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  1. May 2023
    1. the whole point of a "sleeper cell" is to remain innocuous until the last moment before springing into violent action.

      This heavily reminds me of V's time in the camp right before his escape. He became more docile and requested for odd items and sorted them. Then to the surprise of everyone else at the camp he blew it up in his escape.

    2. The DOJ guidelines went far beyond any legitimate quest for factual information.

      This reminds me of some of the fingers who were more fixated of finding V by any rather than morally doing so, or the opening detectives in the book that were planning on raping Evey.

    3. We believe that a complete response to our FOIA request will prove that the vast majority of people detained after September 11 had no connection to terrorism and may also show that the government placed severe obstacles in order to thwart access to counsel.

      I also agree with this statement, based off of the fact the government held people at Guantanamo Bay without the right to a fair trial, I don't think it is too far fetched to believe that the government has been doing other things to hide things from counsel.

    4. If this is the treatment that prominent professionals are receiving, one can only imagine what is happening to people who are less fortunate.

      I agree with this statement, I think based off what I read above and what I already know of how people are treated at Guantanamo Bay, many people who are believed to be bad or wrong are treated truly horribly.

    5. It is up to the Congress to assert its oversight authority -- and responsibility -- to examine these dramatic actions.

      This I believe can be related to the different branches of the face in V for Vendetta having control over what to do after V's multiple attacks.