We&#039re bombing Afghanistan, anthrax is in the mail, and all across America it looks like Stars and Stripes forever. It is the evening of Oct. 11, one month into the war on terrorism, and Congress is cooking up something that will be called the USA Patriot Act. This sweeping law includes a dramatic expansion of Internet surveillance, unprecedented sharing of information between government agencies, stiffer penalties for computer crimes and greater power to detain noncitizens. Full Story