Civil Military Relations - Sidebar companion to the Shukovsky - Barber artilcle posted yesterday

'Nobody is safe from' scrutiny of program

People on both sides worry about possible errors and abuses

By PAUL SHUKOVSKY AND MIKE BARBER
SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTERS

The LINX system's unprecedented power to catch criminals and thwart terrorists also carries a serious potential for abuse of civil rights, law enforcement observers say. And the ramifications for free speech and other constitutionally protected activities such as political opposition to administration policies in Iraq are profound.