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Thursday, October 9, 2008 12:00 AM

Major shock: Eavesdropping powers abused without oversight

Two NSA linguists disclose that hundreds of innocent Americans had their private, intimate telephone calls recorded and transcribed by Bush's illegal spying program.

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  • Thursday, October 9, 2008 10:22 AM

    This is old news -- but deserves retelling -- over and over

    This is really not news. This has been out there for months waiting to be picked up. It's only news because Brian Ross and ABC decided to make it news. Listeners and viewers of Democracy Now with Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzales have known about this abridgment of constitutional rights for months. Go check out the May 13, 2008 broadcast where Sgt Adrienne Kinne is interviewed by Amy Goodman. And, oh yes, the Palestine Hotel was deliberately targeted by our military.

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