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Bush administration proposes retroactive immunity for phone companies
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Fri, 4 May 2007 19:54:10 -0400
Begin forwarded message: From: eekid () aol com Date: May 4, 2007 4:25:36 PM EDT To: dave () farber netSubject: Bush administration proposes retroactive immunity for phone companies
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070504-bush-administration- proposes-retroactive-immunity-for-phone-companies.html
"Retroactive immunity from prosecution is a beautiful thing if you're a major telecommunications provider in the US, and phone companies are about to receive it if the Bush administration gets its way. The administration's new appropriations request for intelligence agencies was recently disclosed at a hearing of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and it includes a massive gift to the phone companies who have been (can we drop the "allegedly" at this point?) helping the NSA and other agencies."
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