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Bush Backed Spying On Americans

Yro · Privacy · 2005-12-16 08:33 · posted by Zonk · from the no-privacy-in-the-constitution-means-free-for-all dept. · 1,092 comments

jb.hl.com writes "President Bush allowed security agents to eavesdrop on people inside the U.S. without court approval after 9/11, the New York Times has reported. The report says that under a 2002 presidential order, the National Security Agency has been unconstitutionally and illegally monitoring international communications of hundreds in the U.S. When asked about the programme on U.S. TV, the Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, said, 'The president acted lawfully in every step that he has taken.'"