US secretly sought records of 3,501 Americans (ABC News)

[kpete]

FBI Secret Probes: 3,501 Targets in the U.S.
May 16, 2006 5:27 PM

Brian Ross and Maddy Sauer Report:

The Department of Justice says it secretly sought phone records and other documents of 3,501 people last year under a provision of the Patriot Act that does not require judicial oversight.

The records were obtained with the use of what are known as National Security Letters, which can be signed by an FBI agent and are only for use in terrorism cases.

The letters require telephone companies to keep secret even the existence of the request for records.

Assistant Attorney General William Moschella told Congress last month that 9,254 National Security Letters were issued in 2005 involving 3,501 people.

more at:
http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2006/05/3501_americans_.html
via:http://www.rawstory.com/

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

1. How many of these were Democrats?

How many were on the campaign staffs of someone running for office?

Oh, that's right, we'll never know. Gotta keep this nation secured--just not from terrorists.

[Hubert Flottz]

2. If we knew which politicians Bush spied on it would help the...

terraists!

[Terran1212]

3. Most likely activists

[Broken_Hero]

4. that would be my guess, also...n/t