The Impending Debate

President Bush says that he has the authority to order, without a warrant, eavesdropping on telephone calls and emails from and to people who have been identified as terrorists. Our community´s challenge in the coming debate is to participate effectively, for we occupy two roles at once. We are technical experts to whom participants turn for unbiased fact-based guidance and insight, and we are simultaneously concerned global citizens for whom this debate is meaningful and important.