Bush´s domestic spy program under court review

Source: CCTV.com | 01-19-2007 15:01

US senators have demanded details from Attorney General Alberto Gonzales about new orders putting the Bush administration's controversial domestic spying program under court review.

The Bush administration has agreed to let the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, supervise the controversial domestic spy program.

But on Thursday, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales refused to release details of the order.

Alberto Gonzales, US attorney general, said, "There is going to be information about operational details about how we're doing this that we want to keep confidential."

Gonzales later underscored that the country is no less safe with the program under court review. He said electronic surveillance of undisclosed enemies will continue.

The domestic spy program, was authorized by President George W. Bush after the September eleventh attacks in 2001.

The program allows the interception of international phone calls and e-mails to and from the United States involving people suspected by the US government of having terrorist links.

The Bush administration had vigorously defended the program as essential to national security. But some lawmakers and rights groups had denounced it as violating civil liberties.

Editor:Du Xiaodan