Agents' visit chills UMass Dartmouth senior (Library-related)

[skooooo]

http://college.lisnews.org/article.pl?sid=05/12/17/2037223&from=rss

A senior at UMass Dartmouth was visited by federal agents two months ago, after he requested a copy of Mao Tse-Tung's tome on Communism called "The Little Red Book." Two history professors at UMass Dartmouth, Brian Glyn Williams and Robert Pontbriand, said the student told them he requested the book through the UMass Dartmouth library's interlibrary loan program. The student, who was completing a research paper on Communism for Professor Pontbriand's class on fascism and totalitarianism, filled out a form for the request, leaving his name, address, phone number and Social Security number. He was later visited at his parents' home in New Bedford by two agents of the Department of Homeland Security, the professors said. The professors said the student was told by the agents that the book is on a "watch list," and that his background, which included significant time abroad, triggered them to investigate the student further.

[niyad]

1. but, but--they hate us for our freedoms!!

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

2. How many of us are being watched?

From what we heard this morning, I'd say they are trying to spy on everyone.

[gratuitous]

3. Should have checked out "Mein Kampf"

He could be looking at an ambassador position, instead of receiving threatening visits from the feds.

[niyad]

4. I read that for my senior thesis, with not an eyebrow raised--how times

have indeed changed.