Tom Wolf: “Dear Chairman Sensenbrenner. In anticipation of the U.S. House of Representatives' consideration of an amendment that…”

“Dear Chairman Sensenbrenner. In anticipation of the U.S. House of Representatives' consideration of an amendment that would prevent the Justice Department from obtaining records from public libraries and book stores under section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act, your staff has recently inquired about whether terrorists have ever utilized public library facilities to communicate with others about committing acts of terrorism. The short answer is 'Yes.' And then they go on to say, 'You should know we have confirmed that, as recently as this past winter and spring, a member of a terrorist group closely affiliated with al Qaeda used Internet services provided by a public library. This terrorist used the library's computer to communicate with his confederates. Beyond this, we are unable to comment.'”