Illegal Wiretaps are ... ILLEGAL

US Judge Rules Wiretaps Illegal:

Judge Anna Diggs Taylor, a Federal judge in Detroit, has ruled that bUSH’s Terrorist Surveillance Program scheme to tap some phones without warrants violated protections on free speech and privacy, is unconstitutional, and must be halted at once.

TSA Surveillance Q & A:

The scheme, approved by President George W Bush in 2001 - and uncovered by the New York Times in December 2005 - involves tapping conversations between some callers in the US and people in other countries.