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ACLU Contradicts Cheney: DoD Did Conduct Illegal Surveillance Using NSLs

bodypolitik.org — The ACLU is reporting that the DoD improperly collaborated with the FBI and issued “hundreds of national security letters (NSLs) to obtain private and sensitive records of people within the U.S. without court approval." But in January 2007, Dick Cheney described the practice of issuing national security letters as a “perfectly legitimate activity."

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  • zakman, on 10/24/2007, -0/+6"It certainly looks like the FBI and DoD are conspiring to evade limits placed on the Department of Defense’s surveillance powers."
    As a foreigner who studied and lived in the United States, I can only say that the internal dirty cut-throat politics of the government and the businesses do not get even one per cent of international media attention, as compared to the show biz or the space programme.
    • Frei, on 10/24/2007, -0/+5They get barely any more attention domestically. But hey, that Brittney chick is nuts!
  • blabbin5, on 10/24/2007, -0/+6Yeah, I'd like to get a hold of CHENEY'S file...
  • McDeath, on 10/24/2007, -0/+4Their level of arrogance increases on a daily basis!!!
  • ZenMojo, on 10/24/2007, -0/+3What part of "posse comitatus" did these ***** forget? Way to violate the Constitution.
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