Bryan Cunningham served in national security positions under Presidents Reagan, Clinton and George W. Bush, serving as deputy legal adviser to the National Security Council from 2002 to 2004. Daniel B. Prieto previously served on the staff of the House Select Committee on Homeland Security.
A fierce debate surrounds the president's authorization of electronic surveillance, without court approval, of communications between suspected terrorists overseas and people inside the United States. Actually, two debates have emerged: one fiercely partisan, with some painting Democrats as weak on security and others claiming an out-of-control White House; the second over the relative constitutional prerogatives of the president, Congress and the courts.
Unfortunately, a third, and most critical, issue is being overlooked: how to fix outmoded rules for collecting and using intelligence so that Americans are safer from terrorism and secure in our civil liberties in a post-Sept. 11 world of globalization and global terrorism.
Good point. Suggest my readers read the whole article.
Addendum: Readers may want to check the article "White House Ordered to Release Spy Documents" in the ENews Earthlink page.
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