White House wants spying lawsuits tossed

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

White House wants spying lawsuits tossed

By PAUL ELIAS, Associated Press Writer
1 hour, 4 minutes ago

SAN FRANCISCO - The Bush administration on Thursday asked a
federal judge to toss out lawsuits seeking to unearth information
about the U.S. telecommunications industry's alleged participation
in a warrantless government eavesdropping program.

Five states want consumer records the telecommunications
companies allegedly turned over to the National Security
Administration as part of a domestic eavesdropping program
President Bush authorized after Sept. 11, 2001.

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Department of Justice lawyers argued Thursday in U.S. District
Court that such disclosures would harm national security and
foreign affairs.

"It's plain what they are seeking is information about the
intelligence-gathering of the NSA," Deputy Assistant Attorney
General Carl Nichols told Judge Vaughn Walker.

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Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070622/ap_on_go_pr_wh/domestic_spying_lawsuit_2

[Old and In the Way]

1. What a pitiful response.

"It's plain what they are seeking is information about the intelligence-gathering of the NSA,"

Yeah, all the states are interested in monitoring the Fed's GWOT. What bullshit. The States want to know which of their citizens (who are not terrorists) are being spied on by this administration. It won't harm national security, but it may destroy the personal security of many people in this administration who are commiting federal crimes by abusing the rights of the American people.

[kimmylavin]

2. This administration

has done more to harm national security than any investigation into its illegal doings ever will...

[Bozita]

3. And Yale U. wants "slip and fall" suits to go away too.

Ask Judge Bork.

[krispos42]

4. In a related story, krispos42 wants Saturday's winning Powerball numbers

And for Kari Byron and Laura Prepon to fall madly in love with him.

Wanting does not reality make. Sorry Bushies.