New Spy Law Broader Than Thought

[babsbunny]

http://www.consortiumnews.com/2007/081307.html

By Robert Parry
August 13, 2007


Before the Democratic-controlled Congress caved in on George W. Bush’s warrantless-wiretapping powers, White House lawyers slipped in two provisions to give the President even more authority – and less accountability – than he claimed on his own. And the U.S. press corps largely missed that part of the story.


U.S. news reports mostly parroted the White House claim that the law “modernizes” the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance of 1978 and “narrowly” targets overseas terror suspects who call or e-mail their contacts in the United States. But the “Protect America Act of 2007” actually casts the wiretapping net much wider.

[Bonobo]

1. Jesus, they really gave away the farm, didn't they!

[aasleka]

2. !

Would the back door access rooms built for this at the providers trunk lines also give the government unfettered access to the networks sending voting data also?

[C_U_L8R]

3. Like our president...

it seems our Democratic representatives don't read either

[L. Coyote]

4. $$$$$ "Republicans put an immunity clause back into the final bill." $$$$$$

Just send those corporate contributions to the RNC!

[JDPriestly]

5. I hope that Congress enjoys the vacation because we are going

to really make them work when they get back.

[HuffleClaw]

6. they 'missed that part of the story' quite deliberately imo

like so many other things they routinely see fit to not report on.