Justice Dept. Whistleblower Defends Decision to Leak Bush Domestic Surveillance Program & Calls for Prosecution of Gov't Officials and Telecoms

The New York Times is reporting the National Security Agency has been intercepting private email messages and phone calls of Americans in recent months on a scale that went beyond the broad legal limits established by Congress last year.

The Times is also reporting the NSA attempted to wiretap a member of Congress, without court approval, on an overseas trip in 2005 or 2006. But the plan was ultimately blocked because of concerns from some ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Apr 16, 2009 - 1:28 PM PDT
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by Dwight Rousu - Apr. 16, 2009

Overreach of the executive department in violation of the constitution is a continuing problem under the Obama administration. This story expands the history of investigative reporting and whistleblowing in the problem.

Bottom-up democracy is needed to secure our constitutional rights. Eternal vigilance.

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