Casey, thank you for posting this enlightening article. I was able to link to it without signing up.

It is supported by the following article in the New York Times

Basis for Spying in U.S. Is Doubted
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/07/politics/07nsa.html?th&emc=th


This certainly promises to be an interesting year on the political front with the upcoming investigations and the congressional elections.

Poll: Democrats favored to control Congress
Following Abramoff scandal, public uneasy with Republican Party, AP finds
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10740963/


Even when things are handled legally, government investigations can get it all wrong and cause innocent citizens undo stress. This can be seen in the following article.

Brandon Mayfield, the Islamic lawyer from Portland, OR whose life was drastically altered when he was falsely arrested by the FBI because of shoddy fingerprint analysis.

Inquiry Says F.B.I. Erred in Implicating Man in Attack
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/07/politics/07terror.html

We certainly live in interesting times.

Norma, I’m feeling a bit uninformed - I can’t think what PNAC stands for.

Vi