what a surprise!

Cheney strongly defends eavesdropping
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Dick Cheney strongly defended a secret domestic eavesdropping operation in use since the September 11, 2001, attacks, saying it was not violating American civil liberties and has helped fend off potential terrorist attacks.
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"He has made clear from the outset, both publicly and privately, that our duty to uphold the law of the land admits no exceptions in wartime," Cheney said.
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But he said "America has been protected not by luck but by sensible policy decisions by decisive action at home and abroad and by round-the-clock efforts on the part of people in law enforcement, intelligence, the military, and homeland security."

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Of course, he's going to make up whatever lies he can to defend this, but despite what he says, it has been proven already that bush has violated the law by spying on Americans in America without the use of warrants.
And, the effectiveness of homeland security was put to a test during Hurricane Katrina and we all saw how well that went!