Did the US defeat wiretapping success?

[John Denker]

At 11:21 PM 9/16/01 -0400, P.J. Ponder wrote:
>Senator Hatch was interviewed by national media on Tuesday and stated that
>the US government had voice intercepts of calls talking about success with
>two targets.  He was later criticized for talking about the intercepts.

Hmmmmm, criticized?  Why not indicted?

   (a) Whoever knowingly and willfully communicates, furnishes,
   transmits, or otherwise makes available to an unauthorized
   person, or publishes, or uses in any manner prejudicial to
   the safety or interest of the United States or for the benefit
   of any foreign government to the detriment of the United States
   any classified information -
         ....
           (3) concerning the communication intelligence activities
             of the United States or any foreign government; or
         ....
           Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more
            than ten years, or both.

http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/18/798.text.html




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