Bush/NSA/PATRIOT Act Statement
ShareHe defends the NSA's domestic collection program:
"Al Qaeda was not a conventional enemey...and communicated from here..." to [terrorists elsewhere." ... "This new threat required us to think and act differently."
"After September 11, using the authority that I have, [we asked] how do we effectively detect enemies hiding in our midst and prevent them from striking them again? To save American lives, we need to act fast ... so, consistent with the law and the constitution, I authorized [the monitoring] of international communications of people with known links to Al Qaeda and to terrorists. The program is carefully reviewed every 45 days to ensure that it is being used properly. Leaders in the US Congress have been briefed more than a dozen times."
"I've reauthorized this program more than 30 times since the September 11th attacks and I continue to do so for as long as the nation...faces [this threat."On the PATRIOT Act: "The nation cannot afford to be without this law for one minute."
He demands that Senators withdraw their filibuster and renew it immediately.
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