Committee demanding details of NSA data-mining委員會要求的詳情，國家安全局的數據挖掘

A House committee is requesting Justice Department documents on a data-mining project that identified the senders and recipients of calls and e-mails intercepted via the National Security Agency’s eavesdropping program.內務委員會要求美國司法部文件的一個數據挖掘項目確定寄件人和接受者的來電和電子郵件攔截途經國家安全局的監聽計劃。

In a Monday letter, Rep. John Conyers, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, asked Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to hand over “all opinions, memoranda and background materials, as well as any dissenting views, materials, and opinions” about the data-mining program. In a Monday letter, Rep. John Conyers, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, asked Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to hand over “all opinions, memoranda and background materials, as well as any dissenting views, materials, and opinions” about the data-採礦計劃。

While the Bush administration has acknowledged OK’ing the controversial program in which the government wiretapped phone calls without obtaining a warrant, it has remained mum on whether it authorized the NSA to use computers to sift through databases to identify who participated in intercepted communications.儘管布什政府已經承認ok'ing引起爭議的計劃，其中政府竊聽電話，在沒有取得令狀，它仍是三緘其口，是否授權美國國家安全局使用電腦篩選，通過數據庫，以確定誰參加了截獲的通訊。 (The computers reportedly do not identify the contents of the communications.) （電腦，據說不認同的內容，通訊） 。

Critics have said the surveillance program violates a 1978 act requiring a special court’s approval before eavesdropping on communications in intelligence cases.批評者們說，監視計劃違反了1978年的法令規定，特別法庭的，經批准後方可竊聽通信情報的案件。

In his letter, Conyers wrote that his committee is considering changes to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and therefore must be “fully apprised of these controversial, and possibly unlawful, programs.”他在信中，康亞斯寫道，他的委員會正在考慮改變現行的外國情報監督法案，因此，必須"完全了解這些具爭議性，並在可能的違法性，程式" 。

The Michigan Democrat continued, “It is difficult to craft appropriate legislative responses unless we have all of the relevant facts concerning these programs.”密歇根州民主黨議員繼續說： "這是很難工藝品適當的立法反應，除非我們有所有的有關事實，這些節目" 。

The embattled Gonzales is at the center of the controversy and is presently defending himself against allegations that he lied to Congress about a dispute between the White House and被圍困的岡薩雷斯是在該中心的爭論，目前正在自我辯護對指控他說謊，向國會約之間的糾紛，白宮和 Justice Department 司法部 over the eavesdropping program’s legality.超過竊聽計劃的合法性。

Gonzales has denied there was any significant dissent over the program in the Justice Department, but former Deputy Attorney General James Comey and FBI Director Robert Mueller have indicated otherwise.岡薩雷斯已否認有任何重大異議，超過該計劃在美國司法部工作，但前副總檢察長詹姆斯Comey ）和聯邦調查局局長羅伯特米勒曾表示，否則。

At issue is a 2004 late-night hospital visit to then-Attorney General John Ashcroft, which Gonzales claims did not involve discussion of “the terrorist surveillance program that the president announced to the American people.” Mueller testified last week that Ashcroft told him it did involve the program.問題是， 2004年的一項深夜去醫院看看，以當時的司法部長阿什克羅夫特，岡薩雷斯聲稱不涉及討論的"恐怖分子監視計劃認為，總統宣布向美國人民" 。米勒作證上週表示，阿什克羅夫特告訴他，它確實涉及該計劃。

A former government official familiar with the program said over the weekend that the dispute was so contentious some officials, including Comey, threatened to resign from the administration in protest.一名前政府官員熟悉這項計劃表示，週末該爭端是如此具爭議性的一些官員，包括Comey ） ，威脅辭職，由政府以示抗議。

Last week, Gonzales told a Senate committee that the dispute involved “other intelligence activities,” which he declined to discuss.上週，岡薩雷斯告訴國會參議院的一個委員會說，該糾紛涉及的"其他情報活動" ，但他拒絕討論。 The former government official said that the dispute centered on data mining, not eavesdropping.前政府官員說，爭論的中心是數據挖掘，而不是竊聽。

Gonzales will lean heavily on this distinction as he defends himself against perjury charges.岡薩雷斯將精益倚重這個區別，因為他自己辯護，對偽證罪指控。

Democrats, however, say it doesn’t matter because the data-mining project was a facet of the NSA eavesdropping program.民主派人士，不過，說不要緊，因為數據挖掘項目是一個小面的美國國家安全局監聽計劃。 Also, the former government official who confirmed the existence of the data-mining program has said Gonzales “may have been splitting hairs.”此外，前政府官員證實存在該數據挖掘計劃岡薩雷斯說， "可能已被分裂挑骨頭" 。

