No Surprises There...
Gee. What a surprise.
"Despite pledges by President George W. Bush and American intelligence officials to the contrary, hundreds of US citizens overseas have been eavesdropped on as they called friends and family back home, according to two former military intercept operators who worked at the giant National Security Agency (NSA) center in Fort Gordon, Georgia. "
Full Article:
http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/Story?id=5987804&page=1
So, the FBI admits they abused no-knock warrants, and the White House pledges no more abuses.
But still - no oversight. No checks. Trust us, we're keeping you safe from Terrorists (tm).
And guess what? The litany of abuse of unchecked power - how unAmerican, given that the whole founding framework of our country is about checks on government power, implying a deep distrust of the whole "trust us!" crap - will continue until the PEOPLE elect politicians who will at least attempt to put the Genii back in the bottle.
"Despite pledges by President George W. Bush and American intelligence officials to the contrary, hundreds of US citizens overseas have been eavesdropped on as they called friends and family back home, according to two former military intercept operators who worked at the giant National Security Agency (NSA) center in Fort Gordon, Georgia. "
Full Article:
http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/Story?id=5987804&page=1
So, the FBI admits they abused no-knock warrants, and the White House pledges no more abuses.
But still - no oversight. No checks. Trust us, we're keeping you safe from Terrorists (tm).
And guess what? The litany of abuse of unchecked power - how unAmerican, given that the whole founding framework of our country is about checks on government power, implying a deep distrust of the whole "trust us!" crap - will continue until the PEOPLE elect politicians who will at least attempt to put the Genii back in the bottle.