On 21 Dec 2005 22:29:31 -0800, "
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Scott Seidman wrote:
That's why this latest move of the Admin to bypass the Court might just be
their downfall. I think this is gonna get a whole lot worse for them, and I
doubt it will get better before these guys are out of office.

I doubt it, Scott: the right wing will convince the public that
no God-fearing law-abiding US citizen has anything to fear
from this and it is only the bad guys who are being monitored.

I worked for NSA (while in the navy) for 20 years. I was stationed at
Ft. Meade, MD for two of those years. NSA could tap into the phones
of just about anyone, but analyzing the "product" would take years.
It is just not feasible to monitor law abiding US citizens. And for
what reason? Intercepting product is not the problem; analyzing it
is. I doubt you can name me one law abiding citizen in the U.S. that
has been a target of the NSA. And, pray tell, why would they monitor
your communications, or mine ftm?

But, if they have a handful, say 30, of known/suspected el Qaeda
operatives receiving calls from overseas, they would be foolish NOT to
intercept them. Of course it is a mute subject now because of the NY
Times article.

Dave (who has forgotten more about intercept operations than you will
ever know)