On 5/11/06, Tyler Durden <camera_lumina@hotmail.com> wrote:
No surprise, really.
actually, there was one detail which surprised me: """Among the big telecommunications companies, only Qwest has refused to help the NSA, the sources said. According to multiple sources, Qwest declined to participate because it was uneasy about the legal implications of handing over customer information to the government without warrants... According to sources familiar with the events, Qwest's CEO at the time, Joe Nacchio, was deeply troubled by the NSA's assertion that Qwest didn't need a court order or approval under FISA to proceed... Trying to put pressure on Qwest, NSA representatives pointedly told Qwest that it was the lone holdout among the big telecommunications companies. It also tried appealing to Qwest's patriotic side: In one meeting, an NSA representative suggested that Qwest's refusal to contribute to the database could compromise national security, one person recalled. In addition, the agency suggested that Qwest's foot-dragging might affect its ability to get future classified work with the government. Like other big telecommunications companies, Qwest already had classified contracts and hoped to get more."""
And of course, no one's asking what it means when NSA says they haven't "read" the message. Does this mean by a human?
of course. computers can't read ;) i'm still lusting for financial full disclosure: "... The sources said the NSA made clear that it was willing to pay for the cooperation." , maybe in a decade or two..