An Analysis to “Bad Targeting”
Many Americans are protesting that the current program of the National Security Agency to track and act on terrorism in the U.S. is going too far and spying on innocent civilians. The Washington Post article titled “Bad Targeting” is written by Jackson Diehl, who has been a writer and editor at the Post since 1978. He has worked as a foreign correspondent in Latin America, Central Europe and the Middle East. Diehl defends the American protesters’ positions by stating that the program, although necessary and well-intentioned, can easily get out of hand and violate the fundamental rights of Americans. Over 1,500 “suspicious incidents” were recently included in the CIFA-managed database. CIFA stands for the Counterintelligence Field Activity program set up by Pentagon intelligence to find reports on antiwar meetings and protests. Diehl makes a strong attempt at defending the protesters. While some of his reasons are irrelevant and......
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