Fixing Foreign Intelligence Surveillance

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

COMMENTARY
The Washington Times
January 25, 2006

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FIXING FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE
By K. A. Taipale and James Jay Carafano

The controversy over whether the president has the power to authorize
the National Security Agency to monitor international communications
with terrorists obscures a simple fact:  The Foreign Intelligence
Surveillance Act (FISA) is no longer adequate.

Passed in 1978, FISA didn't anticipate the development of global
communication networks or advanced technical methods for intelligence
gathering.  Congress should amend FISA to provide for programmatic
approvals of cutting-edge technologies -- including automated
monitoring of suspected terrorist communications.

[more]

Full story at http://www.washingtontimes.com/commentary/
20060124-104527-1255r.htm


K. A. Taipale is the executive director of the Center for Advanced
Studies in Science and Technology Policy, a senior fellow at the
World Policy Institute, and an adjunct professor of law at New York
Law School.  James Jay Carafano is senior fellow for homeland
security at The Heritage Foundation and co-author of "Winning the
Long War: Lessons from the Cold War for Defeating Terrorism and
Preserving Freedom."



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