Bush whines as press exposes new outrage
International Herald Tribune [France]
06/27/06
President George W. Bush condemned as 'disgraceful' the disclosure last week by The New York Times and other newspapers of a secret program to investigate and track terrorists that relies on a vast international database that includes Americans' banking transactions. Bush's remarks Monday were his first in public on the issue, and they came as the administration intensified its attacks on newspapers' handling of the matter. ... Treasury officials did not seek individual court-approved warrants or subpoenas to examine specific transactions, instead relying on broad administrative subpoenas for millions of records from the consortium, known as Swift...
http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/06/27/news/data.php
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
06/27/06
President George W. Bush condemned as 'disgraceful' the disclosure last week by The New York Times and other newspapers of a secret program to investigate and track terrorists that relies on a vast international database that includes Americans' banking transactions. Bush's remarks Monday were his first in public on the issue, and they came as the administration intensified its attacks on newspapers' handling of the matter. ... Treasury officials did not seek individual court-approved warrants or subpoenas to examine specific transactions, instead relying on broad administrative subpoenas for millions of records from the consortium, known as Swift...
http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/06/27/news/data.php
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
rudkla - 28. Jun, 16:16
