Is the NSA Spy Progam Really to Protect Us?

[Fireweed247]

Bush continues to claim that the spying is to protect us, yet look at all of these stories where the targets are Grannies, Quakers, peace groups, anti-war protests, Catholic Workers, etc.... Are these groups a threat to "national security"? Are they planning an attack on fellow citizens- or are they a threat to the war machine?

* California National Guard Suspected of Spying on CodePink and Raging Grannies
http://www.progressive.org/?q=mag_mc063005
* Letter From a Military Mom: Domestic Spying & Incident of Intimidation of Military Families
http://www.altpr.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=559&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0
* New Documents Show FBI Spying on Domestic Activist Groups including Greenpeace and Catholic Workers
http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=05/12/21/1447236
* Police Spies infiltrate, lead anti-war protest
http://benfrank.net/patriots/news/freedom/police_spies_infiltrate_peace_group
* Anti-War Group Has Documents Proving NSA Spied on Them
http://democracyrising.us/content/view/402/164/
* Police Infiltrate Protest Groups, Incite Violence: innocent Americans beaten while infiltrators slink away.
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines05/1223-04.htm
* Pentagon spying on Peace Groups, even Quakers
http://www.bellaciao.org/en/article.php3?id_article=9521

In this Video Bush show us his deep mental capabilities, followed by his reason for the spy program- "if al Qaeda's calling, we want to know what they're saying." Followed by a clip from AT&T whistleblower Mark Klein.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgHlUar2CFc

Bush's reason sounds plausible, but the problem is that Bush's spy program 'vacuums up all internet traffic, foreign and domestic". That's not just spying on al Qaeda cells, but on millions of Americans, which is UnConstitutional, and step 2 in the Dictatorship for Dummies handbook.

This video compares Bush 2004 vs Bush 2005.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fc3Ujivxd_0

* In 2004 he says that they still get a warrant before spying because, 'Constitutional Guarantees are in place."
* In 2005 he says we authorized spying without warrants because, we need to act quickly.

Thus, this is video proof straight from the monkey's mouth, that he knew spying without a warrant was UnConstitutional, yet he did it anyway. Coming from someone who swore an oath to uphold the Constitution, this violation is treason.

[fascisthunter]

1. It's Used to Protect Republicans (nt)

[90-percent]

2. Poindexter

I'm sure he's the wizard behind the curtain harvesting all this stuff. He just can't get enough illegal surveillance on law abiding citizens.

We have all been TIA'ed, I'm sure.

-90% Jimmy

[leftofthedial]

3. no. it's a political and police tool of the neocons

[librechik]

4. absolutely, no doubt in my mind whatsoever and history bears me out

we should have been expecting this with the next Republican administration. It's what they do. They don't have any popular support for their stupid restrictive agenda, so they have to cheat. They use their power as rich, connected military types to cheat. It is an old old story.

[leftofthedial]

7. the TSA too

[Fireweed247]

5. thanks for the recs

If only the Corporate media had an interest in telling the truth, unfortunately their interests are just the opposite.

[Fireweed247]

6. Clearly what Bush is doing is illegal

What our 'Representatives' are doing in their enabling of Bush is also illegal.
They must all be held accountable.