NSA building massive database of phone records

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No link, but in todays local paper I read where a number of younger Senators and Representatives' identies were in that laptop as well, including my rep.

Do you think THIS might lead to any genuine security in this country other than lip service/wholesale domestic spying? It seems you need to hit them where they live before they do anything worth a damn.

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Quote by: RickSp It is funny or perhaps sad to hear the police-state apologists repeat parrot-like what they have been told by the Bush Administration. They seem not to notice or be bothered by the fact that the story keeps changing as more domestic spying in revealed. Must be uncomfortable to have one's head buried that deeply in sand.... or elsewhere.

Bah.

I tell myself that I'm going to stay away from the garbage threads (religion, [i]loony toon conspiracy theories, poltician bashing, etc.) and I don't listen.

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Quote by: bishop here's another reason why databases like this should not be built. http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/22/vet...eut/index.html

It seems Bush's defense of his people when they screw up royally continues unabated:

Bush Backs VA Chief After Data Breach By HOPE YEN, Associated Press Writer 44 minutes ago WASHINGTON - VA Secretary Jim Nicholson got an endorsement Wednesday from President Bush _ and a summons to Capitol Hill _ after the theft of veterans' personal information that has become one of the nation's largest security breaches. Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill are asking that Nicholson explain how his department handled the theft of sensitive personal data on 26.5 million veterans. They have called the Veterans Affairs secretary to appear in two emergency hearings Thursday in the House and Senate. White House press secretary Tony Snow said Bush had "full faith and confidence" in Nicholson. Snow originally had declined to issue a statement of support in the president's name but then said he wanted to clarify his remarks. Sen. Patrick Leahy said Bush should call Nicholson "into the woodshed" and consider changing the leadership of the VA, particularly after the agency waited until May 22 to inform the public after the May 3 theft. "Instead of promptly notifying millions of veterans that their personal data was irresponsibly handled and then stolen, VA officials held their breath and crossed their fingers for nearly three weeks," said Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. (continued)

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