"Radical militant librarians"

[sarahmichigan]

Apparently, the FBI isn't a big fan of some of my favorite people.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5049679

From an FBI email obtained through the Freedom of Information Act: "The inability of FBI investigators to use this seemingly effective tool has had a direct and clearly adverse impact on our terrorism cases. While radical militant librarians kick us around, true terrorists benefit from OIPR's failure to let us use the tools given to us."

Comments

[shadowriderhope.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I heard part of that segment this morning, I think.

An almost startling number of my friends are librarians ;) , and especially since 9/11/01 I've become aware of just how vital a role they play in safeguarding freedom of speech. Thankfully there are "radical militant" organizations like the ALA (http://www.ala.org/ala/issues/takeaction/takeaction.htm) out there, working hard to preserve our privacy.

[sarahmichigan.livejournal.com]

Yep, I love librarians. J. and I have worked and/or volunteered in several and we have had several librarian friends over the years.

I consider them honorable Defenders of the First Amendment.

[sarahmichigan.livejournal.com]

hah! I just realized I typoed. We've worked and volunteered in LIBRARIES, not in librarians... although...

[simianpower.livejournal.com]

Umm, where do I sign up? ... Uhh... ... :)