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WASHINGTON — President Bush said Monday that telecommunications companies should be thanked, not sued, for helping the government conduct warrantless wiretapping in the U.S. after the Sept. 11 attacks.
“Should these lawsuits be allowed to proceed, or should any company that may have helped save American lives be thanked for performing a patriotic service?” Bush said after meeting at the White House with the National Association of Attorneys General.
“Should those who stepped forward to say we’re going to help defend America have to go to the courthouse to defend themselves, or should the Congress and the president say thank you for doing your patriotic duty? I believe we ought to say thank you,” he said.
