US ‘to end warrantless wiretaps’. Uh-huh.
President Bush has decided not to reauthorise the
government’s domestic spying programme in its present form, the White
House has said.
President Bush has decided not to reauthorise the
government’s domestic spying programme in its present form,
the White House has said.
The government is now seeking approval from a special court for wiretaps, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said.
Mr Bush authorised the secret intercept scheme in 2001 after the 11 September attacks but it did not come to light until December 2005 when it was uncovered by the New York Times newspaper.
Senator Patrick Leahy, who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee, welcomed the announcement that approval for all wiretaps would be sought from the court, “as the law has required for years”.
“The issue has never been whether to monitor suspected terrorists but doing it legally and with proper checks and balances to prevent abuses”, Mr Leahy said.
So, everyone is confident Bush is telling the truth — this time?
The government is now seeking approval from a special court for wiretaps, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said.
Mr Bush authorised the secret intercept scheme in 2001 after the 11 September attacks but it did not come to light until December 2005 when it was uncovered by the New York Times newspaper.
Senator Patrick Leahy, who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee, welcomed the announcement that approval for all wiretaps would be sought from the court, “as the law has required for years”.
“The issue has never been whether to monitor suspected terrorists but doing it legally and with proper checks and balances to prevent abuses”, Mr Leahy said.
So, everyone is confident Bush is telling the truth — this time?
Posted: Thu - January 18, 2007 at 06:53 AM