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From: spike@world.std.com (Joe Ilacqua)
Newsgroups: comp.org.eff.talk
Subject: Re: CNN
Message-ID: <SPIKE.90Nov18143446@world.std.com>
Date: 18 Nov 90 19:34:46 GMT
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Sender: spike@world.std.com (Joe Ilacqua)
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In-Reply-To: jgd@rsiatl.UUCP's message of 17 Nov 90 08:09:24 GMT

In article <4948@rsiatl.UUCP> jgd@rsiatl.UUCP (John G. DeArmond) writes:
<larry@belch.Berkeley.EDU (Larry Foard) writes:
<>It looks like the recent disregard for the constitution is spreading, 
<>according to CNN the FBI took materials without even bothering with a 
<>search warrant. Fortunitly this time they are picking on some one who
<>can defend themselfs. 
<Defend themselves?  Considering that according to the papers, CNN 
<originally stole these tapes from the government, and that the FBI's
<retrieving them from an abandoned motel room (again, according to the
<paper) was simply a matter of recovering stolen property, it appears to
<me that the FBI is acting quite properly.

	According to CNN and the AP wire The US Government gave copies
of the tapes to The Goverment of Panama who gave them to CNN.
Innocent until proven guilty.

->Spike
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