http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rj-eskow/the-spy-story-five-ques_b_12382.htmlToday the New York Times revealed that the Bush Administration used the NSA to spy on Americans and others in the U.S. If the facts as presented in the Times are true, this seems to have been a large-scale illegal operation. We'll be learning more about this operation in the days and weeks to come -- hopefully.
These lines from the Times piece are particularly interesting, however:
The White House asked The New York Times not to publish this article, arguing that it could jeopardize continuing investigations and alert would-be terrorists that they might be under scrutiny. After meeting with senior administration officials to hear their concerns, the newspaper delayed publication for a year to conduct additional reporting.
Let's see, it's now December of 2005. So here are a few questions the Times should be prepared to answer:
Cont'd at link.....