{"id":4206,"date":"2007-12-11T11:50:47","date_gmt":"2007-12-11T17:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/impeach_bush_blog\/?p=4206"},"modified":"2017-05-21T13:47:34","modified_gmt":"2017-05-21T19:47:34","slug":"only-few-saw-the-key-fisa-court-rulings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/2007\/12\/only-few-saw-the-key-fisa-court-rulings\/","title":{"rendered":"Spy Court Won&#8217;t Release US Wiretap Documents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"imagelink\"  href=\"https:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/nsa.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style='float: left; margin: 0px 15px 15px 0px; width: 250px;' src=\"https:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/nsa.thumbnail.jpg\" align=\"left\" \/><\/a>By Matt Apuzzo, Associated Press<\/p>\n<p>The nation&#8217;s spy court said Tuesday that it will not make public its documents regarding the Bush administration&#8217;s warrantless wiretapping program.<\/p>\n<p>The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, in a rare public opinion, said the public has no right to view the documents because they deal with the clandestine workings of national security agencies.<\/p>\n<p>The American Civil Liberties Union asked the court to release the records in August. Specifically, the organization asked for the government&#8217;s legal briefs and the court&#8217;s opinions on the wiretapping program.<\/p>\n<p>Writing for the court, U.S. District Judge John D. Bates refused. Releasing the documents would reveal closely guarded secrets that enemies could used to evade detection or disrupt intelligence activities, he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;All these possible harms are real and significant and, quite frankly, beyond debate,&#8221; Bates wrote.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/apnews.myway.com\/article\/20071211\/D8TFF6AG1.html\">(Original Article)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Matt Apuzzo, Associated Press The nation&#8217;s spy court said Tuesday that it will not make public its documents regarding the Bush administration&#8217;s warrantless wiretapping program. 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