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SacTown Chronic · 02-02-2006, 04:56 PM

I wonder why the warrantless wiretapping program is classified. What difference does it make to the evildoers whether you do or do not have a warrant to listen in on their conversations?

Ghoulish Delight · 02-02-2006, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by SacTown Chronic

I wonder why the warrantless wiretapping program is classified. What difference does it make to the evildoers whether you do or do not have a warrant to listen in on their conversations?

The name of the strip escapes me (it was printed in the OCWeekly) so I can't link to it, but there was a strip with a little back and forth between two people. The last line was, "Whoever leaked this has completely undermined our effort to protect the country, letting our enemy know our tactics." To which the resopnse was, "Umm, don't you think Al Quaida kinda figured their conversations stood the chance of being tapped, leak or no leak?"

SacTown Chronic · 02-07-2006, 08:02 AM

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I wonder why the warrantless wiretapping program is classified. What difference does it make to the evildoers whether you do or do not have a warrant to listen in on their conversations?

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BIDEN: Thank you very much.

General, how has this revelation damaged the program?

I'm almost confused by it but, I mean, it seems to presuppose that these very sophisticated Al Qaida folks didn't think we were intercepting their phone calls.

I mean, I'm a little confused. How did it damage this?

GONZALES: Well, Senator, I would first refer to the experts in the Intel Committee who are making that statement, first of all. I'm just the lawyer.

And so, when the director of the CIA says this should really damage our intel capabilities, I would defer to that statement. I think, based on my experience, it is true -- you would assume that the enemy is presuming that we are engaged in some kind of surveillance.

But if they're not reminded about it all the time in the newspapers and in stories, they sometimes forget.

That answers my question. You're doing a heck of a job, Gonzy.

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