I caught the tail end of that this morning - I had to laugh at the idea of
me - 63 years old, 5'2" tall and way overweight being a radical militant!!!
Toni Koontz
Librarian
St.Charles Preparatory School
Columbus,Ohio
akoontz@cdeducation.org
Carpe Diem
----- Original Message -----
From: "Carolyn Roys" <crroys@HOTMAIL.COM>
To: <LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 9:13 AM
Subject: [LM_NET] TAR: Radical Militant Librarians T-shirt question
> NPR reported on the Patriot Act this morning and librarians once again
> made the air.
>
> The Secret Court of Terror Investigations by Larry Abramson
>
> included is this bit:
> One FBI e-mail from 2003 complains that the Office of Intelligence Policy
> and Review (OIPR) "should be embarrassed that the FBI has used this
> valuable tool to fight terrorism exactly ZERO times."
>
> The e-mail goes on: "The inability of FBI investigators to use this
> seemingly effective tool has had a direct and clearly adverse impact on
> our terrorism cases. While radical militant librarians kick us around,
> true terrorists benefit from OIPR's failure to let us use the tools given
> to us."
>
> For the Justice Department, this internal debate proves that the system is
> working. Spokesman Brian Rohrkasse says these documents show that FBI
> agents are being "held to a very high standard" in complying with
> procedures put in place to protect civil liberties.
>
> Read it all at:
> http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5049679 if you can.
> Not intended to start a political debate. I've been well informed by this
> list_serv and others of the on-going struggles with the Patriot Act. I'm
> wondering if someone has created a t-shirt with radical militant librarian
> on it?
>
> Carolyn Roys
> Lake Park High School
> East Campus Media Specialist
> Roselle, Illinois
> crroys@hotmail.com
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law.
> You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings
> by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book.
> To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu
> In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL
> 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation.
> * LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/
> * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/
> * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/sub/
> * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
>
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law.
You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings
by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book.
To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu
In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL
3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation.
* LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/
* LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/
* EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/sub/
* LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html
--------------------------------------------------------------------
LM_NET
Mailing List Home