We're Fighting Them Over There, While they're Spying On Us Over Here...
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OK, I'll bite: why didn't President Bush mention this when he trying to make a case for his warrentless wiretap program? Clearly the story of the Officer Formerly Known As Hall would have been a shining example of why the system needs to operate the way he sees it.
Unless, of course, FISA was fine and Bush was just using scare tactics in order to get his way.
A former Navy sailor was convicted Wednesday of leaking details about ship movements to suspected terrorism supporters, an act that could have endangered his crew mates.
Jurors convicted Hassan Abu-Jihaad, 32, of Phoenix, Arizona, of providing material support to terrorists and disclosing classified national defense information.
The American-born Muslim convert formerly known as Paul R. Hall could face 25 years in federal prison when he is sentenced May 23. His attorneys said an appeal was likely...
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...Abu-Jihaad, who was a signalman aboard the guided missile destroyer USS Benfold, was accused of passing along details that included the makeup of his Navy battle group, its planned movements and a drawing of the group's formation when it was to pass through the dangerous Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf on April 29, 2001.
Abu-Jihaad's attorney said a four-year investigation that spanned two continents failed to turn up proof that Abu-Jihaad leaked details of ship movements and their vulnerability to attack.
Federal prosecutors said he sympathized with the enemy and admitted disclosing military intelligence. But they acknowledged they did not have direct proof that he leaked the ship details.
OK, I'll bite: why didn't President Bush mention this when he trying to make a case for his warrentless wiretap program? Clearly the story of the Officer Formerly Known As Hall would have been a shining example of why the system needs to operate the way he sees it.
Unless, of course, FISA was fine and Bush was just using scare tactics in order to get his way.
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