Sheki Mbeki Says: Uncle George is Watching You!

A few days ago, President Bush said he wanted the FISA law updated to take into account new technology. He explained he wasn’t comfortable having to violate an outdated statute. He preferred to ignore a more current law.

Now the “update” has been passed by a bi-partisan Congress (yes, the Vichy Democrats collaborated again) and it gives the President more than he asked for. Essentially, it legalizes all his warrantless snooping. All he needs is to claim that the communication is “reasonably believed to be overseas." No more annoying courts getting in the way.

Bush is going to have to be very diligent to violate this sweeping surrender to massive invasion of privacy. But I think he’s up to it. The only official outside the National Security Agency that will have to approve a proposal to spy on you is – are you ready for this? – The Attorney General. Do you feel safer knowing that our freedom from unreasonable searches is in the hands of that super-hero of integrity, Seedy Gonzalez?

So be careful what you say on email or on the phone. Uncle George and La Cucaracha make Big Brother look like a wuss.