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Judge Not
The pros and cons of metro-conservatism. Having a gaz with Russia. Also: Leaking suspicions. Spy tries. And more.
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Re: Jed Babbin’s
All the
President’s Spies
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“… in 2001 the president authorized the National Security Agency to collect intelligence from conversations routed through the United States and possibly including people within the United States.”
I agree with you, we should do everything we can to protect ourselves.
“The activities I [President Bush] authorized are reviewed approximately every 45 days. Each review is based on a fresh intelligence assessment of terrorist threats to the continuity of our government and the threat of catastrophic damage to our homeland. During each assessment, previous activities under the authorization are reviewed. The review includes approval by our nation’s top legal officials, including the Attorney General and the Counsel to the President. I have reauthorized this program more than 30 times since the September the 11th attacks, and I intend to do so for as long as our nation faces a continuing threat from al Qaeda and related groups.”
p>I still don’t understand why the President didn’t include the FISA court in the loop. br> — Mike Petrovick /p>
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