"And so I think Mueller is being bureaucratically smart but I think he is also very much committed to a total overhaul of the agency, which won't be easy."
As part of the bureau's overhaul, Attorney General John Ashcroft has approved new powers that will make it easier for FBI agents to spy on suspected terrorists inside the United States by monitoring the Internet, public libraries and even religious institutions.
Civil liberties groups have denounced the new investigative guidelines as a threat to privacy rights guaranteed under the U.S. Constitution.
As part of the bureau's overhaul, Attorney General John Ashcroft has approved new powers that will make it easier for FBI agents to spy on suspected terrorists inside the United States by monitoring the Internet, public libraries and even religious institutions.
Civil liberties groups have denounced the new investigative guidelines as a threat to privacy rights guaranteed under the U.S. Constitution.
FBI Director Mueller now faces the daunting challenge of improving the bureau's ability to detect terrorists while at the same time assuring the public that the agency is determined not to repeat the domestic spying abuses of the Hoover era.
Jim Malone
Voice of America: http://voa.gov
Jim Malone
Voice of America: http://voa.gov