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Judging the Speaker | 14 comments (14 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Judging the Speaker (4.00 / 2)

IF any of the following is true it would explain why the stance on FISA and many other things.

Washington--July 9, 2008--TomFlocco.com--According to Fox News, "virtually all records and billing in the U.S. are done for the telephone companies by Amdocs Ltd., an Israeli-based private telecommunication company, contracting with the 25 biggest phone companies in America, and more worldwide,"

The Senate voted today to approve the House version of the new Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) bill, "President Bush's Surveillance Program," and retroactive telephone company immunity from civil and/or criminal lawsuits for past compliance with presidential directives to eavesdrop on electronic communications of American citizens without a warrant.

According to Fox's Carl Cameron and Brit Hume, "U.S. counterintelligence analysts say (Israeli Amdocs) could be used to spy through the phone system. Fox News has learned that the NSA has held numerous classified conferences to warn the FBI and CIA how Amdocs records could be used."

"Another (NSA) briefing document said, `It has become increasingly apparent that systems and networks are vulnerable. Such crimes always involve unauthorized persons, or persons who exceed their authorization...citing on exploitable vulnerabilities,' " said Cameron in part II of his series.

"Comverse Infosys (now Verint), a subsidiary of an Israeli-run private telecom firm...provides wiretapping equipment for law enforcement," said Cameron in Part III, adding, "Every time you make a call, it passes through the nation's elaborate network of switchers and routers run by the phone companies."

http://www.tomflocco.com/fs/HouseHidesIsraeliTelSpying.htm

by Cee on Sat Jul 19th, 2008 at 01:48:04 PM EST

Re: Judging the Speaker (none / 0)

While this is all very interesting, do you have a more respectable source on the recent developments than Fox News? I know that last year, Christopher Ketcham did a good article at Counterpunch about the cheering movers and art students. I would be interested in seeing more about any connections to the FISA bill if it's from a legitimate source.

A Progressive Christian perspective on I/P at Beyond Bethlehem

by RustyPipes (rustdotypipesatyahoodotcom) on Sat Jul 19th, 2008 at 03:24:11 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Bob Ney, US Capitol and Israeli Telecom (none / 0)

From your link ...

In perhaps an even more controversial issue, convicted and imprisoned former Ohio GOP House member Bob Ney, then-chairman of the House Administration Committee, approved a 2002 license for an Israeli telecommunications company to install equipment to improve cell phone reception in the U.S. Capitol building and adjacent House office buildings where all legislative and many military decisions are debated.

The company was then Foxcom Wireless, an Israeli start-up firm, which has moved its headquarters from Jerusalem to Vienna, Virginia while changing its name to MobileAccess Networks, paid convicted and now imprisoned Republican operative Jack Abramoff $280,000 for lobbying fees and donated $50,000 to Abramoff's Capital Athletic Foundation, a non-profit entity Abramoff used to redistribute money for personal and political gain according to reports.

Carl Cameron series on Israeli Spying - VIDEO

In my earlier diary @ BooMan (Oct. 21, 2005)
THE HILL - Robert Ney "Mayor of Capitol Hill"
Oversaw the Process for Awarding the Wireless Contract

"But I will not let myself be reduced to silence."

by Oui on Sat Jul 19th, 2008 at 03:38:57 PM EST
[ Parent ]

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