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though I'm not so surprised. I was hoping that the illegal activities were limited in their effectiveness because of the stunning degree of incompetence the Bush Administration musters for anything it tries to do.
As has been pointed out several times, the most logical use of broad wiretapping and data mining is domestic political chicanery, not antiterrorism by any stretch. So many of these wingnut posters don't seem to get it that there really is no interest in defeating terrorism in any of the actions of this administration. It's the pure exercise of power, and self-aggrandizement, that motivates everything they do.
