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Friday, February 29, 2008 12:00 AM

George Bush told the truth yesterday

Bush on why the White House is so desperate for telecom amnesty: "The litigation process could lead to the disclosure of information about how we conduct surveillance."
Glenn Greenwald

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  • Friday, February 29, 2008 08:25 AM

    Did you know that you can read the news coverage every day

    And be blissfully unaware that

    A: The lawsuits in play were filed over two years ago and any non-cooperation of telecom companies can't be due to the existence of the suits.

    B: The suits were filed two years ago and the Republican controlled Congress did absolutely nothing to address this dire situation.

    C: The law passed in August did not include telecom immunity and yet this is the law (not FISA) who's expiration is apparently making us less safe.

    D: or not.

    —Paul Dirks Read Paul Dirks's other letters

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