Re: your mail

["Perry E. Metzger" <pmetzger@lehman.com>]

Mike Godwin says:
>  
> David Koontz writes:
> 
> > All this bullshit doesnot state that a court order is required, rather
> > 'legal authorization', which means the NSA for foreign intellingence
> > purposes without a court order.
> 
> The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) requires a court order
> for such taps.

I seem to remember something about this from The Puzzle Palace. Am I
mistaken, or are such orders not made by a special court, which holds
secret proceedings and which, so far as is known, has never denied a
request?

Perry