Posted on 12/19/2005 4:52:33 PM PST by Xanadu2112
Unless I missed it the Newsweek employee makes no mention of Echelon or any Clinton "spying" on Americans. I guess it's only our, apparently not his, enemies that he's trying to protect.
Echelon and carnivore thanks to WBJC
Don't ya just luv Left wing hate??
A little research would be in order before writing this kind of tripe. But he seems incapable of even the most basic research.
If he bothered to check out section 1802 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, "Electronic Surveillance Authorization Without Court Order" he would find it very informative. There he would learn that "Notwithstanding any other law, the President, through the Attorney General, may authorize electronic surveillance without a court order under this subchapter to acquire foreign intelligence information for periods of up to one year".
Mr. Alter's hair transplants must have grown into his brain.
"Finally we have a Washington scandal that goes beyond sex, corruption and political intrigue to big issues like security versus liberty and the reasonable bounds of presidential power."
I'll bet every word of that sentence was written in an extreme state of sexual ecstasy.
and one I have heard quite a few times today from the other side of the aisle? hmmm. Talking points out early, huh gang. King... Dictator...yada yada yada
"Finally we have a Washington scandal...." says it all right there to me.
Dear Newsweek:
I notice you did not tell the reader just which law it is the president broke. Perhaps that is because he didn't break any laws.
In fact, legislation posted below says that US citizens can be subject to warrantless wiretaps.
This is the legislation that pertains to citizens of the United States:
section 1801, subsection (i): "United States person," which includes citizens, legal aliens, and businesses, explicitly "does not include a corporation or an association which is a foreign power."
Does that mean that even if you are a citizen you cash in your abovementioned rights by collaborating with terrorists? Yes. You have then become an "Agent of a foreign power" as defined under subsection (b)(2)(C). Such agents include anyone who "knowingly engages in sabotage or international terrorism, or activities that are in preparation therefor, for or on behalf of a foreign power," and even includes those who aid and abet or knowingly conspire with those engaged in such behavior.
Does that include everyone, even citizens? Yes. Subsection (b)(1) is the part that applies to foreigners; (b)(2) covers everybody. And the whole point of the act is to collect "foreign intelligence information," which is defined under section 1801 subsection (e)(1)(B) as "information that relates to, and if concerning a United States person is necessary to, the ability of the United States to protect against sabotage or international terrorism by a foreign power or an agent of a foreign power."
And then of course, Newsweek, there's this little tidbit you forgot to mention:
Congress passed new legislation which permitted the wiretapping of US citizens without a warrant.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1543451/posts
But hey, since when have you ever let a few facts get in the way of your agenda? LOL
Please, please Mr Alter and all you liberal scumbags, please quote me the law that was violated. You can't. You liberal scum hide behind the lie that you cannot be unpatriotic if you are American. Well all members of Congress, and all federal officials take an oath to protect and defend the constitution and the US against ALL enemies, foreign and DOMESTIC. The democrats and liberals are enemies of the people of the United States, and the day will come when you will be exposed and receive your just punishment.
Indeed!
Brilliant letter. They just can't win with their tired old kneejerk ideology.
You forgot - he's a traitor too.
Naval Intelligence had cracked the Japanese encryption codes BEFORE Pearl Harbor. In fact, we had decrypted and read the Japanese declaration of war BEFORE the Japanese diplomats, Kurusu and Nomura, could do so themselves!
We read every single radio wave, phone call, and telegram we could. Unfortunately, they didn't put it all together to save Pearl Harbor until about the very hour the attack commenced. We did put this intelligence to good use six months later at Midway, sinking 4 Japanese main carriers and stopping their offense actions for the rest of the war.
We need to impeach FDR then, using democrat logic of today.
And besides, 99 percent of America doesn't read your magazine and most of those read it a year later in a Dr's office.
travelgate, monicagate, cigargate, stealingthewhitehousefurnituregate...
Not only is that normal practice during a declared war, but all of the current intercepts concern INTERNATIONAL communications, and on the other end of all of these three dozen (give or take a few) communications was an Al Qaeda-associated person.
A President in wartime who did NOT use this, and many other forms, of smoking out threats to the nation, would be derelict in his duties. It's as simple as that.
Congressman Billybob
Latest column: " 'Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics' in Military Recruitment"
They are living in an alternative universe!
That is such a great post!
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