Gonzales Contradicts Prior Statements, Confirms Existence Of Other Spying Programs

[applegrove]

Gonzales Contradicts Prior Statements, Confirms Existence Of Other Spying Programs
Daily Kos


"In his testimony today before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales was asked by Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) to address inaccuracies in his 2006 testimony in relation to the Bush administration’s warrantless wiretapping program. “There has not been any serious disagreement about the program that the president has confirmed,” Gonzales said at the time.

Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) recalled that former Deputy Attorney General James Comey testified to a much different version of events. Comey said he had refused to sign on to an extension of the program “amid concerns about its legality and oversight.”

Today, Gonzales said Comey was referring to “other intelligence activities,” appearing to confirm that the Bush administration is operating more than one warrantless domestic spying program. In a heated back and forth with Specter, Gonzales stated:

The disagreement that occurred was about other intelligence activities and the reason for the visit to the hospital was about other intelligence activities. It was not about the terrorist surveillance program that the president announced to the American people.

......SNIP"

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/24/gonzales-contradiction-spying/

[ananda]

1. q.

Did AG mean to do that?

Or is he so arrogant with power that he just
doesn't care whether he's caught in a lie
or not?

[applegrove]

2. No idea. A DUer mentioned it earlier today. Don't know what that

language is about. Would the *WH be that darn tricky? Perhaps. I have no idea obviously.

[annabanana]

3. He's clever, but profoundly stupid.... Just exactly the kind of

lawyer that B*sh wanted.