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Report: Bush overhauls spying rules
Order revises and defines roles for 16 agencies, White House official says
The Associated Press
updated 7:46 p.m. CT, Wed., July. 30, 2008
WASHINGTON - An administration official says President Bush has approved an order revising the rules governing spying, both in the United States and abroad, and lays out each of the 16 agencies' responsibilities.
The executive order maintains the decades-old prohibitions on assassination and human testing.
The order has been under revision for more than a year during a national debate about the proper balance between civil liberties and security, spurred by both the 9/11 attacks and Bush's warrantless wiretapping program. It was first created under the Reagan administration in 1981.
Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
URL: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25939894/
Order revises and defines roles for 16 agencies, White House official says
The Associated Press
updated 7:46 p.m. CT, Wed., July. 30, 2008
WASHINGTON - An administration official says President Bush has approved an order revising the rules governing spying, both in the United States and abroad, and lays out each of the 16 agencies' responsibilities.
The executive order maintains the decades-old prohibitions on assassination and human testing.
The order has been under revision for more than a year during a national debate about the proper balance between civil liberties and security, spurred by both the 9/11 attacks and Bush's warrantless wiretapping program. It was first created under the Reagan administration in 1981.
Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
URL: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25939894/