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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-17-06 08:02 AM Original message |
Uh-OH! USA Today's NSA wiretap story is falling apart |
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BleedingHeartPatriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-17-06 08:07 AM Response to Original message |
1. The phone companies are parsing their "denials" very carefully. |
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Julius Civitatus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-17-06 01:51 PM Response to Reply #1 |
25. It's all B.S. -- QWEST verified that the NSA asked them for the data |
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Vinnie From Indy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-17-06 08:07 AM Response to Original message |
2. Why do they specify the "NSA"? |
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Frustratedlady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-17-06 08:33 AM Response to Reply #2 |
10. Sad that you have to analyze every word they say... watch their |
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JimDandy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-17-06 01:34 PM Response to Reply #10 |
22. Yes, their game of word parsing is played "hard-ball" style. |
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enough (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-17-06 08:09 AM Response to Original message |
3. "They're Not Getting Data, They're Getting the Switches" |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-17-06 08:12 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Thanks, I'm going to recommend this thread. It's a good read. |
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PATRICK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-17-06 08:13 AM Response to Original message |
5. Hiding behind the Bush cover-up |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-17-06 08:31 AM Response to Reply #5 |
9. The telcos have rooms full of lawyers |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-17-06 08:51 AM Response to Reply #9 |
16. wonder if there are any phone records between JDept. & Telco's |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-17-06 09:07 AM Response to Reply #16 |
19. If so, we'll never see them |
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clarknyc (393 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-17-06 08:17 AM Response to Original message |
6. Then why did they take so long to deny? |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-17-06 08:29 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. It appears to me that each one is taking a day to deny it |
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monarch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-17-06 08:29 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. My guess is that they waited for a legal opinion. |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-17-06 08:35 AM Response to Reply #8 |
12. DING DING DING!!! You get the Qupie doll! |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-17-06 09:06 AM Response to Reply #8 |
18. They ARE being sued ($200 Billion) |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-17-06 08:34 AM Response to Original message |
11. ATTENTION - IF PARALLEL equipment was used they didn't give... |
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leveymg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-17-06 08:38 AM Response to Original message |
13. We know that AT&T turned over 60 Terabytes to NSA. Verizon bought MCI |
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Karmakaze (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-17-06 08:43 AM Response to Original message |
14. Wouldnt this fall under the Patriot Act? |
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Vickers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-17-06 08:50 AM Response to Original message |
15. "had never requested" That's an odd choice of words. |
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zulchzulu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-17-06 08:56 AM Response to Original message |
17. With millions of dollars to pay attorneys, your first defense is to deny |
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Sensitivity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-17-06 09:18 AM Response to Original message |
20. Be sure thing were "fixed" to protect companies from law suits. |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-17-06 12:40 PM Response to Original message |
21. even though AT&T say they didn't give the info, I don't believe them |
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Evergreen Emerald (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-17-06 01:39 PM Response to Original message |
23. Qwest verified that they were asked for records and turned them down |
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gasperc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-17-06 01:47 PM Response to Original message |
24. they got 'access' |
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