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| Krypton |
Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse. They were talking about today on NPR radio. Anyone remember when Alberto Gonzalez went to John Ashcroft while he was in the hospital, very sick, so he could get him to override a decision banned warrantless wiretapping. Then at his congressional hearing, Gonzalez famously repeated, "I don't remember!"
| quote: | Report: Bush program extended beyond wiretapping
WASHINGTON – The Bush administration authorized secret surveillance activities that still have not been made public, according to a new government report that questions the legal basis for the unprecedented anti-terrorism program.
It's unclear how much valuable intelligence was yielded by the surveillance program started after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, according to the unclassified summary of reports by five inspectors general. The reports mandated by Congress last year were delivered to lawmakers Friday.
President George W. Bush authorized other secret intelligence activities — which have yet to become public — even as he was launching the massive warrentless wiretapping program, the summary said. It describes the entire program as the "President's Surveillance Program." |
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090710...ic_surveillance |
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| Q5echo |
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| Clovis |
| Haven't been touched on our soil since then, so you ing know its working! |
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| Krypton |
| quote: | Originally posted by Q5echo
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Breaking the law is justified right? We can still prevent terrorism without sacrificing our constitutional values. |
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| Q5echo |
| quote: | Originally posted by Krypton
Breaking the law is justified right? |
you're going to have to be more specific. |
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| Clovis |
| Why should we care anyway, none of us go to mosques right? |
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| Q5echo |
| quote: | Originally posted by Clovis
Why should we care anyway, none of us go to mosques right? |
i only go for the free felafel on tuesdays and thursdays. |
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| Krypton |
| quote: | Originally posted by Q5echo
you're going to have to be more specific. |
Q, perhaps I should throw out a picture of dead Iraqis all bloodied up. We can just throw emotionally charged pictures at each other!
You want specifics? Domestic warrant less wiretapping of American citizens communications. Just a start. But I honestly don't have much hope for where this is going to go. I know you believe wholeheartedly in the national security state, at the behest of our constitutional rights. Again, we can have reasonable security without sacrificing our freedoms. |
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