Bush Spy Revelations Anticipated When Obama Is Sworn In

[kpete]

Source: Wired

Bush Spy Revelations Anticipated When Obama Is Sworn In
The Bush Administration has stonewalled, misled and denied documents to Congress, and subpoenaed the phone records of investigative reporters.

When Barack Obama takes the oath of office on January 20, Americans won't just get a new president; they might finally learn the full extent of George W. Bush's warrantless domestic wiretapping.

Since the New York Times first revealed in 2005 that the NSA was eavesdropping on citizen's overseas phone calls and e-mails, few additional details about the massive "Terrorist Surveillance Program" have emerged. That's because the Bush Administration has stonewalled, misled and denied documents to Congress, and subpoenaed the phone records of the investigative reporters.

Now privacy advocates are hopeful that a President Obama will be more forthcoming with information. But for the quickest and most honest account of Bush's illegal policies, they say don't look to the incoming president. Watch instead for the hidden army of would-be whistle-blowers who've been waiting for Inauguration Day to open the spigot on the truth.

"I'd bet there are a lot of career employees in the intelligence agencies who'll be glad to see Obama take the oath so they can finally speak out against all this illegal spying and get back to their real mission," says Caroline Fredrickson, the ACLU's Washington D.C. legislative director.

Read more: http://www.wired.com/politics/onlinerights/news/2008/11/obama_wiretap

[LynnTheDem]

1. Sy Hersh said he's got a ton of insiders who said "Call me January 21st"

I want the TORTURE policies of George W. Bush and his regime made fully public, and fully denounced.

[goforit]

2. Are you nuts??? Just because Bush/Cheney are out of office doen't mean they're out

of power. What about those you never see who are pulling the strings?
What about the billions that have been stolen from our treasury?
What about all those hired private contractors lurking about with a high price tag?
The continual threats will be there.
It won't change until the REAL powers that be will be removed.

This is reality!!!

[formercia]

6. As long as BFEE connected contractors are operating inside the USG

whistleblowers will be at risk of retaliation. Been there, done that. When Bill Clinton was sworn in, the harassment just went underground, it didn't stop.

The only way to eliminate the dysfunction in the intelligence agencies is to dismantle the secret society and good ol' boy networks.

[FraDon]

14. Bingo! • THIS is Job 1

leveling the playing field • hiring honest refs • prying the cold dead thumbs off the scales of justice • fair & balanced - in actual practice & fact • the rules of the game • the rule of law . fair & balanced - in actual practice & fact •

What do we do about the military industrial complex and their private, well paid mercenaries? What do we do about global gangsterism; study the bloody century long struggle of the good citizens of Sicily against the Mafia families. None surrender without a fight.

We indeed have enemies, foreign & domestic, just NOT most of those currently identified and currently warred upon.

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[wroberts189]

3. His final legacy, the truth of the horror and the end of the republican party. eom

[progressoid]

4. Bah. I'll believe it when I see it.

Besides, there is a whole lot preemptive covering-of-asses going on right now. We'll be lucky to catch a couple low level law breakers.

[bvar22]

5. Lets sweeten the pot!

I will donate $500 to ANY organization that will place a Bounty on Bush/Cheney to be paid to anyone who provides concrete evidence that leads to their indictment or arrest.

A small, transparent trust located in a neutral country like Switzerland could administer the fund. If the BOUNTY is promoted internationally, it would quickly grow to Mega-Millions.

The fund would also be tasked with running full page Wanted For War Crimes ads in major Global newspapers every 3 months until the Bounty is awarded or depleted.

I believe that such a fund would be wildly popular worldwide, and provide the administrators an opportunity to make a little money.
I have neither the resources or skills to institute such a fund, but like I said above, I am willing to donate $500. I also believe that there are at least a million more worldwide (extreme minimum) who would also be willing to donate....that adds up to some serious money.

Wanted
for
WAR CRIMES


A $500 Million Dollar Reward will be paid to any individual, organization, or country that provides concrete information leading to the arrest, or the issuance of an Internal Arrest Warrant for War Crimes committed by George Bush, Dick Cheney, Colin Powell, Condoleezza Rice, or Donald Rumsfeld.

It is clear that the Opposition Party (Democratic Party) and the US Justice Department will do NOTHING to hold the criminals accountable.
A private organization representing Citizens of the World would have better results.
After observing the response to Michele Bachmann's appearance on MSNBC, I have no doubt that such a fund would be a HUGE success.

Even if Bush/Cheney are never arrested, a Mega-Million Dollar International Bounty would certainly keep them looking over their shoulders, curtail retirement travel plans, AND serve as a warning to future "Unitary Executives".

It would also put a nice ribbon around the Bush Legacy.

[Liberal Lassie]

7. I agree. I have $100.00 and I'm IN.

[whistle]

11. ...and any and all accomplices, that's worth $100.00 to me

[bagrman]

8. Risky business.

[Javaman]

9. I suspect the WH shredders are working overtime right now...

I envision those old black and white photos from WWII where millions of sheets of papers falling from the various nazi HQ's windows that weren't shredded or burned intime.

[surrealAmerican]

15. Exactly.

They will destroy every bit of evidence they can.

[Gman]

10. They're running the shredders and pressing delete as fast as they can right now

then as a last resort, the pardons will come.

However, the insiders may be making copies, both paper and electronic. Xerox machines and thumb drives.

[autorank]

12. Yep! k*r

[longship]

13. Recommended and Kicked

I especially like Response #1 Re: Sy Hersh.

I certainly expect Hersh to make good on making those calls.

Jan 21st... Breaking News!!