Friday Afternoon News Dump
May 27th, 2006 at 3:42 pm by Susie
Oh, so this is what we missed:
The Bush administration asked federal judges in New York and Michigan to dismiss a pair of lawsuits filed over the National Security Agency’s domestic eavesdropping program, saying litigation would jeopardize state secrets.
In legal papers filed late Friday, Justice Department lawyers said it would be impossible to defend the legality of the spying program without disclosing classified information that could be of value to suspected terrorists.
National Intelligence Director John Negroponte invoked the state secrets privilege on behalf of the administration, writing that disclosure of such information would cause “exceptionally grave damage” to national security.
The administration laid out some of its supporting arguments in classified memoranda that were filed under seal.
Democracy and the Constitution are grave dangers to Bushevik national security.
White House Wants NSA Lawsuits Nixed…
The Bush administration asked federal judges in New York and Michigan to dismiss a pair of lawsuits …