[feis at ravenndragon.net: Sen.: White House Agrees to Spy Law Change]

[Justin]

On 2006-02-18T10:15:40+0100, Eugen Leitl wrote:
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> From: feis <feis at ravenndragon.net>
> Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 17:34:40 -0500
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> Subject: Sen.: White House Agrees to Spy Law Change
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> Sen.: White House Agrees to Spy Law Change
> By KATHERINE SHRADER, Associated Press Writer
> 1 hour, 35 minutes ago
> 
> Senate Intelligence Chairman Pat Roberts said he has worked out an agreement
> with the White House to change U.S. law regarding the National Security
> Agency's warrantless surveillance program and provide more information about
> it to Congress.
> 
> "We are trying to get some movement, and we have a clear indication of that
> movement," Roberts, R-Kan., said.
> 
> Without offering specifics, Roberts said the agreement with the White House
> provides "a fix" to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and offers more
> briefings to the Senate Intelligence Committee.

Translation: Cut us into the action, and we'll sweep this one under the
rug.

I feel ill.  What ever happened to separation of powers?

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The six phases of a project:
I. Enthusiasm.         IV. Search for the Guilty.
II. Disillusionment.   V. Punishment of the Innocent.
III. Panic.            VI. Praise & Honor for the Nonparticipants.