I know
most Americans want to trust and believe the President. Can we? Should we? Dare we?
We're not mining or trolling through the personal lives of millions of innocent Americans. Our efforts are focused on links to al Qaeda and their known affiliates. So far we've been very successful in preventing another attack on our soil.
What about
WMD and the Grand Iraqi Bait and Switch? What is more, have a look at how another of the W, Rove and Co minions dodges some good questions about the issue in yesterday's press gaggle:
Q If you're fiercely protecting Americans' rights to privacy, why would you need a database of tens of millions of American phone call records?
MS. PERINO: Well, not confirming or denying or acknowledging the substance of the story this morning in USA Today, what the President said today, all intelligence activities of the United States are limited and targeted and focused solely on al Qaeda and al Qaeda's affiliates. They are the enemy.
The government has no interest in knowing what innocent Americans are talking about on their domestic phone calls. So if you are calling to make reservations at a restaurant, and if you are calling your daughter at college, or if you are calling to plan your wedding, the government has no interest in knowing about those calls. The government is interested in finding out if al Qaeda is planning an attack in America -- you can bet that we want to make sure that we get ahead of that to prevent that and to save lives.
Q Was there any effort to get USA Today to not run the story?
MS. PERINO: I'm not going to comment on that.
Q Is the reason why you're not confirming or denying for national security reasons? Or why?
MS. PERINO: I'm not going to go beyond -- we don't comment on intelligence matters of the United States. If you look at the statement by the National Security Agency spokesperson, he reiterates the same. We don't comment on the intelligence operations or sources or methods. And that's for the protection of the American people. We have classified intelligence programs -- again, not confirming or denying any of these -- for a reason.
And the President talked again today in his statement about how the leaking of classified information in general can be harmful to national security.
No questions on the commencement address?
Again, I ask you. Can you believe the president? Should we trust him?
4 comments:
what the President said today, all intelligence activities of the United States are limited and targeted and focused solely on al Qaeda and al Qaeda's affiliates.
Gee...I'm sure that's very comforting to the TEN's of MILLIONS! of us whe are members of al Qaeda and or one of their affiliates.
And I didn't even get my welcome lunch.
Yeah, I guess cause my name is "allie" that sounds suspicious? or that I am a member of ACLU? I am serious, all of us will be sitting here and trying to figure out WHAT landed us on the LISTS....Al Queda my ass...
BTW IT IS LATE FRIDAY- AND NEWSGUY HAS BEEN SENDING MESSEGES OUT- HEAD TO TRUTHOUT- THE TURD IS INDEED ABOUT TO BE INDICTED....YAHOOO...BRING IT ON...
Oh, of course. He's an absolutely trustworthy fellow. In fact, I'd trust him with my worst enemy.
Snapping our fingers keeps elephants out of the room.
''We're not mining or trolling through the personal lives of millions of innocent Americans. Our efforts are focused on links to al Qaeda and their known affiliates. So far we've been very successful in preventing another attack on our soil.'' - G W Bush.
You don't see any elephants, do you?
Claims about nothing can be made for anything.
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