NSA spied - normal | on US citizens - priceless

Right during the review and vote on some Patriot Act clauses this report came out from the New York Times. Actually they said they had this story in their hands for a year but held on to it "at the White House's request as editors pondered the national security issues surrounding the release of the information."

Now. Why would the White House give a shit unless they thought they could be damaged by this? Of course they can always say that true or untrue, a story like this could jeopardize people. And they don't have to provide proof of that statement cause that too would...jeopardize people.

A story in The New York Times on Friday claimed that Bush secretly signed an order authorizing the National Security Agency to eavesdrop on Americans who were communicating with individuals overseas to determine if they had terrorist ties. ... In the New York Times report, the paper said the NSA has monitored the international telephone calls and international e-mail messages of hundreds, perhaps thousands, of people inside the United States without warrants during the past three years as part of its war on terror.

Imagine right now your email is being read by some paper pusher type spy for the NSA. All done with your very best interests in mind. (Especially if you email me from the US...)