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Date Posted: 11:28:43 02/23/05 Wed GMT
Author: Admin
Subject: MORE Powers Sought for War on "Terrorism" ( UK) AP

More powers sought

for war on terrorism

The British government asked Parliament on Tuesday for new powers to detain suspected terrorists based on secret intelligence. Home Secretary Charles Clarke said the powers were urgently needed, and he warned it would be "shortsighted, complacent, ignorant of the facts and potentially cavalier of the safety of this country" not to act. The government's proposal is likely to face a tough fight in Parliament. It would empower Clarke, the country's top law enforcement official, to issue "control orders" restricting the activities of terrorist suspects. At their severest, the orders would authorize house arrest or detention in a place designated by the government, although Clarke said that was not immediately necessary.

- Associated Press

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