fpatton's Journal: LA Times on WW II B29 and the Patriot Act

"THE SECRET OF THE B-29
How the Death of Judy's Father Made America More Secretive

A plane crashes at the dawn of the Cold War, and the government seeks a special legal privilege. Its claim sows the seeds of the Patriot Act"

An examination of some of rotton foundation underneath existing national security law:

La Times B29 Story - Part One
Short URL: http://shorl.com/gepykotuhale
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-b29partone18apr18,1,7860017.story

La Times B29 Story - Part Two
Short URL: http://shorl.com/fuvuhibeprupi
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-b29parttwo19apr19.story

The above articles appear to offer a fair and balanced overview of some of the legal basis for our national security, the kind of thinking that implemented the so-called Patriot Act. Reminds me of the abuse of power following the Tonkin Gulf fraud committed by the Johnson administration.
Now anyone questioning authority is viewed as not supporing the ill-defined fight against terrorism.