Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Aha!
I spent the whole day painting the bedroom, but I did happen to catch this little tidbit of information.
Well, isn't that interesting? I seem to remember someone else who tried to block an investigation into possibly illegal activities. I wonder how that worked out?
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said Tuesday that President Bush personally blocked Justice Department lawyers from pursuing an internal probe of the warrantless eavesdropping program that monitors Americans' international calls and e-mails when terrorism is suspected.
The department's Office of Professional Responsibility announced earlier this year it could not pursue an investigation into the role of Justice lawyers in crafting the program, under which the National Security Agency intercepts some telephone calls and e-mail without court approval.
At the time, the office said it could not obtain security clearance to examine the classified program.
Well, isn't that interesting? I seem to remember someone else who tried to block an investigation into possibly illegal activities. I wonder how that worked out?
