{"id":3222,"date":"2007-08-22T09:48:45","date_gmt":"2007-08-22T15:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/impeach_bush_blog\/?p=3222"},"modified":"2021-05-20T19:39:36","modified_gmt":"2021-05-21T01:39:36","slug":"rep-ed-markey-d-ma-to-inquire-on-use-of-spy-satellites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/2007\/08\/rep-ed-markey-d-ma-to-inquire-on-use-of-spy-satellites\/","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA) to inquire on use of spy satellites"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"imagelink\"  href=\"https:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/ed-markey.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style='float: left; margin: 0px 15px 15px 0px; width: 250px;' src=\"https:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/ed-markey.thumbnail.jpg\" align=\"left\" \/><\/a>Jason Rhyne, Raw Story<\/p>\n<p>A Democratic congressman is seeking answers after revelations that the US plans to use spy satellites against American citizens.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), who chairs a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee, has written Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff to ask a series of detailed questions about the new spying initiative. The congressman&#8217;s letter, which was first reported by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fas.org\/blog\/secrecy\/\">Secrecy News<\/a>, outlines a string of inquiries about the legality of the domestic spying program and seeks assurances that American civil rights will be protected once the program becomes operational.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Recent media reports of an unprecedented expansion of access to imagery from United States satellites for domestic surveillance purposes raise significant questions about the scope of this new program, its legal basis&#8230;the privacy safeguards in place to prevent abuse and related issues,&#8221; the letter begins.<\/p>\n<p>(Original Article)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jason Rhyne, Raw Story A Democratic congressman is seeking answers after revelations that the US plans to use spy satellites against American citizens. Rep. 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