被迫的布什政府移交暗中偵察的docs

星期五以前被迫的移交暗中偵察的文件布什政府

Declan McCullagh

一位聯邦法官預定布什政府洩漏文件與免疫電信公司有關從訴訟，說他們對國家安全代辦處非法地打開了他們的網絡。

美國. 區法官蘇珊Illston在舊金山 給了 它有用國會和電信載體關於怎樣重寫竊聽法律國家情報的主任的辦公室直到(星期五) 11月30日移交文件與交談相關。

The Electronic Frontier Foundation had filed this case to seek faster processing of a Freedom of Information Act request it filed, which could help buttress its ongoing lawsuit against AT&T. There are approximately 250 pages of unclassified material and 65 pages of classified material, which would be redacted, that the administration has identified but said could not be turned over until December 31.

Note that Illston’s order doesn’t deal with the NSA’s wiretapping program itself (how it works, what companies are involved, whether there really is a secret room at AT&T’s 611 Folsom Street location). Instead the documents relate only to conversations and communications about retroactive immunity for companies like AT&T that are accused of violating the law.

Note also that if AT&T and other telecommunications companies followed the law, no retroactive immunity is necessary. Because AT&T and the Bush administration are supporting such a legal shield, you can draw your own conclusions about what’s really going on.

The Friday deadline means that the documents will likely be available in time to influence congressional debate over amending the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Some FISA amendments expire in February 2008, which means that Congress is likely to return to the topic soon.

The House of Representatives rejected retroactive immunity on November 16. The Senate Judiciary Committee seemed to like the idea of immunity, but the debate is expected to resume on the Senate floor next month.

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