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ming

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Thu Jan-22-04 01:01 PM
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Senate E-Burgalry Extensive

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Infiltration of files seen as extensive
Senate panel's GOP staff pried on Democrats

By Charlie Savage, Globe Staff, 1/22/2004

WASHINGTON -- Republican staff members of the US Senate Judiciary Commitee infiltrated opposition computer files for a year, monitoring secret strategy memos and periodically passing on copies to the media, Senate officials told The Globe.

From the spring of 2002 until at least April 2003, members of the GOP committee staff exploited a computer glitch that allowed them to access restricted Democratic communications without a password. Trolling through hundreds of memos, they were able to read talking points and accounts of private meetings discussing which judicial nominees Democrats would fight -- and with what tactics.

More Here (Boston Globe) Edit: Link fixed.

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NewYorkerfromMass

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Thu Jan-22-04 01:04 PM
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1. Watergate 2003?

Damn. A 30th year anniversary celebration. Don't let this story die.

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frylock

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Thu Jan-22-04 02:40 PM
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6. more like watergateway..

as in mix in a firewall. As a System Administrator, I find this unexcusable. Do they have interns administrating their network or what?!? Criminal, to be sure, but fer fucks sake, secure your network!!!

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DiverDave

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Thu Jan-22-04 01:06 PM
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2. Sadly

nothing will come of this.
The junta controls all...

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WingNOT

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Thu Jan-22-04 01:10 PM
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5. Don't be so damned defeatist !

Email all the contacts you can find and ask them WHY they aren't covering it !!

I've started with Sidney Blumenthal, the Guardian & Independent Newspapers from the UK & Channel4 News in the UK...

Anybody else want to keep the ball rolling...?!

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Dover

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Thu Jan-22-04 01:07 PM
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3. Link doesn't work for me.

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wabeewoman

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Thu Jan-22-04 01:09 PM
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4. Dupe

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=325175

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jefff

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Thu Jan-22-04 03:05 PM
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7. Documents not private?

Edited on Thu Jan-22-04 03:06 PM by jefff

I found it interesting that the major defense of the GOP intern was that the documents he stole were not private because they were government property. How far does this "openess" extend? Can we all look at any government documents using this argument?

Does anyone know what this bozo is referring to in his defense? The statement is towards the end of the article.

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nixonwasbetterthanW

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Thu Jan-22-04 03:08 PM
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8. Cheney energy papers? 8/6/01 Presidential Daily Briefing?

... last I knew, those are also "government documents" -- open 'em up, says our Judiciary Committee friend!

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denverbill

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Thu Jan-22-04 03:08 PM
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9. This probably won't help Kerry or Edwards down the road.

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Grins

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Thu Jan-22-04 05:17 PM
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10. And to go with this story...

And to go with this story is another one from the Boston Globe

"Separately, a group of Democrats led by Rep. Rush Holt of New Jersey on Wednesday introduced a "resolution of inquiry" that asks the president, Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense and Attorney General to give the House of Representatives all documents in their possession relating to the disclosure of Plame's identity." (Tabassum Zakaria, 1/22/2004 "Ex-CIA Officers Ask Congress to Probe Plame Leak" <http://www.boston.com/>)

Well, that's dead on arrival. You can't give sensitive documents to anyone whose integrity and "values" are questionable! All the White House has to do is refer to Republican's breaking into access restricted Democratic communications as proof! Honor and dignity indeed.

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