Oh boy this is exciting. We've got yet another opportunity to see an upcoming Sternly Worded Letter (SWL) written by one of our Congressional leaders. This time it's Judiciary Committee Chairman Conyers who's setting the stage. Conyers wrote a letter to DNI Mike McConnell and Ass. AG for National Security Kenneth Wainstein in regards to the illegal wiretaps conducted by the Bush Administration and the telecom industries. This all came to light with the court filings from Qwest CEO Joseph Naccio spilling the beans on the government's actions and subsequent retaliation on Qwest for Nacchio refusing to play along with the illegal activities.
This nice request by Conyers will most assuredly be ignored by the Administration, just like all other past requests. Only then will we soon get to see the FIERCE PENMANSHIP from our party Seriously requesting information from Bush in a harsh SWL.
Conyers lays out the situation with Nacchio's court filings who outlines these requests by the Administration on the telecom industries BEFORE 9/11 and in return the telecoms would receive multi-billion dollar contracts as a reward. As Conyers states in his request:
It is crucial, however, that Congress be fully informed of all the Administration’s surveillance activities involving telecommunications companies, particularly in light of the Administration’s request that retroactive immunity from liability be provided to these companies and Administration officials. Accordingly, I ask that you provide the Committee with an immediate briefing on the facts behind these recent revelations, and that you then provide us with any documents concerning the nature and scope of these pre-9/11 activities and the legal basis for conducting them.
Please contact the Judiciary Committee office, 2138 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515 (Tel: 202-225-3951 Fax: 202-225-7680) as soon as possible.
Oh yeah, brother. I can't wait to see the blood-stained pen coming from our party on this one when we see Bush ignore this letter. I have a feeling that this upcoming SWL is gonna do the trick. I just got that feeling. Bush will soon cower and beg for forgiveness. He'll hand over all requested documents once that upcoming SWL cuts him in his heart. It's gonna happen. You just wait.