Questions of Credibility

" 'Now, by the way, any time you hear the United States government talking about wiretap, it requires -- a wiretap requires a court order. Nothing has changed, by the way. When we're talking about chasing down terrorists, we're talking about getting a court order before we do so. It's important for our fellow citizens to understand, when you think Patriot Act, constitutional guarantees are in place when it comes to doing what is necessary to protect our homeland, because we value the Constitution.'

"Is that the same Constitution that you now say authorizes wiretaps without a court order?"

From Geoff Tyrrell:

"Have you ever used NSA derived information for political purposes?"

From W. S. Dixon:

"Mr. Bush, if only known al Qaeda members or suspected al Qaeda members are having their telephone, e-mail or other communications intercepted, why is it necessary to do it without the FISA court approval? The NSA must have their names to allow such surveillance now and the court can give approval to intercept all messages going to them so there would be no urgency in obtaining warrants and there could be no constitutional question raised."

From Kevin Hoover:

"Did you actually read the August 6, 2001 PDB, 'Bin Laden determined to strike in the United States?'

"If so, why did you not act on it?

"If not, why is it necessary to spy on Americans when you don't even use the information you already have?"

From Kurt W. Kolasinski:

"Why is the FISA law from 1978 old and outdated but you insist that the Constitution written in 1787 can only be interpreted by strict constructionalists?"