[Prodigal Son]

I live in Europe. I don't like the idea that the US Government can get my bank details. I'm not a leftist.

[Canard]

"I live in Europe. I don't like the idea that the US Government can get my bank details. I'm not a leftist."

Ditto. I don't see why anyone wouldn't consider this a perfectly reasonable position.

[Mack the knife]

I live in Europe. I don't like the idea that the US Government can get my bank details. I'm not a leftist.

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If you haven't been sending money to the middle east, they weren't looking at your bank details.

If you have been sending money to terrorists, then you are claiming the right to fund terrorists to they can kill Americans -- and we claim the right to use violence to stop you.

If you have been sending money to the middle east, not to terrorists, then you are claiming the right to keep all such transactions secret, so that others can send money to terrorists; we don't recognize that right.

[okie01]

I live in Europe. I don't like the idea that the US Government can get my bank details. I'm not a leftist.

What makes you think the US Government would have any interest in your bank details?

They wouldn't...unless, you've conducted a transaction with a known terrorist or terrorist front. In which case, they would have every reason to be interested.

[Dan Cooper]

The SWIFT system is used to do wire transfers. It is not the details of your checking account that are being scrutinized, but what accounts transferred funds to accounts that are are suspected of being terrorist drops. At least until the secrecy of the surveillance was blown.