布什講話：遭監(jiān)聽門丑聞辯稱一切合法

1、布什講話：遭監(jiān)聽門丑聞辯稱一切合法 presidentbush: goodmorning. aspresident,itookanoathtodefendthecotitution,andihavenogreaterreoibilitythantoprotectourpeople,ourfreedom,andourwayoflife.onseptemberthe11th,20_,ourfreedomandwayoflifecameunderattackbybrutalenemieswhokillednearly3,000iocentamerica.werefightingtheseenemie

2、sacrotheworld.yetinthisfirstwarofthe21stcentury,oneofthemostcriticalbattlefrontsisthehomefront.andsinceseptemberthe11th,wevebeenontheoffeiveagaittheterroristsplottingwithinourborders.oneofthefirstactiowetooktoprotectamericaafterournationwasattackedwastoaskcongretopathepatriotact.thepatriotacttoredow

3、nthelegalandbureaucraticwallthatkeptlawenforcementandintelligenceauthoritiesfromsharingvitalinformationaboutterroristthreats.andthepatriotactallowedfederalinvestigatorstopursueterroristswithtoolstheyalreadyusedagaitothercriminals.congrepaedthislawwithalarge,bipartisanmajority,includingavoteof98-1int

4、heunitedstatessenate. sincethen,americaslawenforcementpersoelhaveusedthiscriticallawtoprosecuteterroristoperativesandsuorters,andtobreakupterroristcellsinnewyork,oregon,virginia,california,texasandohio.thepatriotacthasaccomplishedexactlywhatitwasdesignedtodo:ithasprotectedamericanlibertyandsavedamer

5、icanlives. yetkeyprovisioofthislawaresettoexpireintwoweeks.theterroristthreattoourcountrywillnotexpireintwoweeks.theterroristswanttoattackamericaagain,andinflictevengreaterdamagethantheydidonseptemberthe11th.congrehasareoibilitytoeurethatlawenforcementandintelligenceofficialshavethetoolstheyneedtopr

6、otecttheamericanpeople. thehouseofrepresentativespaedreauthorizationofthepatriotact.yetaminorityofsenatorsfilibusteredtoblocktherenewalofthepatriotactwhenitcameupforavoteyesterday.thatdecisionisirreoible,anditendangersthelivesofourcitize.thesenatorswhoarefilibusteringmuststoptheirdelayingtactics,and

7、thesenatemustvotetoreauthorizethepatriotact.inthewaronterror,wecaotaffordtobewithoutthislawforasinglemoment. tofightthewaronterror,iamusingauthorityvestedinmebycongre,includingthejointauthorizationforuseofmilitaryforce,whichpaedoverwhelminglyinthefirstweekafterseptemberthe11th.imalsousingcotitutiona

8、lauthorityvestedinmeascommander-in-chief. intheweeksfollowingtheterroristattacksonournation,iauthorizedthenationalsecurityagency,coistentwithu.s.lawandthecotitution,tointercepttheinternationalcommunicatioofpeoplewithknownlinkstoalqaedaandrelatedterroristorganizatio.beforeweinterceptthesecommunicatio

9、,thegovernmentmusthaveinformationthatestablishesaclearlinktotheseterroristnetworks. thisisahighlyclaifiedprogramthatiscrucialtoournationalsecurity.itspurposeistodetectandpreventterroristattacksagaittheunitedstates,ourfriendsandallies.yesterdaytheexistenceofthissecretprogramwasrevealedinmediareports,

10、afterbeingimproperlyprovidedtonewsorganizatio.asaresult,ourenemieshavelearnedinformationtheyshouldnothave,andtheunauthorizeddisclosureofthiseffortdamagesournationalsecurityandputsourcitizeatrisk.revealingclaifiedinformationisillegal,alertsourenemies,andendangersourcountry. asthe9/11commiionpointedou

11、t,itwasclearthatterroristsiidetheunitedstateswerecommunicatingwithterroristsabroadbeforetheseptemberthe11thattacks,andthecommiioncriticizedournationsinabilitytouncoverlinksbetweenterroristshereathomeandterroristsabroad.twooftheterroristhijackerswhoflewajetintothepentagon,nawafalhamziandkhalidalmihdh

12、ar,communicatedwhiletheywereintheunitedstatestoothermembersofalqaedawhowereoverseas.butwedidntknowtheywerehere,untilitwastoolate. theauthorizationigavethenationalsecurityagencyafterseptemberthe11thhelpedaddrethatprobleminawaythatisfullycoistentwithmycoti tutionalreoibilitiesandauthorities.theactivit

13、iesihaveauthorizedmakeitmorelikelythatkillerslikethese9/11hijackerswillbeidentifiedandlocatedintime.andtheactivitiesconductedunderthisauthorizationhavehelpeddetectandpreventpoibleterroristattacksintheunitedstatesandabroad. theactivitiesiauthorizedarereviewedaroximatelyevery45days.eachreviewisbasedon

14、afreshintelligenceaementofterroristthreatstothecontinuityofourgovernmentandthethreatofcatastrophicdamagetoourhomeland.duringeachaement,previousactivitiesundertheauthorizationarereviewed.thereviewincludesarovalbyournationstoplegalofficials,includingtheattorneygeneralandthecoueltothepresident.ihaverea

15、uthorizedthisprogrammorethan30timessincetheseptemberthe11thattacks,andiintendtodosoforaslongasournationfacesacontinuingthreatfromalqaedaandrelatedgrou. theasactivitiesunderthisauthorizationarethoroughlyreviewedbythejusticedepartmentandastoplegalofficials,includingasgeneralcouelandiectorgeneral.leadersincongrehavebeenbriefedmorethanadozentimesonthisauthorizationandtheactivitiesconductedunderit.intelligenceofficialsinvolvedinthisactivityalsoreceiveexteivetrainingtoeuretheyperformtheirdutiescoistentwiththeletterandintentoftheauthorization. thisauthorizationisavitaltoolinourwaragaitthet