I am SHOCKED. SHOCKED, I tell you! The thought that one of our government agencies would actually break the law by mis-using the Patriot Act has me surprised beyond words.
Well, I'm sure this will be the last time.
Posted by RobbL at March 10, 2007 09:45 AMDon't get your hopes up to much. As with most reports these days, the reports are not as critical as first reported.
Dennis Lormel states "....The problems identified by the IG are problems of process in terms of recordkeeping and reporting, which are administrative. The process in terms of operation and use of the information has not been problematic. The IG found no deliberate or intentional misuse of authority, meaning there were no infringements on privacy rights or civil liberties. Even though recordkeeping and reporting was inadequate, actual use of information was appropriate...." Counter terrorism Blog (scroll Down)