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FBI May Be Allowed To Use Profiling In Terror Investigations

By David Badertscher, PLL

Source: Crime & Justice News

"The Justice Department may allow the FBI to

investigate Americans without any evidence of

wrongdoing, relying on a profile of potential terrorists

that could single out Muslims, Araba, or other racial

and ethnic groups, the Associated Press reports. The

change, expected this summer, is part of an update of

the so-called Attorney general guidelines. One official,

while defending the proposal, raised concerns about

criticism during a presidential election year over  'the P

word' -profiling.

Attorney General Michael Mukasey acknowledged he

pending overhaul last month, saying the guidelines

seek to insure that regulations for FBI terror probes

don't conflict with those involving more traditional

criminal case. 'It is necessary to put in place

regulations that will allow the FBI to transform itself []

into an intelligence-gathering organization in addition

to just a crime-solving organization,'  he said."

Associated Press/Memphis Commercial Appeal - http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=0013VzDKrBMjCy1nvO6WOFkXwJosjr6AXRSlLBPQ7AANMyVrDRZwnr866jhGJvkPZbAPmRLONq59FO4vwaVGnYnpI6oX8LXmK0Io5qEKpmUzx0XMoqNd9Mix86Ift50v-wKJiUda5FoU_axsAEW8Z0Hwz7mjzxsXfKF8yYmKDhjC8OBPLrLAPhSKmWbICCudfXYkM0pJkdNtPTI_D2GmAjInw==

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