OK, it is official. Our government has gone completely bonkers. AT&T just bribed their way out of bankruptcy for $500k. They trampled the rights of US citizens by allowing the NSA to eavesdrop on their conversations and then the Bush administration declared the action a national secret after it was disclosed in multiple national newspapers including the USA Today and the NY Times.
AT&T should have been liable for an enormous sum of money from each offense, instead they buy their way out of trouble, admit no guilt, ride off into the sunset.




Edited (7-9-09) to remove dead link to news article.