Spy testifying in Terror Case

I found an article, not one especially highlighted in the media--as a matter of fact, I almost missed it altogether--on Foxnews.com. This article out of Miami says that the CIA wants one of their agents to testify in disguise and use a fake name. It also says that if the request was granted, the media would not be allowed to photograph, video, or sketch this covert agent.

This spy's information is actually pretty interesting. Well, ALL of this is fairly interesting to an espionage writer, but what got me is that supposedly this spy has the fingerprints of a 36 year old U.S. citizen on an application for an al-Qaida training camp. The man is charged with being part of a "North American cell supporting Islamic terror groups."

Now, I realize the whole terror plot is a bit...overdone (in fiction, that is), but it's a very real, very serious problem in our world. Our nation has begun to accept that we are too closed-minded and should embrace all faiths, even those that support and encourage (read the Koran if you don't beleive me) the killing of anyone who does not convert (I'm seeing visions from Riddick when the Necromongers insisted, Convert or Die. LOL).

Anyway, this article got my mind to whirling.

Then, I see another article on Foxnews.com. "McConnell Seeks to Boost U.S. Spy Powers" Here is an excerpt: Known as "FISA," the 1978 law was passed to allow surveillance in espionage and other foreign intelligence investigations, but still allow federal judges on a secretive panel to ensure protections for U.S. citizens _ at home or abroad _ and other permanent U.S. residents.

Whoa, talking about encroaching on sacred ground. LOL This is a very touchy, tricky subject. What are your thoughts?? Check out the article.