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CardinalJake Parrillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195261008177966339noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709087743016851805.post-84779646547363661802006-06-28T11:46:02.000-05:002006-06-28T11:46:02.000-05:00Did anyone actually think that the US Government w...Did anyone actually think that the US Government was NOT monitoring these transactions? Given that you sign about a pound of paperwork when applying to do international wire transfers, stating that the money transfer information can be provided to the Federal Government, is it actually suprising that monitoring does occur?<br><br>There is not a soul in the banking industry that did not know this was going on. It has to be one of the worst-kept "secrets" in the war on terror.<br><br>JBPJohn Powersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709087743016851805.post-34650701769426964002006-06-28T06:53:27.000-05:002006-06-28T06:53:27.000-05:00Tom, so you prefer a cardinal who approaches thing...Tom, so you prefer a cardinal who approaches things basically as a journalist like yourself? Enough already of the carping. Most of us are grateful he's not a simpleton.anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709087743016851805.post-18877484822227696662006-06-28T06:50:03.000-05:002006-06-28T06:50:03.000-05:00Tom,The Wall Street Journal and LA Times had some ...Tom,<br><br>The Wall Street Journal and LA Times had some if not most of the information but both choose not to publish in part due to the Administration's pleas to keep the program secret.<br><br>The other two papers released their stories AFTER the NY Times released the story as the program in information was already public and the harm already done.<br><br>Hopefully Dan can concur or add something I may have left out. I've read the above during the week but would have to dig up the links - something you can probably find with a search of the internet.Jason Anoreply@blogger.com