White House says Phone Wire-taps back on "for now"

White House says Phone Wire-taps back on "for now"

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Bush administration said on Saturday U.S. telecommunications companies have agreed to cooperate "for the time being" with spy agencies' wiretaps, despite an ongoing battle between the White House and Congress over new terrorism surveillance legislation.

The Justice Department and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence issued a joint statement saying wiretaps will resume under the current law "at least for now."

"Although our private partners are cooperating for the time being, they have expressed understandable misgivings about doing so in light of the ongoing uncertainty and have indicated they may well discontinue cooperation if the uncertainty persists," the statement said.

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Terrific...Congrats Dumbya the Decider-More spying on your citizens, and the telecom companies being your willing partners. One step away from total facism. Next up is the internet for these goons...

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