I accidentally deleted the item where I got this, it probably wouldn't be too hard to find it again.  The summary is below but the details are not important, what is important is that the state of fear in the US is now beginning.  It will be impossible to establish beyond reasonable doubt the details of this or the incidents that are to come.

• An amateur photographer named Mike Maginnis was arrested on Tuesday in his home city of Denver - for simply taking pictures of buildings in an area where Vice President Cheney was residing.
• Maginnis, who says he always carried his camera wherever he went, snapped about 30 pictures of the hotel and the surrounding area - which included Denver police, Army rangers, and rooftop snipers.
• As he was putting his camera away, Maginnis found himself confronted by a Denver police officer who demanded that he hand over his film and camera.
• After being brought to the District 1 police station on Decatur Street, Maginnis was made to wait alone in an interrogation room.
• The agent told Maginnis that his "suspicious activities" made him a threat to national security, and that he would be charged as a terrorist under the USA-PATRIOT act.
• The Secret Service agent tried to make Maginnis admit that he was taking the photographs to analyze weaknesses in the Vice President's security entourage and "cause terror and mayhem."
• Rather than contacting a lawyer, he called the Denver Post and asked for the news desk.
• This was immediately overheard by the desk sergeant, who hung up the phone and placed Maginnis in a holding cell.
• He received no copy of an arrest report, and no receipt for his confiscated possessions.
• He was told that he would probably not get his camera back, as it was being held as evidence.
• Maginnis's lawyer contacted the Denver Police Department for an explanation of the day's events, but the police denied ever having Maginnis - or anyone matching his description - in custody.
• The new police powers introduced by the USA-PATRIOT act, in the name of fighting terrorism, have been frightening in their apparent potential for abuse.
• It suggests that a wide range of activities which might be considered "suspicious" could be suddenly labeled a prelude to terrorism, and be grounds for arrest.