…well-placed sources say that today’s FISA-compliant TSP is only about “one-third” as effective as the 2005 version–which, in turn, was less comprehensive than the original program. This is shocking during a summer of heightened threat warnings, and should be unacceptable to Congress and the American people.
An update from attorneys Rivkin and Casey on the Terrorist Surveillance Program. It’s a challenge to understand what the TSP is and is not, and the nuance of what it means to civil rights — this op-ed helps. Also highly instructive is this April 27, 2007 Heritage Foundation seminar featuring former Deputy Assistant Attorney General John Yoo: Listening For Terrorists: Surveillance Programs—Lessons Learned and the Way Ahead.
I first heard this as a podcast — illuminating to say the least.
Steve, I like your style - pithy/packed with info. I’m very much interested in anything Yoo-related, especially how these ideas of his came about. He did not go through channels within the Justice Dept as far as I can tell, and the story in regards to THAT is something I’m dying to understand more about. Great post! I’ll be posting a link to seeker at http://deadissue.com - Peace - Al