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Bush Blocks Probe Of Wiretaps
Complaints about secret wiretaps of Americans that are implemented without warrants have been front-page news off and on since late last year. The issue hit the headlines again this week when Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said President Bush personally blocked an internal Justice Department investigation into the ethics of the wiretap.
Under sharp questioning from Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter, Gonzales said Bush was the reason that lawyers from the Justice Department's office of professional responsibility could not obtain security clearance to see the relevant documents.
Specter noted that the blockage was the latest in a string of events where the administration sought to exempt its wiretapping program from court and congressional oversight. He noted that many other department lawyers had clearance and asked why the office known as OPR didn't.
Gonzales answered that the president makes the decisions.
Other tech issues that garned attention this week included data security, health information technology, e-voting and civil liberties in China. Listen to the podcast for details.
Posted by Technology Daily on July 21, 2006 11:47 AM | Permalink
