CNN just announced that Bell South is asking for a full retraction

[crappyjazz]

Bell South wants a full retraction from USA Today on the phone records stuff. They didn't really say more than that about it.

Negreponte must be having that ol' presidential memorandum printed on a t-shirt now!

[Rosco T.]

1. the number of account cancellations must be approaching critical mass. n/m

[Moloch]

2. That's a good thing...

They have probably gotten thousands of angry calls.

It shows people are really starting to care about what this misadministration is doing.

[Marr]

3. You know what USA Today should do?

They should print a front page timeline of the events. Show how long the telcos waited to issue their denials, and Bush's order making their lying legal.

Do an article on Bush's executive order. You know- sort of a "we report, you decide" sort of thing.

[glitch]

6. That's exactly what they should do. Just because *negroponte says it's ok

for them to lie doesn't mean ANYBODY has to believe them.

And we'll let the courts settle whether or not it can be made legal for them to lie with impunity.

[Robbien]

12. They should also talk about EFF's court document proving

the way NSA gets the data is to attach eavesdropping equipment to telcos phone equipment.

BellSouth may not have "given" the data to NSA, they just allowed NSA to come in and take it.

[w8liftinglady]

14. Email them and tell them that.I have already written in support

http://www.usatoday.com/marketing/feedback.htm?POE=FOOTER

[Marr]

21. I'll do that right now- thank you for the idea.

[AlCzervik]

4. USA today should tell Bellsout--We don't comment when you're trying to

cover your ass.

[kentuck]

5. Why were they so slow in asking ?

Did they not know if they were innocent or guilty??

[crappyjazz]

7. ha ha ... that's the $64,000 question that MSM will never answer!

I'm waiting for it to pop up again but of course they're letting shrub talk about how he decided to run for president because he wanted to get things done ... well, he got "things" done didn't he *puke*

[lpbk2713]

9. It took them that long to get in CYA mode.

It's not like the old days when they had employees who knew what they were doing. It takes longer now to get the temp and part time workers in gear.

[Skink]

8. Good time to start a VOIP limited liability company.

[warrens]

10. Go to court

Testify under oath. Go through discovery. Have a nice time.

[Mr_Spock]

11. Hahaha!! All the more reason to boycott these now LIARS also

First they cooperated with the government as admitted to by multiple Republicans, then when Death Squad Captain says "you're allowed to lie - see, I have given you permission", they decide to get all huffy

1 WEEK LATER!!

fuck 'em.

BOYCOTT THESE BASTARDS IF YOU CAN!

[w8liftinglady]

13. contact numbers/email for att,bellsouth,verizon

http://www.bellsouth.com/contactus/index.html

http://www.att.com/contact/

http://www22.verizon.com/CustomerSupport/ContactUs/Index/


Go Get'em ..DU!

[newsguyatl]

15. does anyone have a link

to this supposed bush memo?

i need to get that out to some people.

[crappyjazz]

17. Linkage

I got your links right here:

http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/06-4538.htm

and just in case, a link to the appropriate section in the Securities Exchange Act:

http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode15/usc_sec_15_00000078---m000-.html

[newsguyatl]

18. thankya thankya!

[spanone]

16. This whole thing is very bizarre.

Here's a qoute from the original USA Today story. ~snip~ The three telecommunications companies are working under contract with the NSA, which launched the program in 2001 shortly after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the sources said. The program is aimed at identifying and tracking suspected terrorists, they said.

http://usatoday.printthis.clickability.com/pt/cpt?action=cpt&title=USATODAY.com+-+NSA+has+massive+database+of+Americans%27+phone+calls&expire=&urlID=18205518&fb=Y&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fnews%2Fwashington%2F2006-05-10-nsa_x.htm&partnerID=1660

[crappyjazz]

19. Yeah, I guess the memorandum

is retroactive ... honestly, I want to puke some more!

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

20. Will Bell South ask Bush for a retraction too?

Because he basically admitted it happened when he came out and defended it that morning.

[Justice Is Comin]

22. Little thing called

the FCC. Ever heard of them Bell South? Ever wonder why a commissioner is calling for an investigation of you violating American privacy rights?

Last I heard that was a federal agency.