CHENEY - TARGET IN NYT LAWSUIT AGAINST THE DOD / WIRETAP

[stop the bleeding]

I hope that this is not a dupe, as far as I know Cheney wasn't mentioned in the original Reuters article featured on Yahoo.

New York Times sues Department of Defense for eavesdrop documents

February 27, 2006, 10:32 PM EST

NEW YORK -- The New York Times sued the Department of Defense on Monday, saying the government has refused to turn over records related to its domestic warrantless surveillance program.

In a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, the Times asked the court to order the government to comply with a Freedom of Information Act request requiring it to release documents or provide a lawful reason why it cannot.

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The Times said a Dec. 16 letter to the Department of Defense requested all internal memos, e-mails and legal memoranda and opinions since Sept. 11, 2001, related to the National Security Agency spying program. The department is the parent agency of the NSA.

The newspaper said it asked for meeting logs, calendar items and notes related to discussions of the program, including meetings held by Vice President Dick Cheney and his staff with members of Congress and telecommunications executives.

It also requested all complaints of abuse or possible violations in the operations of the program or the legal rationale behind it.




http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--eavesdroppinglaws0227feb27,0,6727417.story?coll=ny-region-apnewyork

[Independent_Liberal]

1. Kick!

[robbedvoter]

2. While at it, Dick, remember that energy commission thingy?

The one with Enron and the maps of Iraq oilfields? Turn those too, OK, bub?

[Stephanie]

3. Why do they start at 9/11?

They should go back 1/6/01

[kpete]

4. Great story - keep them nervous

[Just Me]

5. How are they going to leap over the "national security" assertion?

Do they plan to take this to the top (SCOTUS) and push clarification of "national security"? What is the point of this suit? What's the end game? I mean, surely they know the administration in no shape or form is EVER going to comply with a FOIA request which could reveal criminal activities.

[stop the bleeding]

6. kicking for afternoon crowd

[stop the bleeding]

7. kicking for Tuesday night crowd