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Default Barack Obama's Idea of 'Government Transparency' Would Make Dick Cheney Proud

"Keith Nuttle" wrote in message
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jps wrote:
On Tue, 3 Nov 2009 10:48:11 -0800, "nom=de=plume"
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On Tue, 3 Nov 2009 01:20:49 -0800 (PST), TopBassDog
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I can see you, but you cannot see me. Clear as Scotch tape!



http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/decla...aspx?GT1=43002

I think the reason Obama is stopping the "wiretap" investigations is
that there are valid national security issues at stake.
We stand around and bitch that Bush should have stopped Atta and the
boys and then criticize the way he could have stopped them.
NSA has always "wiretapped" and they always will. That is their job.
If they are not busting you for your affair with the girl in the
office or that bag of grass you arranged to pick up at the Tastee
Freeze, why do you care?
The reality is they were only looking at international calls to
countries with terrorist ties anyway, if you can believe the official
line. I have seen the bug Clinton put in every telephone office (at
least while it was in the box) and I bet they hear more than that if
they want. It is capable of sniffing every packet that goes in or
out..

Actually, they were listening to far more conversations and many of them
were inside the US. It's pretty well documented. I think Obama made a
mistake by stopping the investigations.


Probably a matter of priority. If they stopped all investigations in
favor of focusing on putting Cheney away, that'd work for me.

You have misplaced priorities.

Cheney will only irritate you, terrorist will kill you.



Not really. Cheney has been responsible for the deaths of thousand upon
thousands of American, Iraqi, and Afgani lives.

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