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NSA Record Collection OK With Americans
John Hinderaker

ABC reports on the results of its overnight poll on the public's response to the leak about the NSA's phone record analysis program:

Americans by nearly a 2-1 ratio call the surveillance of telephone records an acceptable way for the federal government to investigate possible terrorist threats, expressing broad unconcern even if their own calling patterns are scrutinized.

Lending support to the administration's defense of its anti-terrorism intelligence efforts, 63 percent in this ABC News/Washington Post poll say the secret program, disclosed Thursday by USA Today, is justified, while far fewer, 35 percent, call it unjustified.

[Read on here.]

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Don't miss John's follow-up post: Is It Legal?

Also don't miss Michelle's latest Vent, "Meet the NSA" here. (Hat tip: Michelle)

Other worthwhile reading:

Michelle Malkin: The Fear-Mongers Fail, Phony Phone Flap

Stop The ACLU:  Most Americans Support NSA Efforts

Allahpundit: Press hates NSA data mining; public, not so much

Did it ever occur to these people that maybe American's like to be safe?

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Alexandra von Maltzan: Re-Hash Of An Old Story

Sister Toldjah: Latest NSA scandal leaves Americans unfazed)

Atlas: Phony Phone Foolishness

Rick Moran: The Hysterical Drama Queens Of The Left

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Curt at Flopping Aces has an absolutely outstanding post on the matter here.

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Mystery Pollster wonders: "Did yesterday's USAToday story on the collection of domestic telephone records by the NSA do President George Bush a backhanded favor?"

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NSA Is at It Again
Sgt Hook

And I for one am damned glad! Thank God there are those actually doing their jobs, tirelessly trying to protect our nation. Keeping track of what phone number contacts which phone number isn’t any more harmful than the cookies I leave all over the damn internet. At least the reason behind the phone number database has my best interests at heart.

We are at war people with an enemy that wants you dead.

[Read on here.]

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Posted by Bill Faith on May 12, 2006 at 07:09 PM in Surveillance/CIA-NSA-Media Treason | Permalink

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