The NYT is reporting that the House and Senate conferees have barred TIA from being used against Americans and have required that all research stop until the Pentagon supplies a detailed report to Congress, including its costs, goals, impact on privacy and civil liberties and prospects for successes against terrorists. According to the NYT, "One important factor in the breadth of the opposition is the fact that the research project is headed by Adm. John M. Poindexter." Evidently, some congress critters decided it was payback time.
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