1.0 link 110625 <![CDATA[Justice Department Considers Racial Profiling For Terror Prevention]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/07/03/justice-department-consid_n_110625.html The Justice Department is considering letting the FBI investigate Americans without any evidence of wrongdoing, relying instead on a terrorist profile that could single out Muslims, Arabs or other racial and ethnic groups.

Law enforcement officials say the proposed policy would help them do exactly what Congress demanded after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks: root out terrorists before they strike.

Although President Bush has disavowed targeting suspects based on their race or ethnicity, the new rules would allow the FBI to consider...

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