ECO-TERRORES
New Tools for Domestic Spying, and Qualms: From New York City to Seattle, police officials are looking to do away with rules that block them from spying on people and groups without evidence that a crime has been committed. They say these rules, forced on them in the 1970's and 80's to halt abuses, now prevent them from infiltrating mosques and other settings where terrorists might plot.
At the same time, federal and local police agencies are looking for systematic, high-tech ways to root out terrorists before they strike.