Bank Data Secretly Reviewed By Bush Admin. Without Warrants Or Subpoenas...
 

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/22/wa...in&oref=slogin

A major New York Times article first published last night exposes another secret program installed by the Bush administration after 9/11. Initially set up to trace funding for terrorist groups, the program tracks the financial records of thousands of people, using a vast international database.

Although government officials claim the program is only used to investigate those with ties to Al Qaeda, one former senior counterterrorism official said "the potential for abuse is enormous."

The program relies on a Belgian cooperative known as Swift, a company exempt from American laws restricting government access to private information because it is considered a messenger, not a financial institution.

The government's access to the information has stirred privacy concerns among some inside the Bush administration, and even some Swift executives raised questions about the legality of the program. The New York Times reports that Swift was ready to terminate the arrangement in 2003, but several major government officials, including Federal Reserve chair Alan Greenspan, intervened and persuaded the company to continue providing information.

hmmmm, should swift support the fight against terrorism or the fight against the US?:1orglaugh

- good guy, bad guy
- with us, against us
- black, white
- support war, terrorists

- grey ... What is grey ?


such a simple world ... well, for simple minded peop;le, it must be great.

Actually, the person who leaked this info to the NY Slimes should be tried under the esionage act and be put away for 100 years. Why does al-Qaeda need to recruit when they have supporters like the NY Times and the Democratic party?

http://article.nationalreview.com/?q...A5YTQ3NzkxZWQ=

Hey DIPsht.You told us 20 times that Karl Rove was indicted??? What happened to all your RELIABLE sources? :1orglaugh :1orglaugh :1orglaugh

there's no grey area with regards to terrorism, only chat board clowns who think there is.

when you're internet trash, you just move onto the next lie and talk about grey.:1orglaugh

wtf? :1orglaugh :helpme