Bushco Claims Telcos Are REFUSING To Cooperate With His Lawbreaking

[kpete]

Now, the Bush admin is claiming the telcos are refusing to cooperate

Two top Bush administration officials said Friday that some telecommunications companies are resisting wiretapping orders for terrorists because a surveillance law expired nearly a week ago.

National Intelligence Director Mike McConnell and Attorney General Michael Mukasey made the assertion in a letter to Congress, the latest salvo in a rhetorical war between the White House and Capitol Hill over the law's expiration and the refusal of House Democrats to adopt a Senate-passed bill in its place.

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They said some private companies have delayed or refused compliance with requests to initiate wiretaps against people covered by orders issued under the expired law. They said most companies are cooperating, but some have suggested they will stop if "the uncertainty persists."

Senior administration officials refused Friday to specify which companies, or how many, were not cooperating. They said the companies believe the law's expiration means no changes can be made in existing orders, which can last for as long as a year. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter.

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8V004601&show_article=1

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so, we've got to go to those telecoms and tell them, "look, we know we 'forced' you to break the law, and we know we told you we'd fix everything up for you, but we didn't expect that breaking the law was going to cause so much fuss, so just hang in there and keep on breaking the law, and we'll keep trying to change the law so that you won't have to break it any more, ok...?"

more at:
http://takeitpersonally.blogspot.com/2008/02/now-bush-admin-is-claiming-telcos-are.html

[ThomWV]

1. All Bush has to do is hand the Telecoms a Warrant and They will comply immediately

Just like always, but legally this time.

[tbyg52]

8. Bingo! nt

[Canuckistanian]

9. Pretty simple, isn't it?

The FISA court hands out warrants like candy. Always has.

Now, unless they're afraid that the FISA would DENY the warrant (e.g. ILLEGAL SPYING ON AMERICANS), I don't see a problem here.

[Jim__]

2. The telecoms refusing to wiretap is the best news I've heard in a while.

The dem congress can have an effect if they're willing to make the effort.

[malaise]

3. Bush is not above the law

No more bugging Dem phone lines W.

[lonestarnot]

7. But but but.... that lack of standing ruling by SCOTUS says he is.

[postulater]

4. And we still haven't been attacked?

Get on the ball, *.

Stage another one, the country needs to go shopping again.

[spanone]

5. so they respect law?? how dare them

[ThomWV]

10. "Respect" is not exactly the word I would use. Possibly "Fear" would work better.

[B Calm]

6. Something tells me we are about to have another inside terrorist attack!

and the democrats will be artificially blamed. After all its election year...