Governor Fears Calls Monitored

[Warpy]

WASHINGTON - Gov. Bill Richardson is concerned that some of his phone calls were monitored by a U.S. spy agency and transcripts of them were given to the president's nominee for ambassador to the United Nations, John Bolton

An online journalist then speculated that Richardson's conversations with former Secretary of State Colin Powell and another U.S. official about North Korea might have been among Bolton's requests.

Bolton, as undersecretary of state for arms control and international security, was one of the architects of a hard-line approach toward negotiating with North Korea over dismantling its nuclear weapons program.

(and the real kicker, folks)

Sparks said Richardson's call to Dodd was triggered when he read an online story by Washington journalist Wayne Madsen. The story said intelligence community "insiders" claim the NSA circumvented a ban on domestic surveillance by asserting that the intercepted calls were part of "training missions."

http://www.abqtrib.com/albq/nw_local_state_government/article/0,2564,ALBQ_19859_3736152,00.html

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

1. This might be the reason more congresspeople will get behind

finding out about the spying---I get the feeling that most on the Hill think that they were targets of spying.

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

2. Ok, I was following it until I saw...

"Wayne Madsen." What the fuckity fuck?

[Cocoa]

3. must be a different Wayne Madsen

the one referenced in this story is journalist Wayne Madsen.

[SushiFan]

4. Holy f'ing Crawford Terrorist !! I believe the Guv myself too! n/t

[lonestarnot]

5. Totally overboard, the nation has fallen and we must pick it up! And fast

[C_U_L8R]

6. No one is safe from Bush

Republican / Democrat / Liberal / Conservative

It doesn't matter.. this is how unchecked power
spirals out of control. It's clear that certain
republicans are blackmailed and coerced into
supporting the regime.... as are democrats.

They are lost souls - and we are all victims of
Bush's war on American liberty until congress - united -
realizes that they've sold their collective soul and
decides to do something about it - like fight for
the people (and themselves)

We shall see.

[Cults4Bush]

7. boy oh boy Madsen being right about this.. wonder if he still deserves the

hate some few DU'ers have lobbed at him.

Well Richardson belived him anyways... and rightfully so it appears.

[roguevalley]

8. then he can be the test case. sue them