[crazyhorse691]

I am sure there will be more lawsuits filed by outraged groups that know they were spied on. Heck, I figure that at least one third of Portlanders think they were "spyed" on also.

[darkwing104]

Sounds to me they are trying to look for an out, to cover the Times' derriere in the leak investigation

[cardinal4]

The Oregon suit was filed on behalf of the Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation, an Oregon nonprofit, and Wendell Belew and Asim Ghafoor, both U.S. citizens and attorneys for the group.

So what do they hope to accomplish? If they were "spied" upon its already happened and cant be undone. And lets face it, any Islamic Charity is suspect anymore. The friggin Moonfollowers have more charities than anyone else, yet 90% of its adherents are dirt poor. Where is the money going?

[jazusamo]

"Heck, I figure that at least one third of Portlanders think they were "spyed" on also."

I'm surprised it's only a third. About half think President Bush conspired to make 9/11 happen to justify invading Iraq. /Sarc

[p23185]

I am sure there will be more lawsuits filed by outraged groups that know they were spied on.

Someone help me out here - back when I was taking college classes I was taught that nobody can sue the US Government unless the Government agrees to be sued - e.g. entering into a contract with the Government and therefore bound by contractual clauses. What grounds are these people suing on and how do they have standing? Is this "Islamic charity" going to claim the "unreasonable search" routine under the 4th Amendment, when for all we know the CIC had every right to believe this charity may have been tied to Al Quada terrorists and operating perfectly within his CIC duties? Where does this all end - we have the NYT and MSM to thank for this crap, and it certainly is diverting our attention from the real game - the WOT.

[Salvation]

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[Cold Heart]

My opinion of why the Bush administration avoids getting warrants is because they know the system is full of sympathizers, spies, and leakers. These lawsuits are fishing expeditions by terrorist sympathizers.