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- truthfightsback, on 10/09/2008, -0/+6"Co-workers of mine were ordered to transcribe these calls," Faulk stated. "When one of my co-workers went to a supervisor and said, 'But sir, these are personal calls,' the supervisor said, 'My orders were to transcribe everything.'"
"Adrienne Kinne, who like Faulk is an Arab linguist, said she had received the same orders and had listened to hundreds of Americans in the Middle East simply calling home. She emphasized that these were "Americans who are not in any way, shape, or form associated with anything to do with terrorism. It was just personal conversations that really nobody else should have been listening to."
"When asked about President Bush's statement that the intercepts were directed only at known al-Qaeda suspects, Kinne stated, "That is completely a lie." She said that military officers, journalists, and Red Cross workers were among the people whose calls she transcribed." - Neurojunky, on 10/09/2008, -0/+3f*** big brother
- waluum, on 10/10/2008, -0/+2That the phone calls were listened to in the first place is what is most worrying. However, the blatant disregard for the seriousness of the work on the part of the operators by treating it so casually is more of a case of poor integrity among low-level employees - a sign of the times, perhaps. As shameful as they are, and as much as they should not be ignored, low-level abuses like this are difficult to prevent from the ranks.
- write357, on 10/10/2008, -0/+2This is some *****! Now another reason why people don't believe the government when they say" TRUST US" its for your own good. Giving up liberties for safety is just ignorant.
- inactive, on 10/11/2008, -0/+1Here is another case where the D&R gang have made sure they will not pay a political price. Both 0bama and McCain supported telecom immunity.
If they had not you can bet that the telephone companies would have cut off access to domestic calls.
If you really want change abandon the D&R gang and find third party candidates to support.
If you continue to support the D&R gang we will get more of this illegal activity, not less.
