Your comments are welcome.

John - 2006-02-07 14:05:13
Bob -- Correct me where I'm wrong here, but I thought that the wiretapping/spying at issue was done specifically on those who had documented connections to Al-Qaeda, and no others.

Bob - 2006-02-07 19:38:31
Were it only true. Gonzales would not give assurances that this was the case. He would not give specifics on the program or its safeguards. And there have been reports that of the thousands of names submitted by the NSA to the FBI post-9/11 ... turned out to be false leads. I'm also approaching this from a security aspect: security that cannot be evaluated is bad security. You want things in the refrigerator to be cold; you can open the door and check. Even if the power fails, you understand the design will keep the cold air inside and maintain a safe environment for the items inside. It does *not* cede an advantage to the stove, oven, or microwave. I maintain that this is a dangerous illusion; we have to be able to defend/respond against a terrorist attack even if we miss a critical phone call. We know the NSA does foreign-only surveillance, yet al-Bingobangobongo STILL escaped from a secure facility. --- So, in short - no laws to govern + no checks/balances + no measurable output = no security.

John - 2006-02-08 12:47:23
Thanks; point taken!

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