Re: I don't know who's leaking this stuff...

D.F. Manno did pass the time by typing:
> "Spamvireslayer" wrote:
>
>> "The government does not listen to domestic phone calls without
>> court approval," said Mr. Bush, without confirming the NSA
>> program. "We're not mining or trolling through the personal
>> lives of millions of innocent Americans."
>
> LIAR!

GW's statement was not entirely accurate, but not exactly a lie.
The U.S. already has high court approval to tap phones under
certain circumstances.

The focus is on calls going to known terrorist countries or organizations.
Even with the DIA/NSA computer power there is no way to listen to all calls
that are made.  The numbers are used to establish calling patterns, the calling
patterns are used to identify people of interest and then, if necessary, court
orders are sought.

The problem comes in who is defined as a "person of interest."

Let's face facts.  The U.S. Gov is not going to tell the media what they
are doing with regards to national security for the same reason the police
don't tell news papers information on undercover police officers.  Simply,
the public can not be informed because it endangers the security of the
operation and the personnel involved.


-- 
DougW