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Phone Companies Refuse to Give Congress Data on Spy Program

JohNNy1+4 writes "Several US telephone communications firms are refusing to answer the questions of a congressional panel about spying on American citizens. The panel is making an inquiry into Bush administration tactics in the years since 2001, but has been stymied by the administration's claim that releasing that information would be illegal. As a result Verizon, AT&T, and Qwest have declined to answer the panel's queries. '"Our company essentially finds itself caught in the middle of an oversight dispute between the Congress and the executive relating to government surveillance activities," AT&T Inc. General Counsel Wayne Watts said in a letter to the House Energy and Commerce Committee that was released today by the panel.'"

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  1. The Stupid Americans.... by JackMeyhoff · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    .. still give these companies their money :) Stupid is as stupid does.

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  2. Re:Ah...Yes wiretapping by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    If Clinton was not too busy getting blow by a fat girl 9/11 would not have happened. If Clinton did not dodge the draft so he would have some military creditability we could have gotten UBL in 1993, or maybe after the USS Cole was bombed. But no he was too busy getting blown, and since he did not have the balls to fight in Vietnam how could he convince the American people to fight someplace else.

    Do the world a favor and go back to hugging your tree.

  3. can we just disolve congress now by SQLz · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Talk about the weakest congress in the history of the country. god damn.

  4. sh1t by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    least of which is bben the best, faster, cheaper, a change to you down. It was