Posted on 12/26/2005 9:04:58 AM PST by kellynla
As one of the hundreds of thousands who has proudly worked for the National Security Agency either directly or as a subcontractor, I believe the New York Times missed the real story under its Dec. 16 headline "Bush lets U.S. spy on callers without courts." Here is why.
The New York Times concedes the story starts with the CIA capture of top al Qaeda operative Abu Zubaydah in Pakistan in March 2002. With Zubaydah's capture came a treasure trove of eavesdropping intelligence sources -- e-mail addresses, cell phone numbers, and personal phone directories. These are prime intelligence sources that may lead to the infamous "dots" often used in the phrase "Why didn't our intelligence agencies 'connect the dots?' "
Some of Zubaydah's telephone numbers and e-mail addresses are in the United States. How long do you think these domestic numbers would remain active after Zubaydah's arrest is made public? Hours? One day? Two?
Most importantly, these Zubaydah contacts lead to more and more contacts and may eventually led to discovery of terrorist plans. In fact, this happened. The New York Times reported the NSA eavesdropping authorized by President Bush's executive order and briefed to both congressional leaders and the judge in charge of the secret intelligence court required by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) helped uncover al Qaeda plots to bring down the Brooklyn Bridge and attack British pubs and train stations.
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That's the "DNCTimes steps in it...... again!" LOL!!!
Boycott the NYSlimes.
NYT - not even fit to use for catching dog excrement.
I would think that any person living in America who was in this dirtbags phone book or email address and wasnt listened in on would be reason for charges of incompetence, but even as we speak the MSM is still atacking President Bush for doing his job.
Better yet, boycott their advertisers....
Zubaydah's capture was the mother lode..
The New York Times was, long ago, exposed as nothing more than a hack political arm of the DNC. Over at least the past five years that organ has brazenly demonstrated that it no longer cares how obvious that fact is. CBS took that tact even earlier. There was a time these organizations had some small semblance of shame and actually made a token effort to deny their bias.
Frankly, I like the new, shameless versions of these newsrooms better. No more games. Everybody KNOWS what these Democrat mouthpieces are and these Democrat mouthpieces don't care. They have finally gone over the edge and flipped a neon-lit bird at the nation. Good for them. Now if they would only just hurry up and die.
I'm fully aware of the divide between Americans who want the responsible agencies to be able to connect the dots and the Americans who want them to fail. It's disgusting.
ping
Their shareholders much have a financial death wish.
"Now if they would only just hurry up and die." Yes, if only ... but these seditious and often treasonous bastards are determined to destroy this nation if they cannot take control! LIBERALISM, a deadly disease infesting the democrap party in need of eradication.
None dare call it Treason.
With Zubaydah's capture came a treasure trove of eavesdropping intelligence sources -- e-mail addresses, cell phone numbers, and personal phone directories.
So, in the NYSlimes mind, there is no difference between "callers" and "terrorists".
[Now if they would only just hurry up and die.]
They probably won't die, they will just become government subsidized propaganda organizations that will feed the fascist left and the ignorant the propaganda the new age leaders demand.
The western once free nations are becoming more and more socialist everyday; I don't expect them to just lie down and die, they are notorious fighters.
The enenmies of the Lord are very lively.
Unfortunately the MSM is making a big deal out of tapping their phones. If we just started arresting and deporting they would probably have a shiite fit.
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