Gen. Wes Clark on 21st century warfare

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Description: Gen. Clark addressed the America in the World conference in Washington, DC on June 12, 2007. The conference was sponsored by the Century Foundation and the Center for American Progress
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grazon ::: Favorites ...the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act without legal basis, constituting a felony and as such an impeachable offense. On August 17, 2006, the case, ACLU v. NSA, in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan ruled that the Bush administration's program to monitor the phone calls and e-mails of Americans without warrants was unconstitutional and must be stopped. 07-08-01 17:59:57 _____________________________________________________
grazon ::: Favorites It was the first ruling by a federal court to strike down the controversial National Security Agency surveillance program. In the judge's ruling, Judge Taylor dismissed the government's argument that the president "has been granted the inherent power to violate not only the laws of the Congress but the First and Fourth Amendments of the Constitution, itself." In the conclusion of the ruling, Justice Warren was quoted from the case U.S. v. Robel, 389 U.S. 258 (1967) where he wrote: 07-08-01 18:00:40 _____________________________________________________
grazon ::: Favorites Implicit in the term 'national defense' is the notion of defending those values and ideas which set this Nation apart...It would indeed be ironic if, in the name of national defense, we would sanction the subversion of...those liberties...which makes the defense of the Nation worthwhile. Id. at 264. 07-08-01 18:01:30 _____________________________________________________
grazon ::: Favorites In response to this decision, on September 20, 2006, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence as both committees approved H.R. 5825, the "Electronic Surveillance Modernization Act." According to the ACLU, that bill, authored by Representative Heather Wilson (R-NM) would give the president unprecedented power and authorize the warrantless surveillance program conducted by the National Security Agency... 07-08-01 18:03:22 _____________________________________________________
grazon ::: Favorites Some civil liberties groups opposed the bill commenting that the new bill gives the president tacit approval to ignore the Constitution.... 07-08-01 18:04:19 _____________________________________________________
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grazon ::: Favorites It should be noted that President Bush did notify Congressional leaders of his decision to authorize warrantless wiretapping at the time of the decision. However, none was totally informed, nor were they allowed to take notes or confer with others to assess the possible ramifications of this program. 07-08-01 18:05:38 _____________________________________________________
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