The Bush Adminstrations War on Charity

Some more crimes against humanity by Bush & Co...

t r u t h o u t | The PATRIOT Act's War on Charity:

"The PATRIOT Act's War on Charity

Tuesday 05 August 2008

by: Maya Schenwar, t r u t h o u t | Report

Since the PATRIOT Act's passage almost seven years ago, many of its adverse effects on activist organizations and peace groups have become plain. The law grants the government broad new surveillance privileges and access to private property, and protests and demonstrations have been heavily monitored and contained in the wake of 9/11. But according to a new report, the worst effects on nonprofit organizations have garnered little attention. New powers granted to the Treasury Department currently allow the government to shut down charities based on unfounded claims; to bar nonprofits from operating in some international disaster zones, and to freeze the assets of 'designated' charities, leaving large sums of money intended for humanitarian causes to fester indefinitely in Treasury vaults."

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