Bush and His Definition of Privacy

I found an interesting article on the New York Times Site concerning the Bush Administration having recorded millions of domestic phone calls and saying that the main telephone companies had turned tens of millions of customer records to the N.S.A. (National Security Agency).
I copied the first paragraphs of the article to give you a first impression and some stimulation to read the rest!


Bush Is Pressed Over New Report on Surveillance

WASHINGTON, May 11 —
Congressional Republicans and Democrats alike demanded answers from the Bush administration on Thursday about a report that the National Security Agency had collected records of millions of domestic phone calls, even as President Bush assured Americans that their privacy is "fiercely protected."
"We're not mining or trolling through the personal lives of millions of innocent Americans," Mr. Bush said before leaving for a commencement address in Mississippi. "Our efforts are focused on links to Al Qaeda and their known affiliates."
The president sought to defuse a tempest on Capitol Hill over an article in USA Today reporting that AT&T, Verizon and BellSouth had turned over tens of millions of customer phone records to the N.S.A. since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. But Mr. Bush's remarks appeared to do little to mollify members of Congress, as several leading lawmakers said they wanted to hear directly from administration officials and telecommunication executives.
The report rekindled the controversy about domestic spying.

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if you want to read the whole article, google the headline and click on the the link of the NEW YORK TIMES!