Powell Sees 'Nothing Wrong' With Domestic Spying on Terrorists

Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said President Bush's wire taps that has sparked a domestic spying controversy were justified and noted that "I don't think anybody objects to the president doing this. He was trying to protect the nation. And we have done things like this in the past," he said during a Sunday interview.

As Colin Powell is not ripping the Bush Administration, you will need to look past the front page of most media to find this revelation.

Powell Backs Bush On Domestic Spying

The Washington Times reports that General Powell gave full backing to President Bush's recently disclosed policy of having the National Security Agency, without a court order, intercept communications between terror suspects overseas and persons living in America.

Times:
  
Saying he was not personally aware of the warrantless eavesdropping while secretary of state, Mr. Powell told ABC's "This Week" that "in the aftermath of 9/11, the American people had one concern and that was to protect us. And so I see absolutely nothing wrong with the president authorizing these kinds of actions." 

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Bush political enemies in the press and on the left side of the aisle may have already overplayed their hand here as it will take little to remind the American voter of the mood following the attacks on 9/11 where nearly 3,000 lay dead on Anerican soil.

At the time - the Bush political enemies screamed about 'connecting the dots.'

Prepare for an attack on Powell now from the left, as he isn't singing the tune they wish to hear as they scrape and scramble to attempt to manufacture yet another scandal.

--News Analysis by Jim Roberts