[IP] more on AP Story Justice Dept. Probing Domestic Spying Leak
Begin forwarded message:
From: Mary Shaw <mary.shaw@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: December 31, 2005 1:57:10 PM EST
To: JoeyEM@xxxxxxx
Cc: Dave Farber <dave@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [IP] AP Story Justice Dept. Probing Domestic Spying Leak
Joe,
You appear to be saying that it's treasonous to expose illegal acts
by the
government if those acts are carried out under the cloak of
protecting us
from our enemies.
There seems to be something fundamentally broken about your model
-- it has
no way to curtail illegal activities by the government. The checks and
balances provided for in the Constitution can't operate in this
atmosphere,
and the Constitution is what the government is supposed to be defending.
The argument that the ends justify the means has long been suspect.
Mary
----- Original Message -----
From: <JoeyEM@xxxxxxx>
To: <mary.shaw@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, December 31, 2005 12:07 PM
Subject: Re: [IP] AP Story Justice Dept. Probing Domestic Spying Leak
You ask why Mary?? How about treason! Traitors who have disclosed
information about an effective means with which to capture and destroy
enemies of the
US.
Mary, in case you didn't know, Muslims are out there who want to
kill you.
I know it's hard for Liberals to accept this basis truth, but if you
don't
accept the fact that we are at war and that the NY Times and Washington
Post
are more interested in protecting the rights of our enemies than
your life
you
better order your burka outfit as you may soon be required to wear one.
And yes Mary, the NYT and WP are traitorous.
Joe Mersnik
From: Mary Shaw <mary.shaw@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: December 30, 2005 12:26:18 PM EST
To: Dave Farber <dave@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: AP Story Justice Dept. Probing Domestic Spying Leak
Dave,
Why is the Justice Dept probing the leak rather than the domestic
spying program itself? Or did I miss the announcement of the latter?
Excerpted from http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&u=/ap/
20051230/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/domestic_spying_probe_6
Mary
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Justice Dept. Probing Domestic Spying Leak
By TONI LOCY, Associated Press Writer
The Justice Department has opened an investigation into the leak of
classified information about President Bush's secret domestic spying
program, Justice officials said Friday.
The officials, who requested anonymity because of the sensitivity of
the probe, said the inquiry will focus on disclosures to The New York
Times about warrantless surveillance conducted by the National
Security Agency since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
[[[snip]]]
Revelation of the secret spying program unleashed a firestorm of
criticism of the administration. Some critics accused the president
of breaking the law by authorizing intercepts of conversations
without prior court approval or oversight of people inside the
United States and abroad who had suspected ties to al-Qaida or its
affiliates.
[[[snip]]]
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