Still no reason why you did not get the warrants, Mr. President. Why is that? Who exactly are you "spying" on?
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"There's a process that goes on inside the Justice Department about leaks. I presume that process is moving forward," Bush said. "My personal opinion is it was a shameful act for someone to disclose this very important program in a time of war."
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Ah, and the thinly veiled threats towards the leaker. What did you expect to break the law and have noone stand up and expose you?
A "shameful act", Mr. President, while what you have done is beyond contempt? You broke the law, sir, you should be impeached and jailed, perhaps in one of your own little "secret prisons".
Threatening, Mr. President? Are you sending messages that the leak will be made an example of? An example of what happens to people who come forward and show the illegalities you are committing as president, sir?
But by all means, Mr. President, keep this program going. Allow the people to see how egomaniacal and truly revolting you are.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051219/...E0BHNlYwN0bWE-
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Bush vows more eavesdropping
President George W. Bush vowed on Monday to authorize more eavesdropping on Americans suspected of ties to terrorists and said he believed a probe was underway into who committed "the shameful act" of revealing the covert program.
Bush, struggling with low approval ratings and wide public discontent with the rising U.S. death toll, also defended his decision to invade Iraq, saying "it wasn't a mistake."
At a year-end White House news conference he faced a barrage of questions about his decision to authorize eavesdropping on international telephone and other communication by Americans suspected of links to al Qaeda and other terrorist organizations.
"As president of the United States and commander in chief I have the constitutional responsibility and the constitutional authority to protect our country," he said.
Several Republican and Democratic lawmakers have backed plans by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter, a Pennsylvania Republican, to hold a hearing on the issue. Many have questioned whether spying on Americans violates the U.S. Constitution.
The spying program, under which the National Security Agency was given the authority to intercept the communications without court approval, was first disclosed by the New York Times last Friday. A 1978 law, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, makes it illegal to spy on U.S. citizens in the United States without court approval.
"There's a process that goes on inside the Justice Department about leaks. I presume that process is moving forward," Bush said. "My personal opinion is it was a shameful act for someone to disclose this very important program in a time of war."
U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said earlier on Monday the U.S. Congress' authorization of military force after the September 11, 2001, attacks also gave Bush the right to order the eavesdropping.
Bush said the program had been effective in disrupting terrorist acts, but gave no details.
"I've reauthorized this program more than 30 times since September the 11th attacks, and I intend to do so for so long as the nation faces the continuing threat of an enemy that wants to kill our American citizens," he declared.
Bush noted that he had sworn to uphold the law. "Do I have the legal authority to do this? The answer is "absolutely"."
On Iraq, Bush pointed to the country's election last Thursday as a sign of progress in the war, which is costing taxpayers $6 billion a month and in which more than 2,100 U.S. troops have died.
"It wasn't a mistake to go into Iraq," he said. "It was the right decision to make. I think that there's going to be a lot of analysis done on the decisions made on the ground in Iraq ... History will judge."
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GOTTA LOVE THIS!!!!!
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"I've reauthorized this program more than 30 times since September the 11th attacks, and I intend to do so for so long as the nation faces the continuing threat of an enemy that wants to kill our American citizens," he declared.
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Mr. President, sir, we will always have enemies that want to destroy the nation and kill us..... are you proposing that as long as you are in office this shall continue, even if we destroy Al Quida and capture Bin Laden (you know that man you seem to have forgotten about).
Are you telling us that you are above the law and need no stinking warrants?
And who meets your criteria Mr. President?
Are you spying on members of congress that speak out against you? Are you targeting individuals that publicly ridicule you?
You and your supporters have claimed that those who speak out against you, are "traitors", are "giving aid and comfort to the enemy", are "non-patriots" and "hate America".... so by the qualifications you give, sir, these poeple, who are exorcising their right to free speech, could be tapped????
If the taps are so important why do you not get the warrants, Mr. President?
Why? Answer the question.....
YOU are answerable to the people, sir, regardless of what you believe. It is time you answered the questions, and stopped threatening, attacking and became a man of responsibility and of honor?
Or are Honor and responsibility not covered in your job description?