DoJ allows FBI to wiretap Americans

[TriWooOx]

Quote:The Federal Bureau of investigation has been authorized to wiretap domestic telephone conversations made to overseas locations, the Justice Department has claimed.


“[The Office of Legal Counsel] agreed with the FBI that under certain circumstances, (word or words redacted) allows the FBI to ask for and obtain these records on a voluntary basis from the providers, without legal process or a qualifying emergency," the Justice Department's inspector general said in a recent report by McClatchy Newspapers.

For years after the September 11, 2001 attacks, the FBI sought and obtained thousands of telephone records for international calls, allegedly to prevent potential terrorist attacks.

The bureau developed an informal system of requesting the records from three telecommunications firms to create what one agent called a "phone database on steroids" that included names, addresses, length of service and billing information.

During former president George W. Bush's term, the FBI was believed to use such policing powers under the pretext of fighting terrorism. The tactic, however, was applied in abusive manners.

Now, the recent report released to McClatchy seems to indicate that President Barack Obama is continuing the Bush administration policies.

http://www.presstv.com/detail/165232.html

[Runda]

Noone should be too surprised about this, although it was amusing to see all the dreamers flocking to the polls thinking Obama would undo all of Bush's damage by this time. It si just further proof for those who care to pay attention that there really is no difference between the two parties or their agendas. Of course I don't need to tell any of you that.....

[Zoke]