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To: Ilaine who wrote (21973)	6/24/2006 12:09:13 PM
From: Jim S	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 543623

"...banking is one of New York's most important businesses and this is going to piss people off all over the world and make them wary of US banks..." I read somewhere that the database being tapped was a world-wide financial clearinghouse in Brussels. Apparently, all international transactions go through that clearinghouse. So, it would seem that people should be wary of all international transactions, not just those with the US. "...the New York Times is trying to destroy America and are betraying state secrets and should be prosecuted for treason, while they continue to downplay the threats of terrorism." Two ways to look at this, and I'm not sure either is wrong. Depending on whether one comes down on the side of privacy or on the side of protection, your statement could be true or false, and equal weight could be given to either answer. I would ask, though, what public purpose is being served by the NY Times publishing investigator's methods and sources?