Re: So that's the big deal
> well, I'd be MORE concerned if the slurped info lead to convictions later on.
And what are you basing this on?
How do you know that there have been no convictions based on this snooping? Or that it hasn't led to "extraordinary renditions"? Because the government has said so? That same government who are on record as lying to a court?
The agencies also had to amend their witness statements several times after it became obvious that their original contents, claiming they and the Foreign Secretary obeyed the law in full, were simply not true;
Biting the hand that feeds IT
