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Title: Rice Denies U.S. Broke Law Amid Report Bush Authorized Spying
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Bloomberg
URL Source: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news? ... 0103&sid=astkV2gMsvUY&refer=us
Published: Dec 16, 2005
Author: Bloomberg
Post Date: 2005-12-16 11:26:52 by Brian S
Keywords: Authorized, Denies, Report
Views: 59
Comments: 7
Dec. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice today defended President George W. Bush against reports he authorized spying on American citizens and foreign nationals in the U.S. following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The New York Times reported that Bush in 2002 secretly authorized the National Security Agency to eavesdrop without the court-approved warrants that are required for domestic spying. The international phone calls and e-mail messages of hundreds, possibly thousands, of people have been monitored without warrants to find numbers linked to al-Qaeda, the paper said. Rice, interviewed on NBC's ``Today'' show, said ``the president has been very clear that he would not order people to do things that are illegal.'' She declined to comment directly on the New York Times report. The presidential order Bush signed represents a change in responsibilities for the NSA, which traditionally monitors actions in foreign countries, the Times said. The paper said it interviewed nearly a dozen current and former administration officials about the program and granted them anonymity because the information was classified. The officials said the administration is confident that existing safeguards protect the privacy and civil liberties of Americans, the Times said. The Bush administration briefed Congressional leaders about the program and notified the judge in charge of the Foreign Surveillance Intelligence Court, the secret court in Washington that handles national security issues, the paper said. `A Heavy Responsibility' Rice today said Bush has a responsibility to adhere to the rules of the Constitution when making intelligence decisions and has protected Americans' civil liberties. ``The kind of attack that we experienced on Sept. 11, that means that the president has a heavy responsibility'' to ``protect and defend Americans,'' Rice said. ``But he did it always -- anything that he did -- legally and within his constitutional responsibility.'' The Times said it held off publishing its report for a year because the administration said that could jeopardize continuing investigations and alert would-be terrorists that they might be under scrutiny. Some information that administration officials could be useful to terrorists was omitted, the paper said.
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#1. To: Brian S (#0)
hahahahahahaahahahahaahahahahhaahhahahaahahaaha!!!!! "it's just a God-damned piece of paper!"
Keep the dialogue and discourse free and open. And let the truth fall where it may.
What about his responsibility to the Fourth Amendment and to all the innocent men and women of the United States?
“Stop throwing the Constitution in my face,” President Bush screamed back. “It’s just a goddamned piece of paper!”
WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF??? IF YOU HAVE NOTHING TO HIDE, YOU HAVE NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT!!!! That's the mantra of the Neo-Con Bots. Personally, I pray to God they are tapping my phone lines. The reason? These people need something funny to listen to, and might even learn something. There is only one reason to investigate American Citizens. That's to make sure that none of them ever get any ideas about how much they're being lied to, duped, and bilked out of their hard earned money.
Rice today said Bush has a responsibility to adhere to the rules of the Constitution when making intelligence decisions and has protected Americans' civil liberties.
#2. To: Brian S (#0)
``But he did it always -- anything that he did -- legally and within his constitutional responsibility.''
#3. To: Jhoffa_ (#2)
 | So many morons, so few bullets. |
#4. To: TommyTheMadArtist (#3)
That's exactly the problem.. and I'm amazed at how many people think this way. No one I know of has a problem with prosecuting terrorists. We have a whole series of laws pointed right at them. Custom tailored for situations ranging from the lone nut to the organized criminal conspiracy. After 200 consecutive years of lawyering, I think it's safe to say that we've got all the damned bases covered! The burden of proof is the problem and a very real lack of respect for the rights of others. If the Government can't meet that burden, then they have no right to interfere in the lives of (by definition) innocent citizens. Why are so many people unable to get their heads around this concept.. This is one of the pillars of our society, the foundation of our Constitution. History testifies to it's importance. It's so self evident as to nearly defy explanation, and yet..
WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF??? IF YOU HAVE NOTHING TO HIDE, YOU HAVE NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT!!!!
“Stop throwing the Constitution in my face,” President Bush screamed back. “It’s just a goddamned piece of paper!”
#5. To: Brian S (#0)
Since, under the Bybee-Yoo-Gonzales-Addington-Cheney theory of executive power, any congressional attempt to limit the president's powers as commander in chief is unconstitutional and therefore without legal effect, any presidential act performed in that capacity is ipso facto legal, whatever laws it might appear to violate. The president can do no wrong, doncha know? I assume that's the basis of Rice's statement.
#6. To: Jhoffa_ (#4)
It's about people being too ignorant to govern themselves, and the fact that the government fills the intellectual void of the sheeple's once fertile brains. People in this country are so goddamned stupid it's not even funny. The reason why they're stupid, is that if it's not on TV, or in the mainstream news, it can't possibly be the truth. Let the truth about 9-11 come out on TV, and the people won't believe it because it will be on TV, and TV as we all know is make believe. It's easier for people to deal with, if they think their government is their buddy, and is looking out for them, as opposed to the truth. People are so goddamned stupid... That's about all I can say about most Americans.
| What's that Mr. Nipples? You want me to ask the nice lady about her rack?. |
#7. To: TommyTheMadArtist (#6)
Stupid, I can tolerate: it's the willfully ignorant that make me crazy.
People are so goddamned stupid...
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