Friday - January 20, 2006
Amicus Curiae
Gary Varvel—The Indianapolis Star-News
NEW YORK (CNN)—Two lawsuits were filed Tuesday against the National Security Agency over its no-warrant wiretapping program, claiming the domestic eavesdropping is unconstitutional and that President Bush exceeded his authority by authorizing it.
The American Civil Liberties Union filed suit in the Eastern District of Michigan on behalf of several journalists, authors, scholars and organizations. Separately, the Center for Constitutional Rights filed suit in the Southern District of New York on behalf of “clients who fit the criteria described by the attorney general for targeting” under the program.
The ACLU’s 60-page complaint names the NSA and its director, Lt. Gen. Keith Alexander, as defendants, and the New York suit names the NSA, Alexander and “the heads of the other major security agencies.”
WASHINGTON (AP)—The United States has no plans to raise the security threat level because of a new tape of Osama bin Laden saying al-Qaida is planning attacks, counterterrorism officials said Thursday.
The White House firmly rejected bin Laden’s suggestion of a negotiated truce. “We don’t negotiate with terrorists,” Vice President Dick Cheney said in a television interview. “I think you have to destroy them.”
Counterterror officials said they have seen no specific or credible intelligence to indicate an upcoming al-Qaida attack on the United States. Nor have they noticed an uptick in terrorist communications “chatter” - although that can dramatically increase or decrease immediately before an attack.
The audiotape, released by the Arab television network Al-Jazeera, brought new attention to the al-Qaida leader after a yearlong lull in his public statements.
Note: If you’re interested in joining an intervention against the ACLU’s lawsuit, contact Debbie Schlussel.
Since the lawsuit was filed in U.S. Federal Court in the Eastern District of Michigan, where I practice, I’ve already been contacted by concerned U.S. citizens who wish to intervene in the case as interested parties (whose interests and welfare are affected by this case) in support of the government’s activities. And we may do so. You may feel free to contact me regarding this if you are interested in adding your name.
-- Debbie Schlussel
Posted by The Skipper
on 01/20/2006 at 07:28 AM
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