X-post from GDPottymouth- Please read

[zabet]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x4976770

Who Is FOR Retro-Active Immunity For The Telecoms?
Former CIA official John Brennan.....

an intelligence adviser to Barack Obama's presidential campaign!

----------------------------------
Intel Adviser Breaks with Obama over FISA, Telecoms

March 07, 2008 12:22 PM

Justin Rood Reports:

In a new interview with National Journal magazine, an intelligence adviser to Barack Obama's presidential campaign broke with his candidate’s position opposing retroactive legal protection for telecommunications companies being sued for cooperating with a dubious U.S. government domestic surveillance program.

"I do believe strongly that should be granted that immunity," former CIA official John Brennan told National Journal reporter Shane Harris in the interview. "They were told to by the appropriate authorities that were operating in a legal context."

"I know people are concerned about that, but I do believe that's the right thing to do," added Brennan, who is an intelligence and foreign policy adviser to Obama.

That wasn't just a personal opinion, Brennan made clear to Harris. "My advice, to whoever is coming in , is they need to spend some time learning, understanding what's out there, identifying those key issues," including the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, he said -- the law at the heart of the immunity debate.

Linky: http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2008/03/intel-advis...

------------------------------------

As much as I have seen posted on this board,
I do not care who you support....I just cannot
fathom giving retro-active immunity.

[NashVegas]

1. They're Acting Like Private Businesses Are Military Recruits

In Florida, remember that state of emergency that was declared two days before 9/11? In a state of emergency you can commandeer anything you want.

[zabet]

2. Yes they are.

The telecoms spied before
a national emergency was
declared, supposedly under
orders by the government.
If the telecoms were not
totally complicit and stood
to gain from it, somebody
would have blown the whistle
on it.