Bush: Nation in More Danger of Attack

[unhappycamper]

Bush: Nation in More Danger of Attack
Associated Press | February 16, 2008

WASHINGTON - With a government eavesdropping law about to expire, Washington is awash in accusations over who's to blame.

President George W. Bush said Friday that "our country is in more danger of an attack" because of Congress' failure to adopt a Senate bill that would have renewed a law that made it easier for the government to spy on foreign phone calls and e-mails that pass through the United States.

That bill also would have shielded from lawsuits telecommunications companies that helped the government wiretap U.S. computer and phone lines after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks without clearance from a secret court that was established specifically to oversee such activities. In its competing version of the legislation, the House intentionally left out that feature.

"American citizens must understand, clearly understand that there's still a threat on the homeland. There's still an enemy which would like to do us harm," Bush said. "We've got to give our professionals the tools they need, to be able to figure out what the enemy is up to so we can stop it."

"By blocking this piece of legislation, our country is more in danger of an attack," he said.


Rest of article at: http://www.military.com/NewsContent/0,13319,162280,00.html



uhc comment: Booga booga. I'm ascared.

[and-justice-for-all]

1. Fear terra terra terra fear fear fear al-quida fear terra terra..etc

Chimpy can blow it out his ass. the 'Fear terra" campaign is over sold and total bullshit.

[Double T]

2. I fear the WH, wall street, corporate america, the military industrial complex and congress.........

FAR MORE than I fear Islamic crackpot terrorists. YOU can always tell when it is an election year; voter rebate bribes and fear abound.

[ixion]

3. I'm so sick of this fascist twit and the corporate media who enable him

no mention in this article that the cabal was doing this BEFORE 911, ergo Bush is full of shit.

It's about immunity for telcoms, and nothing more. :grr:

[provis99]

4. SHUT UP, Bush

the only overwhelming threat to America, is you, Cheney, and the Republicans. Demented terrorists we can handle; destruction of the Constitution we cannot.

[Nay]

5. Of course it's more vulnerable. YOU'RE still in office, you moron.

[OneBlueSky]

6. exactly! . . . I have no doubt that the nation IS more vulnerable to attack . . .

and I have no doubt that the cause of that vulnerability is the policies and actions of the Bush/Cheney administration . . . from deploying all of our National Guard and reserves into the war, to using fear as their primary political tool, to engendering hatred of the U.S. around the world -- this mal-administration has done more damage to the nation than any previous administration, or even all previous administrations combined . . . and the damage will take decades to correct -- if that's even possible . . .

[frogcycle]

7. lying bastard

heartless, soulless scum