On Sun, 18 Dec 2005 17:36:51 -0500, Harry Krause wrote:

Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:
On Sun, 18 Dec 2005 08:45:30 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

It is illegal for the government to eavesdrop on a citizen without a
court order.

Exactly - Green Cards and visa holders aren't citizens.

Period. End of discussion.

I wasn't aware you had a list of those on whom the government eavesdropped.

All you have to do is file a request under the Freedom of Information Act to the NSA. I'm sure
that's what the NYT did, right? Surely no Congressman spilled the classified beans.
--
John H

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"JohnH" wrote in message

.......Surely no Congressman spilled the classified beans.
--

It has been recognized for decades in Washington that the briefing you give
to Congressmen this morning will be in the paper this afternoon. It is
Congress itself that creates the atmosphere of distrust between it and the
intelligence community. Probably the least trustworthy of any branch or
department in the entire US government.

"John Gaquin" wrote in message
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"JohnH" wrote in message

.......Surely no Congressman spilled the classified beans.
--

It has been recognized for decades in Washington that the briefing you
give to Congressmen this morning will be in the paper this afternoon. It
is Congress itself that creates the atmosphere of distrust between it and
the intelligence community. Probably the least trustworthy of any branch
or department in the entire US government.

Sen. Leheay of Vermont has the distinction of being thrown off the Senate
Selecte Committee for disclosing calssified information to the press.