Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Read it and Weep


Spying on Americans: Obama Endorses Bush Era Warrantless Wiretapping


By Tom Burghardt


President Barack Obama instructed Justice Department attorneys to argue last week in San Francisco before Federal District Judge Vaughn Walker, that he must toss out the Electronic Frontier Foundation's Shubert v. Bush lawsuit challenging the secret state's driftnet surveillance of Americans' electronic communications.


This latest move by the administration follows a pattern replicated countless times by Obama since assuming the presidency in January: denounce the lawless behavior of his Oval Office predecessor while continuing, even expanding, the reach of unaccountable security agencies that subvert constitutional guarantees barring "unreasonable searches and seizures."



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http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=viewArticle&code=BUR20091106&articleId=15941



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Obama: Like Bush Only Darker


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