Bush illegal warrantless surveillance program has nothing to do with Al Qaeda

Sat, 01/07/2006 - 8:44pm — lambert

Digby dug up this gem from the Washington Times (!):

U.S. law enforcement sources said that more than four years of surveillance by the National Security Agency has failed to capture any high-level al Qaeda operative in the United States. They said al Qaeda insurgents have long stopped using the phones and even computers to relay messages. Instead, they employ couriers.

So, erm, what is it good for?

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