Will the Government Really Stop Spying?
Eric Resnick at Gay Peoples Chronicle has the latest on the government's surveillance of American citizens.
You may remember that, last week, James Clapper, undersecretary of defense for intelligence, told reporters that he intends to stop the controversial TALON program, which collected data on, among other groups, students opposed to "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."
But Resnick says, not so fast. From his report in today's paper:
" . . . Clapper does not have the authority to end the program. That can only come from Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who has given no indication what he will do with the recommendation or when. In the mean time, the program continues."
So will Gates follow Clapper's suggestion? Will he rely on a new surveillance program reported by The New York Times earlier this week? Or will TALON stay in place, monitoring the constitutionally protected political demonstrations of U.S. citizens?
There's no final word on what happens next, but SLDN will keep watching, and reporting, on who the government is watching, too.
- Steve RallsLabels: in the news, surveillance, TALON
05-03-07
1 Comments
Comments for this entry are closed.Zeke on December 31, 1969 at 02.00 pm
i’m fine with them monitoring political groups, and yes these people have every right to protest and talk but it’s smarter to at least know who they are. Everyone is going to have differences over who should be monitored so just patrol them all.
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