U.S. report slams detention policy

[sailor]

http://www.cnn.com/2003/LAW/06/01/detainees/index.html

An internal investigation into the Justice Department’s detentions of hundreds of people after September 11, 2001, for suspected immigration violations found significant problems in how the cases were handled, CNN has learned.

A report by Justice Department Inspector General Glenn Fine to be issued Monday concludes some detainees who did not pose a terrorist threat were held in custody too long, sources familiar with the report told CNN.

It also raises questions about the conditions under which some detainees were held, the sources said.

While not disputing the report’s conclusions, department officials made no apologies for their aggressive approach to protecting U.S. citizens from the threat of additional terrorist attacks after September 11.

I hope this signals an easing of the paranoia and things will start getting back to normal.

[John_Mace]

What gives you the hope that things will “get back to normal”? I read the article and didn’t see any hint that the Justice Dept was planning any changes. Perhaps things will seem more “normal” until the next terrorist attack, but then being under the threat of a massive terror attack isn’t exactly normal, is it?

[And_that_s_the_bottom_line]

For those that would like to read the actual DOJ report itself, here is the link. Please note that you will need Adobe Acrobat to view the report and it takes awhile for the pages to load. Here is another article about the report with some different perspectives from a number of different sources.