Can U.S. Government Use NSA Spy-Wiretaps Against Citizens in Court?
Dan Scott writes on Seattle Indy Media:
It is not surprising the Telecom Industry wants “Retroactive Immunity” from at least forty law suits after they helped government spy on Americans’ personal phone calls, faxes and emails? But Not so obvious or discussed by major media is what happens to NSA’s millions of illegally collected emails, faxes and phone call information that belong to U.S. Citizens? Will that information be deleted or copied? Or Used In Court against Americans?More here.
Depending on the legal scheme the U.S. Government devises to let the phone companies off the hook for spying on its Citizens, could set NSA free—to share its “illegally collected wiretap information” with local, state and federal police in order to initiate almost any kind of criminal investigation.
Determining what NSA electronic surveillance can be used by police or introduced into court by the Government, may be the next battle Americans have to fight.
posted by Fergie @ 1/19/2008 09:47:00 PM
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Re: "Can U.S. Government USE NSA Spy-Wiretaps Against Citizens in Court?
See a well written June 2003 (AP) article regarding Ashcrot's intentions to use illegal-wiretaps against ordinary Citizens, not just terrorists.
http://www.securityfocus.com/news/5452
"U.S. reviewing old, secret surveillance files in terrorism investigations"
Ted Bridis, The Associated Press 2003-06-04
Jun 4, 7:10 PM (ET) 2003
By TED BRIDIS
WASHINGTON (AP) - Government prosecutors are reviewing years worth of sensitive telephone and e-mail wiretaps and results from secret searches to decide whether they can file criminal charges against suspected terrorists in the United States.
Senior prosecutors from across the country met Wednesday at the Justice Department with Attorney General John Ashcroft, who ordered the review. They said the examination of more than 4,500 intelligence files is guiding the government's pursuit of what Ashcroft described as "hundreds and hundreds" of suspected terrorists in this country.
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