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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2001

Groups from all segments of the political spectrum are beginning to raise fears about limits on civil rights and personal liberties that tend to go along with times of conflict and war in the United States.

For many, the issue has become personal. Abhorred by racial profiling, some find themelves scared or concerned about persons who look Middle Eastern, Arab or practice the Islamic faith.

Some say they would not get on a plane with Middle Easterners and there have already been reports of travelers objecting to traveling with foreigners.

The detainmnent of persons believed to have ties with terrorist groups has also brought back memories of Japanese internment during World War II. Although the U.S. apologized and has paid reparations for jailing citizens of Japanese ancestry, it is still considered legal to have imprisoned them.

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War on Terrorism Stirs Memory of Internment (The New York Times 9/24)
Once Appalled by Race Profiling, Many Find Themselves Doing It (The New York Times 9/23)
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