paranoid murky? seek help. schizoid On Oct 11, 4:42 am, "[ a patriotic Republican ]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ************************************************* > From the Desk of Anthony D. Romero > Executive Director, ACLU > Help put an end to out-of-control government eavesdropping. > > http://action.aclu.org/site/R?i=_xkY0BlIEGZnYZKv0F19HQ.. > ************************************************* > Dear ACLU Supporter, > > Reports all over the media yesterday and today confirm what > we've known all along. Surveillance programs touted as critical > to protect national security have in fact been used to monitor the > private communications of innocent Americans abroad, including > humanitarian workers and U.S. service-members. > > Two former military intercept operators -- the people at the National > Security Agency (NSA) who actually listen in to people's calls > -- revealed the news in an ABC report released yesterday. > > Contrary to direct assurances from Bush administration officials that > NSA monitoring was directed at suspected terrorists, the intercept > operators report that "hundreds of U.S. citizens overseas have been > eavesdropped on as they call friends and family back home." > > The NSA even intentionally directed its surveillance powers at > well-established humanitarian organizations like Doctors Without > Borders and the International Red Cross. > > It is outrageous that service men and women and international aid > workers have had their private conversations needlessly and wantonly > invaded by our government. > > That is why the ACLU's lawsuit challenging the constitutionality > of Congress's expansion of the NSA's surveillance > authority under the FISA Amendments Act is so critical. Our case, > Amnesty International v. McConnell -- brought on behalf of an > impressive array of journalists, human rights organizations and > lawyers -- shines a spotlight on the devastating effect of unchecked > spying power on Americans doing indispensable work around the globe. > > Stand up to warrantless and unnecessary government spying. > help us put an end to out-of-control government > eavesdropping.http://action.aclu.org/site/R?i=s_G3HWKZ1ILTedSYHLVDQw.. > > It's more important than ever that you support the ACLU's > lawsuit and other actions challenging out-of-control government > spying. > > Just as we warned -- and as our FISA lawsuit contends -- the > NSA's new unchecked surveillance powers invade the privacy of > innocent Americans and fundamentally undermine human rights workers, > journalists and attorneys doing important work around the globe. This > dragnet spying is ineffective, intrusive, unnecessary and most > certainly unconstitutional. > > The FISA Amendments Act -- rushed through a timid pre-election > Congress -- gives the government nearly unfettered access to > Americans' international communications without any meaningful > judicial oversight. > > As this week's news demonstrates, with unchecked and > unaccountable spying powers, NSA officials will quickly run amok. > That's why the ACLU is acting decisively to bring our > government's behavior back in line with the Constitution. > > We will not yield until we bring this reckless spying to an end. > Please stand with us > today.http://action.aclu.org/site/R?i=cyoC4dvNetiL7VmflS_aeA.. > > Sincerely, > > Anthony D. Romero > Executive Director > ACLU --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum
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