US Islamic group files FOIA request on radiation monitoring

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a DC-based civil rights group, today announced the filing of a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for "government records relating to a secret government program that monitored the radiation levels at more than 100 Muslim homes, businesses and mosques in the capital region and in other areas nationwide." Link to related U.S. News & World Report story, "Nuclear Monitoring of Muslims Done Without Warrants." Link to related NYT story, "Widespread Radioactivity Monitoring Is Confirmed."