Posted on 01/04/2006 9:59:46 PM PST by Jean S
A former National Security Agency official wants to tell Congress about electronic intelligence programs that he asserts were carried out illegally by the NSA and the Defense Intelligence Agency.
Russ Tice, a whistleblower who was dismissed from the NSA last year, stated in letters to the House and Senate intelligence committees that he is prepared to testify about highly classified Special Access Programs, or SAPs, that were improperly carried out by both the NSA and the DIA.
"I intend to report to Congress probable unlawful and unconstitutional acts conducted while I was an intelligence officer with the National Security Agency and with the Defense Intelligence Agency," Mr. Tice stated in the Dec. 16 letters, copies of which were obtained by The Washington Times.
The letters were sent the same day that the New York Times revealed that the NSA was engaged in a clandestine eavesdropping program that bypassed the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) court. The FISA court issues orders for targeted electronic and other surveillance by the government.
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Maybe we can use this as a jumping point to get Social Security ruled unConstitutional.
sounds like sour grapes than anything else.
CYA for the NYT? Is this the leaker?
Throw that traitor in jail with Pollard. Maybe they will talk each other to death.
This scumbag has been caught red-handed divulging National Security secrets during a time of war, and is now doing his best Clintonista spin to make himself out as some hero, when in actual fact, he's nothing but a disgruntled fired incompetent TRAITOR.
Wall, cigarette, blindfold.
He won't be prosecuted. The Republicans in Congress, heck, maybe even the Bush Justice Department will grant him immunity. Only Republicans get indicted. It's a rule. You can look it up.
Has he read, analyzed and understood all the relevant decisions of the FISA, District, apellate and Supreme courts; or is he just a member of a particular political party?
HA!
" Russ Tice, a whistleblower who was dismissed from the NSA last year, stated in letters to the House and Senate intelligence committees that he is prepared to testify about highly classified Special Access Programs, or SAPs, that were improperly carried out by both the NSA and the DIA."
Thus is explained why the NYT had the story for a year and didn't publish it. This TRAITOR is going to pay the price.
Wall, cigarette, blindfold.
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These scumbags are purging themselves as the heat gets closer to home -- I still hope Bush goes in and cleans out and slams these traitorous scum in the slammer and throws the key away.
Too bad hanging is not in vogue any more...
The letters were sent the same day that the New York Times revealed that the NSA was engaged in a clandestine eavesdropping program that bypassed the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) court.Coincidence.
This seems to be something else, not the NSA intercepts. Guy was fired in 2005 while info about intercepts was leaked before 2004 election.
Guy sounds like a crank.
Probably the latter.
Wall, cigarette, blindfold.
No, wait, cigarettes are bad for your health, haven't you heard? Can't have that now, can we?
Barn Owl
My solution to the whole leak mess that this is part of: A pockmarked brick wall backdrop and the following questions "Blindfold? Cigarette?"
A few times of that happening, and others will think twice about leaking.
Drats, ya beat me by a few minutes!
(Thinking the same thing!)
If I'm not mistaken, this guy is one of Curt Weldon's buddies in the Able Danger deal.
Nobody would listen to him about Able Danger, so he seeks his 15 minutes by blowing state secrets.
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