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She didn't confuse FBI with JTTF, she confused local Police Detectives with JTTF (which includes the FBI).

This is the part where she suggests the government is watching her entire family (herself, her husband and her son): "search for a backpack set off an alarm of sorts at the joint terrorism task force headquarters." and "I imagine [...] Lots of bells and whistles and a crowd of task force workers huddled around a computer screen looking at our Google history."

"The Government" isn't spying on her to make sure she isn't a terrorist, the software an employer has to monitor the disclosure of trade secrets and disgruntled employees flagged risky behavior. The employer then contacted local police, who visited and did an amazingly lack-luster investigation of the situation (as she states in her story).

FWIW, she cross-posted to here http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/08/01-8 , and I don't see any significant changes.

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