if this spying on 'terrorists' is such a GIANT secret

bushwhacked and his administration cannot even get LEGAL WARRANTS, what the f**k are they doing TELLING AT&T about it? talking to a judge or a phone company person? mmmmm what's wrong with THIS picture?

AT&T sued over NSA spy program
By Declan McCullagh http://news.com.com/AT38T+sued+over+NSA+spy+program/2100-1028_3-6033501.html Story last modified Tue Jan 31 13:11:00 PST 2006


AT&T has been named a defendant in a class action lawsuit that claims the telecommunications company illegally cooperated with the National Security Agency's secret eavesdropping program.
The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in San Francisco's federal district court, charges that AT&T has opened its telecommunications facilities up to the NSA and continues to "to assist the government in its secret surveillance of millions of ordinary Americans."
The Electronic Frontier Foundation, which filed the suit, says AT&T's alleged cooperation violates free speech and privacy rights found in the U.S. Constitution and also contravenes federal wiretapping law, which prohibits electronic surveillance "except as authorized by statute."
Kevin Bankston, an EFF staff attorney, said he anticipates that the Bush administration will intervene in the case on behalf of AT&T. "We are definitely going to have a fight with the government and AT&T," he said................