It's true! Eavesdropping, no warrant, now Terrorist Surveillance Program

[DeepModem Mom]

"With congressional hearings set to begin on this issue Feb. 6, Bush kicked his administration's new intensive public relations effort to win support for the program run by the National Security Agency. As part of that, he attempted to give it a new label - the Terrorist Surveillance Program."

Forbes/AP: http://www.forbes.com/business/manufacturing/feeds/ap/2006/01/23/ap2469538.html

[arcane1]

1. but, with a name like that, the terrorists will KNOW we're spying on them

:eyes:

[Warren DeMontague]

2. I'm very curious

as to just which "terrorists" they've been using it on.

[stellanoir]

3. yeah

go after the Sierra Club, the Quakers, and the peaceniks, only because they alienated enough people who were competant in terms of translation so they can't even fathom what those who would really do us harm are saying.

Then go kill some innocent women and kids and grandparents in Pakistan and say they were al Quaida. Such horseshit.

Some days, I feel like my head will explode.

[Arkansas Granny]

4. One thing I've noticed about the labels that Bush gives his

programs is that they usually mean the direct opposite of what they say. For example, Clear Skies, Healthy Forests, No Child Left Behind.

[LSparkle]

5. They keep saying this helps them fight "THE ENEMY"

not just "terraists." Sound Nixonian (enemies list) to me.

Yeah, warrantless surveillance is "Terrorist Surveillance Program" just like any group with "Peace" in its name is considered "anti-military" and therefore a "threat." This is total Orwell ... Damn that Frank Dunce (Luntz)!!!!