Lying about spying: I've been tending to let other blogs deal with what's happened with the NSA, but Andrew Sullivan has dug up some quotes that are too damning to ignore. Both are from 2004:
Now, by the way, any time you hear the United States government talking about wiretap, it requires - a wiretap requires a court order. Nothing has changed, by the way. When we're talking about chasing down terrorists, we're talking about getting a court order before we do so.
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A couple of things that are very important for you to understand about the Patriot Act. First of all, any action that takes place by law enforcement requires a court order. In other words, the government can't move on wiretaps or roving wiretaps without getting a court order.
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People who think BuShpying is only directed against 'terrorists' should check out this link
http://news.yahoo.com/s/po/20060207/co_po/activistssueforantigayspydata
Apparently the BuShites are targeting, well, here's a quote, but the whole article is worth it.
"The request was triggered not only by media coverage of the National Security Agency's domestic wiretapping, but also by reports on the little-known Counterintelligence Field Activity (CIFA) and several other clandestine units. The CIFA, a 4-year-old arm of the Defense Department, was reportedly involved in spying on "don't ask, don't tell" protesters at New York University and at the University of California, Santa Cruz. According to a 400-page document leaked to NBC News in December, the government categorized both demonstrations as "threats" to national security."
You can also find the article at "Planet Out" where it originated.
"Prup" (aka Jim Benton)
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