more on AP Story Justice Dept. Probing Domestic Spying Leak

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

Begin forwarded message:

From: Mary Shaw <mary.shaw () cs cmu edu>
Date: December 31, 2005 1:57:10 PM EST
To: JoeyEM () aol com
Cc: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Subject: Re: [IP] AP Story Justice Dept. Probing Domestic Spying Leak

Joe,

You appear to be saying that it's treasonous to expose illegal acts  
by the
government if those acts are carried out under the cloak of  
protecting us
from our enemies.

 There seems to be something fundamentally broken about your model  
-- it has
no way to curtail illegal activities by the government.  The checks and
balances  provided for in the Constitution can't operate in this  
atmosphere,
and the Constitution is what the government is supposed to be defending.

The argument that the ends justify the means has long been suspect.

Mary


----- Original Message -----
From: <JoeyEM () aol com>
To: <mary.shaw () cs cmu edu>
Sent: Saturday, December 31, 2005 12:07 PM
Subject: Re: [IP] AP Story Justice Dept. Probing Domestic Spying Leak


You ask why Mary??  How about treason!  Traitors who have  disclosed
information about an effective means with which to capture and destroy
enemies of the
US.

Mary, in case you didn't know, Muslims are out there who want to  
kill  you.
I know it's hard for Liberals to accept this basis  truth, but if you  
don't
accept the fact that we are at war and that the NY  Times and Washington
Post
are more interested in protecting the rights of our  enemies than  
your life
you
better order your burka outfit as you may soon be  required to wear one.

And yes Mary, the NYT and WP are traitorous.

Joe Mersnik




From: Mary Shaw <mary.shaw () cs cmu edu>
Date: December 30, 2005  12:26:18 PM EST
To: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Subject: AP Story  Justice Dept. Probing Domestic Spying Leak

Dave,

Why is the  Justice Dept probing the leak rather than the domestic
spying program  itself?  Or did I miss the announcement of the latter?

Excerpted  from  http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&u=/ap/
20051230/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/domestic_spying_probe_6

Mary

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Justice  Dept. Probing Domestic Spying Leak

By TONI LOCY, Associated Press  Writer

The Justice Department has opened an investigation into the leak  of
classified information about President Bush's secret domestic  spying
program, Justice officials said Friday.

The officials,  who requested anonymity because of the sensitivity of
the probe, said  the inquiry will focus on disclosures to The New York
Times about  warrantless surveillance conducted by the National
Security Agency  since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

[[[snip]]]

Revelation of the  secret spying program unleashed a firestorm of
criticism of the  administration. Some critics accused the president
of breaking the law  by authorizing intercepts of conversations
without prior court  approval or oversight  of people inside the
United States and abroad  who had suspected ties to al-Qaida or its
affiliates.

[[[snip]]]




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