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To: Sully- who wrote (61887)	8/10/2007 12:49:20 AM
From: Sully-	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

Michael Ramirez Editorial Cartoonist for Investor's Business Daily ibdeditorial.com

To: Sully- who wrote (61887)	11/1/2007 12:25:41 AM
From: Peter Dierks	Respond to of 90947

Surveillance Sanity Companies that help protect the U.S. against attack deserve immunity from frivolous lawsuits. BY BENJAMIN CIVILETTI, DICK THORNBURGH AND WILLIAM WEBSTER Wednesday, October 31, 2007 12:01 a.m. EDT Following the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, President Bush authorized the National Security Agency to target al Qaeda communications into and out of the country. Mr. Bush concluded that this was essential for protecting the country, that using the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act would not permit the necessary speed and agility, and that he had the constitutional power to authorize such surveillance without court orders to defend the country. Since the program became public in 2006, Congress has been asserting appropriate oversight. Few of those who learned the details of the program have criticized its necessity. Instead, critics argued that if... Read The rest at: Message 24016019