So - is Bush eavsdropping on Fitzgerald's phone conversations?

[TNOE]

just a thought.

[Catherine Vincent]

1. Probably!

That weasley rat bastard!

[Quakerfriend]

2. I say, YES, absolutely!

[xultar]

3. Well Fitz is fighting for the terraists by investigating the leak.

[TNOE]

4. It's just amazing

see what spying can lead to....
And the Republicans seem to all be okay with it.

[C_U_L8R]

5. I bet he's even wiretapped

THE TWINS


(needed to find a reliable coke dealer)

[babylonsister]

6. Oh, no! I never thought of that! Say it ain't so! nt

[peacebird]

7. Fitz is obviously a terr'ist - he believes in the LAW.

and not the "Divine Right of King George"

:sarcasm:

[Tamarin]

8. What or Who would stop him? He is the Lord of the Wingnuts. nt

[kath]

9. hmmmm - VEDDY interesting question.

[Jacobin]

10. Probably

No one to stop him.

He's the emperor

[confludemocrat]

11. that's like asking would he ignore terr'ist warnings, lie us into war, tor

ture prisoners, lock up citizens for three years without charges, out a CIA agent for political revenge, create gulags?

[Mind_your_head]

12. The possibilities for mis-use is limitless.....

that's why IT'S AGAINST THE LAW!

How about using it for industrial/corporate espionage? Or using illegal wiretaps to get info that can benefit certain entities in the stock market? Or finding out info and then blackmailing people rather than "bringing them to justice"? Then there's always spying on your political 'enemies'.

One of the reporters at the press conference today asked * how many terrorists have been caught/brought to justice using his NSA wiretaps? * forgot that part of the two part question and then once reminded of it, didn't answer the question. I guess that would be a 'state secret', especially if the answer were 'zero'.

[BelgianMadCow]

14. "how many were caught " would've been a better question

I think the reporter asked examples, whic Bush refused (cell phone example reiteration)

If he had been asked for a number, he couldn't have gotten away with the excuse.

But I wholeheartedly agree the non-answer was very telling.

[tinfoilinfor2005]

15. bush knows he doesn't have to answer anything to reporters.

That whole "press conference" was just a farce. He needs to be questioned before a court of law, and then I doubt we would hear the truth.

[BelgianMadCow]

16. I agree about that court of law

If you guys can't find a court that will do it, send 'em over here.

The Hague is cold and rainy this time of year.

Don't you think a full-blown press-conference (say an hour or two) with real reporters (Helen Thomas) asking Q's AND follow-ups would do the trick just as well.

[tinfoilinfor2005]

18. Hmmm, take the press conference today;

bush yammers on until the time is almost over. When he gets a decent question, he goes into some double speak and before you know it he is talking about a subject that has nothing to do with the question. He makes some dumb joke when he doesn't want to answer. And before you know it he is gone and nothing has been answered at all. Yes, the Hague works for me.

[BelgianMadCow]

22. There were quite some decent questions

and a lot of meaningless answers.
It was only a regurgitated version of Simple Scotty's "can't comment on an ongoin investigation".

If only there were a quarter of the reporters and they all could ask 4 questions...
If only there would be such press conferences more often than the changing of the seasons.

Was the Dem press conference (with excellent statements by Feingold imho) covered elsewhere besides C-SPAN at all?

[tinfoilinfor2005]

29. Didn't see that, but I was pretending to work at that time.

:)

[BelgianMadCow]

30. well look what the fairy dropped

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=5639096&mesg_id=5639096

As I was working too, dunno where that came from.

:wtf:

:P

[Sperk]

13. Fitzy's probably been onto them all along and adjusted his

conversations accordingly.....bye, bye Bush.

[FreedomAngel82]

17. Would Fitzgerald know?

[Walt Starr]

19. Of course, and he's pissed because e can't get anything useful

Fucking despotic bastard tyrant.

[WilliamPitt]

20. THAT

is a really interesting question.

[tinfoilinfor2005]

31. Do you know Will, are they required to keep a log

on all the citizens that are tapped? (If so, I can just see the old Nixon shredder being dusted off once the investigation starts...)

[leftchick]

21. I bet Fitz is way ahead of him

I am sure he is as secure as he can be.

[Media_Lies_Daily]

36. Bingo.

[leftofthedial]

23. undoubtedly

he is spying on all his political enemies

and his political allies

[Ksec]

24. very thought provoking

thats why this spying on US citizens is so dangerous and would be easily abused.

[mmonk]

25. Well the administration eavesdropped on members of

the UN. Why not? It's not like they are held accountable for anything so he probably can try to stop someone who is attempting to hold him so.

[BelgianMadCow]

26. hmm the memories

the bargaining, bribing, strong-arming and eavesdropping on the UN to influence the vote..

"We will call their vote, so we can see the cards on the table" blahblah

Then they pussyfooted out, booted out the inspectors and unilaterally started a war.

Mad then, still Mad Cow now.

[Zynx]

27. I would not be surprised.

Nothing shocks me anymore.

[Scout1071]

28. Or bugging/spying on Grand Jury members?

This might be easier than spying on Fitz.

[Cleita]

32. Trying, I don't doubt it.

It seems though that the lack of any knowledge from either side points to Fitz having an airtight investigation. THEY don't know! If they did, the swiftboating would be very apparent with the cable news whores.

[me b zola]

33. That's what Nixon would have done

...and Nixon's criminal behavior pales in comparrison to bush*

[in_cog_ni_to]

34. GREAT question. I surely don't doubt it.

I wonder if Fitzgerald has asked himself that same question, in light of the NYT article?

[Media_Lies_Daily]

35. So, is the CIA recording every fax, phonecall, and email generated....

...by the NeoCon Junta, and has probably been doing so since the day they seized power?

You have to remember who went to the DoJ to launch this criminal investigation, and they are NOT happy with Herr Busch.