Dear Friends of Liberty,

The battle for our liberties continues but this time we have some good news. Although REAL ID is now law, there are many states who are refusing to comply with it. 7 States have opted out of REAL ID with dozens more working on passing legislation to do the same. For more info- REAL Nightmare

''Fusion centers'' are a means of bringing together
information from distributed sources for the purpose of collection, retention,
analysis,
and dissemination.
The term "fusion center," seems to have originated
from the Department of Defense (DOD,) and refers to the fusing
of
information
for analysis
purposes.
On November
9, 2002,
the

"This report raises important questions about the FBI's use of these
very powerful investigative tools," said EFF Senior Staff Attorney Kurt
Opsahl. "Congress should determine why FBI headquarters insisted on an
improper NSL instead of using the appropriate tools, and why the FBI
failed to report the misuse for almost two years.