Darth Cheney: admits expanded military spying role inside US

[maddezmom]

Vice President Dick Cheney leaves after an interview with Fox News Sunday at their offices in Washington Sunday, Jan. 14, 2007. Cheney said that congressional opposition will not influence President Bush's plans to send more troops to Iraq. 'The president is the commander in chief. He's the one who has to make these tough decisions,' Cheney said during the interview. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari) Email Photo Print Photo



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WASHINGTON (AFP) - US Vice-President Dick Cheney has admitted that the US military and CIA have been spying on the financial dealings of Americans -- intelligence gathering normally authorized only by civilian policing agencies.

The New York Times broke the story overnight, reporting that the Department of Defense and Central Intelligence Agency had been using "national security letters" to obtain the banking and credit records of Americans and foreigners suspected of terrorist activities in the United States.

The US military and the CIA have long been restricted in their spying activities inside the United States and are barred from conducting traditional domestic law enforcement work in the country.

But Cheney confirmed the main outlines of the report and defended the Pentagon and CIA activities as legal and necessary to protect military installations inside the United States.

"This is a dramatic story, but I think it's important for people to understand here this is a legitimate security effort that's been underway for a long time and it does not represent a new departure from the standpoint of our efforts to protect ourselves against terrorist attack," he said on Fox News Sunday.

more:http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070114/wl_mideast_afp/usattacksintelligence_070114153813

[TheCowsCameHome]

1. Saddle up, baldy. Your mug could scare the chrome off a bumper.

Get over there where you can do some good. You're useless here.

[Jeffersons Ghost]

15. here's a couple of nice mug-shots...

[EST]

2. There is little the current congress can do.

The publiclown legislature already gave him the money to pursue his foolery, the one part of the 2007 budget they actually completed.

[State the Obvious]

3. Only dictators ignore the voice of the people

"Congressional opposition will not influence President Bush's plan" ?

Why?

Because Congress represents the voice of the American people, and all dictators IGNORE the voice of the people.

[mod mom]

4. Oh how I hope his final days are spent disgraced & abandoned behind bars at the Hague

[DoYouEverWonder]

5. Did they even ask Cheney about the Libby Trial?

Has he been subpoenaed and will he cooperate?

[maddezmom]

6. well since is an exclusive softball interview w/ chris wallace...I doubt it

I don't get it here until 11pm...and doubt I'll stay up to watch it.

[peace13]

7. Yes he said Libby was a fine man.

Libby attended Shooters Christmas party this year! That should tell it all. Shooter also said that he may have to testify and wouldn't want to jeopardize that by speaking now!

[DoYouEverWonder]

8. Will Cheney be testifying

and if so, when?

[peace13]

9. My brain is not working today.

Watching the smirk on Sunday morning does not help. The question was asked and he refused to say if he would testify in person or on tape. You can imagine that he was quite indignant and didn't divulge much. Peace, kim

[DoYouEverWonder]

11. Thanks for the info

At least they asked the question.

[Roland99]

10. So, where are the public trials of all of these terrorists????

[The Backlash Cometh]

12. The irony here, of course, is that Dick Cheney will eventually be determined

to be the biggest war criminal this country has ever seen.

[shance]

13. So they did break the law and now they are ADMITTING THEY BROKE THE LAW?

We have to stop these folks.

[Jeffersons Ghost]

14. K&R...