Coming Clean

Wired magazine has an interesting story regarding January 20th, 2009... You know... the date of Barack Obama's inauguration as this nations 44th president...?

But that date is important for another very significant reason... Apparently, according to "Wired" and esteemed journalist Seymour Hersh, January 20th is when the truth will come out regarding the Bush Administration's nasty little habit of domestic warrantless wiretapping... you know, the "Terrorist Surveillance Program"... where just about any of us could be deemed as an enemy of the state...

Some highlights:

"I'd bet there are a lot of career employees in the intelligence agencies who'll be glad to see Obama take the oath so they can finally speak out against all this illegal spying and get back to their real mission," says Caroline Fredrickson, the ACLU's Washington D.C. legislative director.

New Yorker investigative reporter Seymour Hersh already has a slew of sources waiting to spill the Bush administration's darkest secrets, he said in an interview last month. "You cannot believe how many people have told me to call them on January 20. [They say,] 'You wanna know about abuses and violations? Call me then.'"

Any attempts at public oversight have been met with a slew of Bush Administration lawyers, who've proceeded to kick sand into the eyes of investigators while bullying inquiring journalists... Clearly, the level of surveillance was so over the top that career spooks aren't willing to spill the beans while Herr Bush is still at the helm... Lord knows any potential whistleblowers understand that a Justice Department with Bush at the helm could charge them with anything from a 17th Century treason statute to having them declared guilty of witchcraft... Hell, I bet there is still a dusty old sedition law somewhere that no one has used in a while...

To the gallows!!!

Makes one wonder what else will come out in the wash... Makes one wonder about one way plane tickets, foreign bank accounts, dual citizenships, and extradition treaties... Makes one wonder if that late night booty call you made was enjoyed by more than you and the booty... Makes one wonder if they are reading this blog post right now...

Remember kids, just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not watching you...

Anyone wanna take bets on some very suspicious pardons on January 19th?

Begs the question... Can a president pardon himself?

And then there's this... Bush may be able to block subpoenas even after leaving office

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