Soon after the September 11, 2001 attacks U.S. President George W. Bush issued an executive order that authorized the National Security Agency (NSA) to conduct surveillance of certain telephone calls without obtaining a warrant from the FISC as stipulated by FISA (see 50 U.S.C. § 1802 50 U.S.C. § 1809 ). The complete details of the executive order are not known, but according to statements by the administration,[51] the authorization covers telephone calls originating overseas from or to a person suspected of having links to terrorist organizations such as al-Qaeda or its affiliates even when the other party to the call is within the US. The legality of surveillance involving US persons and extent of this authorization is at the core of this controversy which has steadily grown to include: Constitutional issues concerning the separation of powers and the Fourth Amendment immunities. The effectiveness[52] and scope[53] of the program. The legality of the leaking and publication of classified information and the implications for U.S. national security arising from the disclosure. Adequacy of FISA as a tool for fighting terrorism
Posted on: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 01:06:56 +0000
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