In his letter to Gonzales, Conyers questioned whether the White House leaked classified information about the data-mining program “to rehabilitate previous controversial testimony by you.” Conyers further said that the Judiciary Committee wants to know if the Justice Department knew about the leaks or authorized them.他在信中向岡薩雷斯，康亞斯質疑白宮是否洩露機密資料的有關數據挖掘計劃" ，以恢復以往備受爭議的證詞，你" 31日進一步表示，司法委員會希望知道，如果美國司法部知道，洩露或授權他們。

National Intelligence Director Mike McConnell and other top administration officials briefed a group of lawmakers on the issue Monday.國家情報總監邁克麥克柯奈爾以及其他美國政府官員介紹了一組國會議員就這一問題週一。 Gonzales’ testimony was discussed during that session, said Sen. Arlen Specter, the ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee.岡薩雷斯的證詞，討論了這屆會議期間表示，參議員斯佩克特，排名共和黨對參議院司法委員會主席。

Specter added that the Bush administration has agreed to address the matter in writing by noon Tuesday, but the senator would not disclose what else was discussed during the 80-minute briefing, nor would he divulge which lawmakers were in attendance.斯佩克特說，布什政府已經同意，以解決有關問題以書面形式中午週二，但參議員並未透露還有什麼討論了在80分鐘的簡報，也不會他透露，這名國會議員出席了會議。

The White House is “preparing” the letter requested by Specter, spokesman Tony Snow said Tuesday.白宮是"準備"信中所要求的幽靈，發言人托尼斯諾表示，週二。 He would not comment on the noon deadline or the letter’s contents but said it would be delivered Tuesday.他不會評論中午截止日期或信中的內容，但表示將遞交週二。

President Bush acknowledged the布什總統承認 NSA 國家安全局 eavesdropping program in December 2005 and defended it as a vital counterterrorism tool.竊聽計劃在2005年12月，捍衛它作為一個重要的反恐工具。 The program was authorized to intercept communications coming into or out of the United States involving people suspected of having links to al Qaeda, Bush said.該計劃被授權截取通訊即將進入或離開美國，涉及嫌疑人，有基地組織有聯繫，布什說。

But the administration has not acknowledged using computers to identify who sent or received millions of Americans’ phone calls and e-mails.但政府當局至今不承認用計算機識別人發送或接收了數百萬美國人的電話和電子郵件。

Gonzales’ disputed statements — coupled with an ongoing controversy over the allegedly political dismissals of eight US attorneys last year — have sparked bipartisan calls for the attorney general’s resignation or ouster.岡薩雷斯有爭議的聲明-再加上持續不斷的爭論，據稱政治任免的8家美國律師去年-都激起了兩黨要求總檢察長辭職或落選。

One Republican, Rep. Christopher Shays of Connecticut, said Gonzales doesn’t have much credibility “and he would do us all a favor if he stepped down and allowed the president to select someone else.”一名共和黨人，眾議員克里斯托弗夏斯康涅狄格說，岡薩雷斯沒有多大的可信性" ，他將盡我們的一切幫忙，如果他下台，並讓總統選擇別人" 。

Last week, four Democratic senators called for the appointment of a special prosecutor to determine if上週， 4名民主黨參議員呼籲任命一位特別檢察官，以確定是否 Gonzales 岡薩雷斯 has committed perjury.犯下了偽證罪。

But the president has stood by his longtime ally, who has been alongside him since 1995, during Bush’s days as Texas governor.但是布什總統已經站在他的長期盟友，他一直並肩他自1995年以來，在布什擔任德克薩斯州州長。 Vice President Dick Cheney also has run to Gonzales’ defense.美國副總統切尼也有高潮，岡薩雷斯的國防部長。

“I think Al has done a good job under difficult circumstances,” Cheney told CBS Radio on Monday. "我認為基地的工作做好了困難的情況下， "切尼說，美國哥倫比亞廣播公司電台上週一。 “The debate between he and the Senate is something they’re going to have to resolve, but I think he has testified truthfully.” "之間的辯論，他和參院是他們正在前往所要解決的，但我認為他已經證明了真實" 。

Cheney said he disagreed with Specter, who called Sunday for Gonzales to step down.切尼說，他不同意與幽靈，他們所謂的週日為岡薩雷斯下台。

“I think the key is whether or not [Gonzales] has the confidence of the president, and he clearly does,” Cheney said. "我認為關鍵是有沒有[岡薩雷斯]有信心的總統，而且他顯然沒有了， "切尼說。

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