More On The Mystery Poster

[babsbunny]

http://cannonfire.blogspot.com/2007/07/more-on-mystery-poster.html

In the post below, I collected much of the commentary of the TPM Mystery Poster. This nameless, enigmatic writer has aroused much attention lately, especially on Democratic Underground. The Poster claims to have uncovered the "Rosetta Stone" explaining Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' strange testimony on the so-called "terrorist surveillance program."

I published all that material without really reading it. I still have yet to go through much of it. But this much is clear: The claimed "Rosetta Stone" is a case brought by the Maine Public Utilities Commission against Verizon, the cell phone provider.

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1. Link to said article....

http://www.commondreams.org/headlines07/0130-08.htm

Published on Tuesday, January 30, 2007 by the Portland Press Herald (Maine)
PUC Not Letting Verizon off Hook
by Ann S. Kim


AUGUSTA - The Maine Public Utilities Commission decided Monday to begin contempt proceedings against Verizon Communications for failing to affirm the truthfulness of statements the company made about its possible role in the government's warrantless surveillance program.



The three-member PUC voted unanimously to hold a hearing no later than Feb. 13 to determine whether Verizon is in contempt of its order.

"The public has a right to know if their privacy has been violated," said Chairman Kurt Adams.

In May, 22 consumers filed a complaint with the PUC to find out whether Verizon cooperated with the National Security Agency's warrantless eavesdropping and data-mining programs described in news stories. Consumers in several other states have called for similar investigations since the Maine complaint was filed.

The Maine PUC has not opened an investigation. But in August, the commission ordered Verizon to affirm in writing that seven statements the company made in press releases are true and not misleading.