Posted on 11/11/2008 3:56:04 AM PST by tobyhill
When Barack Obama takes the oath of office on January 20, Americans won't just get a new president; they might finally learn the full extent of George W. Bush's warrantless domestic wiretapping.
Since The New York Times first revealed in 2005 that the NSA was eavesdropping on citizens' overseas phone calls and e-mail, few additional details about the massive "Terrorist Surveillance Program" have emerged. That's because the Bush administration has stonewalled, misled and denied documents to Congress, and subpoenaed the phone records of the investigative reporters.
(Excerpt) Read more at abcnews.go.com ...
“I’d bet there are a lot of career employees in the intelligence agencies who’ll be glad to see Obama take the oath so they can finally speak out against all this illegal spying and get back to their real mission,” says Caroline Fredrickson, the ACLU’s Washington D.C. legislative director.”
Oooorrrrr, they can say “Wow, can you believe all the horrible things and plans we are overhearing! This is truly frightening!”
Can’t be any worse than the “Joe The Plumber” warrantless investigations undertaken by civilian authorities. How about other dissenters?
Warrantless? That’s because no warrant is required to listen to foreign phone calls. ABC can conflate the word ‘domestic’ all it wants, it doesn’t apply here.
I saw several photos of Obammy right after he got his first top secret briefing. He looked stunned and scared to me. His face told the whole story. Reality done whopped him upside the head but good......
Boy, oh boy, I sure *hate* the way Bush went after those terrorists on our soil. What audacity! The violating of their civil rights is beyond forgiveness. /heavy sarcasm
Well, we shall see the extent of the hypnosis and brainwashing of our fellow citizens if this line of thinking is not challenged, especially by the Republican party in a unified voice.
In a sane world with a sane media that's exactly what would happen. However, I am not holding my breath with our liberal MSM out to slaughter Bush and any chance he has at a Presidential legacy!
ABC/Newsweak is going the way of “MSLSD”.
The Press is still short strokin it over the wire tap program, but how come they not concerned about Obama’s proposed “Domestic Army” which by it’s definition will be used on American soil against People living with in the borders of the USA?
Bingo! We have a winner! By the time Zero is done he'll make Bush look like a choir boy. The “Patriot Act” will be used by his administration in unimaginable ways in the guise of protecting the homeland. And you know what you're going to hear from the ACLU? Crickets...
“I’d bet there are a lot of career employees in the intelligence agencies who’ll be glad to see Obama take the oath so they can finally speak out against all this illegal spying and get back to their real mission,” says Caroline Fredrickson, the ACLU’s Washington D.C. legislative director.”
Career demonRATs, whose real mission is destroying republicans. Seriously, is the NY Slimes registered as an agent of a foreign government? On the other hand, I’d be careful what I wished for, because someone might reveal exactly who the terrorists are communicating with in the US.
The woman who apparently took it on herself both to look into Joe’s records and then make them public has been suspended from her job, according to something I heard on TV last night.
If it’s true, that’s a good thing.
The source being ABC - the weakness of out country to allow the media to produce suck trash - if the United Sates falls into chaos and their is a “1776” style Revolution - the press should be charged with treason - I see them no better than those that sided with the Red Coats in Boston.
They misinform, aid the enemy in propaganda, and most recently aided the election of a socialist to office.
The are 50 % of the problem and use Freedom of Speech to bring disillusions of grandeur to the surface for the masses to drown themselves in!
I wouldn’t be surprised if 0bama does nothing, says nothing.
After all, it would be an excellent method for 0bama to spy on AMERICANS that disagree with him.
It’s pretty obvious to me that, even if you distrust Bush, his lack of willingness to fight back against his detractors point to a man who wouldn’t use the eavesdropping ability he has at his disposal to spy on those who disagree with him.
excuse my typos above - I’m on my 5th cup of coffee and this article just went right through me...
So some tart of a CIA desk jockey is outed by who knows who and all hell breaks loose. But these idiots are salivating at the prospect of exposing intelligence gathering secrets?
Wow, if true, Obama and America will find out just how important this was to our security. Terrorists aren’t going to bother with the Conservative areas of Podunk, USA where I live though, it will be the large cities that celebrated in the streets on Nov. 4.
9-11-01, has been forgotten and we are back to “It’s the economy, Stupid” again. I remember those times where the leadership promised to bring those responsible to justice. Attack after attack, and still the same old line. War is declared upon us and instead of preparing for war, Bubba, treats each and every one as a criminal justice issue. Obama is going to be much worse for this country than even many of us imagined.
There is no doubt that he hasn’t a clue as to what to do as President and will depend on the recycled Clinton Adm to get him through. No need for this to be any different as he has rode the coattails of others his entire life.
From what I understood, she was only one of several that pulled his records...she’s the only one that’s been identified and held accountable.
I talked to a lawyer the other day who is still incensed over the Patriot Act, calling it the worst thing they could have done. I asked him whether Lincoln's suspension of Habeus Corpus during the Civil War was on a par with that, and had he noticed that since the Civil War was over that it had been reinstated.
He had no answer; typical dimlib, can't see past the end of his nose.
Seymour did it ever occur to you to investigate Obama ? Or Rev.Wright , Ayers, Obamas birthplace ... Guess not...As#hat
Can anyone say Eschalon and Bill the BoyClinton?
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