posted July 26, 2006 06:52 PM
FBI agents have been accused of abuse and intimidation over the arrest of a student suspected of links to terrorists. Had he been using a steganographic or deniable encryption system such as rubberhose or StegFS, Awadallah might not have been vulnerable to such an attack.
Osama Awadallah, 21, testified in U.S. District Court in Manhattan at an evidentiary hearing to address defense allegations that the government mistreated him, deprived him of his constitutional rights during his interrogation and arrest and physically abused him behind bars.
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FBI agent Aurelia Alston, who led the team, and other agents said Awadallah voluntarily signed consent forms allowing them to search his apartment and car and gave them his computer password: Islam.
Awadallah told the court that agents said if he refused to sign the form, they would “tear up” his home.
(see www.cnn.com)
Lindaland
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posted July 26, 2006 06:52 PM