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that no one seems to be covering is, "what was the basis for these searches?" Their answer "in the interest of national security" falls miserably short because there has to be some basis for a warrant other than the "we could, so we did" rationale being put forth. What was it that brought particular individuals to their attention and therefore subject to warrantless searches? Is there a database that they've compiled of suspects? How did they pick their targets?