Tuesday, January 24, 2006
CNN.com - Attorney general: Congress knew scope of spy program - Jan 24, 2006
The following is a quote from the CNN article, and their TV news story. Notice something about it. There are no quotation marks around what the Attorney General said. The writer is saying what he understood the Attorney General to be saying.
"Gonzales said warrantless wiretaps had been authorized by presidents in wartime since the Civil War."
The Civil War ended in 1865.
The first recorded bi-directional telephone transmission (where both sides could hear and talk) was in 1875.
"Gonzales said warrantless wiretaps had been authorized by presidents in wartime since the Civil War."
The Civil War ended in 1865.
The first recorded bi-directional telephone transmission (where both sides could hear and talk) was in 1875.
