Last week, the Bush Administration released photographs of the perpetrators they believe committed the September 11 terrorist attacks against the United States. All the photos showed men of Middle Eastern descent. Since the attacks, reports have surfaced that Muslims in general and Arab-Americans in particular have been harassed by both citizens and law enforcement officials.
On this Dateline, Carol Castiel examines the impact the terrorist attacks have had on the civil liberties of Muslims and Arab-Americans.
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