Sometimes it's hard to tell -- is this politics as usual, or something more?
BTW, I was surprised to see Hitchens' name as a plaintiff; yet, there's nothing on his website about this.
What bugs me about this whole
"eavesdropping" thing is the number of people who believe it automatically means the government is listening in on us all just willy-nilly. I had this argument with my sister over the weekend. There has to be something to make them want to listen...like a phone call to or from the US by a name on a list, for example...something that causes a raised eyebrow. I tried to explain to her that the government has not the time or resources to listen to her discuss soap operas with her friend.