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2, 2013 Pakistan's 'Patriot Act' Could Target Politicians
Originally published on Wed January 2, 2013 9:16 am Earlier this
month, Pakistan's powerful Lower House of Parliament passed what
analysts have dubbed Pakistan's Patriot Act. Its name here is
"Investigation for Fair Trial Bill." It has been presented to
the Pakistani people as a way to update existing law and usher
the rules for investigation in Pakistan into the 21st century.
Among other things, it makes electronic eavesdropping admissible
as evidence in court. To American ears, the argument for the new
law should sound vaguely familiar. Pakistani officials say that
in order to fight the war against terror, they need to be
allowed to capture emails, listen in on cellphone calls, and
track suspects so they can stay one step ahead of the
terrorists. That's the same argument FBI Director Robert Mueller
made before members of Congress when the FBI sought changes in
the Patriot Act. Already A