreamed something that  - might - have prevented 9/11

Many of these same people  -- or people of essentially the same
political/philosophical bent --
Are more than willing to do whatever they can to prevent these agencies from
acquiring the very information that might have helped.

Hey  - even a burned out old hippie turned conservative can have a sense of
humor.
PHG