FBI raids home of the man who exposed Bush's illegal wiretapping
posted by
Wally
2:02 PM
In a strangely timed coincidence, while the Democratically controlled Congress was jockeying for position, seeing who could press their nose more firmly between George Bush's buttcheeks by giving him even more power for his unconstitutional domestic spy programs, the FBI was busy taking advantage of it's already unfettered surveillance authority.FBI agents searched the home of a former Justice Department lawyer last week in an effort to determine who leaked details of the warrantless eavesdropping program to the news media, Newsweek magazine reported yesterday, citing two anonymous legal sources.
The agents, who had obtained a classified search warrant, took Thomas Tamm's desktop computer, two laptops belonging to his children and some of Tamm's personal files, Newsweek reported. I'm sure Tamm wasn't surprised by the search. As the man who blew the whistle on the illegal wiretapping program, he had to know that he would make enemies in the highest offices of government, and that he would be the subject of intense scrutiny, if not arrest."It was a shameful act for someone to disclose this very important program in a time of war," President Bush said four days after the Times report. "The fact that we're discussing this program is helping the enemy." No George, what is helping the enemy is that our Constitution is being violated by the very people sworn to uphold and defend it. What is helping our enemies - you know, the people who "hate our freedoms" - is that our "freedoms" are being taken away. Every time another of our inalienable rights is violated, our "enemies" can claim another victory.
It is a tragic indictment on our country and our government when those who uphold and defend the law are searched, arrested and called criminals by those who break and defy it. Thomas Tamm showed tremendous courage and loyalty to his country and the principles upon which it was founded. He took a tremendous personal risk to expose the criminal activity of those in the highest levels of power. As a DOJ official, he knew the likely consequences of his actions, and yet he chose to do what was right. Remember the name Thomas Tamm. He is a true American Hero. And for that he will have to pay.
Big Brother is watching
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