Spying on Ordinary Americans - New York Times

Spying on Ordinary Americans - New York Times:

I'm sorry, she can't speak rationally with you now, the 'gray lady' is out to lunch feasting on foolish pie.

"...Anyone who read the original reports on the spying operation and thought, 'Well, so what, I have nothing to hide,' should think about the uncounted innocent Americans who had F.B.I. officers knocking on their doors because of
secret and possibly illegal surveillance.

The National Security Agency was originally barred from domestic surveillance without court supervision to avoid just this sort of abuse. The first lawsuits challenging the legality of the domestic spying operation were filed this week, and Congress plans hearings.

We hope that lawmakers are more diligent about reining in Mr. Bush now than they have been about his other abuses of power in the name of fighting terrorism."