May 16, 2006

The Sky is Falling Again

By Bob Weir
Let me ask you a question: are you making phone calls that you would be ashamed of if the government knew about them? Think about the phone calls you make every day and ask yourself if you really believe someone in the National Security Agency would be able to use those calls against you. First of all, let's be clear; they are not listening in on the calls; they are merely collecting data that tells them that calls were made from one number to another. The data will be fed into highly sophisticated computers, and used to establish patterns of communication from suspected terrorist groups to and from their allies and operatives in the US. Prominent media which have deliberately confused this activity with listening in on phone conversations should be ashamed and held to account. Those who are trying to clobber the president with this latest episode of 'Fear Factor,' are the same people who would stop at nothing to get the Democrats back in power. The shame of it is that they don't...(Read Full Article)