Make the List Public: Who Did the White House Spy On?

[kpete]

December 16, 2005
Make the List Public: Who Did the White House Spy On?

I don't care how long the list is of those people and phone numbers that have been surreptitiously monitored by the National Security Agency without court approval.

This list should be made public -- published in full on the Internet.

If there are specific individuals or numbers that a judge wishes to give ex post facto protection, I can accept that.

But this invasion of privacy in the case of hundreds, perhaps thousands, of American citizens must be challenged in the courts. What Bush did is engage in an extra-legal act against the citizens he is paid to represent -- and this is criminal.

Post the list. It should be made public because at this point there is NO NATIONAL SECURITY rationale to justify the monitoring of citizens in cases that have not been approved by a court. That means that all of those citizens monitored are innocent -- and unwitting victims of this domestic spy campaign launched by George W. Bush.

Publish the list of phone numbers, Mr. President. Do it now or lawyers may start working today to compel you through the courts to do it.

TWN would be happy to provide the bandwidth and home exposing this national intelligence disgrace.

-- Steve Clemons
http://www.thewashingtonnote.com/

[Doctor_J]

1. I hope it was me

Christ, if the list is 100,000 long, any DUer who didn't make it should plan to ramp up next year.

[fiveleafclover]

2. I hope I passed the audition too

I'd hate to be left out of the festivities.

[Don Claybrook]

3. I like your attitude

Let's melt their freaking database in 2006. I resolve to ramp up next year.

[stepnw1f]

8. Right On! (nt)

[ladjf]

4. We all fear a J Edger Hoover type operation that was designed

to get the "dirt" on political enemies, domestic and foreign. What would make us think that Bush wouldn't use that surveillance simply for personal political gain? Nothing? That's why the law is there.

[Tom Joad]

5. OK, I know why I was not on Nixon's list... it probably had to do with

me not yet being in high school when he made it. However, i have worked long and hard to fight the policies pursued by this administration (militarism, economic injustice, racism), and dammit, a little recognition would be in order here!

Anyway, in response to the post, it would not be a good idea to make public the folks whose rights were violated, but they should be informed personally, a certified letter would be a good start. Then we can have the Mother of All Civil Suits against Bush.

[helderheid]

7. I agree - send a letter and start a lawsuit!

[helderheid]

6. i suspect I'm on the list

My husband is a legal alien who makes weekly calls overseas to his family. I just betcha.

[catmother]

19. oh boy. you're in BIG trouble. n/t

[Gold Metal Flake]

9. Damn right! Publish that list!

I garan-damntee-you it will be predominately Dems, progressives, antiwar and greens.

WHat the HELL could they ahve done with the intel? They could NOT have used it in a court of law. No way would anything gathered have been admisible. They would not have even tried, because trying, until this week, would have revealed the operation, and they were COVERING IT UP!

No, this was NOT about terrorism, it was about domestic spying on political rivals and citizen opposition.

And the New York Time thought it was A-OK!

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2005/12/16/194744/78

[helderheid]

13. Pssst love the Randi video... I can't I I can't HEAR YOOUUU

[Gold Metal Flake]

The Wild Repuke in it's natural element... Deliberate Ignorance!

LOL! It's such a perfect example and a perfect metaphor of the RW condition. Glad you liked it!

:hi:

[Gold Metal Flake]

14. The Wild Repuke in it's natural element... Deliberate Ignorance!

LOL! It's such a perfect example and a perfect metaphor of the RW condition. Glad you liked it!

:hi:

[helderheid]

15. I watched it live and loved that video! Here's one for you....

This is a MUST see.

http://homepage.mac.com/onegoodmove2/movies/e2a112005ferrell.mov

[Gold Metal Flake]

16. "The warming of globe" LOL!

Will Ferrell does a mean shrub, thanks! :toast:

[helderheid]

17. The Earth's crus

Hee!

[Gregorian]

10. Prosecute the NSA employees who violated the law.

The evidence will include that list of people.

Although, in all sincerity, we might not want to have them made public. Some may actually be important to national security.

[helderheid]

11. Better yet, impeach Bush.

[DELUSIONAL]

12. If black mailing was involved -- this really must be exposed

Plus the people who were spied on have a right to know.

[Marr]

18. I wonder if Lieberman was on that list...?

Or maybe he's just a true-blue neocon shit head, like Bush. Still- so many times I've listened to Lieberman or Biden speak and just thought, "somebody on the right has got some very interesting photos of these guys".