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Thursday, January 5, 2006 12:00 AM

Bush's war on professionals

The president is determined to stop whistle-blowers and the press from halting his administration's illegal, ever-expanding secret government. But it may be too late.
By Sidney Blumenthal

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  • Thursday, January 5, 2006 08:12 AM

    Once again Sid doesn't know whereof he speaks...NSA not created by statute

    "But Bush has built a secret system, without enabling legislation,...."

    Right, Sidney, but also the National Security Agency was not created by "enabling legislation" either -- Harry Truman created it by executive order (1952)-- there is no statutory charter for the NSA. Blumie, if only you knew what you were talking about when you bash Bush, how much more effective you'd be.

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