FISA Court Made Modifications to Bush Surveillance Requests
Secret court modified wiretap requests - Intervention may have led Bush to bypass panel, by Stewart M. Powell, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Washington Bureau.
Related commentary, references and postings:
Reuters: Secret surveillance up since 9/11 - "The Justice Department's reports to the U.S. Congress on the surveillance court's activities show that the Bush administration made 5,645 applications for electronic surveillance and physical searches through 2004, the most recent year for which figures are available. In the previous four years, the court received a total of 3,436."
Washington Post Op-Ed: Eavesdropping and Evading the Law
New York Times: Defense Lawyers in Terror Cases Plan Challenges Over Spy Efforts
The Security Threat of Unchecked Presidential Power
postings on domestic surveillance
