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 'Fortresses of Fear'
 
 AT THE RATE federal authorities are walling off U.S. buildings and grounds in the nation's capital, downtown  Washington could become a partitioned government enclave in only a few years. The latest move by Capital Police Chief Terrance W. Gainer and Senate Sergeant-at-Arms William H. Pickle to set up 14 vehicle checkpoints and close a main city thoroughfare -- First Street NE between Constitution Avenue and D Street -- is a massive step in that direction. District officials, led by Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton and Mayor Anthony A. Williams, have rightly objected to this precipitate and unilateral action, calling it a danger and disruption to the lives of residents, tourists, businesses and the flow of commerce. The mayor also expressed concern about the potential loss of access for fire and emergency vehicles. Making a larger point, the mayor said in a statement: "We cannot allow the symbols of American freedom and democracy to be transformed into fortresses of fear." That, however, is exactly what U.S. security officials, in the name of fighting terrorism, are doing.
 
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