Re: Kallstrom Calls All Calls Tappable

[koontz@MasPar.COM (David G. Koontz)]

>   James Kallstrom, assistant FBI director in charge of the
>   New York field division, argues that the proposal would in
>   fact reduce the FBI's surveillance authority. "Today ... we
>   could tap all the phones in the United States," he said,
>   referring to older, pre-digital technology. Under the plan,
>   the FBI's surveillance ability would shrink to a maximum of
>   1 percent of simultaneous telephone calls from any one
>   telephone switch, he said.

Doublespeak.  2 legs good 4 legs better.