So Which Member of Congress Was Wiretapped?

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from Spencer Ackerman at The Washington Independent:

4/16/09 10:18 AM

The New York Times reported that the National Security Agency improperly wiretapped a member of Congress who was “part of a Congressional delegation to the Middle East in 2005 or 2006.” Greg Sargent wants to know who it was. Don’t we all. To the Googling stations!

My first guess was Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), who visited the West Bank in January 2006. But why stop there? In March 2005, a so-called CODEL traveled to Iraq, Jordan, Israel Lebanon and Egypt. On the trip were Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), Darrel Issa (R- Calif.), George Miller (D-Calif.), Edward Markey (D-Mass.), Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.), James McGovern (D- Mass.), and Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.).

Those weren’t the only ones. Another March 2005 CODEL featured members taking a survey of Mideast democratization efforts. On that trip: Rep. David Dreier (R-Calif.), Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.), Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-Ga.), Rep. Doc Hastings (R-Wash.), Rep. Ander Crenshaw (R-Fla.), and then-Rep. E. Clay Shaw (R-Fla.). They went to the Palestinian territories, Iraq, Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, Cyprus and two other countries I didn’t immediately identify.

Let’s continue. January 2006: a congressional delegation goes to Europe, Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Middle East enough? That one had then-Rep. Jon Porter (R-Nev.), Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick (R-Penn.), Rep. Madeleine Bordallo (D-Guam), Rep. Dave Weldon (R-Fla.), Rep. Melissa Hart (R-Penn.), Rep. Collin Peterson (D-Minn.), Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R-Mich.) and Rep. Kenny Hulshof (R-Mo.) . . .


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[NightWatcher]

1. look to see which Dem went from Progressive to Repuke-lite

I'm going with Kerry or Pelosi (not that she was ever Progressive), but it might be the reason certain things were taken off the table

[cherokeeprogressive]

2. Wiretap ALL of the congresscritters. All the time. Data-mine their communications.

Spy on them all. Wiretap Obama's communications as well. Hack his blackberry.

Now THERE'S some transparency for ya.

Do it to them like they do it to us. Indiscriminately. Fuck THEM for a change. Change we can believe in.

[Fireweed247]

3. ALL of them

This story is bullshit. They are pretending to be policing themselves.

I have no doubt that they have been spying on every member of Congress to get material for their blackmail.

[Norquist Nemesis]

4. My first guess would have been Pelosi...they attacked her for meeting

with Syria. Except for the way it's been written as "Congressman", unless they slip and reveal a gender, I've been looking at the men.

[bigtree]

5. right, Pelosi is a good guess

. . if we assume it was deliberate, and not the glitch like they're describing it as.