Interesting that this man was targeted, this can only prove the desperate attempt of Gonzales and the Bush administration silencing possible witness if the congress keep pushing the issue against Gonzales.

It will be interesting to see what happen next, if we get to find out at all.

I don't think the government is in "lock step" here.

I think the FBI and others are a little pissed at the Bush admin and their utter disregard for the law.

For a long time the FBI has been getting raked over the coals about following the law and all that stuff. Now the Bush admin says it's a freaking free for all, that's probably been pissing off some proper law enforcement types for a while now.

A lot of these guys have been trying hard to follow the letter of the law their entire careers so to see BushCo armatures come in and reign supreme probably really gets under their skin.

In the end it could be an internal power struggle that saves "we the people" from the horrors of Bush.

Just think, if it weren't for this internal struggle we'd have invaded Iraq a lot earlier, invaded Iran and Pakistan already and god knows what else !

Thanks to all the good law enforcement officers ! Keeping us safe from domestic dictators !

Sometimes the FBI really works against us common folk, other times they go to bat for us

I am glad that the man spoke and gave the warning of what is happening behind our backs with the invasion surveillance against American citizens.

But when he was targeted for releasing information he most be silenced, the only way to gag him is to make him a target of investigation.

As with the case against Tom DeLay(money laundering), many Federal lawyers are getting nervous about their livelihood because holding a federal position doesn't exempt you from your home state laws or bar assoc. ethics board. The rats are leaving the sinking ship. If there's a change in party in the executive branch of the Fed. gov't., many of the states that the illegal and warrentless searches actually took place take a very dim view of such actions.

Tom DeLay thought he could use his political muscle to get the state charges against him dropped but he knows he's cooked if he goes to trial. The judge in his case may be a fellow Republican but DeLay was arrogant and sloppy and that ticked off a lot of folks down here in Texas. If you're going to be a crook, at least do it with some style and class.

For THIS guy they can get a "secret" warrant!

But as far as the rest of us are concerned, our rights just aren't important enough!

Disgusting!

It's either, as discomfit suggests, proper law enforcement types pissed off at the Administration about being raked over the coals, or, it's evidence that our secret courts are not able to operate free of unchecked executive influence.

There's really no reason to wonder why Alberto Gonzales still has his job. In this case, the FBI could be acting as the Administration's brownshirts. The fascists thrive on this ambiguity: it's how they're erasing history.

Is Bush fanatical, or is he tranquil and fatalistic? There's a world of difference between these two poles, and both are reasonable explanations for his behavior.

What does Bush mean when he speaks? How do we record history when the words we use to describe it are nonsense?

This is beyond a matter of a few civil liberties. This is state socialism for corporations and the fascist sheepherding of individuals. Boycott the two-party system in 2008. Vote for yourself, it's the only way to be sure you're not voting for a fascist!

Star Chamber court.

Yes anything can be classified and it doesn't take much to observe laws that don't exsist or ignore ones in place. This has been going on for a while now just more is in the public now than before.