Whistleblower Levels Shocking Allegations at Bush's Spying Programs

giovonni · 01-26-2009, 06:37 AM

Former U.S. intelligence NSA official Russell Tice is a true patriot.

Whistleblower Levels Shocking Allegations at Bush's Spying Programs

It seems Bush's lust for spying went so far as to target reporters, and even the senator tasked with overseeing U.S. intelligence.
On Jan. 21, former U.S. intelligence official Russell Tice appeared on MSNBC's "Countdown with Keith Olbermannn" and broke a sobering bit of news that, sandwiched between Obama's inauguration and sweeping executive orders, went largely ignored by the media: Under the Bush administration's notorious warrantless spying program, not only did the NSA eavesdrop on millions of Americans, it turns out it specifically targeted "U.S. news organizations, reporters and journalists."
As Olbermannn put it, "non-terrorist Americans, if you will."

entire article here;
http://www.alternet.org/story/122234/?page=entire

01-26-2009, 06:37 AM	#1
giovonni Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: within my heart Posts: 1,209	Whistleblower Levels Shocking Allegations at Bush's Spying Programs Former U.S. intelligence NSA official Russell Tice is a true patriot. Whistleblower Levels Shocking Allegations at Bush's Spying Programs It seems Bush's lust for spying went so far as to target reporters, and even the senator tasked with overseeing U.S. intelligence. On Jan. 21, former U.S. intelligence official Russell Tice appeared on MSNBC's "Countdown with Keith Olbermannn" and broke a sobering bit of news that, sandwiched between Obama's inauguration and sweeping executive orders, went largely ignored by the media: Under the Bush administration's notorious warrantless spying program, not only did the NSA eavesdrop on millions of Americans, it turns out it specifically targeted "U.S. news organizations, reporters and journalists." As Olbermannn put it, "non-terrorist Americans, if you will." entire article here; http://www.alternet.org/story/122234/?page=entire