Defending Plutocratic Thuggery: Just another day in the Badministration

McConnell also preempted the question of White House involvement:
“The president’s guidance to me early in the process, was,
‘You’ve got the experience. I trust your judgement.
You make the right call. There’s no pressure from anybody here,”

Another thing that makes you go hmmm?

clipped from thinkprogress.org National Intelligence Director Mike McConnell Q: So you’re saying that the reporting and the debate in Congress means that some Americans are going to die? McCONNELL: That’s what I mean. Because we have made it so public. We used to do these things very differently Despite forewarning of the death of Americans, McConnell freely “pulled the curtain back” on previously declassified information about surveillance in the interview. Explaining details ranging from secret court rulings to information on obtaining wiretapping warrants Court ruling declared Bush’s program illegal on May 31 “Under the president’s program, the terrorist surveillance program, the private sector had assisted us,” said McConnell. McConnell arguing for legal immunity for the companies when Congress returns from recess. fewer than 100 people inside the United States are monitored under FISA warrants thousands of people overseas are monitored,” the intelligence community should not be restricted 200 man hours one phone number.”