NEO-CONS BIG BROTHER IN PROGRESS
ENOUGH | 21.12.2005 02:38 | Repression
Federal agents visited a college senior two months ago because he requested a book written by Mao Tse-Tung.
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(REPOST) FEDS VISIT OVER COMMIE BOOK
Tuesday, December 20, 2005 - FreeMarketNews.com
INITIAL POST 12.20.05
Federal agents visited a college senior two months ago because he requested a book written by Mao Tse-Tung. The UMass Dartmouth student was working on a research paper on Communism for a class on fascism and totalitarianism. When he requested Mao’s book on communism called “The Little Red Book” through an interlibrary loan, he filled out a form with his name, address, phone number, and Social Security number. Later, agents from the Department of Homeland Security visited the student at his parents’ home, according to news reports.
The student’s professors say that the student was told by the agents that the book was on a federal watch list, and that his background, which includes time spent abroad, triggered a further investigation. The student said that the agents brought the book with them, but did not leave it with the student. The student is not alone. Reports have surfaced that the National Security Agency was authorized to spy on at least 500 American citizens at any time since 2002. All this surveillance is done without warrants due to provisions in the U.S. Patriot Act.
"The Little Red Book" is a collection of quotations and speech excerpts from Chinese leader Mao Tse-Tung. There are abridged versions available, but the student asked for the unabridged translation. In the Cultural Revolution in China in the 1950s and 60s the book was required reading in Chinese schools. The student’s name has not been released to the media out of fears that the student has of repercussions if his name becomes public.
staff reports - Free-Market News Network
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(REPOST) FEDS VISIT OVER COMMIE BOOK
Tuesday, December 20, 2005 - FreeMarketNews.com
INITIAL POST 12.20.05
Federal agents visited a college senior two months ago because he requested a book written by Mao Tse-Tung. The UMass Dartmouth student was working on a research paper on Communism for a class on fascism and totalitarianism. When he requested Mao’s book on communism called “The Little Red Book” through an interlibrary loan, he filled out a form with his name, address, phone number, and Social Security number. Later, agents from the Department of Homeland Security visited the student at his parents’ home, according to news reports.
The student’s professors say that the student was told by the agents that the book was on a federal watch list, and that his background, which includes time spent abroad, triggered a further investigation. The student said that the agents brought the book with them, but did not leave it with the student. The student is not alone. Reports have surfaced that the National Security Agency was authorized to spy on at least 500 American citizens at any time since 2002. All this surveillance is done without warrants due to provisions in the U.S. Patriot Act.
"The Little Red Book" is a collection of quotations and speech excerpts from Chinese leader Mao Tse-Tung. There are abridged versions available, but the student asked for the unabridged translation. In the Cultural Revolution in China in the 1950s and 60s the book was required reading in Chinese schools. The student’s name has not been released to the media out of fears that the student has of repercussions if his name becomes public.
staff reports - Free-Market News Network
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