U.S. Defends Surveillance to 3 Skeptical Judges

By Adam Liptak / The New York Times
SAN FRANCISCO -- Three federal appeals court judges hearing challenges to the National Security Agency’s surveillance programs appeared skeptical of and sometimes hostile to the Bush administration’s central argument Wednesday: that national security concerns require that the lawsuits be dismissed. "Is it the government’s position that when our country is engaged in a war that the power of the executive when it comes to wiretapping is unchecked?" Judge Harry Pregerson asked a government lawyer. His tone was one of incredulity and frustration. Full story...

Posted by Editor at August 16, 2007 07:13 AM