FBI Using Powers Like Never Before
"In testimony before Congress this month, Atty. Gen. John Ashcroft said law enforcement officials have been tracking "hundreds and hundreds of suspected terrorists" in the United States in recent months. In some cases, the focus of the government's attention has become clear -- from the conviction of shoe bomber Richard Reid in Boston last year to the arrests and pending trials of alleged cell leaders in cities from Buffalo, N.Y., to Portland, Ore."
"But who are the others? Is the country really infiltrated by legions of terrorists? If so, why isn't the government arresting more of them?"
"Interviews with law enforcement officials, federal prosecutors, defense lawyers and civil liberties groups reveal the breadth of the government's efforts."
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